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Midwest Conference 
Established 1921 Association NCAA Division Division III Members 10 Sports fielded 20 (men's: 10; women's: 10) Region Upper Midwest Headquarters Ripon, Wisconsin Commissioner Chris Graham (since 2004) Website midwestconference.org Locations 
The Midwest Conference (MWC) 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.
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Current members
School Location Nickname Color Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year Joined Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin (37,710)
Buccaneers College Blue & Vegas Gold 1846 Private 1,288 1921 Carroll University Waukesha, Wisconsin (68,008)
Pioneers/Lady Pioneers Orange & White 1846 Private/Presbyterian 2,493 1992 Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa (9,105)
Pioneers Scarlet & Black 1846 Private 1,636 1940 Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois (18,904)
Blueboys/Lady Blues Blue & White 1829 Private/UCC & Presbyterian 864 1982 Knox College Galesburg, Illinois (33,706)
Prairie Fire Purple & Gold 1837 Private 1,355 1921 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois (21,300)
Foresters Red & Black 1857 Private 1,342 1974 Lawrence University Appleton, Wisconsin (72,085)
Vikings Blue & White 1847 Private 1,415 1921 Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois (9,841)
Fighting Scots Red & White 1853 Private/Presbyterian 1,314 1924 Ripon College Ripon, Wisconsin (6,828)
Red Hawks Red & White 1851 Private 1,036 1923 St. Norbert College De Pere, Wisconsin (20,559)
Green Knights Dartmouth Green & Old Gold 1898 Private/Catholic 2,019 1982 Former members
School Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year Joined Year Left Current Conference Carleton College Northfield, Minnesota Knights 1866 Private 1,750 1921 1983 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kohawks 1851 Private/Presbyterian 1,355 1921 1997 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa Rams 1853 Private/Methodist 1,155 1921 1997 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota Pipers 1854 Private/Methodist 1,944 1922 1930 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Millikin University Decatur, Illinois Big Blue 1901 Private/Presbyterian 2,200 1922 1925 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota Oles 1874 Private/Lutheran (ELCA) 2,900 1952 1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Maroons 1890 Research University 13,400 1976 1987 University Athletic Association Sports
Fall
- men's & women's cross country
- men's football
- women's golf
- men's & women's soccer
- women's tennis
- women's volleyball
Winter
- men's & women's basketball
- men's & women's indoor track and field
- men's & women's swimming
Spring
- men's baseball
- men's golf
- men's & women's outdoor track and field
- women's softball
- men's tennis
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 University 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 Knosher 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 3,500 Storzer Gymnasium 1,000 Francis Field St. Norbert College Minaham Stadium 3,100 Schuldes Center 2,000 Mel Nichols Sports Complex External links
Midwest Conference Beloit • Carroll • Grinnell • Illinois College • Knox • Lake Forest • Lawrence • Monmouth • Ripon (Red Hawks) • St. Norbert
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