The South Atlantic Conference year of athletic tradition and excellence. The distant forerunner the was Conference Conference (NSIAC). The when the “Little Six”, as from the North Carolina Conference in 1930. These ncluded Lenoir-Rhyne i Conference is in its 37th year of athletic tradition and excellence. forerunner of the South Atlantic Atlantic State North The NSIAC was formed as it was called, broke a Intercollegiate Athletic These charter members Atlantic Chris ollege C - Rhyne included Lenoir tian, Catawba College, College, and High Point University The North State continued adding W 30 years, next (1947) Carolina East became change name 1 in member Carolina on the name Carolinas Atlantic Chris College, Guilford College, Elon College, and High Point University. continued to grow over the Western Carolina (1933), A (1960). Pfeiffer and the when necessary e took league The 961. iate Athletic Intercolleg championsh to 14 championship sports by adding women women Lincoln Hickory, N.C.; Memorial University in on the name Carolinas Conference (CIAC) on May 20th of that year The CIAC saw several lowing years as East Carolina A 1962. in league the Western Carolina followed All three landed in the Southern Conference. The South Atlantic Co in 1975 solely as a football na its received league Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) on May 20th of that year. in the fol changes several - Carolina withdrew from and State Appalachian followed in 1971 and 1976. All three landed in the Southern Conference. onference was founded football conference. The in contest a from ame to 14 championsh The posed sity replaced membe conference in 1996. championship sports by adding women was Conference Atlantic South of the same eight member institutions replaced Newberry College as the join rej Newberry later institution. er conference in 1996. ry women com s - institutions - eighth ned the - Hickory, N.C.; Lincoln Mars enn.; Te Harrogate, Newberry Col N.C.; Hill, Tusculum College in Greeneville, Wingate University in Wingate, N.C. Key Dates in SAC Histor • – 1930 Atlantic Conference North State Memorial University in Mars in College Hill s S.C.; lege in Newberry, enn.; and Tenn.; Greeneville, Wingate University in Wingate, N.C. Key Dates in SAC History Atlantic Conference g Brennema Kurt which Co Catawba College, Gardner-Webb University College, Mars Hill lege, D Presbyterian College. Hill College, was named its inaugural year, by NC Greensboro, of an College, Elon ollege, , Lenoir-Rhyne Col University - and Newberry College, Mars of , Fred Bentley, Dr. named league president for a vote of the member mitted Memorial ence in College missioner hired as the new Commissioner J In and L the league, of as a member Memorial University began play in the confer in the 2006-07 academic year. Brevard m e was admitted as a provisional missioner for 19 years and Patrick Britz hired as the new Commissioner. Univ (S.C.) Anderson 2010, uly Lincoln confer- Brevard ember - Britz was versity formed when six schools broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Conference • 1961 – Newberry College joins league. Conference changes name to Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) • 1975 – Atlantic Conference formed South as football league with eight schools, called • 1988 – Wingate University replaces formed when six schools broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Newberry College joins league. Conference changes name to Carolinas Athletic Conference (CIAC) Atlantic Conference formed as football league with eight schools, called Wingate University replaces institutions. the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne tion, the South Atlantic comprehensive, multisport the year That sioner. Lenoir-Rhyne College captured - Conference became a multisport conference. Doug - Confer Atlantic uth So - Toda private, versitie Since postseason representatives to NCAA The group a is conference the ay private, liberal and civic arts colleges and in size and athletic philo similar es, Division becoming eligible for NCAA postseason play in 1993, the league has representatives from all of its sponsored to NCAA postseason play. to NCAA postseason play league membership now includes ten of uni and - sophy. Division II has sent sports An includes - • 1988 – Wingate University replaces Newberry • 1989 – SAC became a multi-sport conference • 1996 – Newberry rejoins conference • 1998 – usculum College joins conference T • 2006 – Lincoln Memorial University joins conference • 2008 – Brevard College joins conference Wingate University replaces SAC became a multi-sport Newberry rejoins conference usculum College joins conference Lincoln Memorial University joins Brevard College joins conference derson Colleg in Jefferson Salisbu in Anderson, S.C.; Brevard derson University Carson-Ne N.C.; Brevard, in e enn.; Catawba College ferson City, Tenn.; Univer Lenoir-Rhyne N.C.; ury, Brevard ewman College in in rsity • 2008 – Patrick Britz named Commissioner • 2010 – Anderson University (S.C.) joins conference Patrick Britz named Commissioner Anderson University (S.C.) joins 14
Harrogate Greeneville Jefferson ferson City Mars Hill Brevard Anderson Hickory Salisbury Wingate Rock Hill Newberry SAC Mileage Chart Anderson Brevard Carson-Newman Catawba Catawba Lenoir-Rhyne Lincoln Memorial Mars Hill Newberry Tusculum usculum Wingate ingate SAC Anderson - 66 174 147 142 220 109 88 161 158 144 Brevard 66 - 116 154 104 161 50 124 102 178 133 Carson- Newman 174 116 - 219 168 57 11212 201 50 261 214 Catawba 147 154 219 - 55 265 152 137 189 83 68 Lenoir-Rhyne 142 104 168 55 - 215 101 148 138 109 78 Lincoln Memorial 220 161 57 265 215 - 120 248 77 302 260 Mars Hill 109 50 112 152 101 120 - 140 67 200 149 Newberry 88 124 201 137 148 248 140 - 178 167 81 Tusculum 161 102 50 189 138 77 67 178 - 228 201 Wingate 158 178 261 83 109 302 200 167 228 - 51 SAC 144 133 214 68 78 260 149 81 201 51 - 15