Английская Википедия:Empire 8
The Empire 8 (E8) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball. The E8 shares offices with the United Volleyball Conference, a separate Division III league that competes solely in men's volleyball.
History
The Empire 8 can trace its beginnings back to 1964 with the founding of the Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC). At this time, the conference was made up of Alfred University, Clarkson University, Hobart College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), St. Lawrence University, and Union College. After Union left the league, Ithaca College and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) joined the ICAC.
In 1991, the ICAC regrouped to become the Empire Athletic Association (EAA), with Clarkson leaving and Hartwick College joining to replace the spot. Hobart/William Smith, RPI, and St. Lawrence left in 1993, to be replaced by Elmira College, Nazareth College, and Utica University. Alfred re-joined and St. John Fisher College joined the league in 1998.
The EAA became the Empire 8 Athletic Conference in 1999, hosting 13 sports.
Stevens Institute of Technology joined as a field hockey member beginning in 2006 and became a full member in 2007. RIT announced on June 5, 2009 that it planned to leave the Empire 8 for the Liberty League beginning in the fall of the 2011–12 season. Houghton College also announced that they would join the Empire 8 in the 2012–13 season as they transitioned from a school of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division III status; they became full D-III members in 2016.
The most recent changes to the conference's membership were published in the 2018–19 school year. First, Stevens announced in August 2018 that it would leave the E8 at the end of the 2018–19 school year to rejoin the Middle Atlantic Conferences after an absence of more than 40 years. Stevens joined the MAC's Freedom Conference.[1] In January 2019, the E8 reported that Stevens would eventually be replaced by Keuka College in 2020–21,[2] and in March, The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage College and Sage College of Albany, effectively making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational in fall 2020.[3]
On July 15, 2020, the Empire 8 postponed all fall sports, but provided conference championships in those sports in spring 2021.[4] On August 26, 2021, the E8 admitted Medaille for 2022–23, joining from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.[5]
In 2023, three State University of New York schools will all join the Empire 8, beginning in the 2024–25 academic year: Starting with the State University of New York at Brockport (SUNY Brockport) and the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo) on August 21;[6] followed by the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on November 20.[7]
Chronological timeline
- 1964 – The Empire 8 was founded of the Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC). charter members included Alfred University, Clarkson College of Technology (now Clarkson University), Hobart College (later William Smith College followed suit when women's sports was added into the conference), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), St. Lawrence University, and Union College, beginning the 1964–65 academic year.
- 1971 – Union (N.Y.) left the ICAC after the 1970–71 academic year.
- 1971 – Ithaca College and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) joined the ICAC in the 1971–72 academic year.
- 1991 – Alfred and Clarkson left the ICAC after the 1990–91 academic year.
- 1991 – The ICAC has been regrouped to become the Empire Athletic Association (EAA) in the 1991–92 academic year.
- 1991 – Hartwick College joined the EAA in the 1991–92 academic year.
- 1993 – Hobart/William Smith, Rensselaer Poly (RPI) and St. Lawrence left the EAA after the 1992–93 academic year.
- 1993 – Elmira College, Nazareth College (now Nazareth University) and Utica College (now Utica University) joined the EAA in the 1993–94 academic year.
- 1998 – St. John Fisher College joined the EAA, with Alfred re-joining alongside in the 1998–99 academic year.
- 1999 – The EAA has been rebranded as the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8 or E8), hosting 13 sponsored sports, in the 1999–2000 academic year.
- 2006 – Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens Tech or Stevens) joined the Empire 8 as an affiliate member for field hockey in the 2006 fall season (2006-07 academic year).
- 2007 – Stevens upgraded to join the Empire 8 for full membership in the 2007-08 academic year.
- 2011 – Rochester Tech (RIT) left the Empire 8 for the Liberty League after the 2010-11 academic year. Salisbury U. (MD) joined for football.
- 2012 – Houghton College joined the Empire 8 in the 2012–13 academic year.
- 2015 – Salisbury U. (MD) left to join the NJAC.
- 2017 – Ithaca left the Empire 8 to join the Liberty League after the 2016–17 academic year.
- 2017 – Russell Sage College (then a women's college) and Sage College of Albany joined the Empire 8 in the 2017–18 academic year.
- 2019 – Stevens left the Empire 8 to re-join back to the Middle Atlantic Conferences (particularly the MAC's Freedom Conference) after the 2018–19 academic year.
- 2020 – Keuka College joined the Empire 8 in the 2020–21 academic year
- 2020 – The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage and Sage College of Albany, making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational, in the 2020–21 academic year.
- 2022 – Medaille College joined the Empire 8 in the 2022–23 academic year.
- 2023 – One year after joining, Medaille left the Empire 8 as the university announced that it would close at the end of the 2022–23 academic year.
- 2024 – The State University of New York at Brockport (SUNY Brockport), the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo) and the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will all join the Empire 8, beginning the 2024–25 academic year.
Member schools
Current members
The Empire 8 currently has nine full members, all are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Football? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred University | Alfred, New York | 1836 | Nonsectarian | 2,189 | Saxons | 1964, 1998Шаблон:Efn |
Yes |
| Elmira College | Elmira, New York | 1855 | Nonsectarian | 768 | Soaring Eagles | 1993 | No |
| Hartwick College | Oneonta, New York | 1797 | Nonsectarian | 1,208 | Hawks | 1991 | Yes |
| Houghton College | Houghton, New York | 1883 | Wesleyan | 927 | Highlanders | 2012 | No |
| Keuka College | Keuka Park, New York | 1890 | Baptist | 1,535 | Wolves | 2020 | No |
| Nazareth University | Pittsford, New York | 1924 | Nonsectarian | 2,791 | Golden Flyers | 1993 | No |
| Russell Sage College | Albany and Troy, New York | 1916 | Nonsectarian | 2,389 | Gators | 2017 | No |
| Шаблон:Sort | Rochester, New York | 1948 | Nonsectarian | 3,610 | Cardinals | 1998 | Yes |
| Utica University | Utica, New York | 1946 | Nonsectarian | 4,614 | Pioneers | 1993 | Yes |
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Future members
Three institutions will join the Empire 8 for the 2024-25 season. Brockport has been a football only member since 2014.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Football? | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Brockport | Brockport | 1867 | Public | 7,924 | Golden Eagles | 2024 | Yes | SUNYAC |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | Geneseo | 1871 | 4,910 | Knights | No | |||
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | Marcy | 1966 | 2,850 | Wildcats | No | North Atlantic (NAC) |
Affiliate members
The Empire 8 currently has five affiliate members; all but one are public schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Empire 8 sport |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Brockport | Brockport, New York | 1867 | PublicШаблон:Efn | 7,592 | Golden Eagles | 2014 | football | SUNYAC |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Cortland, New York | 1868 | 6,832 | Red Dragons | 2015 | SUNYAC | ||
| State University of New York at Morrisville | Morrisville, New York | 1908 | 2,486 | Mustangs | 2015 | NAC | ||
| State University of New York at Oswego | Oswego, New York | 1861 | 7,636 | Lakers | 2017 | men's golf | SUNYAC |
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Future affiliate members
The Empire 8 will have two new affiliate members; which both will be private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Empire 8 sport |
Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilbert College | Hamburg, New York | 1957 | Catholic Шаблон:Small |
800 | Hawks | 2024 | football | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) |
| Alfred State College | Alfred, New York | 1908 | Public | 3500 | Pioneers | 2025[8] | football | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) |
Former members
The Empire 8 had ten former full members, all were private schools:
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Former affiliate members
The Empire 8 had four former affiliate members, all but one were public schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Empire 8 sport |
Primary conference |
Conference competing in former Empire 8 sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State CollegeШаблон:Efn | Buffalo, New York | 1871 | PublicШаблон:Efn | 8,339 | Bengals | 2012 | 2019 | football | S.U. of New York (SUNYAC) | Liberty |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg, Maryland | 1898 | PublicШаблон:Efn | 6,133 | Bobcats | 2011 | 2016 | Mountain East (MEC)Шаблон:Efn | ||
| Salisbury University | Salisbury, Maryland | 1925 | 8,606 | Sea Gulls | 2011 | 2016 | Coast to Coast (C2C) | New Jersey (NJAC) | ||
| Springfield College[9] | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1885 | Private | 5,062 | Pride | 2003 | 2012 | New England (NEWMAC) | ||
| Washington & Jefferson College | Washington, Pennsylvania | 1781 | Nonsectarian | 1,168 | Presidents | 2002 | 2022[10] | field hockey | Presidents' (PAC) | North Coast (NCAC) |
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Membership timeline
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Championships
Sports
The Empire 8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Шаблон:Y | |
| Basketball | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Cross Country | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Field hockey | Шаблон:Y | |
| Football | Шаблон:Y | |
| Golf | Шаблон:Y | |
| Lacrosse | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Soccer | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Softball | Шаблон:Y | |
| Swimming & Diving | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Tennis | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Track and field (indoor) | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Track and field (outdoor) | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
| Volleyball | Шаблон:Y | Шаблон:Y |
Men's sponsored sports by school
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Empire 8
| School | Alpine skiing | Equestrian | Ice Hockey | Wrestling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred | Independent | Independent | No | No |
| Elmira | No | No | NEHC | Independent |
| Nazareth | No | Independent | UCHC | No |
| St. John Fisher | No | No | No | Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference |
| Utica | No | No | UCHC | Independent |
Women's sponsored sports by school
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Empire 8
| School | Alpine skiing | Bowling | Equestrian | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Rowing | Rugby | Water Polo | Wrestling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred | Independent | No | Independent | No | No | No | No | Independent | No | No |
| Elmira | No | No | No | No | No | NEHC | No | No | No | Independent |
| Hartwick | No | No | Independent | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Keuka | No | No | No | Independent | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nazareth | No | No | Independent | Independent | No | UCHC | Independent | No | No | No |
| Russell Sage | No | No | No | Independent | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| St. John Fisher | No | No | No | Independent | No | No | Liberty League | No | No | No |
| Utica | No | No | No | Independent | Independent | UCHC | No | No | CWPA | Independent |
References
External links
Шаблон:Empire 8 navbox Шаблон:NCAA Division III conference navbox Шаблон:NCAA Division III football conference navbox
