College and Vermont Technical College, effective beginning the 2002-03 academic year. 2004 - The State University of New York at Canton (a.k.a. SUNY Canton) joined the Sunrise, effective in the 2004-05 academic year. 2006 - Lyndon State (now Northern Vermont–Lyndon) left the Sunrise to join the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), effective after the 2005-06 academic year. 2010 - Paul Smith's left the Sunrise and the NAIA to join the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC), effective after the 2009-10 academic year. 2011 - The Sunrise would cease operations as an athletic conference, effective after the 2010-11 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences, effective beginning the 2011-12 academic year: Fisher to join the American Mideast Conference, while the rest would leave the NAIA and join the USCAA: St. Joseph, Vermont Tech, Maine–Machias to join the YSCC; and Maine–Fort Kent, Maine–Presque Isle and SUNY Canton to join as USCAA Independents (the latter two are either accepted or in the process into transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division III). Member schools Final members The Sunrise had seven full members in the conference's final season, only two were private schools: Notes Former members The Sunrise had two other full members during the conference's tenure, one was a private school: Notes Membership timeline Sports Conference championships Women Volleyball 2010 UMaine Fort Kent 2009 UMaine Presque Isle 2008 UMaine Presque Isle 2007 SUNY Canton 2006 UMaine Machias 2005 UMaine Machias Men Cross Country 2010 SUNY Canton Women Cross Country 2010 UMaine Presque Isle Men Soccer 2010 UMaine Fort Kent 2009 UMaine Fort Kent 2008 UMaine Fort Kent 2007 UMaine Fort Kent 2006 UMaine Fort Kent Women Soccer 2010 UMaine Fort Kent 2009 UMaine Fort Kent 2008 UMaine Fort Kent 2007 SUNY Canton 2006 UMaine Fort Kent Men Basketball 2011 Fisher College 2010 UMaine Fort Kent 2009 Fisher College 2008 College of St. Joseph 2007 Fisher College 2006 Fisher College Women Basketball 2011 UMain Machias 2010 UMaine Fort Kent 2009 UMaine Fort Kent 2008 UMaine Fort Kent 2007 College of St. Joseph 2006 UMaine Fort Kent Men Golf 2010 UMaine Presque Isle 2008 UMaine Presque Isle Baseball 2011 Fisher College 2010 Fisher College 2009 Fisher College 2008 Fisher College 2007 Fisher College 2006 Fisher College Softball 2011 SUNY Canton 2010 SUNY Canton 2009 UMaine Presque