User:Msjraz64/sandbox3
 | |
| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Bob Boerigter (since 2010) |
| Sports fielded |
|
| Division | Division II |
| Region | Central United States |
| Official website | www |
| Locations | |
 | |
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and in Oklahoma. The conference was formerly known as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, but changed its name in 1992, after it expanded into Kansas. The conference participates in the NCAA Division II level.
History and overview
The MIAA currently sponsors 16 sports; eight men's and eight women's. MIAA schools with additional sports compete independently or as part of a nearby conference. The current staff consists of Bob Boerigter (Commissioner), Larry House (Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Business Development), Amber Feldman (Associate Commissioner for Compliance and Internal Operations/Senior Woman Administrator) and Josh Slaughter (Director of Communications).[1]
On July 1, 1992, the MIAA entered a new era when the conference changed its name from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The name change originated in 1989, when Pittsburg State University and Washburn University became the first schools outside the state of Missouri to gain membership in the MIAA.[2]
Founding and former members
The MIAA was established in 1912 with 14 member institutions. It included the five state teachers colleges in Missouri – Warrensburg Teachers College (now the University of Central Missouri), Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Northwest Missouri State University), Missouri State Normal School of the Third District (now Southeast Missouri State University, and Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Missouri State University). It also included nine private schools – Central Methodist University, Central Wesleyan College, Culver–Stockton College, Drury University, Missouri Valley College, Missouri Wesleyan College, Tarkio College, Westminster College, and William Jewell College. Only Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State remain members in the MIAA.
In 1924 the conference reorganized to include only public schools, and conference records tend to begin with that date. The schools left behind in the reorganization went on to later form the Missouri College Athletic Union, which would in time become the current Heart of America Athletic Conference in the NAIA.[3]
First expansions of the conference
Three schools joined the membership over the next 56 years: the Missouri School of Mines, (later the University of Missouri–Rolla and now the Missouri University of Science & Technology) in 1935, Lincoln University in 1970, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1980.
1980s
In 1986, Southwest Baptist University brought the conference membership back to eight schools. In 1989, Pittsburg State, Washburn, Missouri Southern State College and Missouri Western State College — formerly members of the Central States Intercollegiate Conference — began competition in the 1989–90 season.
1990s and 2000s
Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA following the 1990–91 season to move on to NCAA Division I, and was replaced by Emporia State University in the 1991–92 season. Missouri–St. Louis left the MIAA in 1996, as did Missouri–Rolla in 2005. Lincoln forfeited membership in 1999.
Fort Hays State University joined the MIAA in 2006 and the University of Nebraska–Omaha entered the league in 2008.[4][5]
On July 3, 2007, Southwest Baptist was granted independent status for their football team, while all remaining teams will stay in the MIAA.[6]
On July 8, 2009, the MIAA CEO Council voted to remain a 12-team league for the foreseeable future, denying an application by Rockhurst University (which does not have a football team but wanted to compete in other sports). The vote ended short term speculation about the League expanding to 16 teams divided into two divisions.[7]
2010–present
Lincoln rejoined the conference in 2010 and in that same year, the MIAA CEO Council voted to extend invitations to the University of Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State University to become members of the league beginning in 2012–13, as well as the Lindenwood University and University of Nebraska at Kearney.
On July 30, 2010 the MIAA announced that Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State would join in 2012 after leaving the Lone Star Conference at the end of the 2010–11 season. Both Lindenwood and Nebraska–Kearney were also accepted.[8] In 2012, the schools started to only play each other in football and play no non-conference games. At first, the teams that were closest geographically played each other every year and would rotate through the other conference members in other years. The move to expand the league was spurred at least in part after Northwest Missouri during its national championship game run had problems finding non-conference teams that would play it resulting in 2010 with it having 10-game rather than 11-game schedule.[9] In 2011, Nebraska–Omaha joined The Summit League and moved to Division I after the 2010–11 season.[10]
As Nebraska–Omaha departed in 2011, the membership of the MIAA downsized to 11. Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, Nebraska–Kearney, and Lindenwood all joined in 2012–13, pushing the membership to 15. The league returned to 14 institutions when Truman left in 2013 to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).[11]
Southwest Baptist rejoined the MIAA in football for the 2013 football season, which meant that the schools would then play an 11-game conference football schedule with no non-conference games.
In 2014, Southwest Baptist and Lincoln started competing in the GLVC for football only. This puts it so that all of the football schools in the MIAA can play each other now, instead of rotating.[12]
| Commissioners | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Years |
| Ken B. Jones | 1981–1997 |
| Ralph McFillen | 1997–2007 |
| Jim Johnson | 2007–2010 |
| Robert Boerighter | 2010–present |
Commissioners
In July 1981, Ken Jones was appointed as the first full-time MIAA commissioner. He held the position for 16 years, retiring in 1997. Former Gulf South and Metro commissioner Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years until retiring in 2007. Jim Johnson then succeeded McFillen in July 2007 and served as commissioner until September 2010. Dr. Bob Boerigter succeeded Johnson in September 2010 as the commissioner for the MIAA.[13]
Member schools
Current members
Affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Joined | Sport | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University | Springfield, Missouri | 1873 | 5,100 | Panthers | 2016 | bowling | Great Lakes Valley | |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst, Illinois | 1871 | 3,350 | Bluejays | 2016 | bowling | CCIW | |
| Maryville University | St. Louis, Missouri | 1872 | 3,400 | Saints | 2016 | bowling | Great Lakes Valley | |
| McKendree University | Lebanon, Illinois | 1828 | 3,500 | Bearcats | 2016 | bowling | Great Lakes Valley | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, Nebraska | 1877 | 2,100 | Prairie Wolves | 2016 | bowling | Iowa | |
| Newman University | Wichita, Kansas | 1933 | 2,746 | Jets | 2013 | wrestling | Heartland | |
| Upper Iowa University | Fayette, Iowa | 1857 | 6,271 | Peacocks | 2012 | soccer (M) | Northern Sun |
- Drury — was a full member from 1912–1924.
Former members
- Truman — wrestling was an affiliate member in 2013–14.
Former affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left | Sport | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University | Searcy, Arkansas | 1924 | Bisons | 2012 | 2015 | soccer (M) | Great American |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany, Oklahoma | 1899 | Crimson Storm | 2012 | 2015 | soccer (M) | Great American |
Membership timeline
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
NCAA Division II team championships
|
|
References
- ^ "MIAA Staff". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "About the MIAA". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "MIAA History". Themiaa.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "FHSU athletes will play in the MIAA starting in fall '06" (Press release). 2004-10-15. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "Southwest Baptist University Athletics - MIAA CEO Council ratifies decision to add Nebraska-Omaha". Sbubearcats.com. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "Southwest Baptist opts out of MIAA for football". cjonline.com. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ "MIAA doesn't take Rockhurst". cjonline.com. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ^ "MIAA Officially Ups Membership". Newspressnow.com. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "In an expanded future, MIAA saves some rivalries". KansasCity.com. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "UNO plans to move to Division I, will drop football and wrestling". omaha.com. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Truman Leaves the MIAA". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "SBU & Lincoln join GLVC for football". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ Capital, The (2010-09-08). "Boerigter MIAA commissioner". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "UNK Wrestling". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "UCO Softball". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Retrieved October 13, 2014.