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North Atlantic Conference
NAC
Established	1996
Association	NCAA
Division	Sectionalization III
Members	12
Sports fielded	xv men's: 8 women's: eight
Region	Northern New England and New York state
Former names	North Atlantic Women's Conference
Headquarters	Waterville, Maine
Commissioner	Marcella Zalot (since 2016)
Website	nacathletics.com
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The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) is an able-bodied conference, affiliated with the NCAA 's Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges in the Northern New England states of Maine and Vermont, as well every bit New York.

The briefing was founded in 1996 when six colleges agreed to form the Northward Atlantic Women's Conference. It inverse to its current name in the autumn of 1999. It currently sponsors a total of 17 men'southward and women's sports played by teams of the thirteen institutions therein.

The 17 unlike sports that are played in the NAC range from the autumn season, throughout the winter, and to the spring season. These sports are played amid both men'south and women'southward teams.

In the fall season, there are half-dozen sports played. Among these are, Men's and Women'due south Cross Country, Field Hockey, Men's Golf game, Men'south and Women'due south Soccer, Women'southward Tennis, and Women'south Volleyball.

In the wintertime season in that location are 2 sports played, which are Men's and Women's Basketball forth with Men's and Women'due south Swimming and Diving.

In the jump time at that place are four sports both for men'southward and women'due south teams. The NAC has Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Men's Lawn tennis, and Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field.^[ane]

History [edit]

Due north Atlantic Conference

Location of NAC members 2021-2022: east division full member westward partition full fellow member acquaintance fellow member

Chronological timeline [edit]

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• Autumn 1996 - Bay Path, Lesley, Lasell, Wheelock, Maine Maritime Academy and Massachusetts College of Chemist's explore the opportunity to bring together and form an athletic conference to give women educatee-athletes an opportunity to compete in a post-season tournament.
• Jump 1997 - The above named institutions work out the details to create an athletic briefing to exist known as the North Atlantic Women's Briefing (NAWC). The steps for a constitution and set bylaws is drafted, championship hosting criteria are established and dates chosen for a leap softball title.
• Fall 1997 - The showtime total bookish year for the NAWC brings additional meetings to continue to make policy and procedures more formalized. Championships are to exist held in women's soccer, cross-country, basketball and softball.
• Spring 1998 - Basketball holds first NAWC Championship at Lasell Higher.
• Fall 1998 - Becker, Elms and Mountain Ida Colleges are interviewed and accustomed for membership starting Fall 1999.
• Leap 1999 - Basketball holds its beginning NAWC Championship at Maine Maritime Academy.
• Fall 1999 - North Atlantic Conference (NAC) begins first season of competition, new members include: Becker, Elms and Mount Ida Colleges. In that location are 8 members of the NAC. Championships include both women and men.
• Spring 2000 - The North Atlantic Conference conducts women's and men'due south championships for basketball and softball.
• Autumn 2000 - The North Atlantic Briefing continues to aggrandize postseason championship opportunities for its student-athletes. Two new acquaintance members are added for women'due south field hockey, Simmons College and Western New England College.
• Spring 2001 - The North Atlantic Briefing begins preliminary discussions with potential new NAC members.
• Autumn 2001 - The North Atlantic Conference continues to aggrandize the post flavour title opportunities for its student-athletes. 5 institutions apply and present to NAC members for comprisal to the NAC for Fall 2002 academic year. Ii institutions; Castleton State College (VT) and Johnson State College (VT) apply for full members status. Iii Maine institutions are seeking associate membership for women's field hockey, Thomas, Husson and UMaine Farmington. The NAC approves its first major expansion in 2 years, bringing the NAC membership to 10 full members and v associate members.
• Jump 2002 - The three Maine institutions with associate membership status continue talks nigh joining the NAC equally total members for the fall of 2003-2004.
• Fall 2002 - The NAC receives confirmation that information technology will be recognized as a not-voting member of the NCAA Division III. Dr. Carol Matteson of Mount Ida College begins a ii-year term at President of the NAC. The automatic qualifier opportunities for women's sports begin a two-yr waiting menses before existence instituted.
• Fall 2002 - Three institutions, Thomas, Husson and UMaine Farmington apply and present for full member consideration in September 2002 for admittance to the NAC for the Autumn 2003 academic twelvemonth. The NAC accepts the three associate members for total NAC membership in Autumn 2003. The NAC approves its second major expansion in three years, bringing the NAC membership to 13 full members and 2 acquaintance members.
• Fall 2002 - The Northward Atlantic Conference continues to expand the post flavour title opportunities for its student-athletes. Fall sports teams now compete with championships being expanded to include both full and associate members, increasing the championships sponsored to include: women's volleyball, soccer, field hockey and cross land and men'due south soccer and cross country.
• Jump 2003 - The NAC members meet at NCAA Convention to continue to nautical chart the future course for the NAC. The members see in Portsmouth, NH for membership meeting and to prepare the agenda for the President's Coming together in May. The NAC conducts women's and men's basketball championships. For the second year in a row, the NAC sends a men'southward team, Lasell College, to the NCAA tournament equally an at-large bid. The NAC holds a leap championship for softball. Elms College wins and receives an at-large bid to play in the NCAA softball championship.
• Leap 2003 - Presidents and Directors of Athletics meet for the first time in NAC history to discuss diverse problems on the hereafter of the NAC. Strategic planning, mission statement, travel and web development are discussed.
• Fall 2004 - Tournament Champions in Field Hockey, Men's and Women'south Soccer, and Volleyball receive the conference'southward automated qualifier to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Maine-Farmington, which claimed the 2004 NAC Field Hockey Championship, upends Keene Land in the starting time circular of the 2004 NCAA Segmentation III Field Hockey Tournament, 3-two in double overtime on November ten being the first NAC school to advance past the starting time round of NCAA title play.
• Wintertime 2005 - Elms ends a dominant iii-year run past Lasell in the Men's Basketball game Championship, upending the top-seeded Lasers 70-66. Maine Maritime earns its tertiary NAC Women'southward Basketball game Title in seven years with a 65-56 win over intrastate rival UMaine-Farmington. Both victors receive the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Sectionalization III Tournament for the offset time.
• Spring 2005 - Baseball and Men's Lacrosse both feature for the first time vii teams competing for the NAC Championship and begin the 2-year waiting catamenia for automatic qualification to the NACC Tournament. For Baseball, Elms and Husson along with acquaintance member St. Joseph's (ME) compete for the commencement time in league play, with St. Joseph'south taking the 2005 title. Maine Maritime and Thomas fielded Men's Lacrosse for the start time always, and were joined past acquaintance members Daniel Webster and Emerson. Mount Ida connected its dominance in Men'south Lacrosse, going undefeated for the second season in a row and taking the 2005 NAC Tournament. Maine-Farmington takes the 2005 NAC Softball Championship for the first fourth dimension in dramatic fashion, winning four directly games, the final in extra innings over Elms.
• Spring 2005 - Julie Muller becomes the commissioner of the North Atlantic Briefing on May i, 2005. Inheriting the title from Mount Ida Athletic Director, Dr. Jacqueline Palmer, she becomes the outset person to hold the sole championship of commissioner for the 13-member NCAA Division Three conference. The NAC begins an extensive evaluation of the conference and plans to initiate its showtime strategic planning process. Dr. Carol Matteson agrees to extend her term in part as President of the Presidents Council for an boosted year.
• Spring 2006 - President Dave Wolk, Castleton, is elected to the position of Chair for the Presidents Council, taking over the mail from President Carol Matteson of Mount Ida College. St. Joseph's Higher of Maine earns an At Big Bid to the NCAA tournament in Baseball. NAC begins to explore adding football as an NAC championship sport.
• Autumn 2006 - Mount Ida College and Lasell College begin final year of NAC contest as briefing full members later on withdrawing from the conference every bit full members. Both are accustomed equally Associate Members showtime Autumn of 2007; Mount Ida for Men's Lacrosse and Lasell for Field Hockey. Western New England College participates in its final yr equally associate members in field hockey.
• Leap 2007 - Mount Ida College earns the showtime NAC automated qualifier in Men's Lacrosse. During its last season of competition in NAC baseball, St. Joseph'south College earns the first automatic qualifier awarded the conference in that sport. Husson College represents the NAC every bit the automated qualifier in Men's Golf. Green Mountain College and Lyndon State College present for full membership consideration during the NAC Almanac Meeting in York Harbor, Maine. Both institutions are accepted, to begin competition in Fall of 2008. St. Joseph's College of Maine is accepted as associate members for field hockey, first competition in fall of 2008. Presidents Quango votes to begin NAC competition in football in the fall of 2009.
• Fall 2007 - Bay Path College, Becker College, Elms College, Lesley University and Wheelock College begin their final year of contest as full briefing members after withdrawing from the NAC. Applications for associate membership in football game are accustomed and under consideration for contest to begin autumn of 2009.
• Fall 2008 - Greenish Mountain College and Lyndon State College join the conference as full members.
• Fall 2011 - Colby–Sawyer College and New England College bring together the conference equally full members.
• Spring 2012 - Castleton earns NAC's first women's lacrosse automated qualifier awarded to the briefing in that sport with an 18-xi Win over Morrisville Land.
• Bound 2013 - The NAC Presidents Council affirmed its commitment to respect and inclusion by placing their support behind a project aimed at combatting homophobia on campuses and recognizing the benefit of diversity at each of its membership institutions.
• Fall 2014 - The 10 membership institutions of the NAC showed their commitment to promoting respect for all past developing a briefing-wide Y'all Can Play video projection.
• Bound 2015 - The NAC continues to aggrandize the post season title opportunities for its student-athletes with the add-on of women'south outdoor rail and field. The NAC received national recognition from the NCAA afterwards being selected as the February recipient of the Segmentation III Diverseness Spotlight Initiative for its work on the You Can Play video project.
• Fall 2015 - The NAC SAAC commits to embracing the It's On Us campaign equally a conference wide initiative.
• Spring 2016 - The Due north Atlantic Conference continues to aggrandize the post flavour championship opportunities for its student-athletes with the addition of men's outdoor track and field.
• Summer 2016 - Marcella Zalot becomes the second ever total-time commissioner of the Northward Atlantic Conference on June xiii, 2016. Inheriting the championship from Julie Muller, who served as the NAC's showtime full-time commissioner and retired on June 30, 2016.
• Fall 2016 - Castleton University graduate Rachel Bombardier, the 2015-16 NAC Woman of the Year, was named one of xxx Tiptop Honorees for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Accolade. Bombardier becomes the first NAC woman to be selected in the final thirty student-athletes throughout the history of the honour. UMaine Presque Isle competes equally an associate fellow member in the men's and women's NAC cross country championships and in the women'due south volleyball regular season and postseason.
• Wintertime 2017 - The NAC announced the additions of the University of Maine at Presque Isle and SUNY Canton as full members first in the autumn of 2018. Both schools had been members of the American Collegiate Athletic Association.^[3]
• Autumn 2018 – On November 30, 2018, the NAC appear that SUNY Delhi, already an associate member in six sports (men'southward golf game, men's lacrosse, men'southward and women'southward tennis, and men's and women's rails & field), would get a total fellow member of the conference constructive in the fall of 2019. At that time, v additional Delhi sports—men'due south and women'southward cross country, men's golf game, men'due south and women's soccer, and women'due south volleyball—began NAC play. Three more than sports—men's and women'southward basketball, plus softball—remained in the American Collegiate Athletic Association until starting NAC play in 2020–21.^[4]
• Fall 2019 – On August 20, 2019, the NAC announced that three schools—Cazenovia, SUNY Cobleskill, and SUNY Poly—would become full members in July 2020.^{[v] [vi]}
• Spring 2022 – On March 1, 2022, the NAC announced that SUNY Morrisville and Lesley College would bring together as full members in the 2023-24 season.

Member schools [edit]

Full member institutions include:

Full members [edit]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Colors
Cazenovia College	Cazenovia, New York	Wildcats	1913	Individual	800	2020
Husson University	Bangor, Maine	Eagles	1898	Private	3,476	2003
Academy of Maine at Farmington	Farmington, Maine	Beavers	1863	Public (UMS)	1,861	2003
University of Maine at Presque Isle	Presque Isle, Maine	Owls	1903	Public (UMS)	1,469	2018
Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, Maine	Mariners	1941	Public	941	1996
Northern Vermont University–Johnson [a]	Johnson, Vermont	Badgers	1881	Public (VSC)	1,803	2001
Northern Vermont University–Lyndon [a]	Lyndon, Vermont	Hornets	1911	Public (VSC)	ane,519	2008
Land University of New York at Canton (SUNY County)	County, New York	Roos	1906	Public (SUNY)	3,122	2018
Country University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill)	Cobleskill, New York	Fighting Tigers	1913	Public (SUNY)	2,087	2020
State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi)	Delhi, New York	Broncos	1913	Public (SUNY)	iii,088	2019[b]
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)	Marcy, New York	Wildcats	1913	Public (SUNY)	3,061	2020
Thomas College	Waterville, Maine	Terriers	1894	Private	i,949	2003

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} The former Johnson Land and Lyndon State Colleges were merged into Northern Vermont University constructive July ane, 2018. Both former institutions remain separate campuses, with their ain athletic programs.
2. ^ Before becoming a total member in the 2019–xx school year, SUNY Delhi had been an associate member in half-dozen sports. Men's and women's rail joined in 2017–eighteen, while men'south golf, men's lacrosse, and men's and women'south tennis joined in 2018–19. Men'south and women's basketball game and softball would later join in 2020–21, a year after becoming a total fellow member of the NAC.^[7]

Hereafter full members [edit]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joining
Lesley University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Lynx	1909	Private	vi,593	2023-24
State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville)	Morrisville, New York	Mustangs	1908	Public	two,486	2023-24

Associate fellow member [edit]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Colors	Master conference	NAC sport(s)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)	Due north Adams, Massachusetts	Trailblazers	1894	Public	1,202	2012–13		MASCAC	men'southward lawn tennis women's tennis men's lacrosse

Former members [edit]

Establishment	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current conference
Bay Path College [a]	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Wildcats	1897	Private	1,400	1996	2008	USCAA
Becker College	Worcester, Massachusetts	Hawks	1784	Private	1,787	1999	2008	NECC
Castleton University [b]	Castleton, Vermont	Spartans	1787	Public (VSC)	two,130	2001	2018	Little Due east
Colby–Sawyer Higher [c]	New London, New Hampshire	Chargers	1837	Private	1,415	2011	2018	GNAC
Elms College [d]	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Blazers	1928	Private	i,118	1999	2008	GNAC
Green Mountain College [eastward]	Poultney, Vermont	Eagles	1834	Private	826	2008	2018	Closed in 2019
Lasell College [d]	Newton, Massachusetts	Lasers	1851	Private	1,800	1996	2007	GNAC
Lesley University [d]	Boston, Massachusetts	Lynx	1909	Individual	9,625	1996	2008	NECC
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Boston, Massachusetts	Cardinals	1823	Private	6,010	1996	1999	North/A[f]
Mount Ida Higher	Newton, Massachusetts	Mustangs	1899	Private	1,300	1999	2007	Closed in 2018
New England College [g]	Henniker, New Hampshire	Pilgrims	1946	Individual	2,000	2011	2018	NECC
Wheelock College	Boston, Massachusetts	Wildcats	1888	Private	1,237	1996	2008	Closed in 2018[h]

Notes

1. ^ This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men'due south sports.
2. ^ Castleton left the NAC after the 2017–18 school year to join the Little East Conference.^[8]
3. ^ Colby–Sawyer left the NAC afterwards the 2017–eighteen school year to join the Cracking Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).^[9]
4. ^ ^{a b c} This institution is a quondam women's higher, information technology has since become a co-educational college (Elms since 1998–99, Lasell since 1997–98, Lesley since 2005–06).
5. ^ Green Mountain left the NCAA subsequently the 2017–xviii school year.^[10] It spent i yr as an NAIA fellow member before closing in 2019.
6. ^ Mass Pharmacy discontinued its athletics program after the 1998–99 school yr.
7. ^ New England College left the NAC after the 2017–eighteen schoolhouse year to bring together the New England Collegiate Briefing (NECC).^[11]
8. ^ Wheelock was merged into Boston University.

One-time associate members [edit]

This list includes but associate members that have completely departed the NAC. Electric current full members that had previously housed select sports in the NAC, such as SUNY Delhi, are not included.

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Primary conference	NAC sport
Daniel Webster College	Nashua, New Hampshire	Eagles	1965	Individual	one,200	2004–05	2007–08	Closed in 2017	men'south lacrosse
Lasell College [a]	Newton, Massachusetts	Lasers	1851	Private	1,800	2007–08	2013–14	GNAC	field hockey
Massachusetts Higher of Liberal Arts (MCLA)	North Adams, Massachusetts	Trailblazers	1894	Public	1,202	2012–thirteen	2019–20	MASCAC	men's golf game
Mount Ida College [b]	Newton, Massachusetts	Mustangs	1899	Private	1,300	2007–08	2009–ten	Closed in 2018	men's lacrosse
Rivier Academy	Nashua, New Hampshire	Raiders	1933	Private (Catholic)	2,300	2009–10	2013–14	GNAC	field hockey
Salem Land Academy	Salem, Massachusetts	Vikings	1854	Public	7,242	2011–12	2019–20	MASCAC	men's golf game
Simmons College	Boston, Massachusetts	Sharks	1899	Private	four,933	2000–01	2013–xiv	GNAC	field hockey
Saint Joseph'south Higher of Maine	Standish, Maine	Monks	1912	Individual	1,000	2004–05bs., 2008–09f.h., 2008–09m.lax.	2006–07bs., 2013–xivf.h., 2009–10m.lax.	GNAC	baseball, field hockey, men's lacrosse
Western New England University	Springfield, Massachusetts	Aureate Bears	1919	Individual	three,657	2001–02	2006–07	CCC	field hockey

Notes

1. ^ Lasell was a total fellow member of the NAC from 1996–97 to 2006–07.
2. ^ Mount Ida was a full member of the NAC from 1999–2000 to 2006–07.

Membership timeline [edit]

Sports [edit]

A bounded format is used for baseball game, basketball (M / W), softball and volleyball (W).
East Husson Maine–Farmington Maine–Presque Isle Maine Maritime Northern Vermont–Lyndon Thomas	West Cazenovia Northern Vermont–Johnson SUNY Canton SUNY Cobleskill SUNY Delhi SUNY Poly

Conference sports

Sport	Men'south	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross country	Y	Y
Field hockey		Y
Golf	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Pond & diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Rail & field	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Championships [edit]

The NAC holds championships in the post-obit sports:

• Autumn season: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, golf game, men'southward and women'due south soccer, women'southward tennis, women'due south volleyball
• Winter season: men's and women's basketball
• Spring flavour: baseball game, men's lacrosse, softball, men'due south tennis

References [edit]

1. ^ "North Atlantic Conference - NAC". world wide web.nacathletics.com . Retrieved 2017-10-05 .
2. ^ NAC Timeline
3. ^ "UMPI amid ii additions to Due north Atlantic Conference".
4. ^ "SUNY Delhi to Join the NAC in 2019" (Press release). North Atlantic Conference. November thirty, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
5. ^ "Northward Atlantic Conference Expands with Three New Members in 2020–21" (Printing release). Northward Atlantic Conference. August xx, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
6. ^ "NAC expands to 12 members - D3sports".
7. ^ "SUNY Delhi to Join the Northward Atlantic Conference as Associate Member in Half dozen Sports" (Press release). North Atlantic Conference. Apr 11, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
8. ^ "Castleton to Bring together Little East Conference in 2018-19" (Press release). Castleton Spartans. May 4, 2017. Retrieved Feb 10, 2018.
9. ^ "Colby-Sawyer and Regis to Join GNAC as Full Members" (Press release). Great Northeast Athletic Conference. June ix, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
10. ^ "Green Mountain to go out NCAA". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. June 13, 2017. Retrieved Feb 10, 2018.
11. ^ "New England College to Join the NECC in 2018-2019" (Printing release). New England Collegiate Conference. July 31, 2017. Retrieved February ten, 2018.

External links [edit]

• Official website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Conference

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