DAKOTA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

'Dakota Athletic Conference '
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'Data'
Classification	NAIA
Established	2000
Members	8
Sports fielded	14 (7 men's, 7 women's)
Region	Central United States
States	2 - North Dakota and South Dakota
Headquarters	Dickinson, North Dakota
'Locations'

The 'Dakota Athletic Conference' ('DAC') is an College Athletic Conference which competes in the NAIA. As the name implies, member teams are located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

Contents

History

Member Schools

Sports

External link

History

The Dakota Athletic Conference was formed from a merger between the North Dakota College Athletic Conference and the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference. Two schools have left the confernece in its history. The University of Mary joined the NCAA, and Si Tanka-Huron closed.

Member Schools

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Black Hills State University	Yellow Jackets	Spearfish, South Dakota	1881	Public	3,989
Dakota State University	Trojans	Madison, South Dakota	1881	Public	2,282
Dickinson State University	Blue Hawks	Dickinson, North Dakota	1916	Public	2,479
Jamestown College	Jimmies	Jamestown, North Dakota	1883	Private/Presbyterian	1,063
Mayville State University	Comets	Mayville, North Dakota	1889	Public	904
Minot State University	Beavers	Minot, North Dakota	1913	Public	3,851
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Hardrockers	Rapid City, South Dakota	1885	Public	2,345
Valley City State University	Vikings	Valley City, North Dakota	1890	Public	1,033

Sports

Member teams field men's and women's teams in cross country, basketball, track and field and golf. Men's teams are field for baseball, football and wrestling. Women's teams are field for soccer, softball and volleyball.

External link

★ DAC Home Page