United States Collegiate Athletic Association
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Abbreviation | USCAA |
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Formation | 1966 |
Type | Association |
Headquarters | Norfolk, Virginia |
Region served | United States |
Membership | 72 institutions (21 states) |
Executive director | Matthew Simms |
Main organ | Governing body |
Budget | Unknown |
Website | theuscaa.com |
The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including community/junior colleges, across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.[1]
History
[edit]In 1966[2]
, the USCAA was founded as the National Little College Athletic Association (NLCAA), primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges.In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.[2]
In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).[2]
In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.[2]
Membership
[edit]Sports
[edit]The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:[1]
Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.[1]
Fall
[edit]- Men's football
- Men's and women's golf
- Men's and women's cross country running
- Men's and women's soccer (Division I and II)
- Women's volleyball (Division I and II)
Winter
[edit]- Men's and women's indoor track and field
- Men's and women's basketball (Division I and II)
- Men's wrestling
Spring
[edit]Conferences
[edit]- Eastern Metro Athletic Conference
- Eastern States Athletic Conference
- Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Penn State University Athletic Conference
- Yankee Small College Conference
Former conferences
[edit]Champions
[edit]Men's cross country
[edit]- 1971 Albany College of Pharmacy (NY)
- 1972 Albany College of Pharmacy (NY)
- 1973 Brewer State College (AL)
- 1974 University of South Carolina-Spartanburg
- 1975 Ambassador College (TX)
- 1976 Ambassador College (TX)
- 1977 Florida College
- 1978 Florida College
- 1979 Dr. Martin Luther College (MN)
- 1980 (Not available)
- 1981 Southern Union College
- 1982 Southern Union College
- 1983–1993 (Not available)
- 1994 Diné College
- 1995 Diné College
- 1996 Unity College (ME)
- 1997–1999 (Not available)
- 2000 Diné College
- 2001–2003 (Not available)
- 2004 Principia College
- 2005 Diné College[3]
- 2006 Diné College
- 2007 Diné College
- 2008 Diné College
- 2009 Diné College
- 2010 Spalding University
- 2011 SUNY ESF[4]
- 2012 SUNY ESF
- 2013 SUNY ESF[5]
- 2014 SUNY ESF[6]
- 2015 Berea College[7]
- 2016 SUNY Delhi
- 2017 SUNY Delhi
- 2018 SUNY Delhi
- 2019 SUNY Delhi
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 SUNY ESF
- 2022 SUNY ESF
- 2023 SUNY ESF
Women's cross country
[edit]- 1981 Brewer State College (AL)
- 1982 Alice Lloyd College (KY)
- 1983–1994 (Not available)
- 1995 Diné College (AZ)
- 1996 Unity College (ME)
- 1997 (Not available)
- 1998 Southern Virginia University[8]
- 1999 (Not available)
- 2000 Warren Wilson College
- 2001 Southern Virginia University
- 2002 Southern Virginia University
- 2003 Southern Virginia University
- 2004 Southern Virginia University
- 2005 Southern Virginia University
- 2006 Southern Virginia University
- 2007 Southern Virginia University
- 2008 Diné College
- 2009 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2010 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2011 Southern Virginia University
- 2012 Southern Virginia University
- 2013 Daemen College
- 2014 Diné College
- 2015 Berea College[7]
- 2016 Cleary University[9]
- 2017 Cleary University
- 2018 SUNY ESF
- 2019 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 SUNY ESF
- 2022 SUNY ESF
- 2023 SUNY ESF
Men's track and field
[edit]- 2022 University of Maine at Fort Kent[10]
- 2023 Bluefield State University
- 2024 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Women's track and field
[edit]- 2022 University of Maine at Fort Kent
- 2023 Bluefield State University
- 2024 SUNY ESF
Men's soccer
[edit]- 1977 St. Paul Bible College
- 1978 St. Paul Bible College
- 1979 St. Paul Bible College
- 1980 Mount Senario College (WI)
- 1981 Concordia College (MN)
- 1982 Blackburn College (IL)
- 1983 Cardinal Newman College (MO)
- 1984 Blackburn College
- 1985 Marycrest College (IA)
- 1986 Fontbonne College (MO)
- 1987 Central College (KS)
- 1988 St. Scholastica College (MN)
- 1989 St. Scholastica College (MN)
- 1990 York College (NE)
- 1991 Northland College (WI)
- 1992 York College
- 1993 Martin Methodist College
- 1994 Sue Bennett College (KY)
- 1995 Centenary College of New Jersey
- 1996 Michigan Christian College
- 1997 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1998 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1999 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 2000 Southern Virginia University
- 2001 Southern Virginia University
- 2002 University of Dallas
- 2003 UT Tyler
- 2004 Robert Morris University – Lake County
- 2005 Bluefield College
- 2006 Rochester College
- 2007 Robert Morris University – Lake County
- 2008 Briarcliffe College
- 2009 Concordia College – Selma, Alabama
- 2010 University of Maine at Fort Kent
- 2011 Lindenwood University – Belleville
- 2012 Briarcliffe College
- 2013 West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- 2014 West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- 2015 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2016 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2017 Florida National University
Men's Division I soccer
[edit]- 2018 Florida National University
- 2019 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse
- 2022 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2023 Bryant & Stratton College Rochester
Men's Division II soccer
[edit]- 2018 Penn State Brandywine
- 2019 Berkeley College (NY)
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 Penn State Brandywine
- 2022 Johnson & Wales University (NC)
- 2023 Johnson & Wales University (NC)
Women's soccer
[edit]- 1997 St. Gregory's University (OK)
- 1998 Southern Virginia College
- 1999 Southern Virginia College
- 2000 Huntingdon College (OR)
- 2001 University of Dallas[11]
- 2002 University of Dallas
- 2003 University of Dallas
- 2004 Webber International University
- 2005 Southern Virginia University
- 2006 Southern Virginia University
- 2007 Robert Morris – Springfield
- 2008 Southern Virginia University
- 2009 Marygrove College
- 2010 University of Maine at Fort Kent
- 2011 University of Maine at Fort Kent
- 2012 Daemen College
- 2013 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2014 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2015 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2016 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2017 University of Maine Fort Kent
Women's Division I soccer
[edit]- 2018 Cleary University
- 2019 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse
- 2022 University of Maine Fort Kent
- 2023 Shaw University
Women's Division II soccer
[edit]- 2018 University of Cincinnati Clermont College
- 2019 Cincinnati Clermont
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 SUNY ESF
- 2022 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- 2023 Cincinnati Clermont
Women's volleyball
[edit]- 1980 Jackson Baptist College (OR)
- 1981 (not available)
- 1982 Northland College (WI)
- 1983 College of St. Scholastica (MN)
- 1984 College of St. Scholastica
- 1985 Dr. Martin Luther College
- 1986 Dr. Martin Luther College
- 1987 Dr. Martin Luther College
- 1988 College of St. Scholastica
- 1989 Northland College
- 1990 Nazareth College (MI)
- 1991 Concordia College St. Paul (MN)
- 1992 Northland College
- 1993 Concordia College Seward (NE)
- 1994 (Not available)
- 1995 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1996 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1997 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1998 Rochester College
- 1999 Rochester College
- 2000 Florida College
- 2001 University of Dallas
- 2002 Southern Virginia University
- 2003 Florida College
- 2004 Southern Virginia University
- 2005 Florida College
- 2006 Florida College
- 2007 Florida College
- 2008 Spalding University
- 2009 Florida College
- 2010 Florida College
- 2011 Florida College
- 2012 Daemen College
- 2013 Daemen College
- 2014 Florida College
- 2015 Florida College
- 2016 Florida College
- 2017 Florida College
Women's Division I volleyball
[edit]- 2018 Florida National University
- 2019 Florida National University
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2022 Bluefield State University
- 2023 University of Maine at Fort Kent
Women's Division II volleyball
[edit]- 2018 Johnson & Wales University (NC)
- 2019 Penn State Fayette
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 UC Clermont
- 2022 Penn State Mont Alto
- 2023 Penn State Mont Alto
Men's basketball
[edit]- 1967 Sullivan Business College
- 1968 Sullivan Business College
- 1969 Sullivan Business College
- 1970 Kittrell College (NC)
- 1971 Tiffin University (OH)
- 1972 Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
- 1973 Tiffin University
- 1974 Bryant & Stratton Institute
- 1975 Florida College
- 1976 Northeast Technical College (?)
- 1977 Rust College (MS)
- 1978 Southern Union (AL)
- 1979 Florida College
- 1980 Sullivan Junior College (formerly Sullivan Business College)
- 1981 Oakland City College (IN)
- 1982 Blackburn College (IL)
- 1983 Concordia College (TX)
- 1984 Webber College
- 1985 Blackburn College (IL)
- 1986 Bristol College
- 1987 National College of Business (SD)
- 1988 National College
- 1989 Michigan Christian College
- 1990 Paul Quinn College (TX)
- 1991 Mount Senario College (WI)
- 1992 Texas College
- 1993 Texas College
- 1994 Mount Senario College
- 1995 Paul Quinn College
- 1996 Mount Senario College
- 1997 Louisiana College
- 1998 Northwest Christian College
- 1999 Northwest Christian College
- 2000 Kansas Wesleyan University
Division I men's basketball
[edit]- 2001 Finlandia University (MI)
- 2002 The Apprentice School
- 2003 The Apprentice School
- 2004 Rochester College
- 2005 Rochester College
- 2006 Rhema Bible Training Center
- 2007 Rhema Bible Training Center
- 2008 Oakwood University
- 2009 Talladega College
- 2010 Talladega College
- 2011 Southern Virginia University
- 2012 Oakwood University
- 2013 Rochester College
- 2014 Washington Adventist University
- 2015 Daemen College
- 2016 Oakwood University
- 2017 Concordia College (AL)
- 2018 Rochester College
- 2019 Oakwood University
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 No tournament
- 2022 Paul Quinn College
- 2023 Salem University
- 2024 The Apprentice School
Men's Division II basketball
[edit]- 2001 Huntingdon College (AL)
- 2002 Central Maine Community College
- 2003 Johnson & Wales University (FL)
- 2004 Arkansas Baptist College
- 2005 New Hampshire Technical Institute
- 2006 Taylor University, Ft. Wayne
- 2007 University of Cincinnati Clermont College
- 2008 Williamson Trade College
- 2009 Williamson Trade College
- 2010 World Harvest Bible College
- 2011 Andrews University
- 2012 Andrews University
- 2013 Warren Wilson College
- 2014 Andrews University
- 2015 Berkeley College (NY)
- 2016 Berkeley College (NY)
- 2017 Berkeley College (NY)
- 2018 Berkeley College (NY)
- 2019 Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- 2020 NHTI, Concord's Community College
- 2021 No tournament
- 2022 Southern Maine Community College
- 2023 Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- 2024 Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Women's basketball
[edit]- 1980 Colorado Women's College
- 1981 No tournament
- 1982 National (SD)
- 1983 Concordia St. Paul (MN)
- 1984 Lamar Community College
- 1985 Phillips Junior College–Gulfport
- 1986 Phillips Junior College–Gulfport
- 1987 Concordia (NE)
- 1988 College of St. Scholastica (MN)
- 1989 Concordia (NE)
- 1990 Concordia (NE)
- 1991 Silver Lake College (WI)
- 1992 Trinity International University (IL)
- 1993 Blackburn College (IL)
- 1994 Trinity International
- 1995 Martin Methodist College
- 1996 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1997 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1998 Clarendon College
- 1999 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 2000 Southern Virginia University
- 2001 The Apprentice School
- 2002 The Apprentice School
- 2003 Mount Aloysius (PA)
- 2004 Presentation College (SD)[12]
- 2005 Southern Virginia University
- 2006 Southern Virginia University
- 2007 Concordia College – Selma
- 2008 Concordia College – Selma
- 2009 Spalding University
- 2010 Talladega College
- 2011 Ave Maria University
- 2012 Concordia College – Selma
Women's Division I basketball
[edit]- 2013 Daemen College
- 2014 Concordia College Alabama
- 2015 Daemen College
- 2016 Concordia College Alabama
- 2017 Concordia College Alabama
- 2018 Rochester College
- 2019 Mississippi University for Women
- 2020 Tournament canceled
- 2021 No tournament
- 2022 D'Youville University
- 2023 D'Youville University
- 2024 Salem University
Women's Division II basketball
[edit]- 2013 Albany College of Pharmacy
- 2014 University of Cincinnati Clermont College
- 2015 Penn State Beaver
- 2016 College of St. Joseph
- 2017 Central Maine Community College
- 2018 Johnson & Wales University (NC)
- 2019 Central Maine Community College
- 2020 Penn State Beaver
- 2021 No tournament
- 2022 Central Maine Community College
- 2023 Cincinnati Clermont
- 2024 Christendom College
Baseball
[edit]- 1975 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1976 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1977 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1978 Missouri Baptist College
- 1979 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1980 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1981 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1982 Alabama Christian College
- 1983 Lamar College
- 1984 Lamar College
- 1985 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1986 Colorado Northwestern Community College
- 1987 No tournament
- 1988 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1989 (Not available)
- 1990 Bristol University
- 1991–1994 (Not available)
- 1995 (Not available)
- 1996 Baptist Christian College
- 1997 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 1998 No tournament
- 1999 Kansas Wesleyan University
- 2000 Huntingdon College (AL)
- 2001 (Not available)
- 2002 Florida College
- 2003 LaGrange College (GA)
- 2004 Florida College
- 2005 Webber International University
- 2006 Briarcliffe College
- 2007 The Apprentice School
- 2008 Columbia Union College
- 2009 Saint Catharine College
- 2010 Briarcliffe College
- 2011 Briarcliffe College
- 2012 Spalding University
- 2013 University of Cincinnati Clermont College
- 2014 Lindenwood University – Belleville
- 2015 The Apprentice School
- 2016 College of St. Joseph
- 2017 College of St. Joseph
- 2018 Penn State DuBois
- 2019 Penn State DuBois
- 2020 Tournament canceled
- 2021 Penn State DuBois
- 2022 The Apprentice School
- 2023 Penn State DuBois
- 2024 Cincinnati Clermont
Men's golf
[edit]- 1972 University of South Carolina Aiken
- 1973 Steed College (TN)
- 1974 University of South Carolina Spartanburg
- 1975 University of South Carolina Aiken
- 1976 University of South Carolina Aiken
- 1977 Ambassador College (TX)
- 1978 Southern Union College (AL)
- 1979 Florida College
- 1980 Brewer State College (AL)
- 1981–2000 (Not available)
- 2001–2002 No tournament
- 2003 LaGrange College
- 2004 Keystone College
- 2005 The Apprentice School
- 2006 The Apprentice School
- 2007 Rhema Bible College
- 2008 Pennsylvania College of Technology
- 2009 Rochester College
- 2010 Rochester College
- 2011 Lindenwood University – Belleville
- 2012 Daemen College
- 2013 Daemen College
- 2014 Daemen College
- 2015 Cleary University
- 2016 Bluefield State College
- 2017 SUNY Delhi
- 2018 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2019 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2020 No tournament
- 2021 Bluefield State College
- 2022 Johnson & Wales University (NC)
- 2023 Lyon College
Softball
[edit]- 1991 Lake Erie College (OH)
- 1992–1996 (Not available)
- 1997 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN)
- 1998 No tournament
- 1999 Southern Virginia College
- 2000 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2001 (Not available)
- 2002 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2003 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2004 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2005 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2006 Robert Morris – Springfield
- 2007 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2008 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2009 Saint Catharine College
- 2010 Robert Morris–Springfield
- 2011 Rochester College
- 2012 Spalding University
- 2013 Lindenwood University – Belleville
- 2014 Lindenwood University – Belleville
- 2015 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2016 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2017 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2018 Cleary University
- 2019 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- 2020 Tournament canceled
- 2021 Florida National University
- 2022 Florida National University
- 2023 Penn State Brandywine
- 2024 Penn State Brandywine
See also
[edit]- List of USCAA institutions
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
- National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
- National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
- California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c USCAA (2014). "USCAA Sports". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d USCAA (2011). "About USCAA" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ USCAA, "Past Champions". Accessed: May 18, 2012.
- ^ SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011. Accessed: May 18, 2012.
- ^ "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship." USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.
- ^ "USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions". USCAA. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships," USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.
- ^ "NSCAA National Small Coll Ath Assoc Championship 1998". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Cleary Cougars are National Champions". Clearly University. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "USCAA Track & Field Invitational". TFRRS. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ "Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald's Classic". smsumustangs.com. November 29, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2024.