Details

Organization:	Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Contact:	Kevin McGinniss
Address:	39 Old Ridgebury Rd
	same
	Danbury
	Connecticut
	06810
	USA
Phone:	(203) 745-0434
	(203) 745-0440
Email:	mailto:kmcginniss@ecac.org
URL:	www.ecac.org

Description

• In the 75 years since its inception, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has emerged as the nation�s largest conference. The ECAC has grown considerably from its charter membership of 58, currently boasting over 300 member schools in Divisions I, II and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina. In the 2013-14 academic year, the ECAC will host over 100 championships in 37 men�s and women�s sports as the sponsors of over 5,800 varsity teams and 111,000 male and female athletes. The ECAC was founded in 1938 as the Central Office for Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics. One of the most significant events in ECAC history occurred in 1983 with the consolidation of the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) into the ECAC infrastructure. With the addition of women�s sports, the ECAC doubled its number of championships and greatly increased its member base.