The MAC has a rich and proud history. 
We are one of the longest-established collegiate athletic conferences in the nation. The MAC has a legacy of hard-working student-athletes, accomplished graduates, and highly-regarded institutions.

Our student-athletes have more opportunities than in any other DIII conference.
Over 7,000 student-athletes benefit from our conference’s size, unique organizational structure, and sport sponsorship. This mix of attributes result in competitive regular season conference play, highly contested conference championships, and NCAA championship access.

The MAC is competitive.
The MAC has won more than 145 NCAA Division III national titles. This is a competitive conference. Student-athletes play for the love of the game, and thrive both academically and athletically.

Our impact extends beyond our campuses.
Our student-athletes and graduates have a positive educational and social impact within the communities they call home.
 

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The MAC has a rich and proud history. 
Lou Sorrentino served Lebanon Valley College (LVC) as a student-athlete, coach and athletic director for nearly 60 years from 1950 until his passing in November 2010. Sorrentino has been indcuted into several hall of fames, including the MAC, LVC, Central Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Athletic halls of fame. He was a three-sport student-athlete, and then a coach of four different sports while also serving as the athletic director. Sorrentino has two conference awards in his honor including the Lou Sorrentino Golfer of the Year award in men's golf, and the Lou Sorreninto Award for Athletic Administrator given annually to honor a MAC athletic administrator who has had an impact in college athletics and NCAA Division III. // Lou Sorrentino Hall of Fame Bio



Our student-athletes have more opportunities than in any other DIII conference.
MAC Executive Director Ken Andrews began his duty in May 2000. The first task Andrews completed on the job was signing off on the current three-conference structure, which allows 13 of the 27 sponsored sports to compete as two separate conferences for the chance at their own conference championship and NCAA automatic qualifier to their respective national tournament. The remaining 14 sports compete as the MAC, coming together as one conference. // Ken Andrews Staff Bio



The MAC is competitive.
The MAC has been very competitive in the NCAA Division III era. The MAC has collected 151 of its 212 national titles in NCAA Division III competition, including 42 team national titles and 109 individual national titles. Most recently in 2018-19, the MAC claimed three individual national titles in wrestling, and outdoor track & field. Lycoming senior Garrett Wesneski won the 285 lbs. national title at the wrestling championship, Messiah freshman Esther Seeland won the women's 800-meter run national title and Messiah senior Benjamin Schott won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase national title at the outdoor track & field championships. // NATIONAL CHAMPION! Lycoming's Wesneski Caputres Heavyweight Title // CHAMPS! Messiah's Ben Schott and Esther Seeland Claim National Titles



Our impact extends beyond our campuses.
The MAC and its institutions strive be the best examples of NCAA Division III. One aspect they have continued to lead by example in is their continued support of the NCAA Division III Student-Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) partnership with Special Olympics. The MAC annually raises funds with at the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series (Football), while all of its institutions continue to do their own initiatives on campus. More recently, both DeSales University and King's College both won the NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll to earn $500 for its next Special Olympics event. The MAC previously won the same funds for its bowl series event. // NCAA Division III Special Olympics Partnership



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