Lake Michigan Conference (college conference)

The Lake Michigan Conference (LMC) was college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III level. Member institutions were all located in Wisconsin except Dominican University in Illinois. LMC schools joined with some schools from the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) in the 2006–07 school year, creating the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC, now known as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference, or NACC).

This article is about the college conference. For the high school conference in Michigan, see Lake Michigan Conference.

History

The conference was formed as the Wisconsin Conference of Independent Colleges (WCIC) in 1969 with seven charter members;[1][2] it changed its name in 1983.[3]

Member schools

Charter members

Final members
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Alverno College Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1887 Catholic
(SSSF)		 1,932 Inferno 2004 2006 Northern (NACC)
Concordia University Mequon, Wisconsin 1880 Lutheran LCMS 1,600 Falcons 1982 2006 Northern (NACC)
Dominican University River Forest, Illinois 1901 Catholic
(Dominican)		 3,250 Stars 2005 2006 Northern (NACC)
Edgewood College Madison, Wisconsin 1927 Catholic
(S.D.S.)		 2,000 Eagles 1974;[lower-alpha 1]
1990[4]		 1981;
2006		 Northern (NACC)
Lakeland College[lower-alpha 2] Plymouth, Wisconsin 1862 United Church of Christ 950 Muskies 1982 2006 Northern (NACC)
Maranatha Baptist Bible College[lower-alpha 3] Watertown, Wisconsin 1968 Baptist 850 Crusaders 1974 2006 D-III Independent
Marian University Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 1936 Catholic
(C.S.S.A.)		 2,918 Sabres 1974 2006 Northern (NACC)
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1903 Nonsectarian 1,395 Raiders 1977 2006 Northern (NACC)
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1973 Lutheran WELS 765 Warriors 1987 2006 Northern (NACC)
Notes
  1. Edgewood left the WCIC/LMC after the 1980–81 school year; before returning in the 1990–91 school year.
  2. Currently known as Lakeland University since 2016.
  3. Currently known as Maranatha Baptist University since 2013.

Former members
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, Wisconsin 1911 Public[lower-alpha 1] 6,000 Blackhawks 1975 1977 N/A[lower-alpha 2]
Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1937 Catholic
(S.S.F.A.)		 3,100 Wolves 1974 1997 Chicagoland (CCAC)[lower-alpha 3]
Gateway Technical College–Kenosha Kenosha, Wisconsin 1912 Public[lower-alpha 1] 5,000 Tigers 1974 1977 N/A[lower-alpha 2]
Gateway Technical College–Racine Racine, Wisconsin 1911 Public[lower-alpha 1] 5,000 Lions 1969 1977 N/A[lower-alpha 2]
Mount Mary College[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1913 Catholic
(SSND)		 1,702 Blue Angels 1989 1997 Coast to Coast (C2C)
Northwestern College Watertown, Wisconsin 1863 Lutheran WELS N/A Trojans 1974 1995 N/A[lower-alpha 6]
Silver Lake College[lower-alpha 7] Manitowoc, Wisconsin 1885 Catholic
(Franciscan)		 1,000 Lakers 1989 1997 Closed in 2019
St. Francis de Sales College Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1969 Catholic N/A N/A 1969 1977 N/A[lower-alpha 8]
Trinity Christian College Palos Hills, Illinois 1959 Reformed 1,280 Trolls 1981 1987 Chicagoland (CCAC)[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
  1. Part of the Wisconsin Technical College System.
  2. This institution no longer supports intercollegiate athletics.
  3. Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  4. This institution is a women's college. Therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
  5. Currently known as Mount Mary University since 2013.
  6. Northwestern (Wisc.) closed its doors in 1995 when it combined with Martin Luther College of New Ulm, Minnesota.
  7. Later became Holy Family College of Wisconsin until 2019.
  8. This institution is no longer a college, as it became a seminary in 1982.

Sports

The LMC sponsored intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, and men's wrestling.

References
  1. "Holy Name Joins New Cage League". Wisconsin State Journal. November 12, 1969. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Holy Name Tips Mil. Lutheran". The Capital Times. November 21, 1969. p. 25. Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Friday, Don (March 5, 1983). "David vs. Goliath setting for NAIA tilt here Monday". Stevens Point Journal. p. 9. Retrieved October 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Edgewood College will join WCIC next season". The Post-Crescent. March 10, 1974. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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