Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference

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Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference
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ConferenceMCLA
Founded1992
CommissionerDerek Daehn
Sports fielded
No. of teams15
Region Midwest
Official website UMLC

The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) is a men's college club lacrosse conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The UMLC includes teams in the midwest in two divisions - nine teams in Division I and six teams in Division II. [1]

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The conference was established in 1992 when college teams in Minnesota that were playing a loose schedule of tournament weekends decided to organize into a league that had a specific schedule and end of the season tournament. In 2000, the UMLC was accepted into the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates, which became the MCLA in 2006. In 2003, it was announced that the conference would be split into two divisions for the 2004 season and onwards. [2] The conference was known as the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League until 2011.

UMLC Division II teams have dominated at the MCLA National Championships, winning 9 of the last 11 title games. [3] The University of St. Thomas, the 2019 champion, has won 6 titles since 2009. [4]

Teams

InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentTenureTeam Nickname
Division I
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana 1820 Public 45,3282018-Present Hoosiers
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1858 Public 30,708 Cyclones
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 1855 Public 49,808 Spartans
Miami University Oxford Ohio 1809 Public 19,7522018-Present Redhawks
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 Public 49,6392018-Present Boilermakers
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 1851 Public 52,3762019- Present Golden Gophers
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 Public 24,4312018-Present Cornhuskers
University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 1867 Public 56,6072018-Present Fighting Illini
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michican 1903 Public 16,4342022-Present Broncos
Division II
Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan 1960Public22,406 Lakers
North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 1890Public12,461 Bison
Saint John's University Collegeville, Minnesota 1857Private/Catholic (men's university)1,643 Johnnies
University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio 1850Private/Catholic11,971 Flyers
University of Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902Public9,884 Bulldogs
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 1885Private/Catholic9,347 Tommies
Division III
Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana 1855Private4,5002022-Present Bulldogs

Former Teams

NameLocationMascotTenureReason for departure
Augsburg University Minneapolis, Minnesota Auggies2008-2011Defunct in 2011
Bethel University Arden Hills, Minnesota Royalsunknown-2014Defunct in 2014
Carleton College Northfield, Minnesota Knightsunknown-2013Defunct in 2013
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 2004-2022Moved to GLLL
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 2018-2022Moved to GLLL
Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin unknown-2012Moved to NCAA Division I Independent
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota 1992-2019Defunct in 2019
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Drtagons2003-2010Defunct in 2010
North Dakota University Grand Forks, North Dakota Hawks2007-2009Defunct in 2009
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1992-2018Defunct in 2018
St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota Olesunknown-2008Moved to GLLL
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 2018-2021Moved to LSA, Division I
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 2018-2021Moved to LSA, Division I
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Blugoldsunknown-2011Defunct in 2011
University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Badgers2010-2014Defunct in 2014
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2010-2010Moved to GLLL
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Pointers1999-2010Defunct in 2010
Winona State University Winona, Minnesota Warriors2015-2016Defunct in 2016

Conference Championships

Division I
YearChampionRunner-up
1995Minnesota Duluth
1996Minnesota Duluth
1997Minnesota Duluth
1998Minnesota Duluth
1999MinnesotaMinnesota Duluth
2000Minnesota State, Mankato
2001Minnesota DuluthIowa State
2002Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2003Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2004Minnesota DuluthWisconsin–Stevens Point
2005MinnesotaMinnesota Duluth
2006Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2007Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2008Minnesota DuluthSt. Cloud State
2009Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2010Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2011Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2012Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2013Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2014Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2015Minnesota DuluthMinnesota
2016Michigan StateWestern Michigan
2017Michigan StatePittsburgh
2018IndianaPurdue
2019MinnesotaPurdue
2020No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022MinnesotaMichigan State
2023Michigan StateMinnesota
2024Michigan StateMinnesota
2024MinnesotaMiami (OH)
Division I Championship Records
TeamChampionshipsChampionship YearsRunner-upRunner-up Years
Minnesota Duluth181995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 201512005
Michigan State42016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 202412022
Minnesota42005, 2019, 2022, 2025142002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024
Minnesota State, Mankato12000
Iowa State12001
Wisconsin Stevens' Point12004
Western Michigan12016
Pittsburgh12017
Purdue12019
Miami (OH)12025
Division II
YearChampionRunner-up
2004St. JohnsSt. Thomas
2005St. JohnsSt. Thomas
2006St. ThomasSt. Johns
2007St. JohnsSt. Thomas
2008St. JohnsSt. Thomas
2009St. ThomasSt. Johns
2010St ThomasSt. Johns
2011St. JohnsSt. Thomas
2012St. ThomasSt. Johns
2013St. ThomasSt. Johns
2014St. JohnsSt. Thomas
2015St. ThomasNorth Dakota State
2016St. ThomasMinnesota Duluth
2017St. ThomasSt. Johns
2018St. ThomasNorth Dakota State
2019Minnesota DuluthSt. Thomas
2020No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022St. ThomasGrand Valley State
2023St. ThomasDayton
2024St. ThomasGrand Valley State
2025St. ThomasGrand Valley State
Division II Championship Records
TeamChampionshipsChampionship YearsRunner-upRunner-up Years
St. Thomas132006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023,2024, 202572004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019
St. Johns62004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 201462006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
Minnesota Duluth1201912016
North Dakota State22015, 2018
Grand Valley State32022, 2024, 2025
Dayton12023

References

  1. ↑ "About the UMLC". MCLA. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "USLIA.com - The US Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates". 2003-12-02. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. ↑ "D-II Championship Records". MCLA. Retrieved 24 June 2019. Grand Valley State (2014) and Dayton (2015) were not in the UMLC at the time of their titles.
  4. ↑ "2019 MCLA National Championships: St. Thomas Wins DII Title". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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