New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
NEWMAC
Established	1985
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	11 full, 6 affiliate
Sports fielded	19 men's: 8 women's: 11
Region	New England
Former names	New England Women's 8 New England Women's 6
Headquarters	Wellesley, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Patrick B. Summers (since 2011)
Website	newmacsports.com
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The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts.

History

The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the former New England Women's 8 Conference (NEW 8) voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy.

The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as the New England Women's 6 Conference (NEW 6). Charter members were Babson College, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Smith College, Wellesley College and Wheaton College. Mount Holyoke College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994-95 academic year, Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association (which its men's sports competed at that time) and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions.

In March of 2012, the NEWMAC announced the addition of Emerson College as the 11th full member of the league starting in the 2013-14 academic year. With the addition of Emerson the NEWMAC began re-sponsoring the sport of men's lacrosse, adding an affiliate member, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In July of 2012, the conference welcomed Simmons College as an affiliate member to compete in the sport of rowing.

In April of 2015, the conference office announced it would begin sponsoring football in the 2017 season, with Maine Maritime Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Norwich University as affiliate members. In September 29, 2015, the league announced the addition of The Catholic University of America as another associate member in football effective July 1, 2017.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has 11 full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Babson College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Beavers	1919	Private/Non-sectarian	3,200	1985
Clark University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Cougars	1887	Private/Non-sectarian	3,377	1995
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Lions	1880	Private/Non-sectarian	4,290	2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Engineers	1861	Private/Non-sectarian	10,253	1985
Mount Holyoke College†	South Hadley, Massachusetts	Lyons	1837	Private/Non-sectarian	2,100	1987
Smith College†	Northampton, Massachusetts	Pioneers	1871	Private/Non-sectarian	2,600	1985
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Pride	1885	Private/Non-sectarian	5,062	1998
United States Coast Guard Academy	New London, Connecticut	Bears	1876	Federal/Military	1,045	1998
Wellesley College†	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Blue	1870	Private/Non-sectarian	2,300	1985
Wheaton College	Norton, Massachusetts	Lyons	1834	Private/Non-sectarian	1,650	1985
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, Massachusetts	Engineers	1865	Private/Non-sectarian	5,575	1987

† Women's college, therefore does not compete in men's sports.

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	NEWMAC Sport
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts	Buccaneers	1891	Public	1,400	2013–14	MASCAC	men's lacrosse
Simmons College	Boston, Massachusetts	Sharks	1899	Private	4,933	2013–14	GNAC	women's rowing
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, New York	Mariners	1943	US Service Academy	1,011	2017–18	Skyline	football
Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, Maine	Mariners	1941	Public	900	2017–18	NAC	football
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	1819	Private military college	3,400	2017–18	GNAC	football
The Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Cardinals	1887	Private	6,725	2017–18	Landmark	football

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Brandeis University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Judges	1948	Private	5,057	1985	1995	UAA

Membership timeline

Sports

The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Field hockey		Y
Football	Y
Lacrosse	Y	Y
Rowing		Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and field	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

External links

• Official website