Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - Definition and Overview

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Although officially instituted during the 1998-1999 season, the HCAC actually traces its history to the formation of the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) in 1987.

Original members of the HCAC included Anderson, Bluffton, Franklin, Hanover, Manchester, Mount St. Joseph, Taylor, Wabash, and Wilmington. Of the eight current members, six were founding members of the former ICAC.

Former members include Taylor (1987-1999), Wabash (1987-1999), and Wilmington (1998-xxxx).

Members (and year joined)

• Anderson University (1987)
• Bluffton College (1987)
• College of Mount St. Joseph (1987)
• Defiance College (2000)
• Franklin College (1987)
• Hanover College (1987)
• Manchester College (1987)
• Transylvania University (2001) (non-football member)

Member teams compete in women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball and men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field.

External link

• HCAC (http://www.heartlandconf.org/)