Mon-Dak Conference

{{Short description|Junior college conference in Montana and North Dakota}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Mon-Dak Athletic Conference

| logo = Mondrak conference logo.png

| logo_size = 200

| founded = {{start date and age|1974}}

| association = NJCAA

| teams = 7

| sports = 18

| mens = 10

| womens = 8

| region = North Dakota – NJCAA Region 13

| website = {{url|https://www.mondakconference.com/landing/index| mondakconference.com }}

}}

The Mon-Dak Athletic Conference (MDAC) is a junior college conference for eight Tech and Community Colleges located in Montana and North Dakota, and it is a conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Conference championships are held in most sports and some individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

Member schools

=Current members=

The Mon-Dak currently has eight full members, all but one are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

Dakota College at Bottineau

| Bottineau, North Dakota

| 1906

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=NDUS}}

| 655

| Lumberjacks

| 1963

Dawson Community College

| Glendive, Montana

| 1939

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=MTUS|Part of the Montana University System.}}

| 1,200

| Buccaneers

| 1963

Lake Region State College

| Devils Lake, North Dakota

| 1941

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=NDUS|Part of the North Dakota University System.}}

| 1,657

| Royals

| 1963

Miles Community College

| Miles City, Montana

| 1939

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=MTUS}}

| 459

| Pioneers

| 1963

North Dakota State College of Science

| Wahpeton, North Dakota

| 1903

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=NDUS}}

| 2,707

| Wildcats

| ?

United Tribes Technical College

| Bismarck, North Dakota

| 1969

| Tribal college

| 375

| Thunderbirds

| ?

Williston State College

| Williston, North Dakota

| 1957

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=NDUS}}

| 855

| Tetons

| 1963

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=full}}

=Former members=

The Mon-Dak had two former full members:

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! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.}}

! Subsequent
conference

! Current
conference

Assumption Junior College

| Richardton, North Dakota

| 1963

| Catholic
{{small|(Benedictine)}}

| Astros

| 1963
1970

| 1965
1971

| colspan = "2"|Discontinued athletics (1965-70)
Closed in 1971

Bismarck State College

| Bismarck, North Dakota

| 1939

| Public

| Mystics

| 1963

| 2025

| colspan = "2"|Frontier Conference (NAIA)

University of North Dakota – Ellendale

| Ellendale, North Dakota

| 1899

| Public

| Dusties

| 1969

| 1971

| colspan="2" | Closed in 1971

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=former}}

See also

References

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