Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
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The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference or MIC is an interscholastic
secondary
high school athletic conference
based in Central and West Central Indiana. The conference was formed in 1996 when independent schools joined schools from other Indiana conferences that were reorganizing or splitting up to form the new conference.
sport. A MIC team has reached the 5A State football championship every year since 1999, with the MIC representative winning every time except once.
In basketball, Lawrence North has won three of the last four Class 4A state boys basketball titles. North Central has won two of the last three girls basketball Class 4A titles. Ben Davis girls have won the past two basketball state titles and in 2009 a national title, combined season's record of 58-0.
Carmel High School has won 24 straight girls swimming and diving state championships. Warren Central won the 2005 and 2006 cross country state titles. The Carmel men's team has won eleven state titles. Recently, Ben Davis has dominated the sport in track winning the last three state titles ('08-'10).
The MIC also competes in other areas besides athletics. For example, there is a MIC choir competition and a MIC speech and debate tournament, as well as MIC Academic Challenge, which has been won by Carmel the past two years. Several of the MIC schools also compete in radio and television broadcasting as part of the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters.
All are current participating institutions. Ben Davis, Carmel, Center Grove, Lawrence North, North Central, and Warren Central were the six original teams in the conference line-up. Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South joined in 1997.
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high school athletic conference
Athletic conference
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based in Central and West Central Indiana. The conference was formed in 1996 when independent schools joined schools from other Indiana conferences that were reorganizing or splitting up to form the new conference.
Premiere competition
The MIC is considered a premiere high school athletic conferences in the nation. Each year the conference features some of Indiana's best teams in each Indiana High School Athletic AssociationIndiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...
sport. A MIC team has reached the 5A State football championship every year since 1999, with the MIC representative winning every time except once.
In basketball, Lawrence North has won three of the last four Class 4A state boys basketball titles. North Central has won two of the last three girls basketball Class 4A titles. Ben Davis girls have won the past two basketball state titles and in 2009 a national title, combined season's record of 58-0.
Carmel High School has won 24 straight girls swimming and diving state championships. Warren Central won the 2005 and 2006 cross country state titles. The Carmel men's team has won eleven state titles. Recently, Ben Davis has dominated the sport in track winning the last three state titles ('08-'10).
The MIC also competes in other areas besides athletics. For example, there is a MIC choir competition and a MIC speech and debate tournament, as well as MIC Academic Challenge, which has been won by Carmel the past two years. Several of the MIC schools also compete in radio and television broadcasting as part of the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters.
Participating institutions
| School | Mascot | Colors | Location | Enrollment | IHSAA Indiana High School Athletic Association The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as... Class |
# / County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis Ben Davis High School Ben Davis High School is a three year American high school in Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. As of 2010 , it has a student enrollment of nearly 3,500 and a staff of 178.-History:... |
Giants | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
4.250 | 5A | Marion | |
| Carmel Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana) Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to CHS. It is part of the Carmel Clay School District and has an enrollment of around 4,600 students, making it the largest high school in the state of Indiana by number of students.- History :Carmel... |
Greyhounds | Carmel Carmel, Indiana Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States located immediately north of Indianapolis, Indiana. The population was 79,191 at the 2010 census, and is one of the most affluent communities in the Midwest.... |
4,082 | 5A | Hamilton | |
| Center Grove Center Grove High School Center Grove High School is a four star high school located in Greenwood, Indiana, United States. The mascot is a Trojan, as are the names of all of its sports teams... |
Trojans | Greenwood Greenwood, Indiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,037 people, 14,931 households, and 9,600 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,524.8 people per square mile . There were 16,042 housing units at an average density of 1,123.9 per square mile... |
2,345 | 5A | Johnson | |
| Lawrence North Lawrence North High School Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is located at 7802 North Hague Road on the northeast side of the city. It is one of two high schools serving grades nine through twelve in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The 2006–07 enrollment... |
Wildcats | Lawrence | 2,919 | 5A | Marion | |
| North Central | Panthers | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
3,396 | 5A | Marion | |
| Terre Haute North Terre Haute North Vigo High School Terre Haute North Vigo High School is a public high school located in Terre Haute, Indiana.- Overview :Terre Haute North was opened in the fall of 1971, initially only for grades 10 through 12. The 9th grade was added during the 1993/1994 school year. The school mascot is the Patriot and the... |
Patriots | Terre Haute Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and... |
2,040 | 5A | Vigo | |
| Terre Haute South Terre Haute South Vigo High School Terre Haute South Vigo High School is a high school located in Terre Haute, Indiana. Enrollment is at about 1,900 students. As the name implies, the school's district covers the southern portion of Terre Haute, as well as most of Northern Vigo County, the county Terre Haute is in.- Campus History... |
Braves | Terre Haute Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and... |
1,939 | 5A | Vigo | |
| Warren Central Warren Central High School (Indiana) Warren Central High School is a public high school in Warren Township on the east side of Indianapolis. It has an enrollment of around 4,000... |
Warriors | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
3,991 | 5A | Marion |
All are current participating institutions. Ben Davis, Carmel, Center Grove, Lawrence North, North Central, and Warren Central were the six original teams in the conference line-up. Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South joined in 1997.
Boys (9)
- 1995 Basketball
- 1996 Basketball
- 1996 Cross Country
- 1999 Football (5A)
- 2001 Football (5A)
- 2002 Football (5A)
- 2008 Track & Field
- 2009 Track & Field
- 2010 Track & Field
Girls (4)
- 2000 Basketball (4A)
- 2001 Basketball (4A)
- 2009 Basketball (4A)
- 2010 Basketball (4A)
Boys (8)
- 1961 Cross Country
- 1987 Football (5A)
- 1988 Football (5A)
- 1989 Cross Country
- 1990 Cross Country
- 1990 Football (5A)
- 1991 Football (5A)
- 1995 Cross Country
Girls (3)
- 1978 Swimming & Diving
- 1979 Swimming & Diving
- 1980 Swimming & Diving
Boys (12)
- 1996 Swimming & Diving
- 1997 Cross Country
- 1997 Swimming & Diving
- 2001 Swimming & Diving
- 2002 Swimming & Diving
- 2003 Swimming & Diving
- 2003 Tennis
- 2004 Tennis
- 2004 Swimming & Diving
- 2006 Soccer
- 2007 Football (5A)
- 2008 Cross Country
Girls (28)
- 1995 Soccer
- 1995 Cross-Country
- 1996 Cross-Country
- 1996 Swimming & Diving
- 1997 Cross Country
- 1997 Soccer
- 1997 Swimming & Diving
- 1998 Swimming & Diving
- 1998 Track & Field
- 1999 Swimming & Diving
- 1999 Track & Field
- 2000 Soccer
- 2000 Swimming & Diving
- 2001 Soccer
- 2001 Cross-Country
- 2001 Swimming & Diving
- 2002 Soccer
- 2002 Swimming & Diving
- 2003 Soccer
- 2003 Tennis
- 2003 Swimming & Diving
- 2004 Soccer
- 2004 Swimming & Diving
- 2005 Swimming & Diving
- 2006 Swimming & Diving
- 2007 Swimming & Diving
- 2008 Swimming & Diving
- 2008 Basketball (4A)
- 2011 Softball
Pre-Conference Titles
Girls- 1988 Swimming & Diving
- 1989 Swimming & Diving
- 1990 Swimming & Diving
- 1991 Swimming & Diving
- 1992 Swimming & Diving
- 1993 Swimming & Diving
- 1994 Swimming & Diving
- 1995 Swimming & Diving
Girls (6)
- 1996 Basketball (4A)
- 1995 Softball
- 1998 Softball
- 2001 Volleyball
- 2003 Softball
- 2009 Softball
Lawrence North Wildcats (8)
- 1989 Boys Basketball
- 2004 Boys Basketball (4A)
- 2005 Boys Basketball (4A)
- 2006 Boys Basketball (4A)
- 2001 Boys Track & Field
- 2002 Boys Track & Field
- 2003 Boys Track & Field
- 2004 Wrestling
- 2005 Wrestling
Boys (14)
- 1995 Soccer
- 1995 Tennis
- 1996 Soccer
- 1997 Soccer
- 1998 Soccer
- 1999 Basketball (4A)
- 1999 Tournament of Champions
- 2000 Tennis
- 2002 Soccer
- 2005 Soccer
- 2005 Swimming & Diving
- 2006 Swimming & Diving
- 2007 Tennis
- 2010 Basketball (4A)
Girls (7)
- 1997 Tennis
- 1999 Tennis
- 1999 Soccer
- 2001 Tennis
- 2004 Tennis
- 2004 Basketball (4A)
- 2005 Basketball (4A)
Boys (11)
- 2005 Cross Country
- 2006 Cross Country
- 2003 Football (5A)
- 2004 Football (5A)
- 2005 Football (5A)
- 2006 Football (5A)
- 2009 Football (5A)
- 1995 Track & Field
- 1996 Track & Field
- 2006 Track & Field
- 2007 Track & Field