PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

'Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference'
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
'Data'
Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1951
Members	14
Sports fielded	22
Region	North East
States	Pennsylvania
Headquarters	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Commissioner	Steve Murray
'Locations'

The 'Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference' ('PSAC') is a college athletic conference that participates in the NCAA's Division II. Organized in 1951, the PSAC was historically made up exclusively of public schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, but announced an expansion in 2007, to take effect in 2008, to include two private schools as full members and a third as an associate member. The conference was open to men's sports only until 1977 when women's sports were added.^[1] The PSAC is the second largest conference in NCAA Division II. The conference is governed by the presidents of the 14 universities. A conference commissioner, two assistants and an intern are employed at the PSAC offices in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Expansion

Member schools

Conference Stadia

External links

Expansion

The conference announced on June 18, 2007, that it invited three private universities to join the conference. The schools accepted the invitations marking the first time that the conference expanded since forming in 1951. PSAC invites, Gannon, Mercyhurst, C.W. Post to loin league Genaro C. Armas
The three invited schools were Gannon University and Mercyhurst College of Erie and C.W. Post University of Brookville, New York. The schools have been given two weeks to accept the invitations. Conference Commissioner, Steve Murray, was quoted in saying, "It's pretty historic. It's definitely a change. There are some folks out there who might be a little nervous. Suddenly, we got private schools with state schools."
The expansion boosted the number of football playing schools to 16 and allow the PSAC to divide into two divisions. The newly expanded conference will have 17 members participating in most NCAA Division II sports. Mansfield would be the lone school without a football team. C.W. Post would participate in football and field hockey only.
On June 27th, Gannon and Mercyhurst held a joint press conference to announce their acceptance into the PSAC, effective as of July 1, 2008. PSAC adds Gannon University and Mercyhurst College to Membership The following day it was announced that C.W. Post University would also join the conference ^[2] as an associate member in football and field hockey.

Member schools

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	1839	Public	8,000
California University of Pennsylvania	California, Pennsylvania	1852	Public	6,500
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney, Pennsylvania	1837	Public	1,380
Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Clarion, Pennsylvania	1867	Public	6,338
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	1893	Public	6,553
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	1857	Public	7,773
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	1875	Public	11,772
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	1866	Public	9,777
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	1870	Public	5,500
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield, Pennsylvania	1857	Public	3,390
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, Pennsylvania	1855	Public	7,998
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	1871	Public	7,653
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	1889	Public	7,848
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, Pennsylvania	1871	Public	11,870

;Teams

★ Bloomsburg Huskies

★ California Vulcans

★ Cheyney Wolves

★ Clarion Golden Eagles

★ East Stoudsburg Warriors

★ Edinboro Fighting Scots

★ IUP Crimson Hawks

★ Kutztown Golden Bears

★ Lock Haven Bald Eagles

★ Mansfield Mountaineers

★ Millersville Marauders

★ Shippensburg Raiders

★ Slippery Rock Pride

★ West Chester Golden Rams

Conference Stadia

School	Football		Basketball
	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Bloomsburg	Robert B. Redman Stadium	5,000	E.H. Nelson Fieldhouse	2,000
California	Adamson Stadium	5,000	Hamer Hall	2,500
Cheyney	O’Shield-Stevenson Stadium	3,500	Cope Hall	1,500
Clarion	Memorial Field	7,000	W.S. Tippin Gymnasium	4,000
East Stroudsburg	Eiler-Martin Stadium	6,000	Koehler Fieldhouse	2,650
Edinboro	Sox-Harrison Stadium	5,000	McComb Fieldhouse	4,000
IUP	George P. Miller Stadium[1]	6,500	Memorial Field House	2,365
Kutztown	University Field	5,600	Keystone Hall	4,000
Lock Haven	Hubert Jack Stadium	3,000	Thomas Field House	2,500
Mansfield	dropped football following the 2006 season	3,000	Decker Gymnasium	2,500
Millersville	Biemesderfer Stadium	6,500	Pucillo Gymnasium	2,850
Shippensburg	Seth Grove Stadium	7,700	Heiges Field House	2,768
Slippery Rock	N. Kerr Thompson Stadium	10,000	Morrow Field House	3,000
West Chester	Farrell Stadium	7,500	Hollinger Field House	2,500

External links

1. PSAC: An Overview
2.


★ Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference official website