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SUWANEE, Ga. -
Throughout the 2005-2006 academic year, the Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference will celebrate its 15th anniversary. A special logo
commemorating the occasion will also be used.
In 15 years, the SCAC has seen its membership grow from eight schools in
1991 to the current roster of 11 (read
about Colorado College joining the SCAC), and sports sponsorship has increased
from 15 to 19. For a complete timeline listing the more memorable and
historical moments over the last 15 years in the SCAC, check out the
special anniversary timeline at the bottom of this page.
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Did
you know?
►Until
1991, the SCAC was known as the CAC (College Athletic Conference)?
The CAC was formed in 1962 with four charter members: Centre
College, Southwestern @ Memphis (now Rhodes College), Sewanee-The
University of the South, and Washington & Lee (Va.) University.
Washington (Mo.) University joined the CAC later that same year.
"No Pay, No
Pressure, No Hypocrisy; Five Schools Make Sports Fun Again!"
►Click
here to the read an article
reprinted from the 1963 CAC Spring Sports Festival program. |
As part of the celebration,
the SCAC office will release a 15th anniversary all-SCAC team for
each of its 18 conference-sponsored sports. Links to the anniversary teams
will be posted on this page as they are released.
During the fall season, all-anniversary teams will be released for
men's
cross country,
women's
cross country,
football,
men's soccer,
women's soccer and
volleyball.
For the winter, all-anniversary teams will be released for the sports of
men's basketball,
women's basketball,
men's
swimming and diving and
women's swimming and diving.
The final all-anniversary teams will be released for the spring sports of
baseball,
men's golf,
women's golf,
softball,
men's tennis,
women's tennis,
men's track and field and
women's track and field.
After the release of the final spring sport team, 297 former and current student-athletes
were recognized as
an all-anniversary recipient for his or her respective sport.
The teams will be selected by the Athletics Directors, head coaches and
sports information directors of the Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference.
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May
23, 2006
