Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference

History

Commissioners

1. Carl R. Clapp
2. Al Waller

   Conference presidents

1. Larry Kramer, Avila College
2. Paul Mills, Wesleyan College
3. Sr. Tarcisia Roths, Newman University
4. Wayne Baker, York College
5. Aidan Dunleavy, Newman University
6. Ben Johnson, Peru State College
7. Wayne Baker, York College
8. Maryanne Stevens, College of Saint Mary
9. Steve Eckman, York College
10. Hal Hoxie Central Christian College

    Chronological timeline

• 1994 – The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference was founded. Charter members included Avila College, Bellevue College, Bartlesville Wesleyan College, the School of the Ozarks, Park College, the Saint Mary College of Kansas, the College of Saint Mary of Nebraska and York College, beginning the 1994–95 academic year.
• 1999 – Saint Mary left the MCAC to join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference after the 1998–99 academic year.
• 1999 – Newman University of Kansas joined the MCAC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
• 2000 – Avila left the MCAC to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference after the 1999–2000 academic year.
• 2000 – Peru State College joined the MCAC in the 2000–01 academic year.
• 2001 – Haskell Indian Nations University joined the MCAC in the 2001–02 academic year.
• 2002 – Central Christian College of Kansas joined the MCAC in the 2002–03 academic year.
• 2006 – Newman left the MCAC to join the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Heartland Conference after the 2005–06 academic year.
• 2009 – Park U. left the MCAC to join the American Midwest Conference after the 2008–09 academic year.
• 2010 – Southwestern Christian University joined the MCAC in the 2010–11 academic year.
• 2011 – Peru State left the MCAC to join the HAAC after the 2010–11 academic year.
• 2011 – Central Baptist College joined the MCAC in the 2011–12 academic year.
• 2012 – Waldorf College joined the MCAC in the 2012–13 academic year.
• 2013 – Southwestern Christian left the MCAC to join the Sooner Athletic Conference after the 2012–13 academic year.
• 2015 – The MCAC ceased operations as an athletic conference after the 2014–15 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences, beginning the 2015–16 academic year:
• * Central Baptist to the American Midwest
• * Saint Mary to the Great Plains Athletic Conference
• * Central Christian and the CofO to the Association of Independent Institutions
• * and Oklahoma Wesleyan and York to the KCAC
• * and Bellevue and Waldorf to the North Star Athletic Association

  Member schools

Final members

Former members

Membership timeline

Conference sports