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Contents Membership

Organizational Chart

Governance-Handbook

Ethical Conduct/Sportsmanlike Behavior

Rules Compliance

Conference Office

Meetings/Conference Calls

Facts and Figures

Ball/Equipment Partners Officials

WIAC Website*Affiliate members in italics

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Conference MembershipEight Full-Time Members

UW-La Crosse

UW-Stout

UW-PlattevilleUW-OshkoshUW-Eau Claire

UW-Stevens Point UW-WhitewaterUW-River Falls

Six Affiliate Members

UW-Superior

(Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey)

Gustavus Adolphus College

(Women’s Gymnastics)

Hamline Univ.

(Women’s Gymnastics)

Winona State Univ.

(Women’s Gymnastics)

Finlandia Univ.

(Baseball)

Northland College

(Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey)

WIAC Organizational ChartWIAC Council

ofChancellors

WIACFaculty Athletic Representatives

WIAC CommissionerWIAC Athletic Directors and Senior

Women Administrators

WIAC Assistant Commissioner

for Media Relations

WIAC Interns

WIAC Coordinator of Volleyball

Officials

WIAC Senior Financial Specialist

WIAC Coordinator

of Ice Hockey Officials

WIAC Coordinator of Soccer Officials

WIAC Coordinator of Softball Officials

WIAC Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials

WIACCoordinator of Baseball

Officials

COCWIACMen’s

Basketball Officials

MFOAWIAC

FootballOfficials

WIAC Governance Structure

Council

of

Chancellors

Faculty Athletics

Representatives

Directors of Athletics

Sports-Related Committees

The governance structure of the conference includes the Sports Committees, the Athletics Directors'

Council, the Faculty Athletics Representatives' Council and the Council of Chancellors.

WIAC Governance Council of Chancellors

• The Council of Chancellors consists of the chancellors of the member institutions of the conference,

constituted for the purpose of discussing and advising on matters of mutual concern. The Council of

Chancellors meets on a regular basis with the Commissioner to discuss matters of mutual concern and

meets as necessary with the Faculty Athletics Representatives' Council and/or the Athletics Directors‘

Council to review the athletics program of the conference. The Council of Chancellors has the right to

veto or modify any action of the Faculty Athletics Representatives' Council, the Athletics Directors‘

Council, the Commissioner, the Executive Committee, or their designees.

Faculty Athletics Representatives’ Council

•Each member institution is represented by a male Faculty Athletics Representative and a female Faculty

Athletics Representative.

• The Faculty Athletics Representative must be a member of the faculty or administrative staff of the

member school and is appointed by the Chancellor or by the duly constituted authority of the university

and must not hold an administrative or coaching position in the athletics department.

• There are a minimum of two regular business meetings/conference calls of all Faculty Athletics

Representatives, one in the fall and one in the spring. Special meetings may be called by the Council of

Chancellors, by the Chair of the FARs' Council or by the Commissioner.

WIAC Governance

Athletics Directors’ Council• Each member institution will have one vote in the Athletics Directors’

Council meetings. The Senior Woman Administrator at each member institution may attend and participate in the Athletics Directors’ Council Meetings.

• Athletics Directors have the responsibility of overseeing athletics on their campuses.

• A minimum of three regular business meetings/conference calls are held each year, in the fall, spring and summer.

Sports-Related Committees• Each recognized conference sport, as well as the Sports Information

Directors, the Sports Medicine Personnel and the Student-Athletes shall be represented as a Sports-Related Committee.

• At a minimum, Sports-Related Committees will meet annually for the purpose of bringing forth legislation for the good of the Conference.

WIAC Executive Committee

The WIAC Executive Committee is comprised of the chair of

the Faculty Athletics Representatives' Council, the chair-elect

of the Faculty Athletics Representatives’ Council, and the chair

of the Athletics Directors' Council. The Commissioner serves

as an ex-officio member and recording secretary of the

Executive Committee. The Commissioner and/or any member

of the Executive Committee may call meetings of the Executive

Committee at any time. Meetings may be conducted in person

or via telephone conference. All formal actions of the

Executive Committee are recorded and subject to approval

and/or review by the Faculty Athletics Representatives'

Council.

WIAC Handbook on the Governance

of Intercollegiate Athletics Constitution-The Constitution of the WIAC consists of information relevant to

the purposes, membership, governance, and legislative authority of the conference.

Bylaws-The Bylaws of the WIAC consist of legislation adopted by the

membership to uphold the principles of the conference and to ensure equal

application of commonly agreed upon rules and regulations.

Administrative Regulations-The Administrative Regulations of the WIAC

consists of those policies, procedures and practices that guide the day-to-day

operations of the conference.

Appendices-The Appendix Section of the handbook includes documentation

that supports the application and implementation of the WIAC Bylaws and

Administrative Regulations.

Sport Codes-The Sport Codes for the WIAC consist of those policies,

procedures and practices specific to the conduct and administration of each

conference sport or recognized sports-related committee.

Ethical Conduct & Sportsmanlike

Behavior• General Principle. Individuals associated with the WIAC are expected to deport themselves with honesty,

integrity and fair play. Their behavior shall at all times reflect the high standards of honor and dignity that

characterize participation in competitive sports in the collegiate setting. Displays of sportsmanlike behavior

and mutual respect of competitors and officials shall be considered an integral part of all athletics competition.

Administrators, coaches, student-athletes and officials shall abide by the rules governing both the WIAC and

the NCAA and fully cooperate in any and all inquiries related to possible violations of those rules.

• Institutional Responsibilities. Each member institution is responsible for instilling an atmosphere

consistent with the provisions of NCAA Constitution 2.4 and WIAC Bylaw 10.1. In doing so, institutions will

ensure that all individuals associated with the athletics program are aware of the institutions expectations for

such conduct and that appropriate action is taken against those individuals who choose to act in an

unacceptable manner.

• Unsportsmanlike Behavior. The commissioner shall be authorized to investigate cases involving

unsportsmanlike conduct of any of the participants on teams representing member institutions; and, if

sufficient evidence is found that they have been guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct, the commissioner shall be

authorized to impose such penalties as in the commissioner’s judgment the case warrants.

• Public Comments. All individuals associated with the WIAC and/or its member institutions (e.g.,

administrators, coaches, game officials) are to refrain from making public comments (verbal or written) of a

negative or derogatory nature about other institutions, coaches, enrolled or prospective student-athletes or

the conference office. Individuals found to have violated this provision are subject to disciplinary action.

Rules ComplianceWIAC institutions are expected to….

…comply with all applicable NCAA and conference rules and regulations,

…provide educational materials and programming to help ensure that staff members, student-

athletes and others associated with the athletics program are knowledgeable of NCAA, WIAC

and institutional rules, policies and procedures.

…monitor their programs to ensure compliance and to identify and report to the conference

instances in which compliance has not been achieved.

…cooperate fully with any investigation conducted by the conference and/or NCAA and take

whatever corrective and disciplinary actions are deemed warranted.

Rule Interpretations

Only authorized institutional officials may call the conference office for interpretations related to

conference or NCAA bylaws. The authorized officials include each institution’s athletics

director(s) and faculty athletics representative(s) and up to three additional officials inside or

outside the athletics department (e.g., registrar). Coaches (with the exception of those also

serving in the capacity of an athletics director) may not contact the conference office for official

rules interpretations. Coaches and others are not precluded from contacting the conference

office to request or report general information. Only those interpretations issued in writing are

considered "official" interpretations.

More Restrictive Rules

The WIAC has adopted a number of rules and/or policies that are more restrictive than the

NCAA. A listing of these additional restrictions can be found in Appendix W of the WIAC

Handbook.

Wisconsin Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference

Conference Office located at: 780 Regent Street Madison, WI 53715

Conference Office StaffDanielle Harris

Commissioner

Matt Stanek

Assistant Commissioner

for Media Relations

Lisa Sisulak

Senior Financial

Specialist

Wisconsin Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference

Arbiter: All matters pertaining to officiating for the sports listed above are communicated/transmitted via the arbitersports.com officiating system.

Women’s Basketball

Scott Doberstein

Women’s Volleyball

Julie Voeck

Men’s & Women’s Soccer

David Harris

Baseball

Jim Doden

Softball

Rick Shomion

Coordinators of Officials

Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey

Mike Elam

WIAC Meetings/Conference Calls

All regularly-scheduled Meetings and Conference Calls are listed on the WIAC Website.

Minutes. The minutes of all recognized conference meetings (e.g., faculty athletics

representatives, athletics directors, sport committees) shall be recorded and maintained in the

Conference office. Generally, minutes shall reflect only actions (i.e., formal votes or “sense of the

meeting”) unless otherwise directed by the chair. Items warranting further discussion or requiring

formal action at future meetings of the WIAC and/or Council of Chancellors are to be identified in

italics.

Distribution of Minutes. The commissioner distributes copies of all minutes to each faculty

athletics representative, athletics director and senior woman administrator . Athletics directors are

responsible for distributing sport committee minutes to the affected coaches and other athletics

staff members. Minutes of the faculty athletics representatives’ council and athletics directors’

council also are sent to each institution’s chancellor by the commissioner. Minutes and/or actions

of the Council of Chancellors are distributed to all faculty athletics representatives, athletics

directors and senior woman administrators by the commissioner.

WIAC Facts and Figures

Founded 1913

NCAA Division III

Over 5,000 student-athletes participate in the

WIAC each year

70,000 students

Nearly 400,000 alumni in WisconsinThe WIAC is truly the

“Conference of Wisconsin” Over 80% of all student-athletes

competing in the WIAC are products of

Wisconsin high schools.

WIAC Championship Sport

Offerings 21 Championship sports

Fall

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

Football

Women’s Golf

Women’s Soccer

Women’s Tennis

Women’s Volleyball

Winter

Men’s & Women’s Basketball

Women’s Gymnastics

Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey

Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Wrestling

Spring

Baseball

Softball

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

NCAA Championships

More National Championships than any other

NCAA Division III Conference

Championships have been captured in 15 different

sports

Championships Continued…

Including:

Football Men’s Golf

Men’s Basketball Men’s Ice Hockey

Women’s Basketball Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Gymnastics

Men’s Cross Country Softball

Women’s Cross Country Baseball

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Men’s Indoor Track & Field

Women’s Volleyball

Each year the WIAC is selected to host a number of NCAA National Championships

In recent years, the conference has hosted NCAA Championships in…

• Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field

• Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

• Softball

• Women’s Volleyball

• Baseball

• Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

• Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey

• Wrestling

NCAA Championship Events

Brings to our state…

National Recognition

Thousands of

Competitors and

Spectators

Media Attention“WIAC puts state on the map”

-Cliff Christl of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“WIAC searches for non-conference opponents”-David Schoen of the Wisconsin State Journal

“Several horses in WIAC derby”-Art Kabelowsky of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“WIAC teams dominate rankings”-David Schoen of the Wisconsin State Journal

“WIAC State’s best-kept secret”-Mike Woods of the Appleton Post Crescent

“The conference no one leaves”-Andy Gardiner of USA Today

“WIAC Signs Landmark Television

Agreement”

WIAC Student-Athletes are

Students First and Athletes

Second

Regional and National Academic All-American

Award Winners.

Nearly 50% of the student-athletes achieve a

3.0 grade point average or better.

“Juno, Groshek, Mikolajczak, Laurent and

Nelson Named NCAA Top 10 Award

Recipients”

LEARFIELD DIRECTORS’ CUP

WIAC institutions rank near the top of the Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup

NCAA Division III final standings.

In 2018-19… UW-Eau Claire - 10th

UW-La Crosse - 13th

UW-Whitewater - 15th

UW-Oshkosh - 28th

UW-Stevens Point - 51st

Symbolizing the Finest all-around

NCAA Division III collegiate programs.

WIAC Student-Athletes give back to those less

fortunate.

“WIAC and Ministry Health

Care Partner to Fight

Hunger”

“WIAC goes an extra mile

to clean up Wisconsin”

“Community Service Award

To Go To Platteville”

“WIAC Student-Athletes

Join Ministry Health Care

in Sponsoring An “Organ

Donor Awareness”

Campaign”

WIAC Ball/Equipment Partners

Ball Equipment Partners - Must be used in all regular-season competition

Basketball-Wilson (3 years…expires June 30, 2021)

Soccer-Wilson (3 years…expires June 1, 2021)

Softball-Rawlings (4 years…expires August 1, 2021)

Tennis-Wilson (2 years…expires June 30, 2021)

Volleyball-Baden (3 years…expires May 31, 2022)

Officials

Officials. All conference contests are played under the supervision of

officials properly authorized by the conference and in accordance with the

provisions in the operating code for each sport. Football, basketball, softball,

baseball, soccer, ice hockey and volleyball officials are assigned directly by the

conference office as are officials used for conference championship events.

Comments on Officiating. Any comments, criticisms or complaints of

game officials’ performance should be directed to the conference office

and/or the coordinator of officials for each sport. Complaints pertaining to

officials shall not be released to the press or public either in written or verbal

form. Any coach, student-athlete or other institutional personnel connected

with an institution who publicly criticizes officials shall be subject to severe

disciplinary measures including, but not limited to, suspension from future

contests.

Direct Communication. Coaches and game officials shall not contact

each other directly to discuss matters pertaining to the officiating of a

contest. All such communications shall go through the conference office

and/or coordinators of officials.

WIAC website features:

- Up-to-date results and standings

- Detailed conference, team and individual statistics

- Composite schedules

- Athletes of the Week and All-Conference Teams

- Coaches of the Year and Scholar-Athlete Award winners

- Access to member school’s athletic home pages

- WIAC administration information

- History of the WIAC

- And much, much more!

www.wiacsports.com

“The Conference of Champions”

Thank you