Cascade Collegiate Conference

The Cascade Collegiate Conference (or Cascade Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States. The conference's members compete in 15 sports. The current commissioner of the conference is Robert Cashell.

Cascade Collegiate Conference
AssociationNAIA
Founded1993
CommissionerRobert Cashell (since 2012)
Sports fielded
  • 15
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 8
No. of teams12 full + 10 associates
HeadquartersCorvallis, Oregon
RegionNorthwestern United States and Western Canada (British Columbia)
Official websitecascadeconference.org
Locations
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History
Cascade Collegiate Conference
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Location of Cascade members: current

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Current members

The CCC currently has 12 full members, all but five are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[lower-alpha 1]
Bushnell University[lower-alpha 2] Eugene, Oregon 1895 Disciples of Christ 800 Beacons 2007
Corban University Salem, Oregon 1935 Christian 1,160 Warriors 1993
Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Oregon 1929 Public 3,743 Mountaineers 1993
The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington 1967 Public 4,509 Geoducks 1999
College of Idaho Caldwell, Idaho 1891 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)		 1,042 Coyotes 1993
Lewis–Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho 1893 Public 4,500 Warriors &
Lady Warriors		 2020
Multnomah University Portland, Oregon 1936 Nondenominational 860 Lions 2015
Northwest University Kirkland, Washington 1934 Assemblies of God 1,280 Eagles 1997
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon 1947 Public 3,927 Owls 1993
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon 1882 Public 6,744 Raiders 1993
Walla Walla University College Place, Washington 1892 Seventh-day
Adventist		 1,940 Wolves 2015[lower-alpha 3]
Warner Pacific University Portland, Oregon 1937 Church of God 1,333 Knights 1999
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Formerly known as Northwest Christian University until 2020.
  3. Walla Walla withdrew from CCC competition during the 2020–21 school year for men's & women's basketball, men's soccer and volleyball as part of its COVID-19 safety plan. All of those mentioned sports returned back to CCC conference play for the 2021–22 school year.[1]

Affiliate members

The CCC currently has 10 affiliate members, all but two are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[lower-alpha 1] CCC
sport		 Primary
conference
Arizona Christian University Phoenix, Arizona 1960 Nondenominational 820 Firestorm 2019–20m.wr. men's wrestling Golden State (GSAC)
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia 1908 Public 50,304 Thunderbirds 2008–09bsb.;
2015–16sfb.;
2018–19m.gf.;
2018–19w.gf.;
2018–19m.t.f.;
2018–19w.t.f.		 baseball;
softball;
men's golf;
women's golf;
men's track & field;
women's track & field		 Canada West
(U Sports)
Carroll College Helena, Montana 1909 Catholic
(Diocese of Helena)		 1,502 Fighting Saints 2015–16m.soc.;
2015–16w.soc.;
2015–16sfb.		 men's soccer;
women's soccer;
softball		 Frontier
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott Prescott, Arizona 1978 Nonsectarian 1,700 Eagles 2017–18m.wr. men's wrestling California Pacific (CalPac)
Menlo College Atherton, California 1927 Nonsectarian 750 Oaks 2017–18m.wr.;
2019–20w.wr.		 men's wrestling;
women's wrestling		 Golden State (GSAC)
Montana State University–Northern Havre, Montana 1929 Public 1,207 Lights 2017–18m.wr. men's wrestling Frontier
University of Providence Great Falls, Montana 1932 Catholic
(Ursulines)		 800 Argonauts 2015–16m.soc.;
2015–16w.soc.;
2015–16sfb.;
2017–18m.wr.;
2019–20w.wr.		 men's soccer;
women's soccer;
softball;
men's wrestling;
women's wrestling		 Frontier
Rocky Mountain College Billings, Montana 1878 various[lower-alpha 2] 894 Battlin' Bears 2015–16m.soc.;
2015–16w.soc.		 men's soccer;
women's soccer		 Frontier
Simpson University Redding, California 1921 Christian &
Missionary
Alliance		 1,280 Red Hawks 2017–18m.wr.;
2021–22w.wr.		 men's wrestling;
women's wrestling		 California Pacific (CalPac)
Vanguard University Costa Mesa, California 1920 Assemblies of God 2,552 Lions 2019–20m.wr. men's wrestling Golden State (GSAC)
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Rocky Mountain has various affiliations: The Mainline Protestant, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the United Church of Christ.

Former members

The CCC had five former full members, all but one were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[lower-alpha 1] Left[lower-alpha 2] Subsequent
conference(s)		 Current
conference
Cascade College Portland, Oregon 1956 Churches of Christ N/A Thunderbirds 1997 2008 Closed in 2009
Concordia University–Portland Portland, Oregon 1905 Lutheran LCMS N/A Cavaliers 1993 2014 Great Northwest (GNAC)[lower-alpha 3]
(2015–20)		 Closed in 2020
George Fox University Newberg, Oregon 1885 Quakers 4,140 Bruins 1993 1995 Northwest (NWC)[lower-alpha 4]
(1995–present)
Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho 1913 Nazarene 2,000 Crusaders[lower-alpha 5] 1993 2000 Pacific West (PacWest)[lower-alpha 3]
(2000–01)		 Great Northwest (GNAC)[lower-alpha 3]
(2001–present)
Western Oregon University[lower-alpha 6] Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Public 6,233 Wolves 1993 1998 Pacific West (PacWest)[lower-alpha 3]
(1998–2001)		 Great Northwest (GNAC)[lower-alpha 3]
(2001–present)
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  4. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  5. Northwest Nazarene adopted its current nickname of Nighthawks since 2017.
  6. Western Oregon remained in the CCC as an affiliate member for some sports from 1998–99 to 1999–2000.

Former affiliate members

The CCC had three former affiliate members, two of them were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[lower-alpha 1] Left[lower-alpha 2] CCC
sport(s)		 Current
conference
Life Pacific University San Dimas, California 1923 Foursquare Church 686 Warriors 2018–19m.wr.;
2019–20w.wr.		 2021–22m.wr.;
2021–22w.wr.		 men's wrestling;
women's wrestling		 Golden State (GSAC)
Western Oregon University[lower-alpha 3] Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Public 6,233 Wolves 1998–99w.soc.;
1998–99m.t.f.;
1998–99w.t.f.		 1999–2000w.soc.;
1999–2000m.t.f.;
1999–2000w.t.f.		 women's soccer;
men's track & field;
women's track & field		 Great Northwest (GNAC)[lower-alpha 4]
Westminster College Salt Lake City, Utah 1875 Nonsectarian 3,188 Griffins 1994–95 1994–95 women's soccer Rocky Mountain (RMAC)[lower-alpha 4]
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. Western Oregon was a full member of the CCC from 1993–94 to 1997–98.
  4. Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Membership timeline
Lewis–Clark State CollegeVanguard UniversityArizona Christian UniversityLife Pacific UniversitySimpson UniversityMontana State University–NorthernMenlo CollegeEmbry–Riddle Aeronautical University, PrescottRocky Mountain CollegeUniversity of ProvidenceCarroll College (Montana)Walla Walla UniversityMultnomah UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaBushnell UniversityWarner Pacific UniversityEvergreen State CollegeNorthwest University (United States)Cascade CollegeGreat Northwest Athletic ConferencePacific West ConferenceWestern Oregon UniversitySouthern Oregon UniversityOregon Institute of TechnologyGreat Northwest Athletic ConferencePacific West ConferenceNorthwest Nazarene UniversityCollege of IdahoNorthwest ConferenceGeorge Fox UniversityEastern Oregon UniversityCorban UniversityGreat Northwest Athletic ConferenceConcordia University (Oregon)

 Full member (non-football)   Associate member (sport) 

Fielded sports

Fall

Winter
  • Men's basketball: all full member schools participate
  • Women's basketball: all full member schools participate
  • Wrestling: Added in 2017, 12 men's teams and seven women's teams participate

Spring

Sports not sponsored

Commissioners
  • Howard Morris (1994–2003)
  • Phil Pifer (2003–2006)
  • Bart Valentine (2007)
  • Dave Haglund (2007–2012)
  • Robert Cashell (2012–present)

Champions

Conference titles by school
School Titles
British Columbia 5
Carroll 2
Concordia–Portland 71
Corban 19
Eastern Oregon 32
George Fox 6
College of Idaho 49
Northwest 6
Northwest Christian 6
Northwest Nazarene 7
Oregon Tech 25
Rocky Mountain 2
Southern Oregon 50
Warner Pacific 4
Western Oregon 21

Cross country

Soccer

Volleyball

Basketball

Baseball
Year Team Record
1993 George Fox 14–3–0
1994 George Fox 16–2–0
1995 Western Oregon 18–2–0
1996 College of Idaho 14–0–1
1997 College of Idaho 14–1–0
1998 College of Idaho 29–1–0
1999 College or Idaho 25–4–0
2000 College of Idaho 25–5–0
2001 Western Oregon 25–7–0
2002 College of Idaho 18–6–0
2003 Concordia–Portland 11–9–0
2004 Concordia–Portland 22–8–0
2005 College of Idaho
Oregon Tech		 17–13–0
2006 College of Idaho 20–10–0
2007 College of Idaho 15–3–0
2008 College of Idaho 14–4–0
2009 British Columbia 27–6–0
2010 British Columbia 27–5–0
2011 Lewis–Clark State 23–8–0
2012 Lewis–Clark State 25–6–0
2013 Lewis–Clark State 22–6–0
2014 Lewis–Clark State 24–4–0
2015 Lewis-Clark State 24–4–0
2016 Lewis–Clark State 30–5
2017 Lewis–Clark State 22–8
2018 Lewis–Clark State 26–6
2019 Lewis–Clark State 24–8

Golf

Softball
Year Team Record Tournament
1999 Eastern Oregon 14–4
2000 No Cascade schedule
2001 Oregon Tech 14–4
2002 Oregon Tech 16–4
2003 Southern Oregon 11–4
2004 Southern Oregon 20–5
2005 Southern Oregon 19–6
2006 Oregon Tech 17–2
2007 College of Idaho 16–4
2008 Oregon Tech 20–4
2009 College of Idaho 20–4
2010 Concordia–Portland 21–3 Concordia–Portland
2011 Oregon Tech 19–5 Oregon Tech
2012 Oregon Tech 20–4 Oregon Tech
2013 Corban 24–4 College of Idaho
2014 Oregon Tech 23–5 Concordia–Portland
2015 Oregon Tech 22–6 Corban
2016 E: Carroll
W: Southern Oregon		 7–5
15–5		 Eastern Oregon
2017 Corban 22–5 Southern Oregon
2018 Southern Oregon 22–5 Southern Oregon
2019 Southern Oregon 24–3 Southern Oregon

Track and field

References
  1. WWU Withdraws from Cascade Collegiate Conference Basketball, Soccer and Volleyball Schedules - Walla Walla University Athletics
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