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
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's
Division III. Member institutions are located throughout the
United States
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in the states of
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
,
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, and
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
.
History
Formed in 1989 as Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), the charter members were
The Catholic University of America,
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University ( ) is a private federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school ...
, the
University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Established in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, the institution later became known as Fredericksbu ...
,
Marymount University
Marymount University is a Private university, private Catholic university with its main campus in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It was founded as Marymount College in 1950. Marymount offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degre ...
,
St. Mary's College of Maryland, and
York College of Pennsylvania.
On May 6, 2011, Hood and Stevenson departed the CAC for the
Middle Atlantic Conferences
The Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) is an umbrella organization of three List of NCAA conferences, intercollegiate athletic conferences that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division III, Division III. The 1 ...
, effective June 1, 2012. Both Hood and Stevenson would also compete on some sports within the multi-conference umbrella as part of the MAC's
Commonwealth Conference.
On July 26, 2012,
Christopher Newport University,
Penn State Harrisburg and
Southern Virginia University joined the CAC for all sports in the 2013–14 academic year, effective on June 1, 2013.
On March 1, 2018, Marymount and Wesley departed the CAC for the newly-formed
Atlantic East Conference
The Atlantic East Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
History
Beginning play ...
(AEC) following the end the 2017–18 academic year.
On July 5, 2018, Frostburg State began the transition to the
Division II for the 2019–20 academic year, thus departed the CAC to join the
Mountain East Conference, effective after the 2018–19 academic year.
On July 8, 2018, Penn State Harrisburg departed the CAC to return to the NEAC following the end of the 2018–19 academic year.
On April 2, 2019, York departed the CAC to join the MAC, effective after the 2019–20 season.
On December 11, 2019, Southern Virginia departed the C2C to join the
USA South Athletic Conference, effective after the 2020–21 academic year.
On December 12, 2019, St. Mary's departed the C2C to join the
United East Conference, effective after the 2020–21 academic year.
On May 26, 2020, it was announced that the Capital Athletic Conference would expand to 11 teams as they offered memberships to all schools in the
American Collegiate Athletic Association. .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. 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. Therefore, all full members, the
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of C ...
,
Finlandia University,
Mills College
Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California is part of Northeastern University's global university system. Mills College was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California; it was relocated to Oakland in ...
(women's sports only),
Mount Mary University (women's sports only),
Pine Manor College, and
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The institute was founded in 18 ...
, and associate member, the
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, of the ACAA joined in their respective memberships.
On November 18, 2020, the Capital Athletic Conference announced its rebranding as the "Coast to Coast Athletic Conference".
On March 17, 2021, Mills announced that it would end conferment degrees to become a research institution after the 2022–23 school year, thus dissolving their athletic programs. This was later revised to be acquired by
Northeastern University
Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...
to become Northeastern University at Mills College. Through this merger, Mills transitioned to a co-ed university and would discontinue athletics after the 2021–22 season.
On August 4, 2021, St. Mary's rejoined the C2C as an associate member in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field.
On January 11, 2022, the
University of Wisconsin–Platteville joined the C2C as an associate member for men's soccer, starting in the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year).
On July 26, 2022, the C2C announced that it would form the
Coastal Lacrosse Conference, a single sport, men's lacrosse conference, with the
New Jersey Athletic Conference. The members would include
Christopher Newport University,
Salisbury University, and
University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Established in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, the institution later became known as Fredericksbu ...
from the C2C and
Kean University,
Montclair State University, and
Stockton University from the NJAC. Play began in the 2022–23 season.
On July 27, 2022, the C2C announced the addition of
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a required course of study, work an on-campus j ...
as a full member starting in the 2022–23 season.
On March 2, 2023,
Finlandia University announced that it would close following the 2022–23 school year, thus departing the conference.
Chronological timeline
* 1989 – The Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) was founded. Charter members included The
Catholic University of America,
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University ( ) is a private federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school ...
,
Mary Washington College (now the University of Mary Washington),
Marymount University
Marymount University is a Private university, private Catholic university with its main campus in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It was founded as Marymount College in 1950. Marymount offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degre ...
,
St. Mary's College of Maryland, and
York College of Pennsylvania, beginning in the 1989–90 academic year.
* 1991 –
Salisbury State University (now Salisbury University) joined the CAC in the 1991–92 academic year.
* 1993 –
Goucher College joined the CAC in the 1993–94 academic year.
* 2005 – Catholic and Goucher left the CAC for the newly-formed
Landmark Conference after the 2006–07 academic year.
* 2006 –
Hood College and
Villa Julie College (now Stevenson University) joined the CAC for some sports in the 2006–07 academic year.
* 2007 –
Wesley College joined the CAC for all sports (along with Hood and Stevenson) in the 2007–08 academic year.
* 2010 – Gallaudet left the CAC to join the
North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC; now the United East Conference) after the 2009–10 academic year.
* 2010 –
Frostburg State University
Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public university in Frostburg, Maryland. The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highlan ...
joined the CAC in the 2010–11 academic year.
* 2012 – Hood and Stevenson left the CAC for the
Commonwealth Conference within the
Middle Atlantic Conferences
The Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) is an umbrella organization of three List of NCAA conferences, intercollegiate athletic conferences that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division III, Division III. The 1 ...
(MAC) after the 2011–12 academic year.
* 2013 –
Christopher Newport University,
Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg—Capital College (Penn State–Harrisburg) and
Southern Virginia University joined the CAC in the 2013–14 academic year.
* 2013 –
William Paterson University
William Paterson University, known as WP, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.
Founded in 1855 an ...
and
New Jersey City University joined the CAC as associate members for men's golf in the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year).
* 2016 – William Paterson left from the CAC as an associate member for men's golf after the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
* 2018 – Marymount and Wesley (Del.) left the CAC for the newly-formed
Atlantic East Conference
The Atlantic East Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
History
Beginning play ...
(AEC) after the 2017–18 academic year.
* 2018 –
Babson College
Babson College is a Private university, private business school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States specializing in entrepreneurship education. Founded in 1919 by Roger Babson, the college was established as the Babson Institute in his We ...
joined the CAC as an associate member for men's golf in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
* 2019 – Frostburg State began the transition to the
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is the intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment ...
ranks (beginning the 2019–20 academic year), thus departed the CAC to join the
Mountain East Conference (MEC) after the 2018–19 academic year.
* 2019 – Penn State–Harrisburg left the CAC to return to the NEAC after the 2018–19 academic year.
* 2019 –
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...
joined the CAC as an associate member for men's golf in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
* 2020 – York (Pa.) left the CAC to join the MAC after the 2019–20 academic year.
* 2020 – The C2C dropped men's and women's swimming and golf as conference sports after the 2019–20 academic year; therefore, men's golf associates (Babson, Carnegie Mellon and New Jersey City) had departed.
* 2020 – The CAC announced that it would absorb the
American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA), beginning in the 2020–21 academic year. Therefore, all full members (the
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of C ...
,
Finlandia University,
Mills College
Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California is part of Northeastern University's global university system. Mills College was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California; it was relocated to Oakland in ...
(women's sports only),
Mount Mary University (women's sports only),
Pine Manor College and
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The institute was founded in 18 ...
) and associate member (the
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) of the ACAA joined in their respective memberships.
* 2020 – The CAC announced that it would rebrand as the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) during the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2021 – St. Mary's left the C2C to join the
United East Conference after the 2020–21 academic year; while it would later rejoined to the conference as an associate member in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year).
* 2021 – Southern Virginia left the C2C to join the
USA South Athletic Conference (USA South) after the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2021 – Pine Manor left the C2C as it was acquired by
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
, thus dissolving their athletics programs, after the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2022 – Mills left the C2C to become a research institution, thus dissolving their athletics programs, after the 2021–22 academic year.
* 2022 – The
University of Wisconsin–Platteville joined the C2C as an associate member for men's soccer in the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year).
* 2022 – The C2C, alongside the
New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), announced that it would form the
Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC), beginning in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year). Therefore, the conference no longer sponsored men's lacrosse.
* 2022 –
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a required course of study, work an on-campus j ...
joined the C2C in the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2023 – Finlandia left the C2C due to announcing its closure after the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2024 – Pratt left the C2C to join the AEC after the 2023–24 academic year.
* 2025 – Mount Mary will leave the C2C and the NCAA to begin a transition to the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for higher education, colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic schola ...
(NAIA) and the
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) after the 2024–25 academic year.
* 2025 –
Johnson & Wales University—Charlotte and
Regent University
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will join the C2C, beginning in the 2025–26 academic year.
Member schools
Current members
The C2C currently has six full members, four are
public
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schools and two are
private schools:
;Notes:
Future members
The C2C will have two new full members, both are
private schools:
;Notes:
Former members
The C2C had 16 former full members, all but three were
private schools:
;Notes:
Former associate members
The C2C had seven former associate members, five were
public
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schools and two were
private schools:
;Notes
Membership timeline
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bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:end text: AEC
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bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text: United East
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(1993–present)
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bar:13 color:FullxF from:2013 till:end text:Christopher Newport
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Newport is best known as the c ...
(2013–present)
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bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:2017 till:2020 text: ACAA
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(2020–2023), then closed
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bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2020 text: ACAA
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bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:2017 till:2020 text: ACAA
bar:20 color:FullxF from:2020 till:2021 text: Pine Manor (2020–2021), then acquired
bar:21 shift:(-10) color:OtherC1 from:2017 till:2018 text:USCAA
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bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2020 text: ACAA
bar:21 color:FullxF from:2020 till:2024 text: Pratt (2020–2024)
bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2024 till:end text: AEC
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bar:22 color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text: Warren Wilson (2022–present)
bar:23 shift:(-20) color:FullxF from:2025 till:end text: JWU–Charlotte (2025–future)
bar:24 shift:(-20) color:FullxF from:2025 till:end text:Regent
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(2025–future)
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Sports
The C2C sponsors championships in the following sports:
Men's sponsored sports by school
;Notes
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the C2C that are played by C2C schools
;Notes
Women's sponsored sports by school
;Notes
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by C2C that are played by C2C schools
;Notes
Current champions
The table below shows the current list of champions for the C2C/CAC championships.
References
External links
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