August 31, 2010
Boston, Burnsides Win CCA Regional Awards
Cassondra Boston and Myles Burnsides are two of sixteen regional winners of the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, announced today. A male and female Division II Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be selected from the 16 regional winners, eight men and eight women.

July 29, 2010
MIAA Extends Invitations to UCO, NSU
Official invitations to join the MIAA have been extended to the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) and Northeastern State University (NSU), the conference office announced Thursday. UCO and NSU are both currently members of the Lone Star Conference.

July 29, 2010
Johnson Named Pittsburg State Athletics Director
Pittsburg State University President Steve Scott today announced the selection of Jim Johnson as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Johnson was selected following a national search and will begin his duties on Sept. 7, 2010.

July 22, 2010
MIAA Launches Official Online Store
Official MIAA apparel can now be purchased on the Web as the conference has partnered with Always Something, Inc. (ASI Designs) to launch its official online store, the league office announced Thursday.

July 16, 2010
MIAA Announces 2009-10 Academic Awards
Over 1,600 student-athletes have been honored with 2009-10 MIAA academic awards, the conference office announced Friday. Sixty-six student athletes earned the MIAA Academic Excellence Award, which is given to those student-athletes who maintain a cumulative grade point average of 4.00 and have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

July 12, 2010
Lincoln University Officially Returns to MIAA
As of July 1, Lincoln University is again officially a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Blue Tigers will begin MIAA competition in the 2010-11 academic year.

June 24, 2010
UCM, ESU Finish in Director's Cup Top 25
Central Missouri captured its second consecutive third-place national finish in NCAA Division II in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports/NACDA Director’s Cup, released at the NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) Convention in Anaheim, Calif. The finish duplicates last year's top mark in MIAA history, which is also shared by Truman (2003-2004).

June 11, 2010
Boston, Burnsides Win Ken B. Jones Awards
It was a special night Thursday in the Imperial Ballroom at the Downtown Marriott, where the MIAA honored its past legends as well as its present student-athletes at the conference’s annual awards dinner.

June 10, 2010
MIAA Set to Celebrate Memorable 2009-10 Season
Once you get past the NCAA Division II national titles won by the Northwest Missouri football team, the Emporia State women’s basketball team and the second-place finish by Central Missouri’s men’s golf team, it’s the people that made the MIAA 2009-10 season so special.

June 2, 2010
MIAA Unveils Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
Fifteen Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association legends and five historic national championship teams have been elected to the inaugural MIAA Hall of Fame class, the conference office announced Wednesday (June 2). The Class of 2010 will be officially recognized at the annual MIAA Spring Awards Dinner June 10 at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, Mo.

June 1, 2010
Finalists for Ken B. Jones Awards Announced
The list of finalists for the 2009-10 Ken B. Jones Awards as MIAA Student-Athletes of the Year have been determined. The award, which is in its 17th year, is named in honor of the man who served as the MIAA’s first full-time commissioner for 16 years.

May 11, 2010
Mike Pitts Named SBU Director of Athletics
Southwest Baptist University named Mike Pitts as director of athletics at a ceremony Tuesday at the Meyer Sports Center. Pitts had served as the interim co-director of athletics for the past year.

February 9, 2010
MIAA Launches Harvesters Virtual Food Drive
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association launched its competitive virtual food drive through Harvesters Community Food Network on Feb. 8, 2010. The drive marks the kick off to the 2010 MIAA TitleFest season and runs through the MIAA Baseball Championship that concludes May 9.

January 19, 2010
Garcia's Legend Growing at Tradition-Rich UNO
For the first time in his wrestling career, Cody Garcia didn’t have his hand raised in every match at the NCAA Division II national wrestling meet. Garcia ended his junior season at Nebraska-Omaha with a third-place finish at the national meet.

January 15, 2010
Pitt State's Lee to Receive Award Friday in Atlanta
Former Pittsburg State University cross country/track & field star Venessa Lee will be honored Friday at the NCAA Honors and Delegates Celebration in Atlanta, Ga., as a 2010 recipient of the NCAA Top VIII Award. It was announced Dec. 17 that Lee would be recognized.

January 12, 2010
Hometown Hero Schmitz Finds Success at Truman
Long before Colton Schmitz started winning state wrestling titles at Kirksville High School, his work ethic caught the attention of Truman University coach David Schutter. By seeing him running on his own as an eighth grader convinced Schutter that Schmitz was a special competitor.

January 8, 2010
Two Active MIAA Coaches to Enter Missouri HOF
Northwest Missouri head football coach Mel Tjeerdsma and Southwest Baptist head men's and women's tennis coach John Bryant of the MIAA are two of 15 individuals who will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at its 2010 Enshrinement Ceremonies on Jan. 31. Two teams will be inducted as well.

December 23, 2009
Great Fall Season for the MIAA in 2009
Instead of sweltering heat and humidity that normally greets football players on the first day of practice, temperatures were in the 70s on Aug. 6 when Northwest Missouri began its quest to complete unfinished business.

December 18, 2009
SAAC Food Drive Brings in Over 14,000 Pounds
The MIAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee collected 14,407 pounds of donated food during its annual canned food drive held this fall. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit local organizations in the communities of the nine participating MIAA institutions.

November 23, 2009
Truman's Andrew McCall Named Rhodes Scholar
Andrew McCall, a senior men’s swimmer at Truman State University, has been named a Rhodes scholar, placing him in a distinct group, and making him the first Truman student to be so honored.

September 8, 2009
MIAA Announces Agreement with B2 Networks
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Commissioner Jim Johnson announced Tuesday that the MIAA and B2 Networks have reached a multi-year agreement making B2 the exclusive home for broadband broadcasts of all MIAA athletics. The partnership takes effect immediately as a full slate of MIAA football games are scheduled for broadcast this Saturday to collegiate athletic fans around the world.

September 1, 2009
MIAA Launches New Web Site
A new look has been unveiled for the MIAA as the conference has announced the launching of its new and enhanced Web site, hosted by PrestoSports.

July 27, 2009
Boyce Joins MIAA as Contributing Writer
David Boyce will join the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) as a contributing writer to TheMIAA.com, the conference office announced Monday. Boyce is a former sports writer for the Kansas City Star, where he worked for more than 20 years.

July 22, 2009
MIAA Formally Announces OAI as Corporate Partner
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is pleased to formally announce the signing of OAI as the official signage partner of the MIAA. The three-year agreement includes producing printed graphics for all MIAA Titlefest events. Also included is a preferred pricing program for all MIAA member institutions.

July 9, 2009
Coleman Named MIAA Director of Communications
Kellen Coleman has been chosen as the new Director of Communications of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), the conference office announced Thursday.