Formerly | Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1989 |
Commissioner | Chris Roekle (since 2020) |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 6 |
Headquarters | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Region | U.S.-wide |
Official website | www |
Locations | |
The Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; officially stylized as Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference), formerly named Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located throughout the United States in the states of California, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Formed in 1989 as Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), the charter members were The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, the University of Mary Washington, Marymount University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and York College of Pennsylvania.
On May 26, 2020, it was announced that the Capital Athletic Conference would expand to 11 teams as they offered memberships to all schools in the American Collegiate Athletic Association. [1] .All full ACAA members and an associate member joined the CAC in the 2020–21 school year; the announcement also stated that the expanded CAC planned to adopt a new name. The post-merger conference does not conduct regular-season competition in any sports; members establish their own schedules, with NCAA championship bids handed out in conference tournaments or championship meets, depending on the sport.
On November 18, 2020, the Capital Athletic Conference announced its rebranding as the "Coast to Coast Athletic Conference".
On March 17, 2021, Mills announced that it would end conferment degrees to become a research institution after the 2022-23 school year, thus dissolving their athletic programs. This was later revised to be acquired by Northeastern University to become Northeastern University at Mills College. Through this merger, Mills transitioned to a co-ed university and would discontinue athletics after the 2021-22 season. [2] [3] [4]
On January 11, 2022, the University of Wisconsin–Platteville joins the C2C as an associate member for men's soccer, starting in the 2022 fall season (2022-23 academic year). [5] [6]
On July 26, 2022, the C2C announced that it would form the Coastal Lacrosse Conference, a single sport, men's lacrosse conference, with the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The members would include Christopher Newport University, Salisbury University, and University of Mary Washington from the C2C and Kean University, Montclair State University, and Stockton University from the NJAC. Play began in the 2022-23 season. [7]
On July 27, 2022, the C2C announced the addition of Warren Wilson College as a full member starting in the 2022-23 season. [8]
The C2C currently has six full members, four are public schools and two are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Christopher Newport University | Newport News, Virginia | 1961 | Public | 5,186 | Captains | 2013–14 |
University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 1908 | Public | 4,862 | Eagles | 1989–90 |
Mount Mary University [lower-alpha 1] | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1913 | Catholic (SSND) | 1,209 | Blue Angels | 2020–21 |
Salisbury University | Salisbury, Maryland | 1925 | Public (USM) | 7,383 | Sea Gulls | 1993–94 |
University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, California | 1965 | Public (UC) | 19,700 | Banana Slugs | 2020–21 |
Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa, North Carolina | 1894 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 650 | Owls | 2022–23 |
The C2C currently has three associate members, all of them are public schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Primary conference | C2C sport |
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University of Wisconsin–Platteville | Platteville, Wisconsin | 1866 | Public (UW) | 8,134 | Pioneers | 2022–23 | Wisconsin (WIAC) | men's soccer |
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater | Whitewater, Wisconsin | 1868 | Public (UW) | 11,020 | Warhawks | 2020–21 | Wisconsin (WIAC) | men's soccer |
The C2C had 16 former full members, all but three were private schools:
The C2C had five former associate members, three were public schools and two were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Primary conference | C2C sport |
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Babson College | Wellesley, Massachusetts | 1919 | Nonsectarian | 3,120 | Beavers | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | New England (NEWMAC) | men's golf |
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1900 | Nonsectarian | 14,800 | Tartans | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | University (UAA) | men's golf [lower-alpha 1] |
New Jersey City University | Jersey City, New Jersey | 1929 | Public | 7,300 | Gothic Knights | 2013–14 | 2019–20 | New Jersey (NJAC) | men's golf |
St. Mary's College of Maryland [lower-alpha 2] | St. Mary's City, Maryland | 1840 | Public | 1,950 | Seahawks | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | United East (UEC) | men's indoor track & field men's outdoor track & field women's indoor track & field women's outdoor track & field |
William Paterson University | Wayne, New Jersey | 1855 | Public | 10,970 | Pioneers | 2013–14 | 2015–16 | New Jersey (NJAC) | men's golf |
The C2C sponsors championships in the following sports:
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross Country | ||
Field Hockey | ||
Lacrosse | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Tennis | ||
Track and field (indoor) | ||
Track and field (outdoor) | ||
Volleyball |
School | Baseball [upper-alpha 1] | Basketball | Cross country | Soccer | Tennis | Track & field (indoor) | Track & field (outdoor) | Total C2C Sports |
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UC Santa Cruz | 5 | |||||||
Christopher Newport | 7 | |||||||
Mary Washington | 7 | |||||||
Salisbury | 7 | |||||||
Warren Wilson | 3 | |||||||
Totals | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6+2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35+2 |
UW Platteville | 1 | |||||||
UW Whitewater | 1 |
School | Cycling | Equestrian | Esports | Football | Golf | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Rugby | Sailing | Swimming & Diving | Volleyball |
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UC Santa Cruz | PCSC | Independent | |||||||||
Christopher Newport | NJAC | Independent | CLC | MAISA | |||||||
Mary Washington | IHSA [upper-alpha 1] | CLC | CCRC | METS | |||||||
Salisbury | NJAC | CLC | METS | ||||||||
Warren Wilson | HC | Independent |
School | Basketball | Cross country | Field hockey [upper-alpha 1] | Lacrosse [upper-alpha 1] | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & field (indoor) | Track & field (outdoor) | Volleyball | Total C2C Sports |
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UC Santa Cruz | 6 | ||||||||||
Christopher Newport | 10 | ||||||||||
Mary Washington | 10 | ||||||||||
Mount Mary | 5 | ||||||||||
Salisbury | 10 | ||||||||||
Warren Wilson | 5 | ||||||||||
Totals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 57 |
School | Cheerleading | Cycling | Dance | Equestrian [lower-alpha 1] | Golf | Rugby [lower-alpha 1] | Sailing | Swimming & diving |
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UC Santa Cruz | ASC | PCSC | ||||||
Christopher Newport | NCA | NCA | Independent | MAISA | ||||
Mary Washington | IHSA [lower-alpha 2] | CRU | METS | |||||
Mount Mary | Independent | |||||||
Salisbury | METS | |||||||
Warren Wilson | HC | Independent |
The table below shows the current list of champions for the C2C/CAC championships.
Season | Sport | Women's Champion | Men's Champion |
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Fall 2021 | Cross Country | UC Santa Cruz | UC Santa Cruz |
Field Hockey | Salisbury | — | |
Soccer | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | |
Volleyball | Christopher Newport | — | |
Winter 2021-22 | Basketball | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport |
Indoor Track & Field | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | |
Spring 2022 | Baseball | — | Salisbury |
Lacrosse | Salisbury | Salisbury | |
Softball | Christopher Newport | — | |
Tennis | Mary Washington | Mary Washington | |
Outdoor Track and Field | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport |
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