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Presidents' Athletic Conference Track and Field The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) was founded in 1955, by the presidents of the following colleges: Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, and the University of Detroit. The PAC has competitions in over 19 sports ranging from tennis to basketball to track and field.

According to Enjoying Track and Field "Tests of speed and strength have always been popular; the Olympic Games are known to have existed in 776 B.C, and these were only a formal organization of sports that men must have been enjoying for years. Medieval fairs included many fears of strength and endurance. In 1896 the first modern Olympic Games were celebrated in Athens; the aim of their founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was to revive the ancient Olympic ideals, and the Games have developed into the premier international sports meeting. Women began appearing in athletics around 1900, but public disapproval held back the development of their opportunities for several years. "

The following schools are in the PAC: Bethany College, Chatham University, Geneva College, Grove City College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College, Thomas More College, Washington and Jefferson College, Waynesburg University and Westminster College

The 2013 PAC Championship will be held by Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania.