WHAC History

Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC)

Formed - 1992

States Represented - Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

Fomer NAIA District - District 23

Charter Members-
Aquinas College (Mich.), Concordia University (Mich.), Cornerstone University (Mich.), Siena Heights University (Mich.), Spring Arbor College (Mich.), Tri-State University (Ind.)

Member Movement -

1997 - Madonna University (Mich.) joined
1998 - Indiana Tech joined
2003 - Tri-State left (applied for NCAA status)
2004 - Spring Arbor left (joined MCC)
2004 - UM-Dearborn joined
2005 - Davenport University (Mich.) joined
2010 - University of Northwestern Ohio joined
2011 - Lourdes University (Ohio) joined
2012 - Lawrence Tech (Mich.) joined
2012 - Marygrove College (Mich.) joined
2016 - Rochester (Mich.) joined as an Affiliate Member (baseball)
2016 - Spring Arbor joined as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2017 - Davenport left (applied for NCAA status)
2017 - Rochester joined as full member
2017 - Marygrove left (eliminated athletics, moved to graduate school only)
2018 - Cleary joined as a full member
2018 - Huntington University (Ind.) joined as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2018 - Goshen College (Ind.) joined as an Affiliate Member (men's volleyball)
2018 - Bethel College (Ind.) joined as an Affiliate Member (women's lacrosse)
2018 - Taylor University (Ind.) joined as an Affiliate Member (men's lacrosse)
2019 - Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) joined as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2020 - Brescia University (Ky.) joined as an Affiliate Member (competitive cheer)
2020 - Point Park University (Pa.) joined as an Affiliate Member (competive cheer)
2020 - Bethel University (Ind.) joins as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2020 - Marian University (Ind.) joins as an Affiliate Member (men's wrestling)
2021 - Hunting Unviersity (Ind.) left as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2021 - Spring Arbor University (Mich.) left as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2021 - Mount Vernon Nazerene University (Ohio) left as an Affiliate Member (bowling)
2022 - St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) joins as an Affiliate Member (men's volleyball)

Conference Sports -

2010 - Men's Tennis reinstated
2010 - Women's Tennis reinstated
2012 - Men's Bowling added
2012 - Women's Bowling added
2012 - Men's Lacrosse added
2012 - Women's Lacrosse added
2015 - Competitive Cheer (coed) added
2018 - Men's Hockey added
2018 - Men's Volleyball added
2019 - Competitive Dance (coed) added
2020 - Men's Wrestling added
2021 - eSports added (Rocket League, League of Legends, Overwatch)

Conference Awards -

2016 - Mike Dean SID of the Year award renamed Patrick Moore-Mike Dean SID of the Year in honor of former Madonna SID Patrick Moore
2016 - All-Sports Trophy named after Fred Smith, former Siena Height AD
2016 - AD of the Year named after Terry Bocian, former Aquinas AS
2019 - Fred Smith All-Sports Trophy renamed Commissioner's Cup in honor of Fred Smith
2022 - Coach of Character Award renamed to Rob Miller Coach of Character Award in honor of former commissioner Rob Miller