Sports Currently Sponsored
Sport |
Years Sponsored | First Champion |
Baseball | 1888-1929, 1948-present | Michigan State |
Basketball (men) | 1911-present | Albion & Alma |
Basketball (women) | 1973-present | unknown |
Cross Country (men) | 1922-1932, 1946-present | Kalamazoo |
Cross Country (women) | 1981-present | Albion & Alma |
Football | 1894-present | Albion |
Golf (men) | 1934-present | Hope |
Golf (women) | 1991-present | Hope |
Lacrosse (men) | 2013-present | Adrian |
Lacrosse (women) | 2013-present | Adrian |
Soccer (men) | 1970-present | Calvin & Hope |
Soccer (women) | 1989-present | Kalamazoo |
Softball | 1977-present | unknown |
Swimming (men) | 1971-present | Albion |
Swimming (women) | 1977-present | Kalamazoo |
Tennis (men) | 1888-present* | Olivet |
Tennis (women) | 1938-present* | unknown |
Track - Outdoor (men's) | 1888-present | Hillsdale |
1979-present | Calvin | |
Track - Indoor (men's) | 1936-1948 & 2015-present |
Kalamazoo |
Track - Indoor (women's) | 2015-present | Calvin |
Volleyball (women) | 1972-present | Calvin |
Wrestling (men) | 1969-1984, 2018-present | Adrian |
Sports No Longer Sponsored
Archery (women) | 1952-1981 | Hope |
Field Hockey (women) | 1968-1990 | unknown |
- (This summary does not indicate a few one-year interruptions in some championships or brief interruptions during the two World Wars. Most championships were suspended in 1917-18 and 1943-45.)
- *The MIAA tennis championships of 1896 to 1925 were coed, combining the scores of separate men's and women's competitions.