The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) is a college-level athletic conference. The UMAC is a member-conference of the NCAA Division III. The UMAC was formerly affiliated with the NAIA. Corey Borchardt is the current commissioner of the UMAC, and was appointed to the position in 2008. The UMAC was started in 1972 as the Twin Rivers Conference, and assumed its current name in 1983. Member institutions are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The UMAC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.
In 2008, North Central University located in Minneapolis, Minnesota became an associate member of the UMAC in five sports: men's & women's cross country, men's golf, and men's & women's tennis. Eureka College, Greenville College, MacMurray College and Westminster College became associate members of the UMAC in football in 2009.
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