Heartland Conference
The Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II college athletic conference founded in 1999 . The majority of members are in Texas, with additional members in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
Member schools
The Heartland Conference included the following schools for the 2005-2006 school year:
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Year Joined
Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas 1898
Private/Baptist
4,988
2002
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 1881
Private/Catholic
4,800
1999
Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri 1866
Public
3,600
1999
Newman University Wichita, Kansas 1933
Private/Catholic
2,200
2006
Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, Oklahoma 1909
Public
1,200
2002
St. Edward's University Austin, Texas 1852
Private/Catholic
4,500
1999
St. Mary?s University San Antonio, Texas 1852
Private/Catholic
4,500
1999
Texas A&M International University Laredo, Texas 1969
Public
4,298
2006
University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, Texas 1973
Public
3,400
2006
Sports
The Heartland Conference sponsors 13 sports, 7 for women and 6 for men. Both men and women compete in basketball , cross country , golf , soccer , and tennis . Men compete in baseball and women compete in softball and volleyball .
Former Members
In Fall 2005, founding members Drury University and Rockhurst University left the Heartland Conference to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference . On July 1, 2006, Western New Mexico University left to join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference . On July 1, 2007, Montana State University - Billings left to join the Great Northwest Athletic Conference .
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