INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) has announced that Alderson-Broaddus College, Davis & Elkins College, and Ohio Valley University have accepted invitations to partner with the G-MAC.
 
The collaboration between the G-MAC and these three institutions began several months ago and is currently being finalized, with Alderson-Broaddus, Davis & Elkins, and Ohio Valley to begin competing in the fall of 2013.
 
“The G-MAC is excited about the recent developments regarding membership and is looking forward to flourishing with the addition of Alderson-Broaddus, Davis & Elkins and Ohio Valley,” said G-MAC Commissioner Tom Daeger. “These institutions are committed to creating a quality Division II athletic conference that will benefit the experiences of their student-athletes and will prove to be valuable additions to the membership.”
 
The addition of three new NCAA Division II members will allow the G-MAC to satisfy the membership requirement for active status as a conference for 2013-14, as it continues to work through the Educational Assessment Program in 2012-13. The Conference, originally scheduled to move into 2013-14 with only five active members, will now anticipate starting the year with at least nine total institutions, and at least seven active members, as the G-MAC continues to explore further expansion opportunities.
 
“The G-MAC is committed to the goal of establishing a model NCAA Division II athletic conference,” said Daeger. “The Conference will continue to remain proactive in growing the membership to achieve the objective of providing a quality experience for all of its members.”
 
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The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), which formed in October of 2011, was approved by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee in February of 2012 as a NCAA Division II member conference. The G-MAC, headquartered in the Indianapolis metro area, will sponsor 12 championships in 2012-13.