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The '''North Atlantic Conference (NAC)''' is an athletic conference consisting of small [[liberal arts]] colleges throughout the [[New England]] states of [[Vermont]], [[Maine]], and [[Massachusetts]]. |
The '''North Atlantic Conference (NAC)''' is an athletic conference consisting primarily of small [[liberal arts]] colleges throughout the [[New England]] states of [[Vermont]], [[Maine]], and [[Massachusetts]]. |
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The conference was founded in [[1997]] when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of [[1999]]. It currently sponsors a total of 15 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein. |
The conference was founded in [[1997]] when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of [[1999]]. It currently sponsors a total of 15 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein. |
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Revision as of 00:50, 18 September 2006
The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) is an athletic conference consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.
The conference was founded in 1997 when six colleges agreed to form the North Atlantic Women's Conference. It changed to its current name in the fall of 1999. It currently sponsors a total of 15 men's and women's sports played by teams of the 13 institutions therein.
Past and Present Member Colleges
- Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA (1997-)
- Becker College, Worcester, MA (1999-)
- Castleton State College, Castleton, VT (2002-)
- Elms College, Chicopee, MA (1999-)
- Husson College, Bangor, ME (2003-)
- Johnson State College, Johnson, VT (2002-)
- Lasell College, Newton, MA (1997-)
- Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (1997-)
- University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME (2002-)
- Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME (1997-)
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, MA (1996-1999)
- Mount Ida College, Newton, MA (1999-)
- Simmons College, Boston, MA (2000-) (field hockey only-member)
- Thomas College, Waterville, ME (2002-)
- Western New England College, Springfield, MA (2000-) (field hockey only-member)
Championships
The NAC holds championships in the following sports:
- Fall season: Men's and Women's Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball;
- Winter season: Men's and Women's Basketball;
- Spring season: Baseball, Men's Lacrosse, Softball, Men's Tennis