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Level of competition not a driving factor in conference move
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Level of competition not a driving factor in conference move

Some have argued Hillsdale College left the GLIAC because Hillsdale’s athletic programs couldn’t compete. Hillsdale’s 40-plus-year history in the GLIAC proves otherwise. For instance, in 2017, both men’s and women’s track and field finished second in the GLIAC, while several other programs posted impressive seasons. Junior Joel Pietila won the 2017 GLIAC Men’s Golf Individual,...

Volleyball to open season with four home games this weekend
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Volleyball to open season with four home games this weekend

The Hillsdale College women’s volleyball team is preparing for its first season as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Last season, the Chargers went 16-12 overall. Six of the team’s seven starters are returning to the team, along with the addition of five promising freshmen. In a recent preseason coaches poll, the team was...

Chargers leave GLIAC for G-MAC
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Chargers leave GLIAC for G-MAC

Two years after announcing its intentions to change athletic conferences, a new era in Hillsdale athletics is about to begin. All 14 of Hillsdale’s varsity sports will move to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference this year, after more than 40 years in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Hillsdale College Athletic Director Don Brubacher said...

Football returns 20 starters for inaugural Great Midwest season
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Football returns 20 starters for inaugural Great Midwest season

  After a 5-5 campaign in its final season as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Hillsdale College football team returns with revamped expectations in its debut season in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. In a preseason coaches’ poll, the Chargers ranked second in the eight-team conference. The Chargers begin their...