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Northern Athletics Conference
(NAC)
Established 2006 Association NCAA Division Division III Members 13 Sports fielded 18 (men's: 9; women's: 9) Region Upper Midwest Headquarters Waukesha, Wisconsin Commissioner G. Steven Larson Website northernac.org Locations 
The Northern Athletics Conference is a college athletic conference. It participates in the NCAA's Division III and began its first season in the fall of 2006.
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Member schools
Institution Location Nickname Colors Founded Affiliation Enrollment Alverno College Milwaukee, Wisconsin (604,477)
Inferno Red, White, & Black 1887 Private/Catholic 1,664 Aurora University Aurora, Illinois (171,782)
Spartans Royal Blue & White 1893 Private/Non-sectarian 4,437 Benedictine University Lisle, Illinois (23,135)
Eagles Cardinal & White 1887 Private/Catholic 2,520 Concordia University Chicago River Forest, Illinois (11,635)
Cougars Maroon & Gold 1864 Private/Lutheran Missouri Synod 1,022 Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, Wisconsin (23,820)
Falcons Blue & White 1880 Private/Lutheran Missouri Synod 1,963 Dominican University River Forest, Illinois (11,635)
Stars Royal Blue, Black, & White 1901 Private/Catholic 1,475 Edgewood College Madison, Wisconsin (231,916)
Eagles Black, White, & Red 1927 Private/Catholic 1,565 Lakeland College Sheboygan, Wisconsin (50,792)
Muskies Navy Blue & Gold 1949 Private/United Church of Christ 1,082 Maranatha Baptist Bible College Watertown, Wisconsin (23,301)
Crusaders Royal Blue & Gold 1968 Private/Baptist 767 Marian University Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (42,203)
Sabres Royal Blue, Scarlet, & White 1936 Private/Catholic 1,383 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wisconsin (604,477)
Raiders Cardinal & White 1903 Private/Non-sectarian 2,169 Rockford College Rockford, Illinois (150,115)
Regents Purple & White 1847 Private/Non-sectarian 753 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, Wisconsin (604,477)
Warriors Forest Green & White 1973 Private/Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 698 History
The newly-formed Northern Athletics Conference began its first season of competition in the fall of 2006. The NAC consists of 13 colleges and universities from the shared-border states of Illinois and Wisconsin. Many have shared traditional rivalries dating back to the NAC's predecessor conferences, the Lake Michigan Conference and the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference. Charter members include: Alverno College, Aurora University, Benedictine University, Concordia University Chicago, Concordia University Wisconsin, Dominican University, Edgewood College, Lakeland College, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Marian University, Rockford College and Wisconsin Lutheran College. Milwaukee School of Engineering joined the NAC in the fall of 2007.
Sports
Fall
- men's & women's cross country
- men's football
- men's & 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
Spring
- men's baseball
- men's & women's outdoor track and field
- women's softball
- men's tennis
References
External links
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