Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference
Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference | |
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RMLC | |
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Established | 1976 |
Association | MCLA |
Members | 15 |
Sports fielded | |
Region | Mountain |
Headquarters | Durango, Colorado |
Commissioner | John Robinette |
Website | http://mcla.us/RMLC/ |
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC) is one of ten conferences in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Currently the RMLC consists of 15 teams encompassing four Rocky Mountain states; Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. It is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. Division II is separated further by region; Northwest and Southeast[1]
History
The RMLC, first known as the RMLA, was formed in 1976 with founding members Colorado State University, University of Colorado, Regis University, Air Force Academy, University of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines. In 1997, the Conference changed names to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League (RMILL) and went to a club-only league as a member of the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA), which reorganized into the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in 2006.
The RMLC has been the home conference of the MCLA Division I National Champions in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013 (Colorado State University);[2] in 1997, 2000, 2007, 2011 (Brigham Young University);[3] and in 2014 (University of Colorado). In Division II, Westminster College were National Champions in 2008.[4]
Teams
- Utah will elevate its club team to full NCAA Division I varsity status after the 2018 season. The school has not yet announced whether it will continue to field a club-level team.[5]
References
- ↑ "About the RMLC". MCLA. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ↑ "CSU Lacrosse". CSUlacrosse.com.
- ↑ "BYU Men's Lacrosse". lacrosse.byu.edu.
- ↑ Westminster Lacrosse website, http://www.westminstergriffins.com/index.aspx?path=mlax
- ↑ "Utah Adds Men's Lacrosse as an NCAA Sport" (Press release). Utah Utes. June 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.