Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference
ConferenceMCLA
Founded2002
Ceased2017
CommissionerMatt Gardiner
Sports fielded
No. of teams16
HeadquartersSt. Louis, Missouri
RegionMidwest and Great Lakes
Official websitehttp://mcla.us/GRLC/

The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) was a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The GRLC incorporated teams in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio and was divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.

History

The conference was formed in 2002 after teams in the southwestern region of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association separated to form the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference.[1]

In 2017, it was announced that the GRLC would be dissolved as an MCLA Conference. Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Purdue were all moved to the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC),[2] while Creighton, Kansas State, Missouri State, Missouri S&T, Saint Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington University in St. Louis were moved to the Lone Star Alliance (LSA).[3]

Teams

GRLC Teams were split into two Divisions with the top programs and larger schools in Division I and smaller schools and programs in Division II. There were 9 members in Division I and 7 members in Division II.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname New Conference
Division I
University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 1867 Public 42,326 Fighting Illini UMCLL Division I
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 1857 Public 20,104 Redbirds UMCLL Division I
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 1820 Public 38,599 Hoosiers UMCLL Division I
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1865 Public 30,102 Jayhawks UMCLL Division I
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 1863 Public 23,520 Wildcats LSA Division II
Miami University Oxford, Ohio 1809 Public 20,126 RedHawks UMCLL Division I
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1839 Public 32,000 Tigers UMCLL Division I
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 Public 23,000 Cornhuskers UMCLL Division I
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 Public 39,697 Boilermakers UMCLL Division I
Division II
Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska 1878 Private/Catholic (Jesuit) 4,133 Bluejays LSA Division II
Missouri S&T Rolla, Missouri 1870 Public 6,815 Miners LSA Division II
Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 1905 Public 21,000 Bears LSA Division II
Rose-Hulman Terre Haute, Indiana 1874 Private/Nonsectarian 2,000 Fightin' Engineers Defunct in 2017
Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri 1818 Private/Catholic (Jesuit) 12,733 Billikens LSA Division II
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 1869 Public 12,000 Salukis LSA Division II
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 Private/nonsectarian 13,527 Bears LSA Division II

Conference Champions

Division I
Year Champion Runner-up
2002
2003 Missouri S&T Illinois
2004 Missouri Illinois
2005 Lindenwood Illinois
2006 Lindenwood Illinois
2007 Lindenwood Illinois
2008 Lindenwood Illinois
2009 Lindenwood Illinois
2010 Illinois Wisconsin
2011 Lindenwood Illinois
2012 Illinois Iowa
2013 Purdue Indiana
2014 Indiana Illinois
2015 Purdue Iowa
2016 Purdue Miami (Ohio)
2017 Miami (Ohio) Indiana
Division II
Year Champion Runner-up
2002
2003 Lindenwood Kansas State
2004
2005 Harding
2006 Harding Augusta
2007 Harding Augusta
2008 Harding Dordt
2009 Missouri State Wheaton
2010 Missouri State Missouri Baptist
2011 Missouri Baptist Washington University in St. Louis
2012 Washington University in St. Louis Missouri Baptist
2013 DePaul Missouri Baptist
2014 Missouri Valley Washington University in St. Louis
2015 Missouri Valley Missouri Baptist
2016 Missouri Valley Lindenwood-Belleville
2017 Missouri State Saint Louis

References

  1. ↑ "About the CCLA". CCLA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Additions Strengthen UMLC". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. ↑ "LSA Welcomes Seven New Teams". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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