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New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
FormerlyNew England Women's 8
New England Women's 6
AssociationNCAA
Founded1985
CommissionerPatrick B. Summers (since 2011)
Sports fielded
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DivisionDivision III
No. of teams12 full, 4 affiliate
HeadquartersWestwood, Massachusetts
RegionNew England
Official websitenewmacsports.com
Locations
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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, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

History

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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 (where its men's sports competed at that time) and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions.[1]

In March 2012, 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 2012, the conference welcomed Simmons College as an affiliate member to compete in the sport of rowing.

In April 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.[2] On September 29, 2015, NEWMAC announced the addition of the Catholic University of America as another associate member in football effective July 1, 2017,[3] and on June 23, 2021, the conference added the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime) as its new football affiliate in 2023, leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference after the 2022 season.[4]

In February 2022, the Landmark Conference announced that it would begin sponsoring football starting in the 2023–24 season, thus football affiliate, the Catholic University of America, will depart after the 2022–23 season.[5]

Chronological timeline

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Member schools

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Current members

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The NEWMAC currently has 12 full members; all but one are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Undergraduate
Enrollment
Acceptance
Rate[6]
Nickname Joined
Babson College Wellesley, Massachusetts 1919 Nonsectarian 2,350 26% Beavers 1985
Clark University Worcester, Massachusetts 1887 Nonsectarian 2,242 54% Cougars 1995
Emerson College Boston, Massachusetts 1880 Nonsectarian 4,113 33% Lions 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1861 Nonsectarian 4,638 8% Engineers 1985
Mount Holyoke College[a] South Hadley, Massachusetts 1837 Nonsectarian 2,200 55% Lyons 1987
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island 1934 Roman Catholic
(R.S.M.)
2,872 73% Seahawks 2023
Smith College[a] Northampton, Massachusetts 1871 Nonsectarian 2,100 42% Pioneers 1985
Springfield College Springfield, Massachusetts 1885 Nonsectarian 2,228 68% Pride 1998
United States Coast Guard Academy
(Coast Guard)
New London, Connecticut 1876 Federal/Military 1,049 18% Bears 1998
Wellesley College[a] Wellesley, Massachusetts 1870 Nonsectarian 2,383 30% Blue 1985
Wheaton College Norton, Massachusetts 1834 Nonsectarian 1,701 70% Lyons 1985
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(WPI)
Worcester, Massachusetts 1865 Nonsectarian 4,892 44% Engineers 1987
Notes
  1. ^ a b c This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.

Former member

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The NEWMAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Undergraduate
Enrollment
Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Brandeis University[a] Waltham, Massachusetts 1948 Private 3,591 Judges 1985 1995 University (UAA)
Notes
  1. ^ Brandeis's women's athletics programs were in the NEWMAC while their men's athletics programs were in the University Athletic Association (UAA). Ever since, the women's athletics programs moved over to the UAA in the 1995–96 school year.[1]

Affiliate members

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The NEWMAC currently has four affiliate members, half of them are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Primary
conference
NEWMAC
sport
State University of New York Maritime College The Bronx, New York 1874 Public[a] 1,671 Privateers 2023 Skyline football
Norwich University Northfield, Vermont 1819 Military 3,400 Cadets 2017 Great Northeast (GNAC) football
Simmons University Boston, Massachusetts 1899 Nonsectarian 4,933 Sharks 2013 Great Northeast (GNAC) women's rowing
United States Merchant Marine Academy
(Merchant Marine)
Kings Point, New York 1943 Federal 1,011 Mariners 2017 Skyline football
Notes
  1. ^ Part of the State University of New York System.

Former affiliate members

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The NEWMAC had three former affiliate members:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left NEWMAC
sport
Current
primary conference
The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. 1887 Catholic
(Pontifical)
6,725 Cardinals 2017 2023 football Landmark
Maine Maritime Academy[7] Castine, Maine 1941 Public 900 Mariners 2017 2020 football North Atlantic (NAC)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 1891 Public 1,637 Buccaneers 2005 2019 men's lacrosse Massachusetts (MASCAC)

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Salve Regina UniversityState University of New York Maritime CollegeNorwich UniversityUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyMaine Maritime AcademyThe Catholic University of AmericaSimmons CollegeMassachusetts Maritime AcademyEmerson CollegeSpringfield College (Massachusetts)United States Coast Guard AcademyClark UniversityWorcester Polytechnic InstituteMount Holyoke CollegeWheaton College (Massachusetts)Wellesley CollegeSmith CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyBrandeis UniversityBabson College

Sports

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The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

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

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  1. ^ a b "About the NEWMAC". NEWMACSports.com. NEWMAC.
  2. ^ Brian Magoffin (April 8, 2015). "NEWMAC to Sponsor Football Beginning in 2017".
  3. ^ "NEWMAC Adds Eighth Football Member Catholic University" (Press release). NEWMAC. September 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Riley Demarell (June 23, 2021). "Maritime Football Set to Join the NEWMAC for 2023 Season". SUNY Maritime College Privateers Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Landmark Membership to Expand; Lycoming & Wilkes to Join in '23" (Press release). Landmark Conference. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "NEWMAC Colleges". Go4Ivy. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Maine Maritime to return, join CCC in 2025". 9 January 2023.
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