History By League Sport

Sports Currently Sponsored

Sport	Years Sponsored	First Champion
Baseball (men)	1888-1929, 1948-present	Michigan State
Basketball (men)	1911-present	Albion & Alma
Basketball (women)	1973-present	unknown
Cross Country (men)	1922-1932, 1946-present	Kalamazoo
Cross Country (women)	1981-present	Albion & Alma
Football (men)	1894-present	Albion
Golf (men)	1934-present	Hope
Golf (women)	1991-present	Hope
Soccer (men)	1970-present	Calvin & Hope
Soccer (women)	1989-present	Kalamazoo
Softball (women)	1977-present	unknown
Swimming (men)	1971-present	Albion
Swimming (women)	1977-present	Kalamazoo
Tennis (men)	1888-present*	Olivet
Tennis (women)	1938-present*	unknown
Track (men's outdoor)	1888-present	Hillsdale
Track (women's outdoor)	1979-present	Calvin
Volleyball (women)	1972-present	Calvin

Sports No Longer Sponsored

Archery (women)	1952-1981	Hope
Field Hockey (women)	1968-1990	unknown
Track (men's indoor)	1936-1948	Kalamazoo
Wrestling (men)	1969-1984	Adrian

(This summary does not indicate a few one-year interruptions in some championships or brief interruptions during the two World Wars. Most championships were suspended in 1917-18 and 1943-45.)
*The MIAA tennis championships of 1896 to 1925 were coed, combining the scores of separate men's and women's competitions.

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