Rhode Island joins Atlantic-10 Conference. Siena College joins ECAC North. Stuart P. Haskell, Jr., appointed commissioner effective January 1, 1988. Colgate joins Patriot League, effective with the 1990-91 academic year. Conference establishes championships in baseball, women's cross country, field hockey, women's indoor track, and women's tennis.
Conference establishes championships in men's and women's swimming and diving.
Conference presidents and directors of athletics change conference name to America East, effective July 1, 1996. Conference moves headquarters to Boston. All rights reserved worldwide. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written permission of Total Sports and its third-party content partners.