Centennial Celebration
The ninth oldest conference in the nation, the WIAC will celebrate its Centennial year during the 2012-13 academic year . Additionally, the WIAC is the most successful NCAA Division III conference in history, boasting NCAA National Championships in 15 different sports . At the beginning of the 2011-12 academic year, the conference had claimed a nation-leading 92 NCAA National Championships .
To celebrate its Centennial, the conference will be naming All-Time Teams in each sport that is currently or was previously recognized as a "championship" sport within the conference . Furthermore, the WIAC commissioned a commemorative work of art, created by Tim Cortes, and has also created a 2-year calendar in celebration of its Centennial .
The Centennial Celebration is headlined by its Centennial Banquet to be held on August 4, 2012 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Among the honorees at this event will be the All-Time Team members and the inaugural class to the WIAC Hall of Fame.
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