Western Collegiate Lacrosse League

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Western Collegiate Lacrosse League
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FormerlyCalifornia Collegiate Lacrosse Association (1980-1983)
Association Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Founded1980, 44 years ago
PresidentMike Gillespie
Sports fielded
No. of teams14
Most recent
champion(s)		Division 1: UC Santa Barbara (10th Title)
Division 2: Chico State (3rd Title)
(2024)
Most titlesDivision 1: Whittier & UC Santa Barbara (Tied at 10 Titles)
Division 2: San Diego & Saint Mary’s (Tied at 5 Titles)
Official website http://mcla.us/WCLL/

The Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) is a conference that participates in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The WCLL operates in California, Nevada, and Oregon and is split into two divisions, Division I and Division II. [1] The conference is governed by an executive board and the teams that win the conference's divisional playoffs receive automatic bids to the MCLA National Tournament.

Contents

History

California Lacrosse Association Era (1959–1979)

The roots of the WCLL go back to 1959 when the California Lacrosse Association (CLA) was created. This was a hybrid organization that included both college and men's club teams in Southern California. Similarly, the teams in Northern California participated in the Northern California Lacrosse Association (NCLA). The founding members of the CLA included Claremont, Los Angeles Lacrosse Club, Orange County Lacrosse Club, San Fernando Valley Lacrosse Club, OMBAC, San Marino Lacrosse Club and others. In 1969, UCLA joined the league, followed by UCSB in 1970.

In 1976, the CLA expanded with the addition of Southern California. On occasion the CLA Champion would face the NCLA Champion at the end of the season to determine a conference or "California State Champion". UCSB captured the final state championship played under this arrangement defeating their northern counterparts in 1978. In 1979, at the urging of CLA VP and San Diego State alum Mitch Fenton, a separate organization for the collegiate teams in both the CLA and NCLA was brainstormed.

California Collegiate Lacrosse Association Era (1980–1982)

The union that would eventually become the WCLL was founded on Super Bowl Sunday, January 20, 1980, as the California Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA). A select few gathered at the house of then UCLA Head Coach Mayer Davidson's house in West Los Angeles. Co-founders also included Stanford Head Coach Sam Sadtler, the Claremont Head Coach and Mitch Fenton. The original 9 members were: California, Claremont, San Diego State, Santa Clara, Southern California, Stanford, UC Davis, UCLA and UCSB. Fenton served as the first president of the association. In the inaugural championship, the UCSB Gauchos defeated the Stanford Cardinal. One year later, Whittier College joined the league. In 1982, the University of Arizona, Arizona State and Northern Arizona joined the CCLA. That same year the Stanford Cardinal took home the championship defeating UCLA at Stanford.

WCLL Expansion Era (1982–2008)

In 1983, the CCLA renamed itself the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League. That same year Cal Poly SLO joined the conference. Arizona Head Coach and WCLL co-founder Mickey-Miles Felton, who was instrumental in the addition of the Arizona schools the year before, served as the league's first president. The WCLL Championship Trophy is named in his honor. [2]

In 1985, Loyola Marymount University was admitted to the conference. In 1987, Chico State was admitted as a full member of the conference.

In 1988, the WCLL split into A and B divisions (later I and II). That same year Chapman University and San Jose State University joined the WCLL as Division II members. [3] In 1989, Sonoma State joined the WCLL.

In 1997, the WCLL, was one of the charter conferences in the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA). Prior to the 2000 season, Whittier College departed joining the NCAA Division III as an independent. Following the 2002 season, Division II member Cal State San Marcos left the conference. Following the 2004 season, Division II member Cal State Hayward (now Cal State East Bay) left the conference.

The addition of the University of Nevada, Reno and St. Mary's College to the WCLL Division I at the annual conference meeting in 2004 lead to a massive realignment of the conference. The 20 Division I teams were split into 4 geographic divisions (North, Central, Los Angeles and South) for the 2005 season. In 2005, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and UC Santa Cruz joined the league, followed by Cal State Fullerton and the readmittance of San Jose State in 2006. That same year, the USLIA reorganized into the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). [4]

Departure of Southern Teams (2009)

The league grew into the largest MCLA conferences but saw big changes in 2009. [5] The University of California, Merced joined the league for the 2009 season but the league lost its entire Central Division, made up of Chapman, UC Santa Barbara, Claremont, Loyola Marymount, USC, and UCLA; and lost the majority of its Southern Division, including: Arizona State, San Diego State, Arizona, San Diego, UC San Diego. The WCLL also lost six of ten Division II members, including: Biola, Cal Lutheran, Cal State Fullerton, Occidental, Pepperdine, UC Irvine, and UNLV. The departing teams formed the Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC). [5] [6]

Modern Era (since 2009)

After the departure of its southern teams, the WCLL entered a period which would see several teams join, only to cease operations shortly thereafter. This included UC Merced (2009-2012), Cal-State Monterey Bay (2013-2014), the University of San Francisco (2015-2016), and culminated in one of the league's oldest members, University of the Pacific, folding in 2017.

In 2014, Sierra Nevada College joined the conference, they would go on to win four back-to-back division II championships from 2015 to 2018. The team ultimately folded in 2022 after their school was sold to the University of Nevada at Reno, which closed all of its sports teams.

In 2020, UC Santa Barbara returned to the WCLL after 11 years (2009-2019) in the SLC. [5]

In 2023, the WCLL expanded to include its first team from Oregon, Southern Oregon University, moving over from the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL). At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Dominican University announced that it would be departing the WCLL, joining the NCAA Division II as an independent in 2024. [7]

Teams

InstitutionLocationEnrollmentNicknameTenureConference Championships
Division I
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California 22,287 Mustangs 1983 - Present2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California 9,015 Broncos 1980 - Present
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California 7,807 Seawolves 1989 - Present2001, 2002, 2006
Stanford University Palo Alto, California 17,246 Cardinal 1980 - Present1982, 2013, 2015
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California 45,307 Golden Bears 1980 - Present1981, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2018, 2019
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California 26,179 Gauchos 1980 - 2009, 2019 - Present1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2023, 2024
University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada 20,718 Wolf Pack 2004 - Present
Division II
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Arcata, California 6,431Hogs a 1985 - 1999, 2010 - Present
California State University, Chico Chico, California 16,630 Wildcats 1987 - Present1988, 1989, 2024
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California 3,761 Gaels 1989 - Present1991, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012
San José State University San Jose, California 35,751 Spartans 1988 - 1992, 2006 - Present
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon 6,114 Raiders 2023 - Present
University of California, Davis Davis, California 40,031 Aggies 1980 - Present2019, 2022, 2023
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California 19,161 Banana Slugs 2005 - 2019, 2022 - Present1993, 2009, 2013

^a Despite the official mascot of Cal Poly Humboldt being the Lumberjacks, the lacrosse team is referred to as the Hogs due to an initial lack of support from the University. [8]

Former members

InstitutionLocationTeam NicknameTenureReason for Departure
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Sun Devils 1982–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
Biola University La Mirada, California Eagles 2001–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division II
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Cougars c.1985–c.1991Moved to MCLA - RMLC Division I
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California Kingsmen 2005–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division II
California State University, East Bay Hayward, California Pioneers 1997–2004ceased operations in 2004
California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Titans 2006–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division II
California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside, California Otters 2013-2014ceased operations in 2014
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Hornets 1986–1998ceased operations in 1998
California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, California Cougars 2002-2002ceased operations in 2002
Chapman University Orange, California Panthers 1988–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
Claremont Colleges Claremont, California Cougars b 1980–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California Penguins 2015–2023Moved to NCAA - Independent Division II
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Lions 1985–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Lumberjacks 1982–unknownMoved to MCLA - RMLC Division II
Occidental College Los Angeles, California Tigers 2006–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division II
Pepperdine University Malibu, California Waves unknown–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division II
San Diego State University San Diego, California Aztecs 1980–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
Sierra Nevada University Incline Village, Nevada Eagles 2014–2022ceased operations in 2022
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Wildcats 1982–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Anteaters 1988–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division II
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Bruins 1980–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
University of California, Merced Merced, California Golden Bobcats 2009-2012ceased operations in 2012
University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Tritons 1988–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Rebels 2005–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
University of the Pacific Stockton, California Tigers 1980–2017ceased operations in 2017
University of San Diego San Diego, California Toreros 1987–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
University of San Francisco San Francisco, California Dons 2015–2016ceased operations in 2016
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Trojans 1980–1986, 1991–1996, 1998–2009Moved to MCLA - SLC Division I
Whittier College Whittier, California The Poets 1981–1999Moved to NCAA - Independent Division III

^b The Claremont Colleges team is referred to as the Cougars because the team is independent from any individual college, and instead represents the entirety of the Claremont College Consortium. [9]

Conference championship

Division I

When the conference was formed in 1980, it was determined that the top team of the Northern Division would play the top team of the Southern Division at the end of the season to determine the conference champion. This changed in 1985 when the conference championship was turned into a four team tournament among the top two teams in each division. The 2005 season introduced two new divisions to the WCLL, the Central Division and the Los Angeles Division, each of whom would send their top two teams to tournament. After many teams left in 2009, the conference dissolved all of its divisions and changed the tournament to be among the conference's top four teams. In 2019, the conference reintroduced its North Division and South Division, the champions of which would receive a bye round in a six-team tournament.

Division I Champions
SeasonConference ChampionScoreRunner-upCitation
1980UC Santa Barbara16-12Stanford [10]
1981California14-8UC Santa Barbara [11]
1982Stanford11-8UC Los Angeles [12]
1983UC Santa Barbara12-11Arizona [13]
1984UC Santa Barbara10-9OTSan Diego State [14]
1985Whittier18-7Arizona [15]
1986Whittier12-11UC Santa Barbara [16]
1987UC Santa Barbara13-8Whittier [17]
1988Whittier18-15Sonoma State [18]
1989Whittier16-12Sonoma State [19]
1990Arizona6-5UC Santa Barbara [20]
1991Whittier16-8UC Santa Barbara [21]
1992Whittier13-9Arizona [22]
1993Whittier14-10California [23]
1994California14-10UC San Diego [24]
1995California13-5UC Santa Barbara [25]
1996Whittier17-9Chapman [26]
1997Whittier29-10Arizona [27]
1998California16-15OTWhittier [28]
1999Whittier11-8Sonoma State [29]
2000California12-10Sonoma State [30]
2001Sonoma State22-9Arizona [31]
2002Sonoma State8-4Stanford [32]
2003UC Santa Barbara14-9Sonoma State [33]
2004UC Santa Barbara11-1Arizona [34]
2005UC Santa Barbara8-7Sonoma State [35]
2006Sonoma State7-3Arizona [36]
2007UC Santa Barbara7-5Arizona [37]
2008Chapman17-9Arizona State [38]
2009Cal Poly17-9Sonoma State [39]
2010Cal Poly13-7California [40]
2011Cal Poly11-6Stanford [41]
2012Cal Poly11-8California [42]
2013Stanford8-7Sonoma State [43]
2014Cal Poly16-5California [44]
2015Stanford11-102OTCal Poly [45]
2016Cal Poly9-8California [46]
2017Cal Poly10-8California [47]
2018California6-4Cal Poly [48]
2019California17-9Santa Clara [49]
2020No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic [50]
2021No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic [50]
2022Cal Poly12-11California [51]
2023UC Santa Barbara11-5Cal Poly [52]
2024UC Santa Barbara13-11California [53]
Division I Records
TeamChampionshipsWinning yearsRunner-upRunner-up Years
Whittier101985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 199921987, 1998
UC Santa Barbara101980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2023, 202451981, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995
Cal Poly82009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 202232015, 2018, 2023
California71981, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2018, 201981993, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024
Sonoma State32001, 2002, 200681988, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013
Stanford31982, 2013, 201531980, 2002, 2011
Arizona1199081983, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007
Chapman1200811996
UC Los Angeles11982
San Diego State11984
UC San Diego11994
Arizona State12008
Santa Clara12019

Division II

Division II Champions
SeasonConference ChampionScoreRunner-upCitation
1988Chico State[ citation needed ]
1989Chico State24-4Humboldt State [54]
1990Cal Poly[ citation needed ]
1991Saint Mary's[ citation needed ]
1992Chapman12-4Cal Poly [55]
1993UC Santa CruzArizona State [56]
1994UC Irvine6-4Loyola Marymount [57]
1995Arizona State10-5UC Irvine [58]
1996Sacramento State10-6Cal Poly [59]
1997Arizona State9-4Cal Poly [56]
1998San Diego11-3UC San Diego [60]
1999San Diego8-7Chico State [61]
2000Saint Mary's11-6Claremont [62]
2001Chapman11-10Saint Mary's [63]
2002Southern California10-6Saint Mary's [64]
2003Claremont12-5Saint Mary's [65]
2004San Diego11-8Saint Mary's [66]
2005San Diego12-4Claremont [67]
2006San Diego14-6Claremont [68]
2007UC Irvine11-10Pepperdine [69]
2008Biola (Vacated)*15-3UC Santa Cruz [70]
2009UC Santa Cruz12-11Saint Mary's [71]
2010Saint Mary's9-5UC Santa Cruz [72]
2011Saint Mary's8-7UC Santa Cruz [73]
2012Saint Mary's16-5UC Santa Cruz [74]
2013UC Santa Cruz9-6Nevada [75]
2014Nevada5-4San José State [76]
2015Sierra Nevada14-6Nevada [77]
2016Sierra Nevada18-3UC Davis [78]
2017Sierra Nevada13-4UC Davis [79]
2018Sierra Nevada7-4UC Davis [80]
2019UC Davis11-2Saint Mary's [81]
2020No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic [50]
2021No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic [50]
2022UC Davis10-6UC Santa Cruz [82]
2023UC Davis8-6Chico State [83]
2024Chico State10-7Saint Mary’s [84]

*Despite winning the championship game, Biola were made to forfeit the title because they fielded ineligible players

Division II Records
TeamChampionshipsWinning yearsRunner-upRunner-up Years
San Diego51998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
Saint Mary's51991, 2000, 2010, 2011, 201272001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019, 2024
Sierra Nevada42015, 2016, 2017, 2018
UC Santa Cruz31993, 2009, 201352008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2022
UC Davis32019, 2022, 202332016, 2017, 2018
Chico State31988, 1989, 202421999, 2023
Arizona State21995, 199711993
Chapman21992, 2001
UC Irvine21994, 200711995
Cal Poly1199031992, 1996, 1997
Sacramento State11996
Southern California12002
Claremont1200332000, 2005, 2006
Nevada1201422013, 2015
Cal Poly Humboldt11989
Loyola Marymount11994
UC San Diego11998
Pepperdine12007
San José State12014
Biola2008*

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