The Millikin Big Blue are the intercollegiate athletic programs of Millikin University (MU) located in Decatur, Illinois, United States. The Big Blue athletic program is a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and competes at the NCAA Division III level.
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History
Millikin University was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its athletics programs were established together with the university in 1903, with football, men's basketball and baseball all competing in the University's first full academic year (1903-04). Since its start, Big Blue athletics has achieved considerable success both as a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and at the national level as a member of the NCAA Division III. The nickname "Big Blue" is generally attributed to Carl Head, a professor of mechanical engineering who used the name on posters during the 1916 football season. Millikin joined the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) on April 26, 1946 as one of its nine charter members (Augustana, MillikinCarthage, Elmhurst, Illinois College, Illinois Wesleyan, Lake Forest, Millikin, North Central and Wheaton). The league was renamed the CCIW in 1967 to recognize Carthage, which had moved its campus from Illinois to Wisconsin as well as Carroll's entrance in 1955. Regarded as "The Best Small College Conference In The Nation," Millikin is one of four charter members with uninterrupted membership.
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Sports sponsored
National Championships
Team
- 2004-05 Women's Basketball
Individual
Men's Swimming
- Rodney Miller - 200 yd. breast (1985-86)
- Rodney Miller - 200 yd. breast (1986-87)
- Rodney Miller - 100 yd. breast (1986-87)
- Rodney Miller - 100 yd. breast (1987-88)
- Rodney Miller - 200 yd. breast (1987-88)
- Rodney Miller - 200 yd. IM (1987-88)
- Scott Walker - 100 fly (1990-91)
Men's Track
- Carl Alexander - Outdoor 100 m. dash (1997-98)
References
External links
- Official website
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