Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference

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Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference
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ConferenceMCLA
Founded2002
Ceased2017
CommissionerMatt Gardiner
Sports fielded
No. of teams16
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
Region Midwest and Great Lakes
Official website http://mcla.us/GRLC/

The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) was a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The GRLC incorporated teams in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio and was divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.

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History

The conference was formed in 2002 after teams in the southwestern region of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association separated to form the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference. [1]

In 2017, it was announced that the GRLC would be dissolved as an MCLA Conference. Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Purdue were all moved to the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC), [2] while Creighton, Kansas State, Missouri State, Missouri S&T, Saint Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington University in St. Louis were moved to the Lone Star Alliance (LSA). [3]

Teams

GRLC Teams were split into two Divisions with the top programs and larger schools in Division I and smaller schools and programs in Division II. There were 9 members in Division I and 7 members in Division II.

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentTeam NicknameNew Conference
Division I
University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 1867Public42,326 Fighting Illini UMCLL Division I
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 1857Public20,104 Redbirds UMCLL Division I
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 1820Public38,599 Hoosiers UMCLL Division I
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1865Public30,102 Jayhawks UMCLL Division I
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 1863Public23,520 Wildcats LSA Division II
Miami University Oxford, Ohio 1809Public20,126 RedHawks UMCLL Division I
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1839Public32,000 Tigers UMCLL Division I
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869Public23,000 Cornhuskers UMCLL Division I
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869Public39,697 Boilermakers UMCLL Division I
Division II
Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska 1878Private/Catholic (Jesuit)4,133 Bluejays LSA Division II
Missouri S&T Rolla, Missouri 1870Public6,815 Miners LSA Division II
Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 1905Public21,000 Bears LSA Division II
Rose-Hulman Terre Haute, Indiana 1874Private/Nonsectarian2,000 Fightin' Engineers Defunct in 2017
Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri 1818Private/Catholic (Jesuit)12,733 Billikens LSA Division II
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 1869Public12,000 Salukis LSA Division II
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853Private/nonsectarian13,527 Bears LSA Division II

Conference Champions

Division I
YearChampionRunner-up
2002
2003Missouri S&TIllinois
2004MissouriIllinois
2005 Lindenwood Illinois
2006LindenwoodIllinois
2007LindenwoodIllinois
2008LindenwoodIllinois
2009LindenwoodIllinois
2010IllinoisWisconsin
2011LindenwoodIllinois
2012IllinoisIowa
2013PurdueIndiana
2014IndianaIllinois
2015PurdueIowa
2016PurdueMiami (Ohio)
2017Miami (Ohio)Indiana
Division II
YearChampionRunner-up
2002
2003LindenwoodKansas State
2004
2005 Harding
2006HardingAugusta
2007HardingAugusta
2008HardingDordt
2009Missouri StateWheaton
2010Missouri StateMissouri Baptist
2011Missouri BaptistWashington University in St. Louis
2012Washington University in St. LouisMissouri Baptist
2013DePaulMissouri Baptist
2014Missouri ValleyWashington University in St. Louis
2015Missouri ValleyMissouri Baptist
2016Missouri ValleyLindenwood-Belleville
2017Missouri StateSaint Louis

References

  1. ↑ "About the CCLA". CCLA . Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Additions Strengthen UMLC". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ↑ "LSA Welcomes Seven New Teams". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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