The Evergreen Conference (EvCo ), known as the Tri-Normal League from 1920 to 1938 and the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO ) from 1938 to 1947, was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Idaho , Oregon , and Washington and, for a time, the Canadian province of British Columbia .[ 1] The league existed from 1938 to 1984.[ 2] Most of the conference's members subsequently joined the Columbia Football Association .
The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Evergreen Conference. Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Previous conference Left Conference joined Current conference Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington 1891 Wildcats 1920 Independents 1984 PNWAC Great Northwest Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington 1882 Eagles 1920 Independents 1979 Independents Big Sky Spokane University Spokane, Washington 1913 1920 Independents 1933 school closed closed 1933 Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington 1893 Vikings 1920 Independents 1984 PNWAC Great Northwest Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington 1890 Lutes 1938 Independents 1965 Northwest Northwest Saint Martin's University Lacey, Washington 1895 Saints 1939 1982 Independents Independents 1951 1984 IndependentsPNWAC Great Northwest Seattle University Seattle, Washington 1891 Redhawks 1945 1982 IndependentsWCC 1947 1984 IndependentsPNWAC WAC Whitworth University Spokane, Washington 1890 Pirates 1945 1982 IndependentsNorthwest 1970 1984 Northwest PNWAC Northwest University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington 1888 Loggers 1948 Northwest 1966 Independents Northwest University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia 1908 Thunderbirds 1949 Northwest 1959 Independents Independents Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Oregon 1929 Mountaineers 1970 Oregon 1982 Independents Cascade Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon 1947 Owls 1970 Oregon 1982 Independents Cascade Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon 1882 Raiders 1970 Oregon 1982 Independents Cascade Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon 1856 Wolves 1970 Oregon 1982 Independents Great Northwest Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington 1891 Falcons 1978 Independents 1980 Independents Great Northwest Lewis–Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho 1893 Warriors 1982 Independents 1984 PNWAC Frontier Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia 1965 Clan 1982 Independents 1984 PNWAC Great Northwest Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington 1859 Missionaries 1982 Northwest 1984 Northwest /PNWAC Northwest
Membership timeline [ edit ] Full member (all sports)
Tri-Normal League (1920–1937)[ edit ] 1929 – Normal–Ellensburg 1930 – Unknown 1931 – Unknown 1932 – Unknown 1933 – Normal–Ellensburg 1934 – Normal–Cheney 1935 – Normal–Cheney 1936 – Normal–Cheney 1937 – Normal–Cheney
Washington Intercollegiate Conference (1938–1947)[ edit ] 1945 – No champion 1946 – Central Washington[ 5] 1947 – Eastern Washington & Pacific Lutheran
Evergreen Conference (1948–1984)[ edit ] 1948 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound 1949 – Eastern Washington and Puget Sound [ 6] 1950 – Eastern Washington 1951 – Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, and Western Washington 1952 – Pacific Lutheran 1953 – Puget Sound and Whitworth 1954 – Whitworth 1955 – Whitworth 1956 – Puget Sound 1957 – Central Washington 1958 – Central Washington and Western Washington 1959 – Whitworth 1960 – Whitworth 1961 – Central Washington 1962 – Whitworth 1963 – Central Washington 1964 – Pacific Lutheran 1965 – Eastern Washington 1966 – Eastern Washington 1967 – Eastern Washington 1968 – Central Washington 1969 – Eastern Washington and Western Washington 1970 – Central Washington 1971 – Western Washington 1972 – Central Washington 1973 – Central Washington 1974 – Oregon Tech 1975 – Western Oregon 1976 – Western Oregon 1977 – Western Oregon 1978 – Western Oregon 1979 – Western Oregon 1980 – Eastern Oregon , Oregon Tech, and Western Oregon 1981 – Oregon Tech 1982 – Central Washington and Oregon Tech 1983 – Puget Sound 1984 – Central Washington
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