Lansing Roller Derby

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Lansing Roller Derby
Lansing Roller Derby team logo.jpeg
Metro area Lansing, Michigan
CountryUnited States
Founded2010
TeamsMitten Mavens (Black), Broadbarians (Grey), Derby Vixens (Green), Capital Corruption (Purple)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueCourt One Athletic Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Affiliations JRDA
Website https://lansingrollerderby.com/

Lansing Roller Derby (LRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Lansing, Michigan. It was formed in 2021 by the merger of two Lansing area leagues, the Lansing Derby Vixens, and East Lansing Roller Derby. [1] [2] The Lansing Derby Vixens were formerly a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [3]

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History

Lansing Derby Vixens

The Lansing Derby Vixens were founded in April 2010. [4] Julie Cotton Reed (a.k.a. Cotton Fire), a former skater with Demolition City Roller Derby, became the league's first coach, moving to the city as the league was being founded. [5] The league launched a B team at the end of 2011, choosing its name through a vote by fans. [6]

The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2012, [7] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013. [8]

Until 2015, the Lansing Derby Vixens played at the Lansing Center. In 2016, Lansing Derby Vixens hosted a WFTDA Division 2 Playoff tournament at the Summit Sports and Ice Complex in Dimondale, [9] leading to recognition as a "Community Champion" by the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau for bringing the event and its associated visitors and business to Lansing. [10]

East Lansing Roller Derby

East Lansing Roller Derby was also founded in 2010, initially practicing at Demonstration Hall at Michigan State University in East Lansing. [11]

Merger

On December 3, 2021, the Lansing Derby Vixens and East Lansing Roller Derby announced that they would be merging into a single league, to be known as Lansing Roller Derby. [12]

Junior team

LRD includes a junior team, initially founded as the Cap City Wild Childs in 2011, and now known as Lansing Junior Roller Derby. [13]

WFTDA rankings

WFTDA rankings from 2013 to 2019 apply to the Lansing Derby Vixens.

Season Final ranking [14] Playoffs Championship
2013115 WFTDA [15] DNQDNQ
2014105 WFTDA [16] DNQDNQ
201595 WFTDA [17] DNQDNQ
2016126 WFTDA [18] DNQDNQ
2017136 WFTDA [19] DNQDNQ
2018244 WFTDA [20] DNQDNQ
2019231 WFTDA [21] DNQDNQ

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References

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  2. ↑ "One Team, One Family". East Lansing Roller Derby. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lansing Derby Vixens become full member of international roller derby association", Mlive , Lansing, 6 June 2013. Retrieved on 17 June 2013
  4. ↑ "Who are we?!? VIXENS! Archived 2013-08-24 at the Wayback Machine ", Lansing Derby Vixens
  5. ↑ Tricia Bobeda, "On fire for derby Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today ", Lansing State Journal , December 14, 2010
  6. ↑ Angela Wittrock, "Lansing Derby Vixens add second team, ask fans to choose name", MLive Media Group , November 15, 2011
  7. ↑ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  8. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine ", 6 June 2013
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