Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference

Summary

The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (MD JUCO) is a sports association for junior colleges in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). It belongs to Region XX (20) of the NJCAA. Chartered in the late 1960s, the MD JUCO is composed of 17 community colleges in the U.S. State of Maryland.

Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
AssociationNJCAA
Founded1960s
CommissionerGreg Witkop [1]
Sports fielded
  • 17
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 9
No. of teams17
HeadquartersBaltimore, Maryland
RegionMaryland – NJCAA Region 20
Official websitewww.mdjuco.org

Member schools edit

Current members edit

The MD JUCO currently has 17 full members, all but two are public schools:

Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors
Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland 1961 Public 18,000 Trojans ?    
Anne Arundel Community College Arnold 1961 Public 50,000 Riverhawks ?    
Baltimore City Community College Baltimore 1947 Public 7,000 Panthers ?    
Carroll Community College Westminster 1976 Public 8,000 Lynx ?    
Cecil College North East 1968 Public 10,000 Eagles ?    
Chesapeake College Wye Mills 1965 Public 2,700 Skipjacks ?    
Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville
(CCBC at Catonsville)
Catonsville 1957 Public 30,000 Cardinals ?    
Community College of Baltimore County at Dundalk
(CCBC at Dundalk)
Dundalk 1971 Public 20,000 Lions ?    
Community College of Baltimore County at Essex
(CCBC at Essex)
Essex 1957 Public 20,000 Knights ?    
Frederick Community College Frederick 1957 Public 6,500 Cougars ?    
Garrett College McHenry 1966 Public 6,000 Lakers ?    
Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown 1946 Public 10,000 Hawks ?    
Harford Community College Churchville 1957 Public 10,000 Fighting Owls ?    
Howard Community College Columbia 1966 Public 29,000 Dragons ?    
Montgomery College Rockville 1946 Public 60,000 Raptors ?    
Prince George's Community College Largo 1958 Public 40,000 Owls ?    
College of Southern Maryland La Plata 1958 Public 25,000 Hawks ?    
Notes
  1. ^ All cities are located within the State of Maryland.

Sports edit

The MD JUCO offers 17 sports, 8 men's and 9 women's.

Sport Men's Women's
Baseball Yes No
Basketball Yes Yes
Cheerleading No Yes
Cross country Yes Yes
Golf Yes No
Lacrosse Yes Yes
Soccer Yes Yes
Softball No Yes
Tennis Yes Yes
Track & field Yes Yes
Volleyball No Yes
Men's Sponsored Sports by School
School Basketball Lacrosse Tennis Soccer Cross
Country
Track
& Field
Baseball Golf Total
Sports
Allegany  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  Y  Y 4
Anne Arundel  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  Y  Y 5
Baltimore City  Y  N  N  N  Y  N  N  N 2
Cecil  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  Y  Y 5
Chesapeake  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  Y  N 3
Catonsville  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  Y  N 4
Dundalk  Y  N  N  N  N  N  Y  N 2
Essex  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  Y  N 4
Frederick  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  Y  N 3
Garrett  Y  N  N  N  Y  N  Y  Y 4
Hagerstown  Y  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  N 5
Harford  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y 7
Howard  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N 5
Mountgomery  Y  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N 5
Prince George's  Y  N  N  Y  N  Y  Y  N 4
Southern Maryland  Y  Y  N  Y  N  N  Y  Y 5
Total Sports 16 7 2 13 5 4 14 6 67
Women's Sponsored Sports by School
School Basketball Lacrosse Tennis Soccer Cross
Country
Track
& Field
Softball Volleball Cheerleading Total
Sports
Allegany  Y  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  N 3
Anne Arundel  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N 6
Baltimore City  Y  N  Y  N  Y  N  Y  N  N 4
Cecil  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N 4
Chesapeake  Y  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  N 3
Catonsville  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  N 7
Dundalk  Y  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N 4
Essex  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  N 6
Frederick  Y  N  N  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N 4
Garrett  Y  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  N 3
Hagerstown  Y  N  N  N  Y  N  Y  Y  N 4
Harford  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N 7
Howard  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  N 6
Mountgomery  Y  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y 5
Prince George's  Y  N  N  Y  N  Y  Y  N  Y 5
Southern Maryland  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N 5
Total Sports 16 5 3 10 9 6 14 13 2 76

Awards edit

The MD JUCO offers two program awards, The Presidents' Cup and The Sportsmanship Award.

The Presidents’ Cup is a points based award. A school will earn points based on its final standings in a sport, with first place earning the most points, and the number of points earned being relative to the number of schools sponsoring the sport. The school with the most points at the end of the school year wins the cup. As of the 2010-11 season, the cup is awarded to men's and women's sports separately.

The Sportsmanship Award is awarded to the school with the best sportsmanship at the end of each school year. The recipient is elected by representatives from each school.

The MD JUCO has two academic awards, The Student-Athlete of the Month Award, which is given to an individual man and woman athlete each month, and the MD JUCO All-Academic Team, in which student-athletes with a GPA of over 3.6 are elected too.

The MD JUCO has two All-MD JUCO teams (first team and second team) for individual athletes in each sport.

Championships edit

The MD JUCO schools can qualify to compete in the NJCAA Region 20 tournament championships for each respective sport. The MD JUCO teams also face off against their fellow Region XX conference, the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association in the tournament.

Once a team wins the regional tournament, they go on to the NJCAA national tournament. Schools from the MD JUCO have won a total of 26 national championships.[2]

School Number of
Titles
Sport
CCBC Essex 9 Men's Soccer: 1974; Field Hockey: 1977, 1978, 1980; Women's Soccer: 1983, 1993; Men's Lacrosse: 1991, 2004; Baseball: 1992
Anne Arundel 4 Men's Lacrosse: 1998; Softball: 2003; Women's Lacrosse: 2006, 2007
CCBC Catonsville 4 Women's Lacrosse: 2004, 2005, 2008; Women's Soccer: 2008
Mountgomery 4 Golf: 1990; Women's Tennis: 2001, 2006; Women's Soccer: 2011
CCBC Dundalk 1 Men's Basketball: 2000
Cecil 1 Men's Basketball: 2006
Hagerstown 1 Men's Marathon: 2000
Harford 1 Field Hockey: 1995
Prince George's 1 Coneisha Smith (Women's Track & Field - 400 meters): 2012

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "MD JUCO Officers".
  2. ^ "MD JUCO NJCAA National Champions".

External links edit

  • Official website
  • NJCAA Region 20 website
  • NJCAA Website