National organization for intercollegiate athletic programs
TheUnited States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA ) is a nationalorganization for theintercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, includingcommunity /junior colleges , across theUnited States . The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.[ 1]
In 1966 (60 years ago) (1966 ) , the USCAA was founded as the National Little College Athletic Association (NLCAA), primarily to sponsor a national basketball tournament for small colleges and junior colleges.[ 2]
In the 1970s and through the 1980s, as the NLCAA, the USCAA began adding more sports.[ 2]
In 1989, the NLCAA changed its name to the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA).[ 2]
In 2001, the USCAA adopted its current name.[ 2]
Postseason national championships are held in all sports except football, which has few participating teams.[ 1]
The USCAA sanctions competition in eight men's and seven women's sports:[ 1]
[ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] 2022 University of Maine at Fort Kent 2023 Bluefield State University 2024SUNY ESF 2025 SUNY ESF [ edit ] 2018 Florida National University 2019 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse 2020No tournament 2021 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse 2022 University of Maine Fort Kent 2023 Bryant & Stratton College Rochester 2024Lyon College 2025 Salem University [ edit ] [ edit ] 2018 Cleary University 2019 University of Maine Fort Kent 2020No tournament 2021 Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse 2022 University of Maine Fort Kent 2023Shaw University 2024 Shaw University 2025Virginia State University [ edit ] [ edit ] 2018 Florida National University 2019 Florida National University 2020No tournament 2021 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 2022 Bluefield State University 2023 University of Maine at Fort Kent 2024 Shaw University 2025 Paul Quinn College [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] ^a b c USCAA (2014)."USCAA Sports" . RetrievedNovember 7, 2014 . ^a b c d USCAA (2011)."About USCAA" (PDF) . RetrievedMay 18, 2012 . ^ USCAA, "Past Champions". Accessed: May 18, 2012.^ SUNY ESF, "Mighty Oaks Men Win National Cross-Country Championship," November 11, 2011. Accessed: May 18, 2012.^ "SUNY ESF Wins Third Consecutive USCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship." USCAA website. Accessed: January 10, 2014.^ "USCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Past National Champions" . USCAA. RetrievedAugust 2, 2015 .^a b "Berea College Sweeps the 2015 USCAA Cross Country National Championships," USCAA website, November 6, 2015. Accessed: November 8, 2015.^ "NSCAA National Small Coll Ath Assoc Championship 1998" .Athletic.net . RetrievedDecember 5, 2014 .^ "Cleary Cougars are National Champions" . Clearly University. November 11, 2016. Archived fromthe original on November 20, 2016. RetrievedNovember 20, 2016 .^ "USCAA Track & Field Invitational" .TFRRS . RetrievedAugust 13, 2022 .^ "Dallas Athletic Department Inducts Five Into Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on May 27, 2010. RetrievedDecember 9, 2009 .^ "Mustangs Set for Home Opener as They Host Presentation and the SMSU US Bancorp/McDonald's Classic" .smsumustangs.com . November 29, 2005. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2024 .
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