New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference


The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts.

History

The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the former New England Women's 8 Conference voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy.
The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as the New England Women's 6 Conference. Charter members were Babson College, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College, Wellesley College and Wheaton College. Mount Holyoke College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994-95 academic year, Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions.
In March of 2012, the NEWMAC announced the addition of Emerson College as the 11th full member of the league starting in the 2013-14 academic year. With the addition of Emerson the NEWMAC began re-sponsoring the sport of men's lacrosse, adding an affiliate member, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In July of 2012, the conference welcomed Simmons College as an affiliate member to compete in the sport of rowing.
In April of 2015, the conference office announced it would begin sponsoring football in the 2017 season, with Maine Maritime Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Norwich University as affiliate members. In September 29, 2015, the league announced the addition of The Catholic University of America as another associate member in football effective July 1, 2017.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has 11 full members:
InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentJoined
Babson CollegeWellesley, MassachusettsBeavers1919Private/Non-sectarian3,2001985
Clark UniversityWorcester, MassachusettsCougars1887Private/Non-sectarian3,3771995
Emerson CollegeBoston, MassachusettsLions1880Private/Non-sectarian4,2902013
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MassachusettsEngineers1861Private/Non-sectarian10,2531985
Mount Holyoke College†South Hadley, MassachusettsLyons1837Private/Non-sectarian2,1001987
Smith College†Northampton, MassachusettsPioneers1871Private/Non-sectarian2,6001985
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MassachusettsPride1885Private/Non-sectarian5,0621998
United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, ConnecticutBears1876Federal/Military1,0451998
Wellesley College†Wellesley, MassachusettsBlue1870Private/Non-sectarian2,3001985
Wheaton CollegeNorton, MassachusettsLyons1834Private/Non-sectarian1,6501985
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MassachusettsEngineers1865Private/Non-sectarian5,5751987

† Women's college, therefore does not compete in men's sports.

Affiliate members

Former members

Membership timeline


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Sports

The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field hockey
Football
Lacrosse
Rowing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball