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The McKendree Bearcats are the intercollegiate athletic programs that represent McKendree University, located in Lebanon, Illinois, United States.They are a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC); achieving D-II full member status in the 2013–14 academic year.
In 1830, Bishop William McKendree, the first American-born bishop of the Methodist church, permitted the board of trustees to change the institution's name to "McKendree College". Later Bishop McKendree deeded 480 acres (194.2 ha) of land in Shiloh, Illinois to endow the college. Reverend Peter Akers, in 1833, was the first president of the ...
The conference experienced steady growth through the first three decades of its existence, expanding from six members to sixteen. The first addition was Lewis University in 1980, followed in 1984 by Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW; the athletic program is now Purdue Fort Wayne), then Northern Kentucky University in 1985 and Kentucky State University in 1989.
Statham was born on May 30, 1937, in Brookport, Illinois.His father, Harry Statham Sr., died of pneumonia and was buried on the day Statham was born. Statham was raised by his mother and his grandfather, Rufus Dye, who encouraged his grandson to get an education and to not smoke or drink.
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McKendree Bearcats athletic directors (4 P) B. McKendree Bearcats baseball (1 C) McKendree Bearcats basketball (1 C) F. ... This page was last edited on 3 May 2020, ...
Notre Dame College joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for some sports (football, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, and wrestling), effective in the 2012–2013 academic year. Alderson Broaddus University , Urbana University and Wheeling Jesuit University joined the GLIAC as affiliate members for women's lacrosse, effective in the ...
MIAA schools with additional sports compete independently or as part of a nearby conference. On July 1, 1992, the MIAA entered a new era when the conference changed its name from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.