Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) | |
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| Established | 1912 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 14 |
| Sports fielded | 19 (men's: 10; women's: 9) |
| Region | Central United States |
| Former names | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912–1992) |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Commissioner | Bob Boerigter (since 2010) |
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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
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The MIAA currently sponsors 16 sports; eight men's and eight women's. MIAA schools with additional sports (swimming and men's soccer) usually 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 UCM and Northwest Missouri State remain members in the MIAA.[2]
In 1924 it reorganized to include only public schools,[3] 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.[4]
- Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State University) left in 1981 to join the Mid-Continent Conference as a Division I member of the NCAA.
- Southeast Missouri State left the conference in 1991 to join the Ohio Valley Conference as a NCAA Division I member.
- Truman left the conference in 2013 to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference, but remained as a MIAA affiliate member until 2014 in wrestling.[5]
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.[2]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Fort Hays State University joined the MIAA in 2006 and the University of Nebraska-Omaha entered the league in 2008.[2]
On July 3, 2007, Southwest Baptist University 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 re-joined 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney and Lindenwood University.[2]
On July 30, 2010 the MIAA announced that the University of Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State University would join after leaving the Lone Star Conference at the end of the 2012–13 season. Both Lindenwood University 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. UCO, NESU, UNK and Lindenwood all joined in 2012-13, pushing the membership to 15.[4] The league returned to 14 institutions when Truman left in 2013 to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).[5]
Southwest Baptist rejoined the MIAA in football for the 2013 football season,[11] which meant that the schools would then play an 11-game conference football schedule with no non-conference games.[11] At the time, only schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) were allowed to schedule 12 regular-season games in all seasons. Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) schools are allowed to schedule 12 games in years that contain 14 Saturdays in the period starting with Labor Day weekend and ending with the Saturday before Thanksgiving; this started in the 2013 season.[11]
In 2014, Southwest Baptist and Lincoln started competing in the GLVC for football only.[12] This puts it so that all of the football schools in the MIAA can play each other now, instead of rotating.
| Commissioners | |
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| Commissioner | Years |
| Ken B. Jones | 1981–1997 |
| Ralph McFillen | 1997–2007 |
| Jim Johnson | 2007–2010 |
| Robert Boerighter | 2010–present |
Commissioners
In 1981, the MIAA appointed its first full-time commissioner, Ken Jones, in July. He held the position for 16 years, retiring in 1997. Former Gulf South and Metro commissioner Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years before 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.[2]
Member schools
Current members
- Notes
- ↑ Lincoln University was removed from the conference in 1999 because it did not have a football program since 1989. The university re-joined in 2010.
Affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Enrollment | Nickname | Sport(s) | Primary Conference |
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| Newman University | Wichita, Kansas | 1933 | 2013 | 2,746 | Jets | wrestling | Heartland |
| Upper Iowa University | Fayette, Iowa | 1857 | 2012 | 6,271 | Peacocks | soccer (M) | Northern Sun |
Former members
When the conference was created it consisted of private and public schools. In 1924 it 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.[2]
Lincoln University was removed from the conference in 1999 because it did not have a football program since 1989. Lincoln has since reinstated its football program.[13]
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Former affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Nickname | Sport | Primary Conference |
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| Harding University | Searcy, Arkansas | 1924 | 2012 | 2015 | Bisons | Soccer (m) | Great American |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany, Oklahoma | 1899 | 2012 | 2015 | Crimson Storm | Soccer (m) | Great American |
Membership timeline
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
Sports
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sponsors championship competition in ten men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[14]
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Men's sponsored sports by school
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| Totals | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 97 |
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- Washburn — Track & Field Outdoor (M) begins play in 2016.[15]
Women's sponsored sports by school
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| Totals | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 108 |
- Washburn — Track & Field Outdoor (W) begins play in 2016.
Other sponsored sports by school
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| Football | Lacrosse | Swimming & Diving |
Volleyball ‡ | Bowling ‡ | Field Hockey |
Gymnastics ‡ | Ice Hockey ‡ |
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- ‡ — D-I sport
Facilities
| School | Football Stadium | Capacity | Basketball Arena | Capacity |
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| Central Missouri | Audrey J. Walton Stadium | 12,000 |
UCM Multipurpose Building | 6,500 |
| Central Oklahoma | Wantland Stadium | 10,000 |
Hamilton Field House | 3,000 |
| Emporia State | Francis G. Welch Stadium | 7,000 |
William L. White Auditorium | 5,000 |
| Fort Hays State | Lewis Field Stadium | 6,362 |
Gross Memorial Coliseum | 7,200 |
| Lincoln | Plays football in the GLVC |
Jason Gymnasium | 2,000 | |
| Lindenwood | Harlen C. Hunter Stadium | 7,450 |
Robert F. Hyland Arena | 3,270 |
| Missouri Southern | Fred G. Hughes Stadium | 7,000 |
Leggett & Platt Athletic Center | 3,200 |
| Missouri Western | Spratt Stadium | 7,200 |
MWSU Fieldhouse | 3,750 |
| Nebraska–Kearney | Ron & Carol Cope Stadium | 5,250 |
Health and Sports Center | 6,000 |
| Northeastern State | Doc Wadley Stadium | 8,300 |
NSU Event Center | 3,100 |
| Northwest Missouri State | Bearcat Stadium | 6,500 |
Bearcat Arena | 2,500 |
| Pittsburg State | Carnie Smith Stadium | 7,950 |
John Lance Arena | 6,500 |
| Southwest Baptist | Plays football in the GLVC |
Meyer Wellness & Sports Center | 2,500 | |
| Washburn | Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl | 7,200 |
Lee Arena | 4,000 |
NCAA Division II team championships
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| 1963 | Golf | Southwest Missouri State |
| 1974 | Men's Cross Country | |
| 1984 | Men's Basketball | Central Missouri |
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| Men's Cross Country | Southeast Missouri State | |
| 1985 | Men's Indoor Track | |
| 1991 | Football | Pittsburg State |
| 1992 | Softball | Missouri Southern |
| 1994 | Baseball | Central Missouri |
| 1998 | Football | Northwest Missouri State |
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| 2003 | Baseball | Central Missouri |
| 2005 | Women's Basketball | Washburn |
| 2009 | Football | Northwest Missouri State |
| Wrestling | Nebraska–Omaha | |
| 2010 | Women's Basketball | Emporia State |
| Wrestling | Nebraska–Omaha | |
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| 2013 | Wrestling | Nebraska–Kearney [16] |
| Softball | Central Oklahoma [17] | |
| Football | Northwest Missouri State | |
| 2014 | Men's Basketball | Central Missouri |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field | Lincoln | |
| 2015 | Women's Indoor Track and Field | Central Missouri |
| Football | Northwest Missouri State |
Championships
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Volleyball
The MIAA champion was determined via postseason tournament from 1982-1992, and 2006-2007. From 2003 to 2005, separate regular season and tournament champions were crowned.
- MIAA Championships Per School
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| Central Missouri | 24 | 2014 | 1 |
| Truman | 6 | 2007 | 3 |
| Washburn | 4 | 2011 | 0 |
| Nebraska–Kearney | 2 | 2014 | 1 |
| Central Oklahoma | 1 | 2015 | 0 |
| Emporia State | 1 | 2008 | 0 |
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* – first place in MIAA standings, no championship awarded
N – North Division Champion (89–90 only)
S – South Division Champion (89–90 only)
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Cross country
- Men's MIAA Championships Per School
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| Central Missouri | 15 | 2013 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 12 | 1990 |
| Truman | 11 | 2001 |
| Missouri Southern | 9 | 2014 |
| Southwest Missouri State | 7 | 1980 |
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1 | 2015 |
| Southwest Baptist | 1 | 2008 |
| Northwest Missouri State | 1 | 1972 |
| Missouri-Rolla | 1 | 1958 |
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| Missouri Southern | 10 | 2014 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 10 | 1990 |
| Pittsburg State | 8 | 2011 |
| Central Missouri | 3 | 2005 |
| Northwest Missouri State | 3 | 1997 |
| Southwest Baptist | 2 | 2015 |
| Truman | 1 | 2000 |
| Emporia State | 1 | 1994 |
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- Men's MIAA Championships Per School
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| Central Missouri | 23 | 2015 | 12 | 2015 |
| Southwest Missouri State | 23 | 1978 | 0 | N/A |
| Truman | 13 | 1991 | 0 | N/A |
| Missouri-Rolla | 10 | 1969 | 0 | N/A |
| Washburn | 5 | 2008 | 5 | 2009 |
| Missouri Western | 2 | 2006 | 1 | 2006 |
| Missouri-St. Louis | 2 | 1993 | 0 | N/A |
| Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 1937 | 0 | N/A |
| Missouri Southern | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2003 |
| Southwest Baptist | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2002 |
| Lincoln | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1998 |
- Men's MIAA Champions
From 1934 to 1994 the winner of the MIAA Tournament was declared the MIAA champion. From 1995 forward, the conference championship was determined by the leader in the points standing and a separate conference tournament was held.
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See also
References
- ↑ "MIAA Staff". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "About the MIAA". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "MIAA Historical Timeline". MIAA web site. Archived from the original on 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- 1 2 "MIAA History". Themiaa.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Truman Leaves the MIAA". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ SBU opts out of football
- ↑ "MIAA doesn't take Rockhurst - Topeka Capital Journal - July 2, 2009". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Local". 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.
- 1 2 3 "MIAA CEO Council votes to retain membership at 12 Institutions MIAA Press Release July 8, 2009". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "SBU & Lincoln join GLVC for football". kansascity. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ Lincoln returns to MIAA - St. Joseph News-Press - February 2, 2009
- ↑ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association". Themiaa.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ↑ "Washburn Board of Regents approves addition of 6 sports". Washburn Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ "UNK Wrestling". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "UCO Softball". Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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