Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Great Northeast Athletic Conference
(GNAC)
Established 1995
Association NCAA
Division Division III
Members 14
Sports fielded 16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region New England
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts
Commissioner Joe Walsh (since 2005)
Website thegnac.com
Locations

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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Current members

The league currently has 14 full members:

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT Falcons 1925 Private (Catholic) 1,769 1995
Anna Maria College Paxton, MA AmCats 1946 Private (Catholic) 1,244 2011
Emerson College Boston, MA Lions 1880 Private 3,800 1995
Emmanuel College Boston, MA Saints 1919 Private (Catholic) 2,350 1995
Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI Wildcats 1914 Private 16,000 1995
Lasell College Newton, MA Lasers 1851 Private 1,200 2007
Mount Ida College Newton, MA Mustangs 1899 Private 1,300 2007
Norwich University Northfield, VT Cadets 1819 Private (Military) 3,000 1998
Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, MA Gators 1911 Private 500 1995
Rivier College Nashua, NH Raiders 1933 Private (Catholic) 2,300 1995
Saint Joseph College West Hartford, CT Blue Jays 1932 Private (Catholic) 1,020 1995
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME Monks 1912 Private (Catholic) 1,034 2007
Simmons College Boston, MA Sharks 1899 Private 4,912 1995
Suffolk University Boston, MA Rams 1906 Private 16,095 1995

Former members

Institution Affiliation Years New Conference Classification
Daniel Webster College Charter Member 1995-2008 New England Collegiate Conference NCAA Division III
Endicott College Charter Member 1995-1999 Commonwealth Coast Conference NCAA Division III
Southern Vermont College Full Member 1998-2008 New England Collegiate Conference NCAA Division III
United States Coast Guard Academy Charter Member 1995-1996 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference NCAA Division III
Western New England College Full Member 1998-2006 The Commonwealth Coast Conference NCAA Division III

Sports

The GNAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball. In 2011-12, the conference will be adding men's lacrosse.

2009 results

Men's soccer

St. Joseph's (ME) 14-8-1
Lasell 10-6-3
Suffolk 8-6-2
Norwich 10-8-2
Albertus Magnus 10-7-1
Emerson 12-8
Mount Ida 5-12
Johnson & Wales (RI) 2-17
Rivier 4-13
Emmanuel 3-13-1

Men's basketball

Albertus Magnus 23-7
Emerson 20-8
St. Joseph's (ME) 19-7
Mount Ida 15-11
Johnson & Wales (RI) 13-14
Norwich 13-13
Lasell 11-16
Rivier 9-17
Emmanuel 4-21
Suffolk 6-19

References

External links

Great Northeast Athletic Conference