Heart of America Athletic Conference

Heart of America Athletic Conference
(HAAC)
Established 1971
Association NAIA
Division Division I
Members 10
Sports fielded 20 (men's: 10; women's: 10)
Region Region V of the NAIA
Former names Mid-Ohio Conference
Headquarters Kansas City, Kansas
Commissioner Larry Lady
Website http://www.haacsports.com/index.php
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The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska in the United States.

The HAAC's earliest ancestor was the Missouri College Athletic Union, which was formed in 1924 when the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association) split in two. The state teachers' colleges stayed in the MIAA, while the private schools created the new conference.[1][2] It was reorganized as the HAAC in 1971 when it began admitting schools outside Missouri. However, the HAAC does not presently claim the Athletic Union's history as its own.

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Sports

The HAAC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor AND outdoor track and field and women's volleyball.

Two HAAC Schools also participate in wrestling, while others participate in men's and women's tennis and spirit squad.

Members

Current members

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Year Joined
Avila University Kansas City, MO 1916 Private/Catholic 1,939 Eagles 2000
Baker University Baldwin City, KS 1858 Private/Methodist 4,112 Wildcats 1971
Benedictine College Atchison, KS 1858 Private/Catholic 2,012 Ravens 1991
Central Methodist University Fayette, MO 1854 Private/Methodist 4,500 Eagles 1971*
Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO 1853 Private/Disciples of Christ 810 Wildcats 1980
Evangel University Springfield, MO 1955 Private/Assemblies of God 1,911 Crusaders 1987
Graceland University Lamoni, IA 1895 Private/non-sectarian 2,444 Yellowjackets 1971
MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS 1966 Private/Nazarene 1,743 Pioneers 1980
Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO 1889 Private/Presbyterian 1,727 Vikings 1971
Peru State College Peru, Nebraska 1865 Public 2,124 Bobcats 2011

Former members

Institution Type Years New Conference Classification
College of Emporia Charter Member 1971–1974 ceased operations in 1974 N/A
Lindenwood University Full Member 1996–2011 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association NCAA Division II
Ottawa University Charter Member 1971–1981 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference NAIA Division II
Tarkio College Charter Member 1971–1992 ceased operations in 1992 N/A
William Jewell College Charter Member 1971–2011 Great Lakes Valley Conference NCAA Division II

See also

References

  1. ^ http://community-2.webtv.net/SEKSPORTS2/SEKSPORTS2/page5.html
  2. ^ Conference History - haacsports.com - Retrieved September 24, 2009

External links

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Non-football conferences