Association | NAIA |
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Founded | 1992 |
Commissioner | Eric Ward |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 12 (13 in 2024) |
Headquarters | Livonia, Michigan |
Region | Midwest ( East North Central) |
Official website | www.whac.net |
Locations | |
The WolverineâHoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), heaquartered in Livonia, Michigan. The conference consists of twelve colleges and universities located in the U.S. states of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Founded in 1992, the conference was created as a successor group for the now-defunct NAIA District 23.
The WHAC announced on January 27, 2012, added bowling and lacrosse for both men and women as conference sports effective the fall of 2012, becoming the first NAIA conference to offer championships in these sports. [1]
On October 13, 2016, the Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept Rochester College (now Rochester Christian University) into the conference beginning with the 2017â18 academic year. [2]
Men's ice hockey was added as a conference sport effective the fall of 2017, making the WHAC the first conference in the NAIA to offer ice hockey as a conference championship sport. [3] Initially, the five conference members that sponsor ice hockey will participate in a conference championship. [3] [4] In July 2017, Concordia University Ann Arbor announced that the university will begin an ice hockey program and begin competition in the NAIA Division and WHAC Hockey Conference in the 2018â19 season. [5]
The WHAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Basketball? | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defiance College | Defiance, Ohio | 1850 | United Church | 505 | Yellow Jackets | 2024 | both |
Heartland (HCAC) ( NCAA D-III) |
The WHAC currently has nine affiliate members, all are private schools:
The WHAC had four former full members, all were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] | Left [b] | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davenport University | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1866 | Nonsectarian | 6,456 | Panthers | 2005 | 2017 | Great Lakes (GLIAC) [c] |
Marygrove College | Detroit, Michigan | 1899 |
Catholic ( I.H.M.) |
N/A | Mustangs | 2012 | 2018 [d] | Closed in 2019 |
Spring Arbor University [e] | Spring Arbor, Michigan | 1873 | Free Methodist | 2,600 | Cougars | 1992 | 2004 | Crossroads |
Tri-State University [f] | Angola, Indiana | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 4,104 | Thunder | 1992 | 2003 | Michigan (MIAA) [g] |
The WHAC had one former affiliate member, which was also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] | Left [b] | WHAC sport(s) |
Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor University | Upland, Indiana | 1846 | Nondenominational | 1,887 | Trojans | 2019â20 | 2019â20 | women's lacrosse | Crossroads |
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
WHAC offers 14 men's and 13 women's sports.
Sport | Men's | Women's |
---|---|---|
Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Bowling | ||
Cheer | ||
Cross Country | ||
Golf | ||
Dance | ||
Ice Hockey | ||
Lacrosse | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Tennis | ||
Track & Field Indoor | ||
Track & Field Outdoor | ||
Volleyball | ||
Wrestling |
Association | NAIA |
---|---|
Founded | 1992 |
Commissioner | Eric Ward |
Sports fielded |
|
No. of teams | 12 (13 in 2024) |
Headquarters | Livonia, Michigan |
Region | Midwest ( East North Central) |
Official website | www.whac.net |
Locations | |
The WolverineâHoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), heaquartered in Livonia, Michigan. The conference consists of twelve colleges and universities located in the U.S. states of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Founded in 1992, the conference was created as a successor group for the now-defunct NAIA District 23.
The WHAC announced on January 27, 2012, added bowling and lacrosse for both men and women as conference sports effective the fall of 2012, becoming the first NAIA conference to offer championships in these sports. [1]
On October 13, 2016, the Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept Rochester College (now Rochester Christian University) into the conference beginning with the 2017â18 academic year. [2]
Men's ice hockey was added as a conference sport effective the fall of 2017, making the WHAC the first conference in the NAIA to offer ice hockey as a conference championship sport. [3] Initially, the five conference members that sponsor ice hockey will participate in a conference championship. [3] [4] In July 2017, Concordia University Ann Arbor announced that the university will begin an ice hockey program and begin competition in the NAIA Division and WHAC Hockey Conference in the 2018â19 season. [5]
The WHAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Basketball? | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defiance College | Defiance, Ohio | 1850 | United Church | 505 | Yellow Jackets | 2024 | both |
Heartland (HCAC) ( NCAA D-III) |
The WHAC currently has nine affiliate members, all are private schools:
The WHAC had four former full members, all were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] | Left [b] | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davenport University | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1866 | Nonsectarian | 6,456 | Panthers | 2005 | 2017 | Great Lakes (GLIAC) [c] |
Marygrove College | Detroit, Michigan | 1899 |
Catholic ( I.H.M.) |
N/A | Mustangs | 2012 | 2018 [d] | Closed in 2019 |
Spring Arbor University [e] | Spring Arbor, Michigan | 1873 | Free Methodist | 2,600 | Cougars | 1992 | 2004 | Crossroads |
Tri-State University [f] | Angola, Indiana | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 4,104 | Thunder | 1992 | 2003 | Michigan (MIAA) [g] |
The WHAC had one former affiliate member, which was also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] | Left [b] | WHAC sport(s) |
Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor University | Upland, Indiana | 1846 | Nondenominational | 1,887 | Trojans | 2019â20 | 2019â20 | women's lacrosse | Crossroads |
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
WHAC offers 14 men's and 13 women's sports.
Sport | Men's | Women's |
---|---|---|
Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Bowling | ||
Cheer | ||
Cross Country | ||
Golf | ||
Dance | ||
Ice Hockey | ||
Lacrosse | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Tennis | ||
Track & Field Indoor | ||
Track & Field Outdoor | ||
Volleyball | ||
Wrestling |