MEC and G-MAC Announce Partnership Bringing Joint Swimming & Diving Championships to Peak Health Aquatic Center

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) and Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) at the moment introduced a multi-year partnership with the Monongalia County Commission and the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau that can carry the MEC/G-MAC Swimming & Diving Championships to the Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown, West Virginia, starting with the 2027 championship.

As a part of the partnership, the Monongalia County Commission and Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau will turn out to be MEC Corporate Partners. 

The championship’s transfer to Morgantown is made potential by the Monongalia County Tourism Advancement Fund, reinforcing a shared dedication to enhancing the championship expertise for student-athletes whereas producing significant financial affect for the area.

“The collaboration and partnership between the MEC and G-MAC has made this championship a tremendous success over the past eight years, and we’re excited to build on that foundation in Morgantown,” stated Mountain East Conference Commissioner Reid Amos. “We sincerely recognize the rising assist of the Monongalia County Commission, Visit Mountaineer Country and Mylan Park. Together, we have created a possibility to raise the championship expertise for our student-athletes at one of many most interesting aquatic services within the nation.”

Established in 2018, the joint MEC/G-MAC Swimming & Diving Championships yearly carry collectively males’s and girls’s swimming and diving applications from each conferences to compete for convention championships. Following eight profitable years on the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio, the championship enters a brand new chapter on the Peak Health Aquatic Center.

“The Great Midwest is grateful for the strong partnership we have built with the Mountain East Conference and for the shared commitment that has made this championship so successful,” stated G-MAC Commissioner Tom Daeger. “We also extend our sincere appreciation to the staff at C.T. Branin Natatorium, Visit Canton, and Malone University for their outstanding support and hospitality over the past eight years. As we look to the future, we are excited to bring the championship to Mylan Park and provide our student-athletes with an exceptional experience at the Peak Health Aquatic Center.” 

“The MEC/G-MAC Swimming & Diving Championships are more than a sporting event—they are an investment in our community,” stated Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau Development Director Joe Vessecchia. “Each year, this championship will fill our hotels, support our restaurants and local businesses, while introducing hundreds of visitors to Morgantown and Monongalia County. The Peak Health Aquatic Center has established itself as one of the region’s premier aquatic facilities, and its ability to consistently deliver an exceptional championship experience is a testament to the strength of our partnership with Mylan Park, the MEC and the G-MAC. We are proud to welcome these outstanding student-athletes and their supporters to our destination and remain committed to growing this championship for years to come.”

“Since opening in 2019, the Peak Health Aquatic Center has established itself as a premier destination for championship-level competition, designed to deliver an exceptional experience for student-athletes, coaches, officials and spectators alike,” stated Peak Health Aquatic Center General Manager Jennifer Lainhart. “Hosting events of this caliber is central to our mission, and our experienced staff is committed to providing a first-class championship experience both in and out of the pool.”

The Peak Health Aquatic Center options an Olympic-sized 50-meter competitors pool with a movable bulkhead that may be configured for short- or long-course competitors, a six-lane diving effectively with a full complement of platforms and springboards, and spectator seating designed to accommodate championship competitors.

The 2027 G-MAC/MEC Swimming & Diving Championships shall be held February 10-13 on the Peak Health Aquatic Center. Daily schedules, ticket info, and extra championship info shall be made obtainable on every convention web site at a later date.

About the Mountain East Conference

The Mountain East Conference options 12 NCAA Division II member schools and universities positioned in 4 states. The league sponsors 23 NCAA championship sports activities. MEC groups have received six NCAA workforce nationwide championships, have performed in 14 NCAA Championship video games, and have received 59 regional championships. MEC student-athletes additionally excel within the classroom, with 2,933 incomes educational recognition in 2025-26. The league has additionally produced 11 NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award winners, recognizing the student-athlete with the best cumulative grade-point common who has reached the positioning of the finals for every of the NCAA’s males’s and girls’s championships throughout its three divisions. The Mountain East Conference is headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia. Visit mountaineast.org to study extra.

About the Great Midwest Athletic Conference

The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) is an NCAA Division II athletic convention with present and future full member establishments positioned in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Established in 2011, the convention consists of personal, non-profit member establishments and sponsors 26 convention championship sport choices. Current and future full member establishments embody Ashland University (OH), Cedarville University (OH), University of Findlay (OH), Hillsdale College (MI), University of Indianapolis (IN), Kentucky Wesleyan College (KY), Lake Erie College (OH), Malone University (OH), Northwood University (MI), Ohio Dominican University (OH), Thomas More (KY), Tiffin University (OH), Ursuline College (OH), and Walsh University (OH). To study extra in regards to the Great Midwest and its members, go to greatmidwestsports.com

About the Monongalia County Commission

The Monongalia County Commission serves because the governing physique of Monongalia County, West Virginia, offering management, oversight, and important companies that assist the county’s residents, companies, and guests. The Commission is dedicated to accountable stewardship of public sources, fostering financial development, enhancing high quality of life, and investing in initiatives that strengthen communities all through the county. Working collaboratively with municipalities, group organizations, and regional companions, the Commission helps advance alternatives that contribute to Monongalia County’s continued success. Learn extra at monongaliacounty.gov.

About Visit Mountaineer Country

Visit Mountaineer Country is the official Destination Marketing and Management Organization (DMMO) for North Central West Virginia, representing Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor counties, in addition to the City of Belington in Barbour County. The group promotes the area as a premier vacation spot for leisure journey, sports activities tourism, conferences, and outside recreation whereas supporting vacation spot growth and customer companies that strengthen native communities. Through strategic advertising, business partnerships, and occasion assist, Visit Mountaineer Country works to draw guests, lengthen stays, and generate financial affect for the area. Learn extra at visitmountaineercountry.com.

About Mylan Park 

Over the previous 20 years, Mylan Park has grown from 4 baseball and softball fields right into a full-service sports activities, recreation, wellness, and occasions advanced spanning throughout 400 lovely acres. Mylan Park can be proud to be residence to a wide range of social, coaching, and academic organizations working throughout the park footprint and serving the higher Morgantown group each day by their non-profit and service-oriented missions. Today, Mylan Park is acknowledged as one among West Virginia’s most dynamic venues for customers and occasions of all walks. Owned and operated by the non-profit 501(c)(3) Mylan Park Foundation, Mylan Park now affords 14 completely different indoor and outside services comprising over 60 acres of athletic discipline area and greater than 180,000 sq. ft. of indoor sport, recreation, and occasion venues. Each distinctive element of the park serves to make sure that there’s something for everybody and that Mylan Park is really a spot all the group can get pleasure from.