Mid-West Athletic Conference

The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in central and south central Illinois who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV.[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.

For the former women's athletic conference, see Mountain West Athletic Conference.
Mid-West Athletic Conference
MWAC
Established1990
AssociationNJCAA
DivisionDivision II
Members9
Sports fielded
  • 8
    • men's: 4
    • women's: 4
RegionLower Illinois (Region 24)
Former namesCollegiate Conference of Central Illinois
HeadquartersSpringfield, Illinois
Websitehttp://mwaconference.com/landing/index

Members
Institution Location Founded Joined Conference Enrollment Nickname
Danville Area Community College Danville, Illinois 1946 1990 5,000 Jaguars
Heartland Community College Normal, Illinois 1991 2006 4,500 Hawks
Illinois Central College East Peoria, Illinois 1967 2005 5,000 Cougars
John Wood Community College Quincy, Illinois 1992 1998 650 Trail Blazers
Lewis & Clark Community College Godfrey, Illinois 1838 1990 900 Trailblazers
Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, Illinois 1969 1994 4,156 Loggers
Parkland College Champaign, Illinois 1966 1996 6,245 Cobras
Spoon River College Canton, Illinois 1959 1990 4,500 Snappers
Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana 1801 4,416 Trailblazers

Sports
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
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
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

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