Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) |
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Established | 1913 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division III |
Members | 8 |
Sports fielded | 22 (men's: 10; women's: 12) |
Region | Wisconsin |
Former names | Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin (1913-1926) Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (1926-1951) Wisconsin State College Conference (1951-1964) Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference (1964-1997) |
Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin |
Commissioner | Gary Karner (since July 1996) |
Website | wiacsports.com |
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The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is a college athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. As the name implies, member teams are located in the state of Wisconsin, although there are three associate members from Minnesota and one from Michigan. All full members are part of the University of Wisconsin System.
In 1913, representatives from Wisconsin's eight normal schools—Superior Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Superior), River Falls State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-River Falls), Stevens Point Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point), La Crosse State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh), Whitewater Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater), Milwaukee State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) and Platteville Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville)--met in Madison to organize the Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin. The Stout Institute (now the University of Wisconsin–Stout) joined in 1914, followed by Eau Claire State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire) in 1917.