Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
Established	1920
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	13
Sports fielded	22 (men's: 11; women's: 11)
Region	Minnesota
Headquarters	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Commissioner	Daniel McKane (since 2005)
Website	http://www.miac-online.org
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The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) is a college athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. As the name implies, member schools are located in the state of Minnesota. All of the member schools are private, with all but one having a religious affiliation, and only two being non-sectarian.^[1]

History

On March 15, 1920, a formal constitution was adopted and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was born, with Carleton College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, Saint John's University, St. Olaf College, and the University of St. Thomas.

Concordia College joined the MIAC in 1921, Augsburg College in 1924, and Saint Mary's University in 1926. Carleton dropped membership in 1925, rejoining in 1983. St. Olaf left in 1950, returning in 1975. The University of Minnesota Duluth was a member of the MIAC from 1950 to 1975. Bethel University joined in 1978. The MIAC initiated women's competition in the 1981–82 season. Two all-women's schools subsequently joined the conference, St. Catherine University in 1983 and the College of St. Benedict in 1985 joined the league.

Augsburg did not participate in intercollegiate football from 1935 through 1938. The conference did not play sports from the fall 1943 to the spring of 1945 due to World War II. Saint Mary's discontinued its football program in 1955. Macalester became an independent in football in 2002, but still retains its MIAC membership in other sports. Wrestling was dropped as a conference sponsored sport after the 2002–03 season. St. Catherine and St. Benedict, being both women's colleges, also do not sponsor football. Together with Saint John's , one of only a handful of men's colleges, St. Benedict forms a joint academic institution, known commonly by the acronym CSB/SJU.

From 1947 to 2003 the MIAC had a strong men's wrestling program, which was discontinued following the 2002–03 season. The strongest teams over the history of the conference were Augsburg with 31 team championships, and Saint John's with 14 team championships. The MIAC teams and individual wrestlers demonstrated a strong national and olympic presence in the 1970s and beyond ^[2]

Member schools

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Augsburg College	Auggies	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1869	Private/Lutheran (ELCA)	3,785
Bethel University	Royals	Arden Hills, Minnesota	1871	Private/Baptist (BGC)	5,596
Carleton College	Knights	Northfield, Minnesota	1866	Private/Non-Sectarian	1,958
Concordia College	Cobbers	Moorhead, Minnesota	1891	Private/Lutheran (ELCA)	2,788
Gustavus Adolphus College	Gusties	St. Peter, Minnesota	1862	Private/Lutheran (ELCA)	2,600
Hamline University	Pipers	St. Paul, Minnesota	1854	Private/Methodist (UMC)	4,900
Macalester College	Scots	St. Paul, Minnesota	1874	Private/Non-Sectarian	1,996
College of Saint Benedict	Blazers	St. Joseph, Minnesota	1913	Private/Catholic	2,049
St. Catherine University	Wildcats	St. Paul, Minnesota	1905	Private/Catholic	5,246
Saint John's University	Johnnies	Collegeville, Minnesota	1857	Private/Catholic	1,917
Saint Mary's University	Cardinals	Winona, Minnesota	1912	Private/Catholic	7,100
St. Olaf College	Oles	Northfield, Minnesota	1874	Private/Lutheran (ELCA)	3,007
University of St. Thomas	Tommies	St. Paul, Minnesota	1885	Private/Catholic	10,839

Sports

Member teams compete in football (men's), soccer (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women), golf (men's and women), volleyball (women's), basketball (men's and women), ice hockey (men's and women), indoor track and field (men's and women), swimming and diving (men's and women), baseball (men's), tennis (men's and women), track and field (men's and women) and softball (women's). The conference no longer sponsors men's wrestling or men's and women's Nordic skiing.

Football

Trophy games

Trophy games between MIAC football members

• The Goat Trophy (Carleton College v. Saint Olaf College) started 1931
• The Hammer (Augsburg College v. Hamline University) started 2005
• The Holy Grail (Saint John's University v. University of St. Thomas) started 2001 [1]
• The Troll (Concordia College v. Saint Olaf College)
• Wilson Brothers Cup (Hamline University vs. University of St. Thomas)

Trophy games between MIAC football members and non football members

• The Old Paint Bucket (Macalester College v. Hamline University)
• Book of Knowledge (Carleton College v. Macalester College) — since 1999
• Power Bowl (Concordia College v. Minnesota State University-Moorhead) — 1999-2007 (formerly the American Crystal Sugar Bowl — 1984-1998 — the matchup dated back to 1919) [2]

Conference titles

Team	Championships	Years won
Saint John's	31	1932, 1935c, 1936c, 1938, 1953c, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971c, 1974c, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979c, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995c, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001c, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006c, 2008, 2009
Gustavus Adolphus	22	1926, 1927, 1933, 1935c, 1936c, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952c, 1953c, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1971c, 1972, 1987
Concordia	18	1931, 1934, 1942c, 1952c, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1974c, 1978c, 1979c, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988c, 1990c, 1995c, 2004
St. Thomas	16	1922c, 1929, 1930c, 1939, 1941, 1942c, 1947c, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1973c, 1979c, 1983, 1990, 2010, 2011
St. Olaf	6	1922c, 1923, 1930c, 1935c, 1978c, 1979c
Hamline	5	1920, 1921, 1966, 1984, 1988c
Bethel	4	2000, 2001c, 2006c, 2007
UM-Duluth*	3	1960, 1961, 1973c
Augsburg	2	1928c, 1997
Carleton	2	1924, 1992
Macalester**	2	1925, 1947c
Saint Mary's***	1	1928c

• c = shared championship
• * No Longer a MIAC member
• ** No Longer competes in MIAC football
• *** No Longer competes in football
• No football played in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II

Basketball

Men's basketball conference titles

Team	Championships	Years won
St. Thomas	26	1924, 1946c, 1949c, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981c, 1989c, 1990, 1991c, 1992c, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006c, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011c
Hamline	19	1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938c, 1939c, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949c, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960
Gustavus Adolphus	16	1925, 1926, 1928, 1938c, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1975c, 1988, 1991c, 1992c, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005
Augsburg	13	1927, 1946c, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1975c, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 1999
Saint John's	7	1969, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1993, 2001
Carleton	5	1921, 1922, 1923, 2006c, 2011c
UM-Duluth*	4	1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
St. Olaf	3	1929, 1930, 1989c
Concordia	3	1931, 1982, 1983
Macalester	2	1937, 1981c
Saint Mary's	2	1939c, 1940
Bethel	0

• Not played 1943–44 to 1944–45
• c = shared championship
• * No longer a Member of the MIAC

Women's basketball conference titles

Team	Championships	Years won
St. Benedict	13	1989, 1993, 1995, 1998c, 1999, 2002c, 2003c, 2004c, 2006, 2007, 2008c, 2009, 2010c
St. Thomas	12	1983c, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998c, 2000, 2001, 2002c , 2008c, 2011
Concordia	6	1982, 1983c, 1986c, 1987c, 1988, 1990
Carleton	3	2003c, 2004c, 2005
Gustavus Adolphus	2	2003c, 2010c
Saint Mary's	2	1985, 1986c
Bethel	1	1994
St. Olaf	1	1983c
Augsburg	0
Hamline	0
Macalester	0
St. Catherine	0

• c = shared championship

Ice hockey

Men's ice hockey conference titles

Team	Championships	Years won
St. Thomas	27	1923c, 1934, 1938c, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1951c, 1952, 1953c, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993c, 1994, 1995, 1998c, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
Gustavus Adolphus	14	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977c, 1984, 1993c, 2010
Macalester **	12	1923c, 1930, 1931, 1932c, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939c, 1950c, 1951c, 1962, 1963
UM-Duluth *	9	1953c, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
Augsburg	8	1928, 1977c, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981c, 1982, 1998c
Saint John's	7	1935, 1950c, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005
Hamline	5	1923c, 1932c, 1948, 2008, 2011
Saint Mary's	4	1929, 1964, 1965, 1988
St. Olaf	3	1938c, 1939c, 2009
Concordia	2	1981c, 1987
Bethel	1	2007
Carleton**	NA

• Hockey not played 1942–43 to 1945–46
• c = shared championship
• * No longer a member of the MIAC
• ** Does not have a varsity hockey team

Women's ice hockey conference titles

Team	Championships	Years won
Gustavus Adolphus	10	1999c, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
St. Thomas	2	2003, 2004
Augsburg	2	1999c, 2000c
Saint Mary's	2	1999c, 2000c
Bethel	0
Concordia	0
Hamline	0
St. Benedict	0
St. Catherine	0
St. Olaf	0
Carleton*	NA
Macalester*	NA

• c = shared championship
• * Does not have a varsity hockey team

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Hockey arena	Capacity
Augsburg	Edor Nelson Field	1,400	Si Melby Hall	2,200	Augsburg Ice Arena	800
Bethel	Royal Stadium	3,500	Robertson Center	2,000	NSC Schwan's Rink Blaine Ice Palace	1,000
Carleton	Laird Stadium	7,500	West Gymnasium	1,850	Non-Hockey School	N/A
Concordia	Jake Christiansen Stadium	7,000	Memorial Auditorium	4,500	Moorhead Sports Center
Gustavus Adolphus	Hollingsworth Field	5,000	Gus Young Court	3,000	Don Roberts Ice Rink	1,500
Hamline	Klas Field	2,000	Hutton Arena	2,000	Vadnis Heights Sports Center Warner Coliseum	1,300, 5,520
Macalester*	Macalester Stadium	4,000	Leonard Center	1,200	Non-Hockey School	N/A
St. Benedict	Non-Football School	N/A	Claire Lynch Hall	1,000	Municipal Athletic Complex
St. Catherine	Non-Football School	N/A	Butler Center	500	Ridder Arena	3,400
Saint John's	Clemens Stadium	7,000	Sexton Arena	2,964	National Hockey Center	5,763
Saint Mary's	Non-Football School	N/A	Fieldhouse	3,500	SMU Ice Arena
St. Olaf	Manitou Field	3,500	Skoglund Center	3,000	Northfield Ice Arena	600
St. Thomas	O'Shaughnessy Stadium	5,025	Schoenecker Arena	2,200	St. Thomas Ice Arena	1,400

* plays an independent football schedule

Executive director

The executive director, a position was created in 1994, serves as the conference "commissioner".

• Carlyle Carter (1994–2005)
• Daniel McKane (2005–present)

References

1. ^ MIAC Official Website accessed 2010-09-07
2. ^ MIAC Wrestling Recordbook accessed 2010-09-07

External links

• Official website