The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the

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's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of

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, and

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History

The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the former New England Women's 8 Conference (NEW 8) voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include

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and the

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. The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as the New England Women's 6 Conference (NEW 6). Charter members were

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(MIT),

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and Wheaton College.

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and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994–95 academic year,

withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association (where its men's sports competed at that time) and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions. In March 2012, NEWMAC announced the addition of

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as the 11th full member of the league starting in the 2013–14 academic year. With the addition of Emerson the NEWMAC began re-sponsoring the sport of men's lacrosse, adding an affiliate member, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In July 2012, the conference welcomed Simmons College as an affiliate member to compete in the sport of rowing. In April 2015, the conference office announced it would begin sponsoring football in the 2017 season, with Maine Maritime Academy, the

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and

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as affiliate members. On September 29, 2015, NEWMAC announced the addition of the Catholic University of America as another associate member in football effective July 1, 2017, and on June 23, 2021, the conference added the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime) as its new football affiliate in 2023, leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference after the 2022 season. In February 2022, the Landmark Conference announced that it would begin sponsoring football starting in the 2023–24 season, thus the Catholic University of America, a NEWMAC football affiliate, departed after the 2022–23 season.

Chronological timeline

* 1985 - The NEWMAC was established as the New England Women's 6 Conference (NEW-6). Charter members included

(MIT),

and Wheaton College, beginning the 1985–86 academic year. * 1988 - The NEW-6 has been rebranded as the New England Women's 8 Conference (NEW-8), beginning the 1988–89 academic year. * 1988 -

and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) joined the NEW-8 in the 1988–89 academic year. * 1995 - Brandeis left the NEW-8 to fully align along with its men's sports in the University Athletic Association (UAA) after the 1994–95 academic year. * 1995 - Clark University joined the NEW-8 in the 1995–96 academic year. * 1998 - The NEW-8 offered men's sports and was rebranded as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), beginning the 1998–99 academic year. * 1998 -

and the

(Coast Guard) were the 1st schools with men's and women's sports to join the newly branded NEWMAC in the 1998–99 academic year. * 2012 - Simmons University joined the NEWMAC as an associate member for rowing in the 2012–13 academic year. * 2013 -

joined the NEWMAC in the 2013–14 academic year. * 2013 - The NEWMAC had absorbed the Pilgrim Lacrosse League to re-add men's lacrosse as a sponsored sport, while having the addition of Massachusetts Maritime Academy as an associate member for that sport, beginning the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year). * 2015 - The NEWMAC added football as a sponsored sport, while having the additions as associate members for that sport: Maine Maritime Academy,

, the

and the Catholic University of America, beginning the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year). * 2019 - Massachusetts Maritime left the NEWMAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse after the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year). * 2023 - Catholic (D.C.) left the NEWMAC as an associate member for football to join the Landmark Conference after the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year); as it had announced that it will sponsor that sport beginning the 2023 fall season (2023–24 academic year). * 2023 - Salve Regina University joined the NEWMAC in the 2023–24 academic year. * 2023 - The State University of New York Maritime College joined the NEWMAC as an associate member for football in the 2023 fall season (2023–24 academic year).

Member schools

Current members

The NEWMAC currently has 12 full members; all but one are private schools: ;Notes:

Former member

The NEWMAC had one former full member, which was also a private school: ;Notes:

Affiliate members

The NEWMAC currently has four affiliate members, half of them are private schools: ;Notes:

Former affiliate members

The NEWMAC had three former affiliate members:

Membership timeline

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Sports

The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

References

External links

* {{NCAA Division III football conference navbox