RMAC Centennial Celebration
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs. The Celebration will recognize 19 all-time teams from the past 100 years. Social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. To purchase tickets, go to http://shop.1asecure.com/prod.cfm?ProdID=285433&StID=7435.
The RMAC is the fourth most historic collegiate athletic conference, trailing only the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1888), Big 10 (1896), and Missouri Valley Conference (1907). The RMAC is the oldest conference operating in NCAA Division II, and the oldest headquartered in the western U.S.
On March 6, 1909 leaders from Colorado College, the University of Colorado and Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State) agreed to eligibility rules and scheduling procedures, forming the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference. That spring, the conference sponsored the sports of baseball and track & field.
The Colorado School of Mines joined in November of 1909 and participated in the conference's first ever basketball season. CSM has been a member of the RMAC ever since. The next schools to join were the University of Utah in March of 1910 and Denver University in May of 1910. That was when the name of the league changed to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference.
In 1967, the name of the league was changed to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Over the years, 31 colleges and universities have been members of the RMAC.
Currently there are 14 member institutions (Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Christian, Colorado Mines, CSU-Pueblo, Fort Lewis, Mesa State, Metro State, New Mexico Highlands, Regis, UC-Colorado Springs, Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney, Western New Mexico, Western State) and six associate schools (Fort Hays State, Grand Canyon, Montana State Billings, San Francisco State, Univ. of Incarnate Word, Univ. of Texas-Permian Basin) competing in the RMAC.
The conference sponsors 21 sports (baseball, men's & women's basketball, men's & women's cross country, football, men's & women's golf, men's & women's soccer, softball, men's & women's swimming & diving, men's & women's tennis, men's & women's indoor track & field, men's & women's outdoor track & field, volleyball, wrestling) that's the highest number in the 100-year history of the league.
Directions to Cheyenne Mountain Resort
3225 Boradmoor Valley Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
800-428-8886
Directions from the Colorado Springs
Airport
Go west on Drennan Rd. approximately 3 miles to Academy Blvd. Turn
left on Academy and stay in the left-hand lane. Follow Academy
approximately 4 miles to Highway 115. Exit north at Highway 115.
Proceed approximately one mile to Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. Turn left
on Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. And go one block to Broadmoor Valley Rd.
Turn left and go three blocks to Cheyenne Mountain Resort.
Directions to Cheyenne Mountain Resort from I-25
Exit 138 - Circle Drive.
Turn West (toward the mountains).
Two miles to Highway 115 South - Canon City.
Continue under the overpass and LEFT turn onto ramp.
First traffic light, Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, turn RIGHT.
Take the first LEFT, Broadmoor Valley Road - (Resort's sign on the
corner).
One half mile to Cheyenne Mountain Resort - Main Entrance on the
LEFT.
