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Mid-Central College Conference
(MCC)Association NAIA Members 10 Sports fielded 14 (men's: 7; women's: 7) Region Midwestern United States
Region VIIICommissioner J. D. Collins Website mid-centralconf.org Locations The Mid-Central College Conference (MCC) is an athletic conference composed of NAIA private Christian colleges in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio . The current conference commissioner is J. D. Collins.
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Member schools
Member teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
The full member institutions of the Mid-Central College Conference are:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Endowment Bethel College Mishawaka, Indiana 1947 Private/Missionary 1,964 Pilots $ 7,800,000 Goshen College Goshen, Indiana 1894 Private/Mennonite 971 Maple Leafs $ 121,000,000 Grace College Winona Lake, Indiana 1948 Private/Grace Brethren 1,308 Lancers $ 4,300,000 Huntington University Huntington, Indiana 1897 Private/United Brethren in Christ 1,089 Foresters $ 24,400,000 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indiana 1920 Private/Wesleyan 15,953 Wildcats $ 60,000,000 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1851 Private/Roman Catholic 1,800 Knights $ 7,800,000 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Ohio 1964 Private/Roman Catholic 2,622 Cougars $ 12,200,000 Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, Michigan 1873 Private/Free Methodist 2,600 Cougars $ 10,000,000 Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1846 Private/Non-denominational Christian 1,887 Trojans $ 48,500,000 University of St. Francis Fort Wayne, Indiana 1890 Private/Roman Catholic 1,883 Cougars $ Commissioners Cup
Each year, the MCC college with the most points based on final rankings in each sport, is awarded the Commissioners Cup (formerly known as the All Sports Trophy). The current holder is Indiana Wesleyan University, which has won the last eight cups in a row and holds the record for cups won, with fourteen. [1]
Notable athletes
- Stevimir Ercegovac (Taylor University) 4-time national shot put champ, Olympian
- Steve Platt (Huntington University) Professional Basketball Player
- Steve Smith[disambiguation needed ] (University of St. Francis) College Slam Dunk Champion
- Eric Stults, (Bethel College) pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Justin Masterson (Bethel College), pitcher with the Cleveland Indians
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Mid-Central College Conference NAIA conferences Football conferences Non-football conferences American Mideast Conference • American Midwest Conference • Appalachian Athletic Conference • California Pacific Conference • Cascade Collegiate Conference • Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference • Golden State Athletic Conference • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference • Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference • Mid-Central College Conference • Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference • Midwest Collegiate Conference • Red River Athletic Conference • Sooner Athletic Conference • Southern States Athletic Conference • The Sun Conference • TranSouth Athletic Conference • Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference • NAIA independent schools
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