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Cascade Collegiate Conference
File:Cascade Collegiate Conference logo.png
AssociationNAIA
Founded1993; 33 years ago (1993)
CommissionerRobert Cashell (since 2012)
Sports fielded
  • 15
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 8
No. of teams11 + 8 associates
HeadquartersCorvallis, Oregon
RegionNorthwestern United States and Western Canada (British Columbia)
Official websitecascadeconference.org
Locations
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The Cascade Collegiate Conference (or Cascade Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States and in British Columbia. The conference's members compete in 15 sports. The current commissioner of the conference is Robert Cashell.

History

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Chronological timeline

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  • 1993 - The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) was founded. Charter members included Albertson College of Idaho (now the College of Idaho), Concordia College, Portland (later Concordia University-Portland), Eastern Oregon State College (now Eastern Oregon University), George Fox College (George Fox University), Northwest Nazarene College (now Northwest Nazarene University), the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech), Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University), Western Baptist College (now Corban University) and Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University), beginning the 1993-94 academic year.
  • 1995 - George Fox left the CCC and the NAIA to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Northwest Conference (NWC) after the 1994-95 academic year.
  • 1997 - Cascade College and Northwest College (now Northwest University) joined the CCC in the 1997-98 academic year.
  • 1998 - Western Oregon left the CCC and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 1997-98 academic year; while remaining in the conference as an affiliate member for some sports until the end of the 1999-2000 academic year.
  • 1999 - The Evergreen State College and Warner Pacific College (now Warner Pacific University) joined the CCC in the 1999-2000 academic year.
  • 2007 - Northwest Christian College (now Bushnell University) joined the CCC in the 2007-08 academic year.
  • 2008 - The University of British Columbia joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2009 spring season (2008-09 academic year).
  • 2009 - Cascade left the CCC as the school ceased operations at the end of the 2008-09 academic year.
  • 2010 - Lewis-Clark State College joined the CCC as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2011 spring season (2010-11 academic year).
  • 2015 - Multnomah University and Walla Walla University joined the CCC in the 2015-16 academic year.
  • 2015 - Four institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2015-16 academic year:
  • 2017 - Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2017-18 academic year:
  • 2018 - Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2018-19 academic year:
    • British Columbia (UBC) for men's and women's golf, and men's and women's outdoor track & field
    • Life Pacific University for men's wrestling
  • 2019 - Five institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2019-20 academic year:
  • 2020 - Lewis-Clark State upgraded its CCC membership for all sports in the 2020-21 academic year.
  • 2021 - Simpson added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2021-22 academic year.
  • 2022 - Life Pacific left the CCC as an affiliate member for men's and women's wrestling as the school dropped both sports at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.
  • 2022 - Vanguard added women's wrestling in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2022-23 academic year.
  • 2024 - Menlo and Vanguard left the CCC and the NAIA as affiliate members for both men's and women's wrestling to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) after the 2023-24 academic year.
  • 2024 - Simpson added beach volleyball in its CCC affiliate membership in the 2025 spring season (2024-25 academic year).
  • 2025 - Multnomah announced that they would be discontinuing all athletic programs and leaving the CCC at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
  • 2025 - Two institutions joined the CCC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2025-26 academic year:

Member schools

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Current members

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The CCC currently has 11 full members, all but five are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a]
Bushnell University[b] Eugene, Oregon 1895 Disciples of Christ 758 Beacons 2007
Corban University Salem, Oregon 1935 Christian 866 Warriors 1993
Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Oregon 1929 Public 2,798 Mountaineers 1993
The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington 1967 Public 2,320 Geoducks 1999
College of Idaho Caldwell, Idaho 1891 Presbyterian
(PCUSA) 		1,076 Coyotes 1993
Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho 1893 Public 3,706 Warriors &
Lady Warriors 		2020
Northwest University Kirkland, Washington 1934 Assemblies of God 999 Eagles 1997
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon 1947 Public 5,103 Owls 1993
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon 1882 Public 5,371 Raiders 1993
Walla Walla University College Place, Washington 1892 Seventh-day
Adventist 		1,397 Wolves 2015[c]
Warner Pacific University Portland, Oregon 1937 Church of God 350 Knights 1999
Notes
  1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ^ Formerly known as Northwest Christian University until 2020.
  3. ^ Walla Walla withdrew from CCC competition during the 2020-21 school year for men's & women's basketball, men's soccer and volleyball as part of its COVID-19 safety plan. All of those mentioned sports returned back to CCC conference play for the 2021-22 school year.[1]

Affiliate members

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The CCC currently has nine affiliate members, all but two are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] CCC
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
Arizona Christian University Phoenix, Arizona 1960 Nondenominational 1,233 Firestorm 2019 men's wrestling Great Southwest (GSAC)
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia 1908 Public 72,692 Thunderbirds 2008bsb.
2015sfb.
2018m.gf.
2018w.gf.
2018m.t.f.
2018w.t.f. 		baseball
softball
men's golf
women's golf
men's track & field
women's track & field 		Canada West (CWUAA)
(U Sports)
Carroll College Helena, Montana 1909 Catholic
(Diocese of
Helena) 		1,103 Fighting Saints 2015m.soc.
2015w.soc.
2015sfb. 		men's soccer
women's soccer
softball 		Frontier
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, Arizona 1978 Nonsectarian 3,286 Eagles 2017 men's wrestling Great Southwest (GSAC)
Montana State University-Northern Havre, Montana 1929 Public 1,021 Lights 2017 men's wrestling Frontier
University of Providence Great Falls, Montana 1932 Catholic
(Ursulines) 		677 Argonauts 2015m.soc.
2015w.soc.
2015sfb.
2017m.wr.
2019w.wr. 		men's soccer
women's soccer
softball
men's wrestling
women's wrestling 		Frontier
Rocky Mountain College Billings, Montana 1878 various[b] 991 Battlin' Bears 2015m.soc.
2015w.soc. 		men's soccer
women's soccer 		Frontier
Simpson University Redding, California 1921 Christian &
Missionary
Alliance 		907 Red Hawks 2017m.wr.
2021w.wr.
2024b.vb.
2025sfb. 		men's wrestling
women's wrestling
beach volleyball
softball 		California Pacific (CalPac)
Trinity Western University Langley, British Columbia 1962 Evangelical Christian
(E.F.C.C.) 		7,475 Spartans 2025m.c.c.;
2025w.c.c.;
2025m.t.f.;
2025w.t.f. 		men's cross country;
women's cross country;
men's track & field;
women's track & field 		Canada West (CWUAA)
(U Sports)
Notes
  1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ^ Rocky Mountain has various affiliations: The Mainline Protestant, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the United Church of Christ.


Former members

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The CCC had six former full members, all but one were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] Subsequent
conference(s) 		Current
conference
Cascade College Portland, Oregon 1956 Churches of Christ N/A Thunderbirds 1997 2008 Closed in 2009
Concordia University-Portland Portland, Oregon 1905 Lutheran LCMS N/A Cavaliers 1993 2015 Great Northwest (GNAC)[c]
(2015-20) 		Closed in 2020
George Fox University Newberg, Oregon 1885 Quakers 4,531 Bruins 1993 1995 Northwest (NWC)[d]
(1995-)
Multnomah University Portland, Oregon 1936 Nondenominational N/A Lions 2015 2025 Closed in 2025
Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho 1913 Nazarene 1,774 Crusaders[e] 1993 2000 Pacific West (PacWest)[c]
(2000-01) 		Great Northwest (GNAC)[c]
(2001-)
Western Oregon University[f] Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Public 3,857 Wolves 1993 1998 Pacific West (PacWest)[c]
(1998-2001) 		Great Northwest (GNAC)[c]
(2001-)
Notes
  1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ^ a b c d e Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  4. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  5. ^ Northwest Nazarene adopted its current nickname of Nighthawks since 2017.
  6. ^ Western Oregon remained in the CCC as an affiliate member for some sports from 1998-99 to 1999-2000.

Former affiliate members

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The CCC had five former affiliate members, four of them were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] CCC
sport(s) 		Current
conference
Life Pacific University San Dimas, California 1923 Foursquare Church 504 Warriors 2018m.wr.
2019w.wr. 		2022m.wr.
2022w.wr. 		men's wrestling
women's wrestling 		Great Southwest (GSAC)
Menlo College Atherton, California 1927 Nonsectarian 840 Oaks 2017m.wr.
2019w.wr. 		2024m.wr.
2024w.wr. 		men's wrestling
women's wrestling 		Pacific West (PacWest)[c]
Vanguard University Costa Mesa, California 1920 Assemblies of God 2,219 Lions 2019m.wr.
2022w.wr. 		2024m.wr.
2024w.wr. 		men's wrestling
women's wrestling 		Pacific West (PacWest)[c]
Western Oregon University[d] Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Public 3,857 Wolves 1998w.soc.
1998m.t.f.
1998w.t.f. 		2000w.soc.
2000m.t.f.
2000w.t.f. 		women's soccer
men's track & field
women's track & field 		Great Northwest (GNAC)[c]
Westminster College Salt Lake City, Utah 1875 Nonsectarian 1,214 Griffins 1994 1995 women's soccer Rocky Mountain (RMAC)[c]
Notes
  1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ^ a b c d Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  4. ^ Western Oregon was a full member of the CCC from 1993–94 to 1997–98.

Membership timeline

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 Full member (non-football)   Associate member (sport) 

Fielded sports

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Fall

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Winter

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  • Men's basketball: all full member schools participate
  • Women's basketball: all full member schools participate
  • Wrestling: Added in 2017, 12 men's teams and seven women's teams participate

Spring

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Sports not sponsored

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Commissioners

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  • Howard Morris (1994–2003)
  • Phil Pifer (2003–2006)
  • Bart Valentine (2007)
  • Dave Haglund (2007–2012)
  • Robert Cashell (2012–present)

Champions

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Conference titles by school

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School Titles
British Columbia 5
Carroll 2
Concordia–Portland 71
Corban 19
Eastern Oregon 32
George Fox 6
College of Idaho 49
Northwest 6
Northwest Christian 6
Northwest Nazarene 7
Oregon Tech 25
Rocky Mountain 2
Southern Oregon 50
Warner Pacific 4
Western Oregon 21

Cross country

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Soccer

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Volleyball

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Basketball

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Baseball

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Year Team Record
1993 George Fox 14–3–0
1994 George Fox 16–2–0
1995 Western Oregon 18–2–0
1996 College of Idaho 14–0–1
1997 College of Idaho 14–1–0
1998 College of Idaho 29–1–0
1999 College or Idaho 25–4–0
2000 College of Idaho 25–5–0
2001 Western Oregon 25–7–0
2002 College of Idaho 18–6–0
2003 Concordia–Portland 11–9–0
2004 Concordia–Portland 22–8–0
2005 College of Idaho
Oregon Tech 		17–13–0
2006 College of Idaho 20–10–0
2007 College of Idaho 15–3–0
2008 College of Idaho 14–4–0
2009 British Columbia 27–6–0
2010 British Columbia 27–5–0
2011 Lewis–Clark State 23–8–0
2012 Lewis–Clark State 25–6–0
2013 Lewis–Clark State 22–6–0
2014 Lewis–Clark State 24–4–0
2015 Lewis-Clark State 24–4–0
2016 Lewis–Clark State 30–5
2017 Lewis–Clark State 22–8
2018 Lewis–Clark State 26–6
2019 Lewis–Clark State 24–8

Golf

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Softball

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Year Team Record Tournament
1999 Eastern Oregon 14–4
2000 No Cascade schedule
2001 Oregon Tech 14–4
2002 Oregon Tech 16–4
2003 Southern Oregon 11–4
2004 Southern Oregon 20–5
2005 Southern Oregon 19–6
2006 Oregon Tech 17–2
2007 College of Idaho 16–4
2008 Oregon Tech 20–4
2009 College of Idaho 20–4
2010 Concordia–Portland 21–3 Concordia–Portland
2011 Oregon Tech 19–5 Oregon Tech
2012 Oregon Tech 20–4 Oregon Tech
2013 Corban 24–4 College of Idaho
2014 Oregon Tech 23–5 Concordia–Portland
2015 Oregon Tech 22–6 Corban
2016 E: Carroll
W: Southern Oregon 		7–5
15–5 		Eastern Oregon
2017 Corban 22–5 Southern Oregon
2018 Southern Oregon 22–5 Southern Oregon
2019 Southern Oregon 24–3 Southern Oregon

Track and field

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References

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  1. ^ WWU Withdraws from Cascade Collegiate Conference Basketball, Soccer and Volleyball Schedules - Walla Walla University Athletics
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