Landmark Conference


The Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the states of Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, plus Washington, D.C.

History

The conference was established on December 5, 2005. When the creation of the new conference was officially announced on December 13, another member institution was included, the Stevens Institute of Technology, but ended up joining the Empire 8. Finally, in November 2006, the University of Scranton became the eighth charter member institution. John A. Reeves began his service as commissioner of the Landmark Conference on September 1, 2006. He was succeeded by Daniel A. Fisher in 2012. Katie Boldvich began her tenure as the conference's third Commissioner in July 2019. The first intra-conference competition was played September 15, 2007 at Kings Point, New York, when the University of Scranton defeated the United States Merchant Marine Academy 2-1 in men's soccer.
Elizabethtown College became the newest member of the conference on July 1, 2014.
The Landmark Conference expanded in 2011 to add Marywood University in men's and women's swimming and diving, and in 2012 to add Washington & Jefferson in men's lacrosse. Both Colleges have since left the conference in 2019 and 2015 respectively. Marywood University has since become an associate member in Women's Golf in the 2018-2019 season.
On May 22, 2015, Merchant Marine announced that it accepted an invitation to rejoin the Skyline Conference—a league in which it had been a charter member—effective with the 2016–17 school year.

Current members

Full members

The league currently has eight full members:
InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentJoined
Washington, D.C.Cardinals1887Private/Catholic – Pontifical5,5102007
Drew UniversityMadison, New JerseyRangers1867Private/Methodist2,6472007
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PennsylvaniaBlue Jays1899Private/Church of the Brethren2,4162014
Goucher CollegeTowson, MarylandGophers1885Private/Non-sectarian1,4752007
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PennsylvaniaEagles1876Private/Church of the Brethren1,4492007
Moravian CollegeBethlehem, PennsylvaniaGreyhounds1742Private/Moravian1,7922007
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PennsylvaniaRiver Hawks1858Private/Lutheran 2,2002007
Scranton, PennsylvaniaRoyals1888Private/Catholic – Jesuit5,1602007

Associate members

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Former members

Former associate members

Membership timeline


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Sports

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Landmark Conference that are played by Landmark schools

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Women's sponsored sports by school

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Landmark Conference that are played by Landmark schools

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Logo

During January 2007, a contest was announced to design a logo for the newly formed Landmark Conference. The contest was only open to undergraduate students from the conference schools. In a first phase, a panel of judges selected a winner at each of the eight Landmark schools. Winners received $250 each. In a second and final round, on February 6, in Washington, D.C., the presidents of the Landmark schools selected the final design from among the eight first round winners. The logo submitted by Susquehanna University's graphic design major, Manor member, and men’s lacrosse player Tim Storck ’08, of Cockeysville, Maryland, was selected. Storck was awarded the $1,000 additional prize. Selected colors were maroon and blue.