Mid-West Athletic Conference

The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana, who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24).[1] Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.

Mid-West Athletic Conference
FormerlyCollegiate Conference of Central Illinois
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1990
Sports fielded
  • 8
    • men's: 4
    • women's: 4
DivisionNJCAA Division II
No. of teams9
HeadquartersSpringfield, Illinois
RegionLower Illinois (NJCAA Region 24)
Official websitehttp://mwaconference.com/landing/index

Member schools

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Current members

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The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Danville Area Community College Danville, Illinois 1946 Public[a] 1,924 Jaguars 1990
Heartland Community College Normal, Illinois 1991 4,774 Hawks 2006
Illinois Central College East Peoria, Illinois 1967 7,044 Cougars 2005
John Wood Community College Quincy, Illinois 1992 1,718 Trail Blazers 1998
Lewis & Clark Community College Godfrey, Illinois 1838 3,973 Trailblazers 1990
Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, Illinois 1969 4,444 Loggers 1994
Parkland College Champaign, Illinois 1966 5,686 Cobras 1996
Spoon River College Canton, Illinois 1959 1,212 Snappers 1990
Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana 1801 Public 4,416 Trailblazers 2018
Notes

Former members

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The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois 1865 Nonsectarian N/A Lynx ? 2018 N/A[a]
Notes
  1. ^ Lincoln (Ill.) ceased operations in 2022.

Sports

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Teams in Mid-West Athletic Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball 9
Basketball 8 8
Golf 6
Soccer 5 6
Softball 8
Volleyball 8

Men's sponsored sports by school

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School Base­ball Basket­ball Golf Soccer Total
Danville Area Community College  Y  Y  Y  N 3
Heartland Community College  Y  N  Y  Y 3
Illinois Central College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
John Wood Community College  Y  Y  N  Y 3
Lewis & Clark Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
Lincoln Land Community College  Y  Y  N  N 2
Parkland College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
Spoon River College  Y  Y  N  N 3
Vincennes University  Y  Y  Y  N 3
Totals 9 8 6 5 28
Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
School Cross Country E-Sports Tennis Bowling Track and Field
Danville Area Community College Yes Yes
Heartland Community College Yes Yes
John Wood Community College Yes
Lewis & Clark Community College Yes
Parkland College Yes
Spoon River College Yes
Vincennes University Yes Yes Yes Yes

Women's sponsored sports by school

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School Basket­ball Soccer Softball Volley­ball Total
Danville Area Community College  Y  N  Y  N 2
Heartland Community College  N  Y  Y  Y 3
Illinois Central College  Y  Y  Y  Y 3
John Wood Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
Lewis & Clark Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
Lincoln Land Community College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
Parkland College  Y  Y  Y  Y 4
Spoon River College  Y  N  Y  Y 3
Vincennes University  Y  N  N  Y 2
Totals 8 6 8 8 30

Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools

School Golf Cross Country E-Sports Tennis Track and Field
Danville Area Community College Yes Yes Yes
Heartland Community College Yes Yes
John Wood Community College Yes
Lewis & Clark Community College Yes
Lincoln Land Community College Yes
Spoon River College Yes
Vincennes University Yes Yes Yes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Mid-West Athletic Conference". mwaconference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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