Midwest Conference

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Midwest Conference

Data
Classification	NCAA Division III
Established	1921
Members	10
Sports fielded	20 (10 men's, 10 women's)
Region	Upper Midwest
States	3 - Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
Headquarters	Ripon, Wisconsin
Commissioner	Chris Graham
Locations

The Midwest Conference is a College Athletic Conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Midwest Conference was created in 1994 with the merger of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, which had been sponsoring men’s sports since 1921, and the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women, which was formed in 1977.

1 Current members
2 Former Members
3 Sports
4 Conference Facilities
5 External links

[edit] Current members

School	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affliation	Enrollment	Year Joined
Beloit College	Buccaneers	Beloit, Wisconsin	1846	Private	1,346	1921
Carroll College	Pioneers	Waukesha, Wisconsin	1846	Private/Presbyterian	2,448	1992
Grinnell College	Pioneers	Grinnell, Iowa	1846	Private	1,556	1940
Illinois College	Blueboys/Lady Blues	Jacksonville, Illinois	1829	Private	1,023	1982
Knox College	Prairie Fire	Galesburg, Illinois	1837	Private/Presbyterian & Congregationalist	1,351	1921
Lake Forest College	Foresters	Lake Forest, Illinois	1857	Private	1,400	1974
Lawrence University	Vikings	Appleton, Wisconsin	1847	Private	1,469	1921
Monmouth College	Fighting Scots	Monmouth, Illinois	1853	Private/Presbyterian	1,359	1924
Ripon College	Red Hawks	Ripon, Wisconsin	1851	Private	981	1923
St. Norbert College	Green Knights	De Pere, Wisconsin	1898	Private/Catholic	2,015	1982

[edit] Former Members

Years in conference in parentheses

Carleton College (1921-1983) Now a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Coe College (1921-1997) Now a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Cornell College (1921-1997) Now a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Hamline University (1922-????) Now a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Millikin University (1922-????) Now a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
St. Olaf College (1952-1974) Now a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
University of Chicago (1976-1987) Now a member of the University Athletic Association

[edit] Sports

Member teams compete in football, volleyball, soccer, golf, tennis, cross country, basketball, swimming, track and field, baseball and softball.

[edit] Conference Facilities

School	Football Field	Capacity	Basketball Arena	Capacity	Baseball Field
Beloit College	Strong Stadium	3,500	Flood Arena	2,500	Ballpark at Strong Stadium
Carroll College	Schneider Stadium	4,200	Van Male Arena	1,100	Frame Park
Grinnell College	Rosenbloom Field	5,000	Darby Gym	1,250	Grinnell Baseball Diamond
Illinois College	England Stadium	3,000	Sherman Gymnasium	1,600	Joe Brooks Field
Knox College	Knox Bowl	4,000	Memorial Gym	3,000	Blodgett Field
Lake Forest College	Farwell Field	1,000	Lake Forest Sports Center		No Baseball Team
Lawrence University	Banta Bowl	5,255	Alexander Gym	1,280	Whiting Field
Monmouth College	Bobby Woll Memorial Field	2,000	Glennie Gymnasium	1,600	Glasgow Field
Ripon College	Ingalls Field	2,500	Storzer Gymnasium	1,000	Francis Field
St. Norbert College	Minaham Stadium	3,100	Schuldes Center	2,000	Mel Nichols Sports Complex