Formerly | Twin Rivers Conference |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | 1972 |
Commissioner | Corey Borchardt (since 2008) |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 8 full, 2 associate |
Headquarters | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Region | Upper Midwest |
Official website | umacathletics.com |
Locations | |
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III since the 2008–09 season. Corey Borchardt is the current commissioner of the UMAC, and was appointed to the position in 2008. The UMAC was started in 1972 as the Twin Rivers Conference, and assumed its current name in 1983. Member institutions are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The UMAC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's volleyball.
Greenville College and Westminster College became associate members of the UMAC in football in 2009, followed by Finlandia University in 2021.
In March 2023, Finlandia announced it was closing.[1]