The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC), formerly the Minnesota Community College Conference (MCCC), has a proud and time-honored history, dating back to the first season in 1966.  Throughout this time, the conference membership has sought to recognize and highlight student-athletes, coaches, administrators, media members and those in the community which have contributed to the success of the organization.  

 

The members of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Hall-of-Fame are available below; please select an individual college logo for inductees at that school. 

 

In addition to current MCAC members, colleges which do not currently sponsor athletics at the NJCAA intercollegiate level but which have had members inducted to the MCAC Hall-of-Fame are available.   Those inductees are included in the 'Former Members & Special Mention Section' at the bottom of this page. 

 

Help the MCAC update our Hall of Fame list:

Please help us update our records for individuals who have been elected into the MCCC or MCAC Hall of Fame.  Over the several decades in which the Conference has been serving two-year colleges, changes in the office location and leadership have created some gaps in Hall of Fame record keeping and recognition. If you observe an omission or errors,  please contact: Kurt.Kohler@rctc.edu to help us continue to improve our Hall of Fame.

To nominate someone new to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame, please contact Kurt Kohler, Executive Director of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.  Kurt is the chair of the MCAC Hall of Fame Committee and can be reached at: kurt.kohler@rctc.edu

 

 Click on the individual college logo for list of MCAC Hall-of-Fame Members: 

 

 

 

   

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for additional members from 1972-2000 from:   System Office Media | special contributions Former Member Colleges: North Hennepin College Bethany Lutheran College  Golden Valley  Minneapolis CC Lakewood          UM-Waseca

 

Hall of Fame Eligibility Requirements

Eligible members—MCCC/MCAC community/junior college athletes, coaches, special contributors, and teams who participated in MCCC/MCAC member-college athletics

Automatic members—NJCAA Hall of Fame members, all NJCAA All-Americans, and all Region XIII or representing NJCAA District First Team or Player of the Year in their sport shall be automatically accepted into the MCAC Hall of Fame after being out of their community/junior college for five years; they must also be approved by their college.  This is in addition to the conference-wide five nominated persons per year elected by the MCAC based on conference awards and recognitions.

MCAC Requirements, Awards, and Recognitions:

Athletes meet one or multiple NJCAA/MCAC awards or Recognitions:

All athletes must be out of the two-year setting for five years and approved by their college.

All-State/Conference First team for one year or Region XIII/District Second team for two years.

            Specific Sport “Player of the Year”

State or Conference record-setter of athletes in their sport during their era for one or two years of play

NJCAA sportsmanship awards 

Coaches meet two or multiple NJCAA/MCAC awards or Recognitions:

Nominated after 10 years of service or after 5 years away from the MCAC School.

NJCAA/MCAC/Region XIII or District Coach of the Year award or awards.

Longevity of twenty years or more.

Team Championships

Coached five or more All-American athletes.

Special contributors meet one or multiple NJCAA/Region XIII/MCAC recognitions:

Media, Athletic Trainers, Administrators, Workers, or others nominated for outstanding service by MCAC schools.

A minimum of 10 years of service is recognized as service toward the MCAC as a whole.

Ran multiple National/Regional/MCAC tournaments.

The team meets one or multiple NJCAA/MCAC awards or Recognitions:

            Must have been an MCAC/State or Region XIII/District/NJCAA tournament winner.

 

Up to five MCAC-nominated and selected members/teams shall be admitted each year, in addition to the automatic members.

In any year when nominations exceed the allowable quota, nominees with the earliest dates of participation or service shall be given first preference.

Nominees not admitted in a given year shall not be carried over for more than 5 years, and on the 5th year, will either override participation/service time needed or need to be resubmitted with further awards or recognitions.

Nominations--each community/junior college may nominate as many members as it wishes.

Submitted nominations must be approved and sent by the Dean of Students or the Athletic Director/Coordinator of the prospective schools of those nominated.

Nominations shall be sent to the chair of the Hall of Fame Committee and the MCAC Executive Director through online form/email/certified mail to avoid lost nominations.

The Hall of Fame Committee shall be a joint standing committee.

The Hall of Fame Committee, after receiving nominations, shall determine if each nomination meets the MCAC requirements. Those nominations are sent to the spring MCAC meeting with a recommendation of the automatic qualifiers and the five other nominees to be inducted. If rejected for lack of qualifications, the committee will state why the nomination did not meet the requirements. Those rejected may resubmit if they meet the requirements the following year.

Nominees shall be voted on at the spring MCAC meeting.

The award to each member shall be a certificate suitable for framing.  New members should be notified and inducted by their respective colleges.

 

MCAC Hall of Fame Nomination Form

 

 

MCAC Policy Updated, 9/23/2024