Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference

Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference
UMLC
Established 1992
Association MCLA
Members 7
Sports fielded
Region Midwest
Commissioner Pete Moosbrugger
Website UMLC

The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The UMLC incorporates teams in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota, divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.[1] Iowa State is currently the only Division I team. Division II is made up of Minnesota State Mankato, University of Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota State, St. Cloud State, Saint John's, and St. Thomas. It usually has several teams ranked nationally in the top ten.

College teams in Minnesota that were playing a loose schedule of tournament weekends decided in 1992 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 later became the MCLA in 2006.[2] Until 2011, the conference was known as the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League.

Teams

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Division I
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1858 Public 30,406 Cyclones Big 12 (Division I)
Division II
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902 Public 11,729 Bulldogs Northern Sun (Division II)
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota 1868 Public 9,199 Mavericks Northern Sun (Division II)
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1869 Public 13,260 Huskies Northern Sun (Division II)
North Dakota State Fargo, North Dakota 1890 Public 11,984 Bison Summit League (D-I)
Saint John's University Collegeville, Minnesota 1857 Private/Catholic/all men 1,754 Johnnies MIAC (Division III)
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 1885 Private/Catholic 6,111 Tommies MIAC (Division III)

References

  1. ↑ "UMLL Conference Championship presented by Homegrown Lacrosse". LaxAllStars.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "About the UMLC". MCLA. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
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