Coast to Coast Athletic Conference

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Coast to Coast Athletic Conference
C2C
Coast to Coast Athletic Conference logo
Established1989
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members8 (7 in 2023)
Sports fielded
  • 20
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 11
RegionU.S.-wide
Former namesCapital Athletic Conference (CAC)
HeadquartersFredericksburg, Virginia
CommissionerChris Roekle (since 2020)
Websitewww.c2csports.com
Locations
Coast to Coast Athletic Conference locations

The Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; officially stylized as Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference), formerly named Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located throughout the United States in the states of California, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

History[]

Capital Athletic Conference Charter Members locations
Blue pog.svg – charter members

Formed in 1989 as Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), the charter members were The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, the University of Mary Washington, Marymount University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and York College of Pennsylvania. Goucher College joined the CAC in 1991, followed by Salisbury University in 1993. Hood College, Stevenson University, and Wesley College all formally joined the conference for the 2007–08 season, although Hood and Stevenson had already joined for some sports in the 2006–07 season. CUA and Goucher College left the conference in 2007–08 to become members of the new Landmark Conference. Gallaudet left the conference after the 2009-10 season for the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) for some sports. Stevenson and Hood left the CAC for the Middle Atlantic Conferences effective July 1, 2012.[1] The CAC added three members on July 1, 2013: Christopher Newport University, Penn State Harrisburg, and Southern Virginia University. Southern Virginia transitioned from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and became eligible for conference championships in the 2014–15 season.[2]

The CAC lost two members at the end of the 2017–18 school year with Marymount and Wesley leaving to become charter members of the new Atlantic East Conference.[3] Two more members left after the 2018–19 school year. Frostburg State announced that it planned to transition to NCAA Division II and join the Mountain East Conference.[4] Penn State Harrisburg, which left the NEAC to join the CAC in 2013, returned to its prior conference home.[5] The CAC lost another member in 2019–20 when York left for the MAC Commonwealth Conference.[6]

Later changes to the Capital Athletic Conference membership were announced in December 2019 with the departures of Southern Virginia University and St. Mary's College of Maryland, respectively set to join the USA South Athletic Conference and North Eastern Athletic Conference in the 2021–22 academic year.[7][8]

On April 30 and May 20, 2020 the University of Mary Washington and Salisbury University respectively announced that they would join the Metropolitan Swimming Conference starting in the 2020-21 school year.[9][10] St. Mary's College of Maryland joined the Atlantic East Conference as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving. After these transitions and the loss of York, the conference stopped sponsoring swimming. The loss of York also reduced the number of men's and women's golf teams to three each, which led the league to also drop men's and women's golf after the 2020 season resulting in the three men's golf associate members to also leave the conference.

Current Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Member locations
Blue pog.svg – Full member
Red pog.svg – Full, departing member

On May 26, 2020, it was announced that the American Collegiate Athletic Association would merge with the Capital Athletic Conference. All full ACAA members and an associate member joined the CAC in the 2020–21 school year; the announcement also stated that the expanded CAC planned to adopt a new name. Pine Manor College, which recently entered into a partnership with Boston College, is participating in the Conference for the 2020–21 academic year only in four sports: men's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball. The post-merger conference does not conduct regular-season competition in any sports; members establish their own schedules, with NCAA championship bids handed out in conference tournaments or championship meets, depending on the sport.[11][12]

On November 18, 2020, the Capital Athletic Conference announced its rebranding as the "Coast to Coast Athletic Conference".[13]

On March 17, 2021, Mills College announced its plan to end the conferment of degrees in 2023 and instead to become a research institute[14][15] because of financial hardships deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic in California,[16] hence Mills is to drop sports and dissolve its athletic department once the transition to an institute is completed.

On August 4, 2021, St. Mary's College of Maryland announced that it has accepted an invitation to rejoin Coast to Coast as an associate member in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.[17]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

The league currently has eight full members. Departing members are highlighted in red.

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Banana Slugs 1965 Public 19,700 2020–21
Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia Captains 1961 Public 5,186 2013–14
Finlandia University Hancock, Michigan Lions 1896 Private/Lutheran 507 2020–21
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia Eagles 1908 Public 4,862 1989–90
Mills College[a] Oakland, California Cyclones 1852 Private 1,345 2020–21
Mount Mary University[a] Milwaukee, Wisconsin Blue Angels 1913 Private/Catholic 1,209 2020–21
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York Cannoneers 1877 Private 4,829 2020–21
Salisbury University Salisbury, Maryland Sea Gulls 1925 Public 7,383 1993–94
Notes
  1. ^ a b This institution is a women's college, therefore it doesn't compete in men's sports.

Associate members[]

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Primary
conference		 C2C
sport
St. Mary's College of Maryland[a] St. Mary's City, Maryland Seahawks 1840 Public 1,950 2021–22 United East Men's indoor and outdoor track & field
Women's indoor and outdoor track & field
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Warhawks 1868 Public 11,020 2020–21 WIAC Men's soccer
Notes
  1. ^ St. Mary's (Md.) was a full member of the C2C (back the CAC) from 1989–90 to 2020–21.

Former members[]

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Current
conference
The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. Cardinals 1887 Private/Catholic 6,705 1989–90 2006–07 Landmark
Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland Bobcats 1898 Public 5,215 2010–11 2018–19 MEC
(D-II)
Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. Bison 1864 Private/
Quasigovernmental 		2,340 1989–90 2009–10 United East
Goucher College Towson, Maryland Gophers 1885 Private 2,375 1989–90 2006–07 Landmark
Hood College Frederick, Maryland Blazers 1893 Private/United Church of Christ 3,856 2007–08 2011–12 MAC Commonwealth
Marymount University Arlington, Virginia Saints 1950 Private/Catholic 3,684 1989–90 2017–18 AEC
Penn State–Harrisburg Lower Swatara, Pennsylvania Lions 1966 Public 3,441 2013–14 2018–19 United East
Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Gators 1911 Private 419 2020–21 2020–21 None[a]
St. Mary's College of Maryland[b] St. Mary's City, Maryland Seahawks 1840 Public 1,950 1989–90 2020–21 United East
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, Virginia Knights 1867 Private/LDS 1,106 2013–14 2020–21 USA South
Stevenson University Stevenson, Maryland Mustangs 1947 Private 3,929 2007–08 2011–12 MAC Commonwealth
Wesley College Dover, Delaware Wolverines 1873 Private/United Methodist 2,400 2007–08 2017–18 None[c]
York College of Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania Spartans 1787 Private 5,367 1989–90 2019–20 MAC Commonwealth
Notes
  1. ^ Pine Manor was acquired by Boston College in 2021.
  2. ^ St. Mary's (Md.) remains in the C2C as an associate member in indoor and outdoor track & field
  3. ^ Wesley was acquired by Delaware State University in 2021

Former associate members[]

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Primary
conference 		C2C
sport
Babson College Wellesley, Massachusetts Beavers 1919 Private 3,120 2018–19 2019–20 NEWMAC Men's golf
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tartans 1900 Private 14,800 2019–20 2019–20 UAA Men's golf[a]
New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey Gothic Knights 1929 Public 7,300 2013–14 2019–20 NJAC Men's golf
William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey Pioneers 1855 Public 10,970 2013–14 2015–16 NJAC Men's golf
Notes

Membership timeline[]

Pratt InstituteAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationPine Manor CollegeAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationMount Mary UniversityAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationMills CollegeAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationFinlandia UniversityAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationUniversity of California, Santa CruzAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationUSA South Athletic ConferenceSouthern Virginia UniversityUnited East ConferencePS-HarrisburgChristopher Newport UniversityMountain East ConferenceFrostburg State UniversityAtlantic East ConferenceWesley College (Delaware)MAC Commonwealth ConferenceStevenson UniversityMAC Commonwealth ConferenceHood CollegeSalisbury UniversityLandmark ConferenceGoucher CollegeMAC Commonwealth ConferenceYork College of PennsylvaniaSt. Mary's College of MarylandAtlantic East ConferenceMarymount UniversityUniversity of Mary WashingtonUnited East ConferenceGallaudet UniversityLandmark ConferenceThe Catholic University of America

Sports[]

The C2C sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
Green tickY
Basketball
Green tickY
Green tickY
Cross Country
Green tickY
Green tickY
Field Hockey
Green tickY
Lacrosse
Green tickY
Green tickY
Soccer
Green tickY
Green tickY
Softball
Green tickY
Tennis
Green tickY
Green tickY
Track and field (indoor)
Green tickY
Green tickY
Track and field (outdoor)
Green tickY
Green tickY
Volleyball
Green tickY

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

School Baseball[A] Basketball Cross
country 		Lacrosse [A] Soccer Tennis Track
& field
(indoor) 		Track
& field
(outdoor) 		Total
C2C
Sports
UC Santa Cruz Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 5
Christopher Newport Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 8
Finlandia Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 3
Mary Washington Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 8
Pratt Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 6
Salisbury Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 8
Totals 4 6 5 3 6+1 5 5+1 5+1 38+3
St. Mary's Green tickY Green tickY 2
UW Whitewater Green tickY 1
Notes
  1. ^ a b Baseball and men's lacrosse, will be in danger of not being eligible for NCAA championship bids in the 2023-24 season if new members teams do not join C2C in those sports. According to the NCAA rules for a conference sport to be considered for NCAA championship bids there must be five or more teams competing in that sport, which all of the sports listed will have four teams or less fielding that sport after the 2020-21 season.

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the C2C that are played by C2C schools[]

School Equestrian Esports Football Golf Ice Hockey Rugby Sailing Swimming
& Diving		 Volleyball
UC Santa Cruz Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN PCSC Independent
Christopher Newport Red XN Red XN NJAC Independent Red XN Red XN MAISA Red XN Red XN
Finlandia Red XN Green tickY UMAC Red XN NCHA Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Mary Washington IHSA[A] Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN CCRC Red XN METS Red XN
Pratt IHSA[A] Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Independent
Salisbury Red XN Red XN NJAC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN METS Red XN
Notes
  1. ^ a b Mary Washington's and Pratt's equestrian programs are not sponsored by the NCAA but through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

School Basketball Cross
country 		Field
hockey[A] 		Lacrosse[A] Soccer Softball Tennis Track
& field
(indoor) 		Track
& field
(outdoor) 		Volleyball Total
C2C
Sports
UC Santa Cruz Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 6
Christopher Newport Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Finlandia Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY 4
Mary Washington Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Mills Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY 4
Mount Mary Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY 5
Pratt Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
Salisbury Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Totals 7 7 3 3 8 5 6 5+1 5+1 8 57+2
St. Mary's Green tickY Green tickY 2
Notes
  1. ^ a b Field hockey and women's lacrosse will be in danger of not being eligible for NCAA championship bids in the 2023-24 season if new members teams do not join C2C in those sports. According to the NCAA rules for a conference sport to be considered for NCAA championship bids there must be five or more teams competing in that sport, which all of the sports listed will have four teams or less fielding that sport after the 2020-21 season.

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by C2C that are played by C2C schools[]

School Cheerleading Crew Dance Equestrian[b] Esports Golf Ice hockey Rugby[b] Sailing Swimming
& diving
UC Santa Cruz Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN ASC Red XN Red XN Red XN PCSC
Christopher Newport NCA Red XN NCA Red XN Red XN Independent Red XN Red XN MAISA Red XN
Finlandia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN NCHA Red XN Red XN Red XN
Mary Washington Red XN Red XN Red XN IHSA[c] Red XN Red XN Red XN CRU Red XN METS
Mills Red XN NWC Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN LibArts
Mount Mary Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Independent Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Pratt Red XN Red XN Red XN IHSA[c] Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Salisbury Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN METS
Notes
  1. ^ Carnegie Mellon joined as an associate member in the 2019–20 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then men's golf was dropped as a conference sport after the 2019–20 season, therefore the CMU never participated in a conference championship.
  2. ^ a b Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  3. ^ a b While equestrian is recognized by the NCAA as one of its "Emerging Sports for Women", the NCAA does not sponsor a championship in that sport. Championships are organized by the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

Current champions[]

See also: Coast to Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
See also: Coast to Coast Athletic Conference Championship History

The table below shows the current list of champions for the C2C/CAC championships. The number in parentheses is the number of total championships that team has won in that sport.

Season Sport Women's Champion Men's Champion
Fall 2021 Cross Country UC Santa Cruz (1) UC Santa Cruz (1)
Field Hockey Salisbury (23) N/A
Soccer Christopher Newport (4) Christopher Newport (3)
Volleyball Christopher Newport (7) N/A
Winter 2019-20 Basketball Christopher Newport (3) York (2)
Swimming Mary Washington (30) Mary Washington (26)
Indoor Track & Field Christopher Newport (6) Christopher Newport (4)
Spring 2021 Baseball N/A Salisbury (16)
Lacrosse Salisbury (19) Salisbury (23)
Softball Salisbury (20) N/A
Tennis Mary Washington (28) Southern Virginia (1)
Outdoor Track and Field Christopher Newport (27) Christopher Newport (30)

References[]

  1. ^ "Stevenson and Hood to Join MAC". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Capital Athletic Conference Adds Penn State-Harrisburg; The Lions Join CNU & SVU As New Full Members In 2013-14" (Press release). Capital Athletic Conference. July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Atlantic East has name, formal announcement". D3sports.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Frostburg State Set To Join Mountain East Conference" (Press release). Bridgeport, West Virginia: Mountain East Conference. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "NEAC Welcomes Penn State Harrisburg for 2019-20" (Press release). North Eastern Athletic Conference. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "MAC to Add York (Pa.) as 18th Member Beginning in 2020-21" (Press release). Middle Atlantic Conferences. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Southern Virginia Set to Join USA South" (Press release). Southern Virginia University Athletics. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "St. Mary's College of Maryland to Join North Eastern Athletic Conference in 2021" (Press release). North Eastern Athletic Conference. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "UMW Men's & Women's Swimming Accepts Membership in Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming Conference" (Press release). UMW Athletics. April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Salisbury Swimming accepts membership in Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference" (Press release). Salisisbury Eagles Athletics. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "ACAA and Capital Athletic Conference Join Forces" (Press release). American Collegiate Athletic Association. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "CAC Announces Conference Expansion; Adds Six Member Institutions" (Press release). Capital Athletic Conference. May 26, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "CAC Evolves Into Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference" (Press release). Capital Athletic Conference. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Mills College announces plan to close, triggering debate about other schools' futures". EdSource. March 17, 2021.
  15. ^ Graff, Amy (March 17, 2021). "Mills College in Oakland is closing to become an institute". SFGate. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Ross, Martha (March 18, 2021). "COVID-19 casualty: Mills College in Oakland will end as 4-year school in 2023". The Mercury News (published March 17, 2021). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "St. Mary's to Rejoin C2C as Associate Member in Track and Field" (Press release). Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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