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词条 California Pacific Conference
释义

  1. History overview

  2. Membership

     Current members  Former members 

  3. Sports sponsored

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox Athletic Conference
|name = California Pacific Conference
|short_name = CAL-PAC
|established = 1996
|logo = California Pacific Conference logo.png
|logo_size = 200
|association = NAIA
|division = Division II
|members = 12
|sports = 10
|mens = 4
|womens = 6
|region = Pacific Coast
Region II of the NAIA
|former_names =
|hq_city = Oakland
|hq_state = California
|commissioner = Don Ott
|website = calpacathletics.com
|color = 000080
|font_color = FFFFFF
|map = CalPac conference map.png
|map_size = 250
}}

The California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Don Ott. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference president is Themy Adachi of Mills College. The conference vice president is Farnum Smith of William Jessup University. The secretary is Marv Christopher of California Maritime Academy. The conference was formed in 1996.

Conference members range from members of the University of California and California State University systems to religious and liberal arts colleges

History overview

Cal State East Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay, Dominican, Mills College, and Notre Dame de Namur are former members of the conference that have left the NAIA and the conference for Division II and for Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

CSUMB and CSUEB left the Cal Pac to join the NCAA Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in the 2004-05 and 2008-09 seasons, respectively.

Patten left the Cal Pac after eliminating its athletic program.

Notre Dame de Namur left the Cal Pac to join the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference in the 2006-07 season, followed by Dominican in the 2008-09 season.

Mills College moved to NCAA Division III as an Independent in the 2011-12 season.

In June 2011, Bethany announced it was ceasing operations effective immediately, decreasing the CalPac to seven active members.[1]

In 2012, Holy Names left the Cal Pac to join the Pacific West Conference; while Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, Marymount California, and Soka University of America joined to increase the conference membership to nine schools.[2]

La Sierra joined in 2013 to bring the conference up to 10 members.[3] William Jessup left in 2014, leaving the conference with nine members. Membership rose to twelve schools in 2015 when Antelope Valley, Benedictine Mesa, Providence Christian, and Sierra Nevada joined and Menlo left for the Golden State Athletic Conference.

Membership

Current members

InstitutionLocationFoundedEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Antelope Valley|University of Antelope ValleyLancaster, California20091,517Pioneers2015
Benedictine University at MesaMesa, Arizona2013340Redhawks2015
California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, California1929700Keelhaulers1996
California, Merced|University of California, MercedMerced, California20057,400Golden Bobcats2011
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPrescott, Arizona19781,700Eagles2012
La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California19222,199Golden Eagles2013
Marymount California UniversityRancho Palos Verdes, California1932923Mariners2012
Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, California18821,400Pioneers1996
Providence Christian CollegePasadena, California2002100Sea Beggars2015
Sierra Nevada CollegeIncline Village, Nevada19691,040Eagles2015
Simpson UniversityRedding, California19211,280Red Hawks1996
Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, California2001441Lions2012

Former members

InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
Conference
Bethany UniversityScotts Valley, California1919Bruins19962011Closed in 2011
California State University, East BayHayward, California1957Pioneers19982008California Collegiate
(NCAA D-II)
California State University, Monterey BaySeaside, California1994Otters19962004California Collegiate
(NCAA D-II)
Dominican UniversitySan Rafael, California1890Penguins19962008Pacific West
(NCAA D-II)
Holy Names UniversityOakland, California1868Hawks19962012Pacific West
(NCAA D-II)
Menlo CollegeAtherton, California1927Oaks19962015Golden State
Mills CollegeOakland, California1852Cyclones19992011ACAA
(NCAA D-III)
Notre Dame de Namur UniversityBelmont, California1851Argonauts19982006Pacific West
(NCAA D-II)
Patten UniversityOakland, California1944Lions19962005Dropped sports
William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California1939Warriors20042014Golden State
  • Mills College — women's institution, does not field men's sports.

Sports sponsored

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
{{left}}Baseball {{Y}}
{{left}}Basketball {{Y}} {{Y}}
{{left}}Cross Country {{Y}} {{Y}}
{{left}}Golf {{Y}} {{Y}}
{{left}}Soccer {{Y}} {{Y}}
{{left}}Softball {{Y}}
{{left}}Volleyball {{Y}}

See also

  • Big West Conference, a conference that competes in Division I that consisted entirely of California schools from 2005 to 2012
  • California Collegiate Athletic Association, an all-California school conference that competes in Division II
  • Golden State Athletic Conference, an NAIA Division I conference that consisted entirely of California schools from its formation in 1986 until 2012.

References

1. ^{{cite news|last=McCord|first=Shanna|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_18268515|title=Bethany University will close: Private funding didn't materialize|date=June 14, 2011|accessdate=June 17, 2011}}
2. ^Cal Pac Adds Three New Members for 2012-13
3. ^La Sierra University Becomes 10th Cal Pac Member

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.calpacathletics.com}}
{{California Pacific Conference navbox}}{{NAIA conference navbox}}

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