October 1, 1979 –
Seven New England colleges and universities form a new athletic conference (to be named later) to encompass several sports. The institutions include American International, Assumption, Bentley, Bryant, Hartford, Springfield and Stonehill. The new conference will initially encompass men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer, softball and women’s tennis. The colleges selected for the conference are based on several criteria, including proximity to each other, sports offered, compatibility of athletic programs as well as the educational philosophies of the institutions.
Al Shields, the Director of Athletics at Bentley, is also named the first conference commissioner. The 'founding fathers' of the Northeast-10 began with Shields, Tom Folliard of Stonehill, Leon Drury of Bryant and Andy Laska of Assumption. The four later convinced Ed Steitz of Springfield, Gordie McCullough of Hartford and Milt Piepul of American International to join them.
June 10, 1980 –
After a year of planning, New England’s newest athletic conference, the Northeast-7, is officially announced and recognized by the NCAA as an allied member. The conference would apply for automatic qualifying status to NCAA tournament play following a two-year probationary period.
September 16, 1980 –
The first Northeast-7 Conference contest takes place when American International visits Assumption in men’s soccer.
December 11, 1980 –
The first Northeast-7 basketball game takes place as host Bryant defeats Hartford, 76-69.
March 1981 –
The first baseball games in conference history take place. In a doubleheader, Assumption tops Stonehill, 6-4, before Stonehill takes game two the twinbill, 16-6.
June 16, 1981 –
The Northeast-8 is born as the conference announces the addition of Saint Anselm College. Saint Anselm’s acceptance is immediate, but the Hawks do not begin conference competition until 1983-84.
December 7, 1981 –
Springfield defeats American International in the first Northeast-8 women’s basketball conference game.
April 1982 –
Bryant wins the inaugural Northeast-8 golf championship.
April 3, 1983 –
Stonehill and Assumption split in a doubleheader in the first ever Northeast-8 softball games.
October 8, 1983 –
The first women’s cross country championship race is run, with Springfield besting the five team field with a low of 31 points.
June 12, 1984 –
Merrimack College accepts an invitation to join the Northeast-8. Merrimack replaces Hartford, which leaves the conference to join the Division I ranks.
September, 1984 –
Springfield captures the first Northeast-8 women’s tennis championship with 28 points.
March 1985 –
American International, led by future NBA standout Mario Elie, becomes the first Northeast-10 men’s basketball program to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II national championship tournament. Elie would go on to become a two-time NBA Finals champion throughout an 11-year career.
September 12, 1985 -
The sport of women’s soccer debuts as Stonehill shuts out host Saint Anselm, 2-0.
July 1, 1987 –
Quinnipiac and Saint Michael’s join the conference. The two additions lead to the changing of the organization's name to the Northeast-10.
January 1989 -
Bob Burke, Director of Athletics at American International, is selected to serve as conference commissioner.
March 21, 1994 –
The sport of men’s lacrosse debuts as a Northeast-10 sport. Bentley tops Assumption, 15-5.
May 1994 -
Merrimack becomes the first Northeast-10 Conference school to win a national championship, as the Lady Warriors softball team downs Humboldt State, 6-2, for the NCAA Division II title.
June 1995 –
The Northeast-10 shrinks to nine members when Springfield changes its NCAA status to Division III.
May 2, 1995 -
F. Paul Bogan is selected as the first full-time commissioner of the conference. He is the third individual to assume the duties of commissioner at the Northeast-10.
June 1996 –
Le Moyne College is accepted to the conference.
September 7, 1996 -
The sport of field hockey debuts as Saint Michael’s downs host Assumption, 2-0.
October 14, 1996 –
Quinnipiac announces it will shift its programs to NCAA Division I status as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
January 1997 –
Pace University is accepted into the Northeast-10 for the 1997-98 academic year, bringing the conference member total to 11.
July 1998 -
David R. Brunk is selected as the fourth commissioner in the history of the Northeast-10.
March 25, 1999 -
The sport of women’s lacrosse debuts with Bentley downing American International, 13-8, and Saint Michael’s topping Assumption, 16-7.
September 22, 1999 –
The Northeast-10 announces it will expand by five institutions beginning with the 2000-01 academic year as Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire College (now known as Southern New Hampshire University), The University of Massachusetts Lowell, The College of Saint Rose, and Southern Connecticut State University are all accepted as conference members. The expansion makes the Northeast-10 the second largest Division II conference in the nation at the time.
November 5, 1999 -
The Northeast-10 website debuts at www.northeast10.org.
September 21, 2000 -
The Northeast-10 announces it will offer four more championship sports with the additions of men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field for the 2001-02 academic year. The additions bring the total number of Northeast-10 championships to 19.
January 2001 -
The Northeast-10 Conference creates its own football conference beginning with the 2001 season to create its 20th sport.
May 22, 2001 -
Southern Connecticut’s Kateema Riettie wins the individual national championship in javelin at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.
August 31, 2001 –
The first Northeast-10 football game takes place as host Bentley edges Saint Anselm, 27-24.
November 4, 2001 –
Bentley becomes the second conference school to win a national title as the Falcons defeat East Stroudsburg, 4-2, in the NCAA Division II field hockey championship game.
May 25, 2002 -
Southern Connecticut’s Kateema Riettie repeats as the individual national champions in the javelin at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.
May 11, 2003 -
Stonehill becomes the third Northeast-10 member to be crowned national champion as the Skyhawks defeat Longwood (Va.), 9-8, in the women’s lacrosse national title game.
June 3, 2003 -
The Northeast-10 announces it will sponsor men’s and women’s swimming and diving as its 21st and 22nd championship sports for the 2003-04 season.
June 9, 2003 -
The Northeast-10 announces it will sponsor men’s ice hockey as its 23rd championship sport beginning in 2003-04. The sport gives the conference 23 championship sports, which is the most of any NCAA Division II conference in the nation.
November 12, 2003 -
The first men’s ice hockey game takes place under the Northeast-10 banner as Southern New Hampshire downs Franklin Pierce, 6-2.
May 30, 2004 -
Le Moyne wins the men’s lacrosse national championship, 11-10, in overtime over Limestone. It is the first men’s national championship for the Northeast-10 and fourth team title overall.
March 26, 2005 -
The Bryant men’s basketball team becomes the first conference school to appear in the national championship game, falling to Virginia Union, 63-58.
May 15, 2005 -
Stonehill wins its second national championship in women’s lacrosse, topping West Chester, 16-10, in the title game.
November 13, 2005 -
UMass Lowell claims the national championship in field hockey with a 2-1 win over Bloomsburg.
May 2, 2006 -
Le Moyne wins its second national championship in men's lacrosse, defeating Dowling, 12-5.
June 5, 2006 -
The Northeast-10 celebrates its 25th anniversary and announces its inaugural Hall of Fame class. The inaugural class includes 25 inductees.
March 15, 2007 -
Saint Rose's Brandon Birchak wins the national championship in three meter diving.
March 24, 2007 -
Southern Connecticut wins its first NCAA Championship in women's basketball, defeating Florida Gulf Coast, 61-45.
May 25, 2007 -
UMass Lowell's Nicole Plante wins the national championship in the 10,000-meters with a time of 35:23.49.
May 27, 2007 -
In men's lacrosse, Le Moyne wins its second straight NCAA Championship and third in four years by defeating Mercyhurst, 6-5.
October 19, 2007 -
Bryant University announces it will leave the conference at the conclusion of the 2007-08 academic year to join the Division I ranks as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
December 2, 2007 -
The Franklin Pierce men's soccer team claims the national championship with a 1-0 victory over Lincoln Memorial University. It marks the first men's soccer national championship in the history of the Northeast-10.
March 15, 2008 -
Le Moyne's Alison Lesher and Southern Connecticut's Kristen Frost become the first student-athletes in Northeast-10 history to capture individual national championships in the sport of swimming. Lesher wins the 200-yard butterfly, while Frost claims four national championships in the 1650, 1000, 500, and 200-yard freestyle events.
May 1, 2008 -
Julie Ruppert is named the fifth full-time commissioner in the history of the Northeast-10 Conference. Ruppert's hiring makes her the first female commissioner in NCAA Division II history.
July 2008 -
The University of New Haven joins the Northeast-10 Conference, giving it 15 members.
July 2009 -
Adelphi University joins the Northeast-10 Conference, bringing the league's total to 16 member institutions.
May 23, 2010 -
The Adelphi women's lacrosse team defeats West Chester to claim their second consecutive national title in the sport.
May 30, 2010 -
UMass Lowell's Jacqui Barrett wins the national title in the shot put with a toss of 50' 8.25".
December 4, 2010 -
UMass Lowell's field hockey team wins the national championship with a 1-0 victory over Shippensburg to cap a perfect 24-0 season at the NCAA Division II Fall Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
March 9, 2011 -
Southern Connecticut sophomore Amanda Thomas wins the national championship in San Antonio, Texas in the 200-yard individual medley.
March 11, 2011 -
Stonehill's Corey Thomas wins the national championship in the high jump in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
March 12, 2011 -
New Haven's Shannon Gagne wins three national championships at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gagne wins the 200 meter, 400 meter, and the long jump, and becomes just the second student-athlete in the history of the Indoor Track and Field Championships to win three national titles.
May 22, 2011 -
Adelphi's women's lacrosse team wins its third consecutive national championship, defeating Limestone, 17-4, in Garden City, N.Y.
November 26, 2011 -
New Haven defeats Kutztown 44-37 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Football Championship to advance to the National Quarterfinals, matching the furthest an NE-10 team had ever advanced.
December 3, 2011 -
The Saint Rose women's soccer team wins the national championship with a 2-1 victory over Grand Valley State in Pensacola, Florida.
March 11, 2012 -
American International's Dominic Smith and Southern Connecticut's Nick Lebron win national championships at the at the 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Minnesota. Smith prevaied in the 400-meter dash, while Lebron claimed the heptathlon crown.
March 14, 2012 -
Southern Connecticut junior Amanda Thomas wins the national title in the 200-yard individual medley in Mansfield, Texas.
March 15, 2012 -
Thomas claims her second national championship in as many nights, this time winning the 400-yard individual medley at the NCAA Championships. She was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimmer of the Meet for her efforts.
October 5, 2012 -
The Northeast-10 announces a formal partnership with Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that helps match children with life-threatening illnesses with collegiate athletic programs.
December 17, 2012 -
The conference office announces the addition of LIU Post as an associate member in the sports of football and field hockey, beginning with the 2013-14 academic year.
February 14, 2013 -
UMass Lowell announces its reclassification to Division I athletics beginning with the 2013-14 academic year.
March 6, 2013 -
Southern Connecticut senior Amanda Thomas wins the national title in the 200-yard IM for the third consecutive year. Thomas was also named NCAA Swimmer of the Meet.
May 26, 2013 -
The Le Moyne men's lacrosse team claims the national championship with a thrilling 11-10 victory over Mercyhurst in Philadelphia, Pa.
December 7, 2013 -
The Southern New Hampshire men's soccer team wins its second-ever national championship following a 2-1 victory over Carson-Newman in Evans, Ga.
March 14, 2014 -
Southern Connecticut junior Raymond Cswerko wins the national title in the men's 200 butterfly at the 2014 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in Geneva, Ohio.
March 15, 2014 -
For the second time in his career, Southern Connecticut seior Nick Lebron wins the indoor hepathlon individual national title at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
March 28, 2014 -
The Bentley women's basketball team capped a perfect season with a national championship by defeating West Texas A&M University, 73-65, in Erie, Pa. The season-long No. 1 ranked Falcons overcame a nine-point deficit with five minutes to play.
May 18, 2014 -
The Adelphi women's lacrosse team completed a perfect 22-0 season with a national championship by defeating Lock Haven in the national title game in Salem, Va. The Panthers defeated Lock Haven 7-5 to capture the program's NCAA-record sixth Division II National Championship.
March 7-8, 2015 -
The 2015 Northeast-10 Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games are broadcast to a national audience on ESPN3, the first games to appear on the platform from the league.
March 16, 2015 -
The Southern Connecticut State Women's 4x400 meter relay team wins the National Title at the Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The team of sophomore Crystle Hill, juniors Georgette Nixon and Shatajah Watterly, and graduate student Sarah Hill covers the distance in 3:44.91 giving the Owls their 79th national title in program history.
April 25, 2015 -
Merrimack wins the conference's first-ever women's golf championship. The conference officially added the sport earlier that year, making it the league's 24th sport that it sponsors.
May 17, 2015 -
Adelphi defeats Lock Haven in the women's lacrosse title game to claim their second consecutive national title in the sport. The Panthers defeated the Bald Eagles 5-4 in overtime in Salem, Va. to claim the program's NCAA-best seventh National Title in the sport.
December, 2015 -
The NCAA releases it's annual academic success rate study, and it shows that the NE10 is graduating their student-athletes at a higher rate than any other NCAA Division II conference in the nation.
January, 2016 -
The NE10 announces it has partnered with SME, a nationally-known branding firm, to help rebrand the conference.
March, 2016 -
Merrimack's Carly Muscaro and the American International distance medley relay teams win national titles at the Indoor Track and Field Championships. Muscaro claims her first title in the 400-meter dash.
May 11, 2016 -
Stonehill College President Rev. John Denning, C.S.C., is selected to begin a four-year term on the NCAA Division II Presidents Council.
May 29, 2016 -
The Le Moyne men's lacrosse team defeated Limestone, 8-4, in the NCAA National Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. The Dolphins finished the season with a 20-0 record and claimed their fifth national championship in the sport.
December 1, 2016 -
The NE10, in conjunction with leading brand development firm SME, officially revealed an innovative new vision for its future by launching a comprehensive new brand platform and accompanying brand campaign (NE10 Embrace). Additionally, the Conference unveiled a new identity system, focused on refreshing the existing logo and moniker.
Highlights of the day include a student-centered social media rollout that led to the league trending on Twitter (#NE10EMBRACE reached #3 at one point during the day), t-shirts given out to student-athletes with the new logo on them, a newly-designed conference website, and a new philosophy for the league as a whole.
December, 2016 -
The NE10 announces it's first-ever 'Embrace The Impact' week featuring community engagement features and stories about the efforts taking place on it's campuses. The week fell in line with the league's new brand philosophy emphasizing the character aspect of what the NE10 stands for as a conference.
February 3, 2017 -
Al Shields, one of the founding fathers of the Northeast-10 Conference and longtime director of athletics at Bentley, passed away.
March 4, 2017 -
Saint Anselm defeats Southern New Hampshire in the NE10 Men's Basketball title game. The game was nationally-broadcast on NESN-Plus and a capacity crowd filled the SNHU Fieldhouse.
March 11, 2017 -
Merrimack senior sprinter Carly Muscaro wins national titles in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships.
April, 2017 -
Saint Michael's Danny Divis and Justin McKenzie are honored as the first co-winners of the Hockey Humanitarian award for their efforts surrounding mental health initiatives.
May 21, 2017 -
The Adelphi women's lacrosse team defeats Florida Southern, 6-4, to claim their eighth national title in the sport. The Panthers overcame an early 3-1 deficit to win the title in Bloomsburg, Pa.
May 27, 2017 -
Merrimack's Carly Muscaro becomes the most-decorated student-athlete in NE10 history as she wins her fifth and sixth national titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track aand Field Championships in Florida. Muscaro registers titles once again in the 200-meter and 400-meter events.
October, 2017 -
The NE10 announces the creation of its 'Friday Feature' series spotlighting the academic initiatives and developments within the conference's membership.
November, 2017 -
The NE10 is recognized as the top academic conference in all of Division II by the NCAA's Academic Success Rate metric, which measures graduation rate of student-athletes.
January 17, 2018 -
Bentley women's basketball coach Barbara Stevens becomes just the fifth women's coach to win her 1,000th career game as the Falcons defeat Adelphi 78-66 in front of a capacity crowd at the Dana Center.
March 9, 2018 -
Southern Connecticut's Destiney Coward wins the national title in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships. Coward's first effort of 20.79 meters proves to be the title-winning effort.
May 20, 2018 -
Le Moyne women's lacrosse captures its first-ever NCAA Championship with a 16-11 victory over Florida Southern. Bryanna Fazio was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Championship.
May 27, 2018 -
Merrimack men's lacrosse wins its first NCAA title with a dominant 23-6 win over Saint Leo at Gillette Stadium.
October 1, 2018 -
First-ever Elite 24 Award is presented to Bentley's Ellis Yoder (Golf). The award honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA participating at the finals site at each NE10 Championship.
November 13, 2018 -
Formally announced that Mercy College, Molloy College and St. Thomas Aquinas College will join the NE10 as associate members for field hockey, beginning in the 2019 season.
May 19, 2019 -
Adelphi women's lacrosse completes an amazing postseason run to win its ninth all-time NCAA championship, after beating West Chester 11-5.
May 24, 2019 -
AIC's Leakey Kipkosgei wins the national title in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 8:52.86.
May 25, 2019 -
Franklin Pierce's CeCe Telfer wins an NCAA title in the 400m hurdles, in a personal-best time of 57.53 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
June 30, 2019 -
Merrimack officially ends its tenure as an NE10 member and moves to Division I as a member of the Northeast Conference.
May 26, 2019 -
Merrimack successfully defends its national title with a 16-8 victory over Limestone, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships.
November 23, 2019 -
AIC's Ezra Mutai wins the first cross country individual championship in NE10 history.
March, 2020 -
NE10 Announces a pause in competition due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
February 15, 2021 -
NE10 announces a resumption of conference NE10 competition for the spring season.
March 2021 -
The NE10 begins conference play for baseball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse and softball.
April 22, 2021 -
Le Moyne men's golf captures the first NE10 Championship since March of 2020.
May 28, 2021 -
AIC's Ezra Mutai wins the NCAA DII Championship in the 10k.
May 30, 2021 -
Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse claims its sixth National Championship.
August 12, 2021 -
Commissioner Julie Ruppert is named to the prestigious NCAA Constitution Committee.
October, 2021 -
NE10 leads all of Division II in Make-A-Wish fundraising during the 2020-21 academic year, spearheaded by the efforts of the University of New Haven and Adelphi University.
March 12, 2022 -
AIC's Callum Elson (mile) wins NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field championship in Pittsburg, Kansas.
May 28, 2022 -
AIC's Callum Elson (1500m) and SCSU's Jordan Davis (javelin throw) win NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field championships on the campus of Grand Valley State University.
June 23, 2022 -
The NE10 begins its year-long celebration of the Title IX 50th Anniversary.
June 30, 2022 -
Stonehill officially ends its tenure as an NE10 member and moves to Division I as a member of the Northeast Conference.
August, 2022 -
The NE10 announces its partnership with Hudl (formerly BlueFrame Technology), the new official home of NE10 NOW - the conference's digital streaming platform.
December 3, 2022 -
Franklin Pierce men's soccer wins its second NCAA Division II Championship with a 2-0 victory over Colorado State University-Pueblo at Interbay Stadium in Seattle, Wash.
May 10, 2023 -
The NE10 welcomes Post University as an associate conference member in the sport of football, effective for the 2024 season.
May 16, 2023 -
The NE10 announces that the College of Staten Island will be joining the league as an associate member in the sport of swimming & diving, effective for the 2023-24 season.
May 21, 2023 -
Pace women's lacrosse wins the program's first-ever NCAA Division II Championship with a convincing 19-9 win over West Chester at Key Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
June 30, 2023 -
Le Moyne officially ends its tenure as an NE10 member and moves to Division I as a member of the Northeast Conference.
