Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

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Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference


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Classification NCAA Division II
Established 1951
Members 16 full-time, 1 associate
Sports fielded 22
Region North East
States Pennsylvania
Headquarters Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Commissioner Steve Murray
Locations




The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference that participates in the NCAA's Division II. Organized in 1951, the PSAC was historically made up exclusively of public schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, but announced an expansion in 2007, to take effect in 2008, to include two private schools as full members and a third as an associate member. The conference was open to men's sports only until 1977 when women's sports were added. The PSAC is the second largest conference in NCAA Division II. The conference is governed by the presidents of the member universities. A conference commissioner, two assistants and an intern are employed at the PSAC offices in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Historically, the PSAC has been a very successful conference, claiming 38 NCAA team championships and 210 individual title winners. The conference has prospered on a national level, with close to one-third of it's teams participating annually in NCAA postseason competition.[1]


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[edit] Expansion

The conference announced on June 18, 2007, that it had invited three private universities to join the conference. The schools accepted the invitations, marking the first time that the conference has expanded since forming in 1951.[2]

The three invited schools were Gannon University and Mercyhurst College of Erie, Pa. and C.W. Post of Brookville, New York. The schools had been given two weeks to accept the invitations.

On June 27th, Gannon and Mercyhurst held a joint press conference to announce their acceptance into the PSAC, effective as of July 1, 2008. [3] The following day it was announced that C.W. Post would also join the conference [4] as an associate member in football and field hockey. Conference Commissioner Steve Murray, was quoted saying, "It's pretty historic. It's definitely a change. There are some folks out there who might be a little nervous. Suddenly, we got private schools with state schools."

The newly expanded conference will have 16 members participating in most NCAA Division II sports. Following the decision by Mansfield to disband their football team, the new members will increase football sponsors from 13 in 2007 to 16 in 2008.

[edit] Member schools

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 1839 Public 8,745
California University of Pennsylvania California, Pennsylvania 1852 Public 8,206
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania 1837 Public 1,436
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, Pennsylvania 1867 Public 6,795
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 1893 Public 7,053
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pennsylvania 1857 Public 7,686
Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania 1925 Private (Catholic) 3,815
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania 1875 Public 14,018
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania 1866 Public 10,295
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1870 Public 5,241
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, Pennsylvania 1857 Public 3,338
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania 1926 Private (Catholic) 3,080
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, Pennsylvania 1855 Public 8,306
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 1871 Public 7,765
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania 1889 Public 8,325
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania 1871 Public 13,219
Teams

[edit] Sports

From its inception, each conference member selected its own competitive division within the NCAA(I, II, or III). In 1980, however, the presidents voted to reclassify the entire conference to Division II. Although all institutions are members of NCAA Division II, eight schools have also elected to compete at the Division I level in select sports.

[edit] Eastern Division

Bloomsburg Cheyney East Stroudsburg Kutztown Mansfield Millersville Shippensburg West Chester
Baseball X X X X X X X
Men's Basketball X X X X X X X X
Women's Basketball X X X X X X X X
Cross Country X X X X X X X X
Field Hockey X X X X X X A-10
Football X X X X X X X
Golf X X X X
Indoor Track & Field X X X X X X X X
Women's Lacrosse X X X X X X
Men's Soccer X X X X X X
Women's Soccer X X X X X X X
Softball X X X X X X X
Men's Swimming X X X X
Women's Swimming X X X X X X X
Men's Tennis X X X X X
Women's Tennis X X X X X X X
Track & Field X X X X X X X X
Women's Volleyball X X X X X X
Wrestling EWL Division I X Division I X
  • C.W. Post, an associate member competing in the PSAC only in football and field hockey, will compete in the Eastern Division.

[edit] Western Division

California Clarion Edinboro Gannon Indiana Lock Haven Mercyhurst Slippery Rock
Baseball X X X X X X X
Men's Basketball X X X X X X X
Women's Basketball X X X X X X X X
Cross Country X X X X X X X X
Field Hockey X NEC X X
Football X X X X X X X X
Golf X X X X X
Indoor Track & Field X X X X X X
Women's Lacrosse X X X X X
Men's Soccer X X X X X
Women's Soccer X X X X X X X X
Softball X X X X X X X X
Men's Swimming X X X X
Women's Swimming X X X X X X X
Men's Tennis X
Women's Tennis X X X X X
Track & Field X X X X X X
Women's Volleyball X X X X X X X X
Wrestling EWL EWL X EWL X

[edit] Conference Facilities

School Football Basketball
Stadium Capacity Arena Capacity
Bloomsburg Robert B. Redman Stadium 5,000 E.H. Nelson Fieldhouse 2,000
C.W. Post Hickox Field 5,000 non-basketball school
California Adamson Stadium 5,000 Hamer Hall 2,500
Cheyney O’Shields-Stevenson Stadium 3,500 Cope Hall 1,500
Clarion Memorial Field 7,000 W.S. Tippin Gymnasium 4,000
East Stroudsburg Eiler-Martin Stadium 6,000 Koehler Fieldhouse 2,650
Edinboro Sox-Harrison Stadium 5,000 McComb Fieldhouse 4,000
Gannon Gannon University Field 2,500 Hammermill Center 2,800
IUP George P. Miller Stadium 6,500 Memorial Field House 2,365
Kutztown University Field 5,600 Keystone Hall 4,000
Lock Haven Hubert Jack Stadium 3,000 Thomas Field House 2,500
Mansfield non-football school Decker Gymnasium 2,500
Mercyhurst Louis J. Tullio Field 2,300 Mercyhurst Athletic Center 1,800
Millersville Biemesderfer Stadium 6,500 Pucillo Gymnasium 2,850
Shippensburg Seth Grove Stadium 7,700 Heiges Field House 2,768
Slippery Rock N. Kerr Thompson Stadium 10,000 Morrow Field House 3,000
West Chester Farrell Stadium 7,500 Hollinger Field House 2,500

[edit] Professional Alumni

[edit] Football

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Soccer

[edit] Olympians

[edit] References

  1. ^ PSAC: An Overview. Will Adair, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  2. ^ Genaro C. Armas. PSAC invites, Gannon, Mercyhurst, C.W. Post to loin league. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
  3. ^ PSAC adds Gannon University and Mercyhurst College to Membership. Pennsylvania State Athletic Confernce. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
  4. ^ PSAC admits C.W. Post as associate members in two sports. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.

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