Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed primarily of small private colleges in the state of Michigan and is recognized as the oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division III conference
athletic conference
abbreviation MIAA
competitionCategory non-scholarship athletics
competitionLevel NCAA Division III
country United States of America
surface form: United States
founded 1888
geographicFocus Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
governs conference championships
regular season competition
hasGenderPolicy coeducational sports competition
hasMemberInstitution Adrian College
Albion College NERFINISHED
Alma College NERFINISHED
Calvin University NERFINISHED
Hope College NERFINISHED
Kalamazoo College NERFINISHED
Olivet College
Trine University
hasWebsite https://www.miaa.org
historicalSignificance first permanent college athletic conference in the United States
language English
locatedIn Michigan
membershipCategory private colleges and universities
memberType small private colleges
NCAAdivision Division III
partOf National Collegiate Athletic Association
primarySports men's sports
women's sports
recognizedAs oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States
regionServed Michigan
surface form: state of Michigan
scope intercollegiate athletics
sponsorsSport baseball
basketball
cross country
football
golf
soccer
softball
tennis
track and field
volleyball
sportType college athletics

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Dutchmen associatedWithConference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Calvin University athleticsConference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Hope College athleticsConference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association