Interstate Athletic Conference
The Interstate Athletic Conference is an all-boys high school sports league made up of six private high schools in the Washington, D.C., area, competing in twelve varsity sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. The IAC is widely regarded as one of the most competitive and talent-deep lacrosse leagues in the nation.
Members
The conference members include: Georgetown Preparatory School, St. Albans School, Landon School, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School, Episcopal High School, and The Bullis School. Sidwell Friends School was also an original member of this conference but in 1999 joined the MAC.
History
- 1970: Georgetown Prep's football team is banned from the league. This ban lasts 11 years. [1]
- 2004: League Headmasters meet and decide to remove Georgetown Prep's football team, citing the schools larger number of male students and higher football aspirations than the league's other schools[1]
Some Notable Athletes and Coaches over the Years
Landon
Sidwell Friends
- Eddie Tapscott, Basketball, Football
- Charlie Watkins, Basketball, Football
- Kara Lawson, Freshman Basketball
Episcopal
St. Albans
- Jonathan Ogden '92
- Anwar McQueen, Basketball
- Lester Lyles, Football, Basketball
- Jesse Hubbard '94, Lacrosse
- Al Gore, Basketball, Football
- Billy Green, Basketball
- Roger Stansbury, Basketball
- Coach Bob Brown, Basketball and Baseball
- Coach Brooks Johnson, Athletic Director
- Coach Red Auerbach, Basketball
- Luke Russert, Golf
- Ray Brown, Track & Field
- Larry Shipp, Track & Field
Bullis
Georgetown Prep
St. Stephens and St. Agnes
- Chris Meloni '79
- Andy Hitt, Football
- Coach Herb Soles Wrestling
- Richard Pleasants '78
- Coach Al "Sleepy" Thompson Football/Athletic Director
- Coach David Hooper Wrestling
References
- ^ a b "Prep Is Too Good For Its Conference" by Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Post
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