St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Data
Established	1989
Members	11 (9 full-time members)
Sports fielded	13 (7 men's, 6 women's)
Region	Midwestern United States
States	4 - Missouri, Illinois, Alabama, Georgia
Past names	None
Headquarters	Saint Louis, Missouri

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Midwestern United States. There are currently nine full member institutions as of 2008.

On March 13, 2007 it was announced that the SLIAC would be re-adding football to their conference beginning in Fall 2008. The football members of the conference will be: Blackburn College, Eureka College, Greenville College, new member Huntingdon College, new member LaGrange College, MacMurray College, Principia College, and Westminster College.

Contents 1 Members 2 Football champions 3 History 4 External links 4.1 Official college athletics sites

[edit] Members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Varsity Teams
Blackburn College	Beavers	Carlinville, Illinois	1837	Private/Presbyterian	590	12
Eureka College	Red Devils	Eureka, Illinois	1855	Private/Christian Church	680	16
Fontbonne University	Griffins	Clayton, Missouri	1923	Private/Catholic	2900	10
Greenville College	Panthers	Greenville, Illinois	1892	Private/Free Methodist	1200	14
MacMurray College	Highlanders	Jacksonville, Illinois	1846	Private	683	10
Maryville University	Saints	St. Louis, Missouri	1872	Private	5033	15
Principia College	Panthers	Elsah, Illinois	1912	Private	600	12
Webster University	Gorloks	Webster Groves, Missouri	1915	Private	5000	11
Westminster College	Blue Jays	Fulton, Missouri	1851	Private/Presbyterian	1050	8

• Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Alabama) — The Hawks - Football Only
• LaGrange College (LaGrange, Georgia) — The Panthers - Football Only

[edit] Football champions

• 1996 Blackburn, MacMurray and Westminster (3-1)
• 1997 MacMurray (4-0)
• 1998 MacMurray (4-0)
• 1999 Greenville, MacMurray, Westminster (2-1)
• 2000-2007 (Did not sponsor football)

[edit] History

• September 1989: SLIAC chartered with Blackburn, Fontbonne, Maryville, Parks, Principia and Webster the original members.

• Conference begans first season in September 1990, MacMurray and Westminster join the charter members.

• Greenville joins the conference in September 1995, bringing SLIAC membership to nine schools.

• April 1996 Parks competes in its final conference event. Parks closed after the 1995-96 year and its academic programs were moved to the Saint Louis University campus.

• September 2006, Eureka and Lincoln Christian begin play as the ninth and tenth members of the conference.

• September 2008, Huntingdon and LaGrange join the conference as football only members as football is reestablished as a conference sport for the first time since 1999.

[edit] External links

• St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[edit] Official college athletics sites

• Blackburn Athletics
• Eureka Athletics
• Fontbonne Athletics
• Greenville Athletics
• Huntingdon Athletics
• LaGrange Athletics
• MacMurray Athletics
• Maryville Athletics
• Principia Athletics
• Webster Athletics
• Westminster Athletics

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