United States Collegiate Athletic Association

United States Collegiate Athletic Association
Abbreviation USCAA
Motto Leveling the playing field for America's small colleges
Formation 1966
Legal status Association
Headquarters Newport News, VA
Region served
 USA
Membership
 85 institutions
(24 states)
Executive Director
 Matthew Simms
Main organ
 Governing Body
Budget
 Unknown
Website theuscaa.com

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 81 mostly small colleges, community colleges and junior colleges, across the United States, stretching from Washington state to Maine. The USCAA holds 12 National Championship tournaments in 7 sports.[1]

History

The USCAA was founded in 1966 as the National Little College Association, primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges. It began adding more sports in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1989, it changed its name to the National Small College Association. It adopted its current name in 2001.[2]

Sports

The USCAA sanctions competition in seven men's and five women's sports:[1]

Fall

Winter

Spring

Post–season national championships are held in all but football and wrestling, both of which have few participating teams. A USCAA national invitational meet is sponsored in wrestling.

Conferences

Champions

Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
  • 1981 Brewer State College (AL)
  • 1982 Alice Lloyd College (KY)
  • 1983-1994 (Not Available)
  • 1995 - Diné College (AZ)
  • 1996 - Unity College (ME)
  • 1997 - Not available
  • 1998 - Southern Virginia University[8]
  • 1999 (Not Available)
  • 2000 Warren Wilson College
  • 2001 Southern Virginia University
  • 2002 Southern Virginia University
  • 2003 Southern Virginia University
  • 2004 Southern Virginia University
  • 2005 Southern Virginia University
  • 2006 Southern Virginia University
  • 2007 Southern Virginia University
  • 2008 Diné College
  • 2009 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
  • 2010 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
  • 2011 Southern Virginia University
  • 2012 Southern Virginia University
  • 2013 Daemen College
  • 2014 Diné College
  • 2015 Berea College[7]
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Women's Volleyball
Men's Basketball
Men's Division I Basketball
Men's Division II Basketball
Women's Basketball
Women's Division I Basketball
Women's Division II Basketball
Baseball
Men's Golf
Softball

References

  1. 1 2 Homepage, USCAA. Accessed: November 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ USCAA, "About USCAA". Accessed: May 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ USCAA, "Past Champions". Accessed: May 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ SUNY-ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011. Accessed: May 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship." USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://theuscaa.com/Archives/Cross_Country_Champs
  7. 1 2 "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships," USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.athletic.net/crosscountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=50576
  9. ↑ "Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  10. ↑ "Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald’s Classic". Retrieved 2009-12-09.

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