Cascade Collegiate Conference

The Cascade Collegiate Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States and in British Columbia. The conference's members compete in 15 sports. The current commissioner of the conference is Robert Cashell.

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History

Chronological timeline

1993 - The Cascade Collegiate Conference was founded. Charter members included Albertson College of Idaho, Concordia College, Portland, Eastern Oregon State College, George Fox College, Northwest Nazarene College, the Oregon Institute of Technology, Southern Oregon State College, Western Baptist College and Western Oregon State College, beginning the 1993-94 academic year.
1995 - George Fox left the CCC and the NAIA to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Northwest Conference after the 1994-95 academic year.
1997 - Cascade College and Northwest College joined the CCC in the 1997-98 academic year.
1998 - Western Oregon left the CCC and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference after the 1997-98 academic year; while remaining in the conference as an affiliate member for some sports until the end of the 1999-2000 academic year.
1999 - The Evergreen State College and Warner Pacific College joined the CCC in the 1999-2000 academic year.
2007 - [Bushnell University|Northwest Christian College] joined the CCC in the 2007-08 academic year.
2008 - The University of British Columbia joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2009 spring season.
2009 - Cascade left the CCC as the school ceased operations at the end of the 2008-09 academic year.
2010 - Lewis-Clark State College joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2011 spring season.
2015 - Multnomah University and Walla Walla University joined the CCC in the 2015-16 academic year.
2015 - Four institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2015-16 academic year:
* British Columbia for softball
* Carroll College and the University of Great Falls for men's and women's soccer and softball
* and Rocky Mountain College for men's and women's soccer
2017 - Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2017-18 academic year:
* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, Menlo College, Montana State University-Northern, Providence and Simpson University for men's wrestling
2018 - Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members, both effective in the 2018-19 academic year:
* British Columbia for men's and women's golf, and men's and women's outdoor track & field
* Life Pacific University for men's wrestling
2019 - Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2019-20 academic year:
* Arizona Christian University and Vanguard University for men's wrestling
* and Life Pacific, Menlo and Providence for women's wrestling
2020 - Lewis-Clark State upgraded its CCC membership for all sports in the 2020-21 academic year.
2021 - Simpson added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2021-22 academic year.
2022 - Life Pacific left the CCC as an affiliate member for men's and women's wrestling as the school dropped both sports at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.
2022 - Vanguard added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2022-23 academic year.
2024 - Menlo and Vanguard left the CCC and the NAIA as affiliate members for both men's and women's wrestling to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference after the 2023-24 academic year.
2024 - Simpson added beach volleyball in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2025 spring season.
2025 - Multnomah announced that they would be discontinuing all athletic programs and leaving the CCC at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
2025 - Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members, both effective in the 2025-26 academic year:
* Simpson for softball
* Trinity Western University for men's and women's cross country and men's and women's track & field

Member schools

Current members

The CCC currently has 11 full members, all but five are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Bushnell University	Eugene, Oregon	1895	Disciples of Christ	758	Beacons	2007
Corban University	Salem, Oregon	1935	Christian	866	Warriors	1993
Eastern Oregon University	La Grande, Oregon	1929	Public	2,798	Mountaineers	1993
	Olympia, Washington	1967	Public	2,320	Geoducks	1999
	Caldwell, Idaho	1891	Presbyterian	1,076	Coyotes	1993
Lewis–Clark State College	Lewiston, Idaho	1893	Public	3,706	Warriors & Lady Warriors	2020
	Kirkland, Washington	1934	Assemblies of God	999	Eagles	1997
Oregon Institute of Technology	Klamath Falls, Oregon	1947	Public	5,103	Owls	1993
Southern Oregon University	Ashland, Oregon	1882	Public	5,371	Raiders	1993
Walla Walla University	College Place, Washington	1892	Seventh-day Adventist	1,397	Wolves	2015
Warner Pacific University	Portland, Oregon	1937	Church of God	350	Knights	1999

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Affiliate members

The CCC currently has nine affiliate members, all but two are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	CCC sport	Primary conference
Arizona Christian University	Phoenix, Arizona	1960	Nondenominational	1,233	Firestorm	2019	men's wrestling	Great Southwest (GSAC)
	Vancouver, British Columbia	1908	Public	72,692	Thunderbirds	2008 2015 2018 2018 2018 2018	baseball softball men's golf women's golf men's track & field women's track & field	Canada West (CWUAA)
Carroll College	Helena, Montana	1909	Catholic	1,103	Fighting Saints	2015 2015 2015	men's soccer women's soccer softball	Frontier
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	Prescott, Arizona	1978	Nonsectarian	3,286	Eagles	2017	men's wrestling	Great Southwest (GSAC)
Montana State University-Northern	Havre, Montana	1929	Public	1,021	Lights	2017	men's wrestling	Frontier
	Great Falls, Montana	1932	Catholic	677	Argonauts	2015 2015 2015 2017 2019	men's soccer women's soccer softball men's wrestling women's wrestling	Frontier
Rocky Mountain College	Billings, Montana	1878	various	991	Battlin' Bears	2015 2015	men's soccer women's soccer	Frontier
Simpson University	Redding, California	1921	Christian & Missionary Alliance	907	Red Hawks	2017 2021 2024 2025	men's wrestling women's wrestling beach volleyball softball	California Pacific (CalPac)
Trinity Western University	Langley, British Columbia	1962	Evangelical Christian	7,475	Spartans	2025; 2025; 2025; 2025	men's cross country; women's cross country; men's track & field; women's track & field	Canada West (CWUAA)

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Former members

The CCC had six former full members, all but one were private schools:
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Former affiliate members

The CCC had five former affiliate members, four of them were private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	CCC sport	Current conference
Life Pacific University	San Dimas, California	1923	Foursquare Church	504	Warriors	2018 2019	2022 2022	men's wrestling women's wrestling	Great Southwest (GSAC)
Menlo College	Atherton, California	1927	Nonsectarian	840	Oaks	2017 2019	2024 2024	men's wrestling women's wrestling	Pacific West (PacWest)
Vanguard University	Costa Mesa, California	1920	Assemblies of God	2,219	Lions	2019 2022	2024 2024	men's wrestling women's wrestling	Pacific West (PacWest)
Western Oregon University	Monmouth, Oregon	1856	Public	3,857	Wolves	1998 1998 1998	2000 2000 2000	women's soccer men's track & field women's track & field	Northwest Athletic Conference\|Great Northwest (GNAC)]
Westminster College	Salt Lake City, Utah	1875	Nonsectarian	1,214	Griffins	1994	1995	women's soccer	Rocky Mountain (RMAC)

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Membership timeline

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Fielded sports

Fall

Men's cross country: ten schools participate
Women's cross country: ten schools participate
Men's soccer: fourteen schools participate
Women's soccer: Thirteen schools participate
Women's Volleyball: all full member schools participate

Winter

Men's basketball: all full member schools participate
Women's basketball: all full member schools participate
Wrestling: Added in 2017, 12 men's teams and seven women's teams participate

Spring

Baseball: seven schools participate
Golf : eight men's and seven women's teams participate
Softball: eleven schools participate
Men's track and field: ten schools participate
Women's track and field: ten schools participate

Sports not sponsored

College of Idaho participates in men's and women's skiing as a member of the Northwest Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association, men's and women's swimming, and women's tennis, and football in the Frontier Conference.
Eastern Oregon participates in football as a member of the Frontier Conference.
Southern Oregon participates in football as a member of the Frontier Conference.

Commissioners

Howard Morris
Phil Pifer
Bart Valentine
Dave Haglund
Robert Cashell

Champions

Cross country

;Men

Year	Team
1994	Eastern Oregon
1995	Eastern Oregon
1996	Eastern Oregon
1997	Eastern Oregon
1998	Eastern Oregon
1999	Eastern Oregon
2000	Eastern Oregon
2001	Eastern Oregon
2002	Eastern Oregon
2003	Eastern Oregon
2004	Southern Oregon
2005	Southern Oregon
2006	Concordia–Portland
2007	Eastern Oregon
2008	Southern Oregon
2009	Southern Oregon
2010	Southern Oregon
2011	Southern Oregon
2012	Southern Oregon
2013	Southern Oregon
2014	Southern Oregon
2015	Southern Oregon
2016	Southern Oregon
2017	Southern Oregon
2018	College of Idaho
2019	College of Idaho

;Women

Year	Team
1994	George Fox
1995	Eastern Oregon
1996	Eastern Oregon
1997	Eastern Oregon
1998	Eastern Oregon
1999	Eastern Oregon
2000	Northwest
2001	Northwest
2002	Northwest
2003	Northwest
2004	Northwest
2005	Eastern Oregon
2006	Corban
2007	Eastern Oregon
2008	College of Idaho
2009	College of Idaho
2010	Concordia–Portland
2011	College of Idaho
2012	College of Idaho
2013	College of Idaho
2014	Northwest Christian
2015	Northwest Christian
2016	Northwest Christian
2017	Oregon Tech
2018	Oregon Tech
2019	College of Idaho

Soccer

;Men
;Women

Volleyball

Year	Team	Record	Tournament
1988	Western Oregon	8–0	Western Oregon
1989	Western Oregon	8–0	Western Oregon
1990	Western Oregon Southern Oregon	6–2	Western Oregon
1991	Southern Oregon	8–0	Southern Oregon
1992	Western Oregon	7–0	Western Oregon
1993	Western Oregon	6–0	Western Oregon
1994	Northwest Nazarene	7–0	Northwest Nazarene
1995	Western Oregon Northwest Nazarene	11–1	Western Oregon
1996	Western Oregon	11–1	Northwest Nazarene
1997	Western Oregon	14–2	Corban
1998	Northwest Nazarene	15–1	Northwest Nazarene
1999	Concordia–Portland	14–2	Concordia–Portland
2000	Concordia–Portland	16–0	Concordia–Portland
2001	Concordia–Portland	16–0	Concordia–Portland
2002	Concordia–Portland	18–0	Concordia–Portland
2003	Southern Oregon	15–3	Southern Oregon

Year	Team	Record	Tournament
2004	Southern Oregon Northwest	15–3	Southern Oregon
2005	Southern Oregon	17–1	Southern Oregon
2006	College of Idaho	18–0	College of Idaho
2007	Southern Oregon College of Idaho	19–1	Southern Oregon
2008	College of Idaho	18–2	College of Idaho
2009	College of Idaho	17–1	Western Oregon
2010	Southern Oregon	17–1	Southern Oregon
2011	College of Idaho	17–1	College of Idaho
2012	College of Idaho	16–2	College of Idaho
2013	College of Idaho	16–2	College of Idaho
2014	Eastern Oregon	16–2	College of Idaho
2015	Eastern Oregon	18–2	College of Idaho
2016	Eastern Oregon	19–1	Eastern Oregon
2017	Eastern Oregon	19–1	Eastern Oregon
2018	Southern Oregon Eastern Oregon	17–3	Southern Oregon
2019	Southern Oregon Eastern Oregon	18–2	Southern Oregon

Basketball

;Men

Year	Team	Record	Tournament
1992–93	College of Idaho	14–2	College of Idaho
1993–94	Northwest Nazarene	14–2	Northwest Nazarene
1994–95	Northwest Nazarene	13–3	Northwest Nazarene
1995–96	College of Idaho	13–1	College of Idaho
1996–97	Oregon Tech	12–2	Corban
1997–98	Corban Northwest Nazarene	14–4	Corban
1998–99	Southern Oregon	14–2	Southern Oregon
1999–00	Concordia–Portland	13–3	Oregon Tech
2000–01	Oregon Tech	16–2	College of Idaho
2001–02	Evergreen	17–1	Corban
2002–03	Cascade Concordia–Portland Oregon Tech	13–5	College of Idaho
2003–04	College of Idaho	16–2	College of Idaho
2004–05	Oregon Tech Southern Oregon	14–4	Southern Oregon
2005–06	Warner Pacific	13–5	Oregon Tech
2006–07	Oregon Tech Warner Pacific	15–3	Warner Pacific
2007–08	Eastern Oregon	17–3	Warner Pacific
2008–09	Oregon Tech Eastern Oregon	15–3	Oregon Tech
2009–10	Oregon Tech	15–3	Oregon Tech
2010–11	Oregon Tech	16–2	Oregon Tech
2011–12	Oregon Tech Northwest	15–3	Oregon Tech
2012–13	Eastern Oregon Warner Pacific	15–3	Warner Pacific
2013–14	College of Idaho	16–2	College of Idaho
2014–15	College of Idaho Concordia–Portland	14–4	College of Idaho
2015–16	Northwest Christian	17–3	Northwest Christian
2016–17	Northwest Christian	17–3	Idaho
2017–18	College of Idaho	18–2	College of Idaho
2018–19	Oregon Tech	18–2	College of Idaho
2019–20	College of Idaho	20–0	College of Idaho

;Women

Year	Team	Record	Tournament
1991–92	Western Oregon	10–2
1992–93	Southern Oregon	8–2	Not Played
1993–94	Western Oregon	11–1	Western Oregon
1994–95	Western Oregon	10–2	Western Oregon
1995–96	Western Oregon	11–1	Western Oregon
1996–97	Northwest Nazarene	10–2	Northwest Nazarene
1997–98	Western Oregon	13–1	Southern Oregon
1998–99	Southern Oregon	10–2	Southern Oregon
1999–00	Northwest Nazarene	14–1	Northwest Nazarene
2000–01	College of Idaho	14–2	Corban
2001–02	Eastern Oregon	13–3	Southern Oregon
2002–03	Southern Oregon	16–2	Southern Oregon
2003–04	Eastern Oregon	17–1	Eastern Oregon
2004–05	Oregon Tech Eastern Oregon	16–2	Corban
2005–06	Warner Pacific	16–2	Eastern Oregon
2006–07	Eastern Oregon Corban	15–3	Corban
2007–08	Southern Oregon Eastern Oregon	17–3	Southern Oregon
2008–09	Concordia–Portland College of Idaho	18–2	Concordia–Portland
2009–10	College of Idaho	14–4	College of Idaho
2010–11	Concordia–Portland Corban	13–5	Concordia–Portland
2011–12	Corban	15–3	College of Idaho
2012–13	Eastern Oregon	18–0	Eastern Oregon
2013–14	Eastern Oregon	14–4	Oregon Tech
2014–15	Eastern Oregon	16–2	Oregon Tech
2015–16	Southern Oregon	19–1	Southern Oregon
2016–17	Southern Oregon	18–2	Southern Oregon
2017–18	Eastern Oregon	20–0	Eastern Oregon
2018–19	Eastern Oregon	19–1	Eastern Oregon
2019–20	Northwest Christian	17–3	Northwest Christian

Golf

;Men

Year	Team
2008	Concordia–Portland
2009	Concordia–Portland
2010	Concordia–Portland
2011	Concordia–Portland
2012	Concordia–Portland
2013	Warner Pacific College
2014	Concordia–Portland
2015	Concordia–Portland
2016	Oregon Tech
2017	Northwest Christian
2018	Oregon Tech
2019	British Columbia

;Women

Year	Team
2008	Concordia–Portland
2009	Concordia–Portland
2010	Concordia–Portland
2011	Concordia–Portland
2012	Concordia–Portland
2013	Concordia–Portland
2014	Concordia–Portland
2015	Concordia–Portland
2016	Corban
2017	Oregon Tech
2018	Oregon Tech
2019	British Columbia

Track and field

;Men

Year	Team
1995	George Fox
1996	Western Oregon
1997	Western Oregon
1998	Western Oregon
1999	Western Oregon
2000	Southern Oregon
2001	Southern Oregon
2002	Southern Oregon
2003	Eastern Oregon
2004	Southern Oregon
2005	Southern Oregon
2006	Concordia–Portland
2007	Concordia–Portland Eastern Oregon
2008	Concordia–Portland
2009	Concordia–Portland
2010	Concordia–Portland
2011	Concordia–Portland
2012	Concordia–Portland
2013	Southern Oregon
2014	Southern Oregon
2015	Eastern Oregon
2016	Southern Oregon
2017	Southern Oregon
2018	Eastern Oregon
2019	Southern Oregon

;Women

Year	Team
1995	George Fox
1996	Western Oregon
1997	Western Oregon
1998	Western Oregon
1999	Western Oregon
2000	Southern Oregon
2001	Southern Oregon
2002	Southern Oregon
2003	Oregon Tech
2004	Oregon Tech
2005	Oregon Tech
2006	Oregon Tech
2007	Concordia–Portland
2008	Concordia–Portland
2009	Concordia–Portland
2010	Concordia–Portland
2011	Concordia–Portland
2012	Concordia–Portland
2013	College of Idaho
2014	College of Idaho
2015	College of Idaho
2016	College of Idaho
2017	College of Idaho
2018	College of Idaho
2019	British Columbia