The Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAC) is an American high school athletic league composed of private schools in the
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
area. The conference was founded in 1994.
Solely male teams participate in the conference. As every member school is
co-ed
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...
, the girls for all schools except Saint James compete in the
Independent School League Independent School League or ISL may refer to:
* Independent School League (Illinois), a group of nine Chicago-area preparatory schools
* Independent School League (New England), a group of 16 New England preparatory schools
* Independent School ...
, or ISL. The MAC is often considered less competitive than the
WCAC and the
IAC, but more competitive than the
PVAC, the three other Washington-area private high school conferences.
Member schools
Traditional Rivalries
*The Potomac School vs. Flint Hill School
*Sidwell Friends School vs. Georgetown Day High School
*St. James School vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal School
*Sidwell Friends School vs. Maret High School
*Maret High School vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Champions
2004-2005 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Football:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Basketball:
Flint Hill School
*Track :
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Lacrosse:
The Potomac School
2004-2005 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2005-2006
*Football:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
/
St. James School
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Basketball:
Flint Hill School
*Baseball:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Lacrosse:
The Potomac School
2005-2006 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2006-2007 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
The Potomac School
*Football:
Flint Hill School
*Soccer:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Basketball:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Lacrosse:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
/
Flint Hill School /
St. James School
*Tennis:
Flint Hill School /
The Potomac School
*Baseball:
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
/
Flint Hill School
*Track:
The Potomac School
2006-2007 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2007-2008 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
The Potomac School
*Football:
Flint Hill School
*Soccer:
Flint Hill School/
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Golf:
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
*Basketball:
The Potomac School /
Flint Hill School
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Baseball:
Flint Hill School /
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
*Lacrosse:
Flint Hill School
*Tennis:
Flint Hill School
*Track:
The Potomac School
2007-2008 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2008-2009 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Football:
Flint Hill School
*Soccer:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Golf:
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
*Basketball:
Flint Hill School
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Baseball:
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
/
Flint Hill School
*Lacrosse:
Flint Hill School /
The Potomac School
*Tennis:
The Potomac School /
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
/
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
*Track:
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
2008-2009 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2009-2010 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Football:
Flint Hill School
*Soccer:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Golf:
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Basketball:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
/
Flint Hill School
*Baseball:
Flint Hill School
*Lacrosse:
Flint Hill School
*Tennis:
The Potomac School
*Track:
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
2009-2010 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2010-2011 Conference Champions
*Cross-Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Lacrosse:
The Potomac School
*Track and Field:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
2010-2011 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Flint Hill School
2011-2012 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Football:
The Potomac School
*Soccer:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Golf:
Flint Hill School
*Basketball:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Wrestling;
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Baseball:
The Potomac School /
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Lacrosse:
The Potomac School
*Tennis:
The Potomac School
*Track and Field:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
2011-2012 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
The Potomac School /
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2012-2013 Conference Champions
*Cross-Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Lacrosse:
The Potomac School
*Track and Field:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
2012-2013 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Flint Hill School
2013-2014 Conference Champions
*Cross-Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Lacrosse:
Flint Hill School
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Basketball:
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
*Track and Field:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
2013-2014 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
The Potomac School
2014-2015 Conference Champions
*Soccer:
Flint Hill School
*Cross Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Basketball:
St. Andrew's Episcopal School and
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Lacrosse:
The Potomac School
*Track and Field:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
2014-2015 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
The Potomac School
2015-2016 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Wrestling:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Track and Field:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2015-2016 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence):
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2017-2018 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Football:
*Golf:
Maret School
Maret School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sist ...
*Soccer:
*Basketball:
*Wrestling:
*Baseball:
*Lacrosse:
*Tennis:
*Track and Field:
2018-2019 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Football:
Flint Hill School
*Golf:
*Soccer:
*Basketball:
Flint Hill School
*Swimming & Diving:
*Wrestling:
*Baseball:
*Lacrosse:
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
*Tennis:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Track and Field:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
2021-2022 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...
*Football:
St. James School
*Golf:
*Soccer:
*Basketball:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Swimming & Diving:
*Wrestling:
*Baseball:
*Lacrosse:
*Tennis:
*Track and Field:
2022-2023 Conference Champions
*Cross Country:
*Football:
*Golf:
*Soccer:
*Basketball:
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...
*Swimming & Diving:
*Wrestling:
*Baseball:
*Lacrosse:
*Tennis:
*Track and Field:
References
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High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States