Mid-West Athletic Conference

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Mid-West Athletic Conference
MWAC.JPG
FormerlyCollegiate Conference of Central Illinois
Association NJCAA
Founded1990
Sports fielded
  • 8
    • men's: 4
    • women's: 4
Division NJCAA Division II
No. of teams9
Headquarters Springfield, Illinois
RegionLower Illinois (NJCAA Region 24)
Official website http://mwaconference.com/landing/index

The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana, who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24). [1] Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.

Contents

Member schools

Current members

The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Danville Area Community College Danville, Illinois 1946Public [lower-alpha 1] 1,924Jaguars1990
Heartland Community College Normal, Illinois 19914,774Hawks2006
Illinois Central College East Peoria, Illinois 19677,044Cougars2005
John Wood Community College Quincy, Illinois 19921,718Trail Blazers1998
Lewis & Clark Community College Godfrey, Illinois 18383,973Trailblazers1990
Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, Illinois 19694,444Loggers1994
Parkland College Champaign, Illinois 19665,686Cobras1996
Spoon River College Canton, Illinois 19591,212Snappers1990
Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana 1801Public4,416Trailblazers2018
Notes

Former members

The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois 1865NonsectarianN/A Lynx  ?2018N/A [lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. Lincoln (Ill.) ceased operations in 2022.

Sports

Teams in Mid-West Athletic Conference competition
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball 9
Basketball 88
Golf 6
Soccer 56
Softball 8
Volleyball 8

Men's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBase­ballBasket­ballGolfSoccerTotal
Danville Area Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg3
Heartland Community CollegeGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Illinois Central CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
John Wood Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg3
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Lincoln Land Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg2
Parkland CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Spoon River CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg3
Vincennes UniversityGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg3
Totals986528
Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
SchoolCross CountryE-SportsTennisBowlingTrack and Field
Danville Area Community CollegeYesYes
Heartland Community CollegeYesYes
John Wood Community CollegeYes
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeYes
Parkland CollegeYes
Spoon River CollegeYes
Vincennes UniversityYesYesYesYes

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasket­ballSoccerSoftballVolley­ballTotal
Danville Area Community CollegeGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg2
Heartland Community CollegeRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Illinois Central CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
John Wood Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Lincoln Land Community CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Parkland CollegeGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Spoon River CollegeGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Vincennes UniversityGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg2
Totals868830

Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools

SchoolGolfCross CountryE-SportsTennisTrack and Field
Danville Area Community CollegeYesYesYes
Heartland Community CollegeYesYes
John Wood Community CollegeYes
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeYes
Lincoln Land Community CollegeYes
Spoon River CollegeYes
Vincennes UniversityYesYesYes

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References

  1. "About the Mid-West Athletic Conference". mwaconference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.