The Lake Michigan Conference (LMC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III level for the last 7-8 years of its existence after member schools transitioned up from NAIA. Member institutions were all located in Wisconsin except Dominican University in Illinois. LMC schools joined with some schools from the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) in the 2006–07 school year, creating the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC, now known as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference, or NACC).
History
The conference was formed as the Wisconsin Conference of Independent Colleges (WCIC) in 1969 with seven charter members;<!--Holy Name not mentioned in any other materials--><!--Bryant-Stratton? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31349703/--><!--Spencerian? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31349756/--> it changed its name in 1983.
Member schools
Charter members
- Blackhawk Technical College
- Cardinal Stritch University
- Gateway Technical College at (Kenosha)
- Gateway Technical College at (Racine)
- Maranatha Baptist Bible College
- Marian University
- Northwestern College
- St. Francis de Sales College
Final members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Current<br>conference
|-
| Alverno College
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| 1887
| Catholic<br>
| 1,932
| Inferno
| 2004
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Concordia University
| Mequon, Wisconsin
| 1880
| Lutheran LCMS
| 1,600
| Falcons
| 1982
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Dominican University
| River Forest, Illinois
| 1901
| Catholic<br>
| 3,250
| Stars
| 2005
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Edgewood College
| Madison, Wisconsin
| 1927
| Catholic<br>
| 2,000
| Eagles
| 1974;<br>1990
| 1981;<br>2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Lakeland College
| Plymouth, Wisconsin
| 1862
| United Church of Christ
| 950
| Muskies
| 1982
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Maranatha Baptist Bible College
| Watertown, Wisconsin
| 1968
| Baptist
| 850
| Crusaders
| 1974
| 2006
| D-III Independent
|-
| Marian University
| Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
| 1936
| Catholic<br>
| 2,918
| Sabres
| 1974
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Milwaukee School of Engineering
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| 1903
| Nonsectarian
| 1,395
| Raiders
| 1977
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|-
| Wisconsin Lutheran College
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| 1973
| Lutheran WELS
| 765
| Warriors
| 1987
| 2006
| Northern (NACC)
|}
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Former members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Current<br>conference
|-
| Blackhawk Technical College
| Janesville, Wisconsin
| 1911
| Public
| 6,000
| Blackhawks
| 1975
| 1977
| N/A
|-
| Cardinal Stritch University
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| 1937
| Catholic<br>
| 3,100
| Wolves
| 1974
| 1997
| Closed in 2023
|-
| Gateway Technical College–Kenosha
| Kenosha, Wisconsin
| 1912
| Public
| 5,000
| Tigers
| 1974
| 1977
| N/A
|-
| Gateway Technical College–Racine <!--Racine Technical Institute-->
| Racine, Wisconsin
| 1911
| Public
| 5,000
| Lions
| 1969
| 1977
| N/A
|-
| Mount Mary College
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| 1913
| Catholic<br>
| 1,702
| Blue Angels
| 1989
| 1997
| Chicagoland (CCAC)(NAIA)
|-
| Northwestern College
| Watertown, Wisconsin
| 1863
| Lutheran WELS
| N/A
| Trojans
| 1974
| 1995
| N/A
|-
| Silver Lake College
| Manitowoc, Wisconsin
| 1885
| Catholic<br>
| 1,000
| Lakers
| 1989
| 1997
| Closed in 2019
|-
| St. Francis de Sales College
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| 1969
| Catholic
| N/A
| N/A
| 1969
| 1977
| N/A
|-
| Trinity Christian College
| Palos Hills, Illinois
| 1959
| Reformed
| 1,280
| Trolls
| 1981
| 1987
| Chicagoland (CCAC)
|}
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Sports
The LMC sponsored intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, and men's wrestling.
References
External links
- Official website