Athletics
McKendree University athletic teams are called the Bearcats. The university is currently in the process of transitioning to the NCAA Division II from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The university competed as an independent during the 2011-12 academic year before becoming a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for the 2012-13 academic year as a provisional NCAA member. In addition to all GLVC sponsored sports, McKendree also fields men's and women's bowling as an independent programs, men's ice hockey as a member of the ACHA Division III in the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA), and women's lacrosse as a member of the Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA). McKendree University was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1912 to 1938. They were in the NAIA as members of the American Midwest Conference (with the exception of football where they played in the Midwest League of the Mid-States Football Association) through the 2010-2011 season.
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