Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Data
Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1951
Members	16 full-time, 1 associate
Sports fielded	23 championships in 19 sports
Region	Northeast
States	Pennsylvania and New York
Headquarters	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Commissioner	Steve Murray
Locations

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference that participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. The conference is composed of 16 full-time members within Pennsylvania and one associate member in New York. The conference headquarters are located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and staffed by a commissioner, two assistant commissioners, and a director of media relations.

Contents 1 History 2 Member schools 3 Sports 3.1 East Division 3.2 West Division 3.3 2009–10 Championship dates and sites 4 Conference venues 5 Notable alumni 5.1 Football 5.2 Baseball 5.3 Basketball 5.4 Soccer 5.5 Olympians 6 References 6.1 External links

[edit] History

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education organized the conference in 1951 to promote competition in men's sports. In 1977 following growing interest, the conference was reorganized to offer women's sports. Then in 1980 to promote competition, the entire conference was reclassified as Division II within the NCAA.^[1]

The conference announced on June 18, 2007, that it had invited three private universities—Gannon University and Mercyhurst College of Erie, Pennsylvania and C.W. Post of Brookville, New York—to join the conference.^[2] On June 27th, Gannon and Mercyhurst held a joint press conference to announce their acceptance into the PSAC, effective July 1, 2008. ^[3] The following day it was announced that C.W. Post would also join the conference as an associate member in football and field hockey.^[4]

The expansion increased membership to 16 full-time and one associate members. With all of the conference's full-time members located in Pennsylvania, the PSAC became the largest one-state conference in the NCAA.^[1] The conference also shares the distinctions as the largest Division II conference, the NCAA's largest football conference, and the Division II conference offering the most championships, with 23.^[1]

As a conference, the PSAC has has success at the national level. Member schools combined send nearly one-third of their teams to NCAA postseason competitions. Conference members have won 42 NCAA team and 228 individual championships.^[1]

[edit] Member schools

^[5]

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined	Mascot	Colors
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	1839	Public	8,040	1951	Huskies	Maroon & Gold
California University of Pennsylvania	California, Pennsylvania	1852	Public	8,200	1951	Vulcans	Red & Black
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney, Pennsylvania	1837	Public	1,700	1951	Wolves	Blue & White
Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Clarion, Pennsylvania	1867	Public	8,700	1951	Golden Eagles	Blue & Gold
C.W. Post	Brookville, New York	1954	Private	8,472	2008	Pioneers	Green & Gold
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	1893	Public	7,200	1951	Warriors	Red & Black
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	1857	Public	7,500	1951	Fighting Scots	Red & White
Gannon University	Erie, Pennsylvania	1925	Private (Catholic)	4,134	2008	Golden Knights	Maroon & Gold
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	1875	Public	14,200	1951	Crimson Hawks	Crimson & Gray
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	1866	Public	10,200	1951	Golden Bears	Maroon & Gold
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	1870	Public	5,283	1951	Bald Eagles	Crimson & White
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield, Pennsylvania	1857	Public	3,500	1951	Mountaineers	Red & Black
Mercyhurst College	Erie, Pennsylvania	1926	Private (Catholic)	3,200	2008	Lakers	Green & Blue
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, Pennsylvania	1855	Public	8,306	1951	Marauders	Black & Gold
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	1871	Public	7,600	1951	Red Raiders	Red & Blue
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	1889	Public	8,325	1951	The Rock	Green & White
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, Pennsylvania	1871	Public	12,800	1951	Golden Rams	Purple & Gold

[edit] Sports

From its inception, each conference member selected its own competitive division within the NCAA (I, II, or III). In 1980, however, the presidents voted to reclassify the entire conference to Division II. Although all institutions are members of NCAA Division II, some have elected to compete at the Division I level in select sports. The PSAC offers championships in baseball, men and women's basketball, men and women's cross country, women's field hockey, football, men and women's golf, women's lacrosse, men and women's soccer, softball, men and women's swimming, men and women's tennis, men and women's indoor (winter) and outdoor (spring) track and field, women's volleyball, and wrestling.^[6] Competitions in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling are not divided into divisions. Softball is divided into three divisions.^[6]

In wrestling, all members with a team compete in the conference. Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven compete additionally in the Eastern Wrestling League, a Division I conference. Millersville competes independently as a Division I program. Other members are eligible for Division II championships.

In addition to those sports with conference championships, some members offer additional sports. Cheyney competes in women's bowling;^[7] Mercyhurst competes in men and women's water polo, men and women's rowing, men's lacrosse, and Division I programs in men and women's ice hockey;^[8]; West Chester offers women's gymnastics and rugby; Gannon offers men and women's water polo;^[9] and Kutztown in women's bowling.^[10] Conference members who compete at the Division I level in conference-sanctioned sports are noted on the table.

[edit] East Division

	Bloomsburg	Cheyney	East Stroudsburg	Kutztown	Mansfield	Millersville	Shippensburg	West Chester
Baseball	X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Basketball	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Basketball	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cross Country	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Field Hockey	X		X	X	West Division	X	West Division	A-10
Football	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Men's Golf						X		X
Women's Golf			X	X
Indoor Track & Field	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Lacrosse	X		X	X		X	X	X
Men's Soccer	X		X	X		X	X	X
Women's Soccer	X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Softball	Central Division		X	X	Central Division	X	X	X
Men's Swimming	X						X	X
Women's Swimming	X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Tennis	X		X	X		X		X
Women's Tennis	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Track & Field	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Volleyball		X	X	X		X	X	X
Wrestling	EWL		X	X		Division I	X

• C.W. Post, an associate member competing in the PSAC only in football and field hockey, will compete in the Eastern Division in both sports.

[edit] West Division

	California	Clarion	Edinboro	Gannon	Indiana	Lock Haven	Mercyhurst	Slippery Rock
Baseball	X	X		X	X	X	X	X
Men's Basketball	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Basketball	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cross Country	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Field Hockey					X	NEC	X	X
Football	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Golf	X	X		X	X		X
Women's Golf	X	X		X			X
Indoor Track & Field	X	X	X		X	X		X
Women's Lacrosse			X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Soccer	X			X		X	X	X
Women's Soccer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Softball	X	X	X	X	Central Division	Central Division	X	X
Men's Swimming		X	X	X	X
Women's Swimming	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Men's Tennis							X
Women's Tennis	X	X			X		X	X
Track & Field	X	X	X		X	X		X
Women's Volleyball	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Wrestling		EWL	EWL	X		EWL	X

[edit] 2009–10 Championship dates and sites

Sport	Location	Date	Qualifiers
Individual tennis	Shippensburg	October 10–11	All teams
Golf	Hershey Country Club Hershey, Pennsylvania	October 17–18	All teams
Field hockey	Western Division top seed	October 30–31	Top two seeds in each division
Cross country	Edinboro	October 31	All teams
Men's soccer	Western Division top seed	November 4 and 7	Top two seeds in each division
Women's soccer	Eastern Division top seed	November 3, 6–7	Top four seeds in each division
Football	Eastern Division top seed	November 7	Top seed in each division
Volleyball	Eastern Division top seed	November 10, 13–14	Top four seeds in each division
Wrestling	Edinboro	December 5	All teams
Swimming	Cumberland Valley High School Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	February 18–21	All teams
Indoor track and field	Edinboro	February 27–28	All teams
Women's basketball	Western Division top seed	March 2, 5–6	Top four seeds in each division
Men's basketball	Eastern Divison top seed	March 2, 5–6	Top four seeds in each division
Team tennis	Bloomsburg	Men: April 23–24 Women: April 20, 23–24	Men: Top four seeds overall Women: Top three seeds in each division
Lacrosse	Eastern Divison top seed	April 27, April 30–May 1	Top three seeds in each division
Softball	TBA	April 23–24 April 30–May 1	Top three seeds in three divisions
Outdoor track and field	West Chester	May 13–15	All teams
Baseball	TBA	April 28–May 1	Top four seeds in each division

[edit] Conference venues

School	Football[11]			Basketball[12]
	Stadium	Capacity	Field surface	Arena	Capacity
Bloomsburg	Robert B. Redman Stadium	4,775	Artificial	E.H. Nelson Fieldhouse	3,000
California	Adamson Stadium	6,500	ProGrass	Hamer Hall	2,500
Cheyney	O’Shields-Stevenson Stadium	5,000		Cope Hall	1,500
Clarion	Memorial Field	5,000		W.S. Tippin Gymnasium	4,000
C.W. Post	Hickox Field	5,000		non-basketball school
East Stroudsburg	Eiler-Martin Stadium	6,000		Koehler Fieldhouse	2,000
Edinboro	Sox-Harrison Stadium	6,000		McComb Fieldhouse	3,500
Gannon	Gannon University Field	2,500		Hammermill Center	2,800
IUP	George P. Miller Stadium	6,000		Memorial Field House	2,260
Kutztown	University Field	5,600		Keystone Hall	3,400
Lock Haven	Hubert Jack Stadium	3,500		Thomas Field House	2,500
Mansfield	non-football school			Decker Gymnasium	2,000
Mercyhurst	Louis J. Tullio Field	2,300		Mercyhurst Athletic Center	1,800
Millersville	Biemesderfer Stadium	6,500		Pucillo Gymnasium	2,850
Shippensburg	Seth Grove Stadium	7,700		Heiges Field House	2,768
Slippery Rock	N. Kerr Thompson Stadium	10,000		Morrow Field House	3,000
West Chester	John A. Farrell Stadium	7,500		Hollinger Field House	2,500

[edit] Notable alumni

The following is a list of alumni of the respective universities, including before the formation of the Conference in 1951.

[edit] Football

• John Brallier, Indiana, first paid professional football player
• Frank Cignetti, Jr., Indiana, current Pittsburgh Panthers offensive coordinator
• Frank Cignetti, Sr., Indiana, former IUP and West Virginia University head coach, 1991 Division II Coach of the Year
• Rob Davis, Shippensburg, former NFL long snapper, current Director of Player Development for the Green Bay Packers
• Doug Dennison, Kutztown, former NFL running back
• Jahri Evans, Bloomsburg, offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints
• Lawson Fiscus, Indiana, early professional football player
• David Green, Edinboro, former CFL running back, 1979 CFL's Most Outstanding Player
• Kris Griffin, Indiana, former NFL linebacker
• Jim Haslett, Indiana, former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets and head coach for the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams
• Jack Henry, Indiana, former NFL assistant coach
• Greg Hopkins, Slippery Rock, former Arena Football League player
• Kevin Ingram, West Chester, wide receiver/defensive back for the Los Angeles Avengers
• Mike Jemison, Indiana, former NFL and NFL Europe running back
• Leander Jordan, Indiana, former NFL offensive tackle
• Matt Kinsinger, Slippery Rock, fullback/linebacker for the Chicago Rush
• John Kuhn, Shippensburg, running back for the Green Bay Packers
• Bob Ligashesky Indiana, Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach
• LeRon McCoy, Indiana, former NFL wide receiver
• John Mobley, Kutztown, former linebacker for the Denver Broncos
• Kevin O'Dea, Lock Haven, current New York Jets special teams coordinator
• Ken Parrish, East Stroudsburg, former NFL punter
• Dan Radakovich, Indiana, Georgia Tech athletic director
• Andre Reed, Kutztown, former NFL wide receiver
• Robb Riddick, Millersville, former running back for the Buffalo Bills
• Sean Scott, Millersville, wide receiver/linebacker for the Philadelphia Soul
• Joe Senser, West Chester, former tight end for the Minnesota Vikings
• Ralph Tamm, West Chester, former NFL offensive guard
• Jimmy Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg, 2005 Harlon Hill Trophy winner
• Bob Tucker, Bloomsburg, former NFL tight end
• Chris Villarrial, Indiana, former NFL offensive guard
• Andre Waters, Cheyney, former NFL defensive back
• Reggie Wells, Clarion, offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals
• James Williams, Cheyney, former offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
• Lee Woodall, West Chester, former NFL linebacker

[edit] Baseball

• Tim Bausher, Kutztown, minor league pitcher
• Tom Brookens, Mansfield, former MLB third baseman
• Mark Corey, Edinboro, former MLB pitcher
• Ryan Vogelsong, Kutztown, former MLB pitcher

[edit] Basketball

• Geno Auriemma, West Chester, University of Connecticut Huskies head coach, Basketball Hall of Fame
• Del Beshore, California, former NBA point guard
• John Calipari, Clarion, University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball head coach, 1996 and 2008 Naismith College Coach of the Year
• Mel Hankinson, Indiana, former college basketball coach including Liberty University
• Jodi Kest, Slippery Rock, University of Akron women's basketball head coach
• C. Vivian Stringer, Slippery Rock, Rutgers University women's basketball head coach

[edit] Soccer

• Nicholas Addlery, California, forward currently for the Puerto Rico Islanders and the Jamaican national team
• Raymond Bernabei, Indiana, National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association and National Soccer Hall of Fame
• Jay Hoffman, East Stroudsburg, head coach of the 1999 U.S. women's Pan American Games gold medal team, and assistant coach of the 1999 U.S. FIFA Women's World Cup gold medal team
• Pedro Power, Slippery Rock, former midfielder for the Miami F.C.
• Bob Rigby, East Stroudsburg, former goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League and the U.S. national team

[edit] Olympians

• Kurt Angle, Clarion, 1996 Summer Olympics wrestling gold medalist
• Steve Spence, Shippensburg, former Olympic long-distance runner

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference official website

Athletic Sites

• Bloomsburg Huskies
• California Vulcans
• Cheyney Wolves
• Clarion Golden Eagles
• East Stoudsburg Warriors
• Edinboro Fighting Scots
• Gannon Golden Knights
• IUP Crimson Hawks
• Kutztown Golden Bears
• Lock Haven Bald Eagles
• Mansfield Mountaineers
• Mercyhurst Lakers
• Millersville Marauders
• Shippensburg Raiders
• Slippery Rock
• West Chester Golden Rams

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