Centennial Conference

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Centennial Conference
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Data
Classification	NCAA Division III
Established	1981
Members	11
Sports fielded	24 (12 men's, 12 women's)
Region	Mid-Atlantic
States	2 - Maryland, Pennsylvania
Headquarters	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Commissioner	Steve Ulrich
Locations
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The Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 Conference Background 2 Conference Members 3 Associate Members 4 External links

[edit] Conference Background

Eleven highly selective private colleges compose the Centennial Conference. Most institutions are renowned nationally for their traditions in higher education excellence, each with impressive academic histories.

According to the Centennial Conference's web site: "On June 4, 1981, Keith Spalding, then-president of Franklin & Marshall College, made the announcement that "eight private colleges found it timely and appropriate to form a round-robin football schedule among institutions with similar attitudes and practices in intercollegiate football competition." With that statement, the Centennial Conference was born."

All of the charter members defected from the Middle Atlantic Corporation.

[edit] Conference Members

Institution	Founded	Nickname	Location	Other
Bryn Mawr College	1885	Owls	Bryn Mawr Lower Merion Twp, PA	no football
Dickinson College	1783	Red Devils	Carlisle, PA
Franklin & Marshall College	1787	Diplomats	Lancaster, PA	Wrestling is Division I
Gettysburg College	1832	Bullets	Gettysburg, PA
Haverford College	1833	Black Squirrels	Haverford, PA	no football, swimming, or wrestling
Johns Hopkins University	1876	Blue Jays	Baltimore, MD	Men's and Women's lacrosse teams compete in Division I
McDaniel College	1867	Green Terror	Westminster, MD	formerly Western Maryland College
Muhlenberg College	1848	Mules	Allentown, PA
Swarthmore College	1864	Garnet	Swarthmore, PA	no football. Men's tennis will play a CC schedule for the first time in 2008
Ursinus College	1869	Bears	Collegeville, PA
Washington College	1782	Shoremen, Shorewomen	Chestertown, MD	no football or cross country

[edit] Associate Members

Institution	Founded	Nickname	Location	Other
Juniata College	1876	Eagles	Huntingdon, PA	football only
Moravian College	1742	Greyhounds	Bethlehem, PA	football only

Teams compete in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's track and field, wrestling, baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, softball and men's and women's tennis.

[edit] External links

• The Centennial Conference

v • d • e Centennial Conference
Bryn Mawr • Dickinson • Franklin & Marshall • Gettysburg • Haverford • Johns Hopkins • McDaniel • Muhlenberg • Swarthmore • Ursinus • Washington Col.

v • d • e NCAA Division III Football Conferences

American Southwest Conference – Atlantic Central Football Conference – College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Centennial Conference – Empire 8 – Freedom Football Conference – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Illini-Badger Football Conference – Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Liberty League – Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Middle Atlantic Corporation – Midwest Conference – Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – New England Football Conference – New England Small College Athletic Conference – New Jersey Athletic Conference – North Coast Athletic Conference – Northwest Conference – Ohio Athletic Conference – Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Presidents' Athletic Conference – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – University Athletic Association – Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – USA South Athletic Conference – Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Independents