INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis made official its addition of men's and women's lacrosse, announcing the hiring of two head coaches Wednesday. Newlyweds Greg Stocks and Jillian Howley, both former head coaches at Division II Lake Erie, will each step in as their respective gender's very first UIndy lacrosse head coach.
Married just a few weeks ago, the duo comes to Central Indiana from Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio – a suburb of Cleveland. Both will have a year to recruit and build a staff before starting NCAA Division II competition in the spring of 2016.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Jillian and Greg as our head lacrosse coaches not only because of their successful coaching backgrounds, but also because they are a great fit for the University of Indianapolis," said Dr. Sue Willey, UIndy Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. "Their passion for their sport, team-player attitude and desire to establish a positive experience for our student-athletes makes them a perfect fit for UIndy.
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WILKES-BARRE – Wilkes University is proud to announce its plans to add men's lacrosse to its list of intercollegiate sport offerings.
The expansion will increase the number of intercollegiate teams at Wilkes to 20 with ten men's sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, and wrestling; and ten women's sports: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
Wilkes will begin to search for its new men's lacrosse head coach immediately with the program set to begin play during the 2015-16 academic year.
"We believe adding a men's lacrosse team enhances the student experience and allows student athletes the option of enrolling in one of Wilkes' excellent academic programs and competing at the collegiate level in the sport they enjoy," said Paul Adams, Vice President, Affairs.
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Lacrosse Not In U. Illinois Future
Monday, June 16, 2014
CHAMPAIGN — The Big Ten will contest the first lacrosse championships for men and women next spring.
Don’t look for the Illini to be in the hunt.
Lacrosse is not currently one of the school’s 19 varsity sports, and UI athletic director Mike Thomas said Thursday, “We haven’t looked at program expansion. As we sit today, we want to see how we can help our existing programs before we look at adding others.”
Thomas is familiar with lacrosse and its rapid growth nationally.
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Florida Becomes First State To Mandate Helmets In Girls HS Lacrosse
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
It’s official: helmets have been mandated in the state of Florida.
On June 10, the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled that all participating members of the FHSAA will have to wear helmets in 2015. These participating FHSAA programs will be the only teams in the nation state-mandated to wear this form of protective head gear.
“The board did vote on mandating a helmet for the 2015 season,” Alex Ozuna, an Assistant Director of Athletics and the lacrosse administrator for the Florida High School Athletic Association, confirmed Wednesday. “A board member brought up this recommendation to the board for an action item. It was discussed during the operations committee, and we had individuals from US Lacrosse present to kind of give the committee a background on where they currently are in the process of standardizing specifications for a soft helmet for the girl’s game.”
Ozuna continued: “The item was taken to the Board of Directors. The whole entire board reviewed and took into account what was said by the individuals from US Lacrosse and decided that because it is a major safety issue in our state — they took into account how long the process has been for US Lacrosse to get to this point — and moving forward that they wanted to go ahead and take the steps now instead of having to wait one, two, possibly three years for an actual product with the specific standardize specifications that US Lacrosse was going to implement.”
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University of Saint Mary (NAIA KS) & Movarian College (DIII PA) Add Lacrosse
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
The University of Saint Mary has hired its first ever lacrosse coach as it builds toward the launch of men's and women's club-level lacrosse teams that will take the field in the Spring 2015 semester.
Lacrosse Coach Matt Kimsey comes to the University of Saint Mary Spires from the Blue Valley West Jaguars lacrosse program, which he coached for the past three years.
He will shepherd the development of Saint Mary Men's & Women's Lacrosse—first as a club-level program for Spring 2015, and then as a varsity program the following year.
Kimsey already has several recruits committed to playing lacrosse at Saint Mary, and USM athletics is offering scholarships to student-athletes to come play lacrosse for the Spires.
"For me, the excitement is about building a new program here," Kimsey said.
"The University of Saint Mary has a real community feel, a real family feel. Building a lacrosse program around that is a natural fit.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College will elevate its men's and women's lacrosse teams from club to varsity status beginning with the 2016 season. Since 2011, both the men's and women's teams have competed in the National College Lacrosse League for club teams. Previously, Moravian's women's team completed at the NCAA Division III intercollegiate varsity level from 2003 to 2010. The men's team squad competed on the varsity level from 2004 through 2010.
"Restoring men's and women's lacrosse to varsity level competition in 2015-16 is another step in Moravian College's growth and revitalization," said Dr. Bryon L. Grigsby '90, president. "There is a growing interest in playing lacrosse among college bound students in the mid-Atlantic region. We intend to attract those student-athletes with a transformative quality education and an outstanding intercollegiate sports experience."
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Recapping 2014's Inaugural Year Programs
Monday, May 19, 2014
Point University
NAIA (M)
Georgia
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
Johnson & Wales University
Division 3 (M/W)
Rhode Island
M - 2014 Record: 4-13
W- 2014 Record: 8-9
University of Tampa
Division 2 (W)
Florida
Missouri Valley College
NAIA (M/W)
Missouri
M - 2014 Record: 15-2
W- 2014 DNP
Northhampton Community College
NJCAA (M)
Pennsylvania
M - 2014 Record: 1-6
Lourdes University
NAIA (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2014 Record: 11-3
W- 2014 Record: 1-15
Georgetown College
NAIA (W) (Applying for NCAA DII)
Kentucky
W- 2014 Record: 2-3
University of Great Falls
NAIA (M)
Montana
M - 2014 Record: 1-5
Capital University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2014 Record: 8-6
W- 2014 Record: 10-5
Brevard College
Division 2 (M/W)
North Carolina
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
W- 2014 Record: 0-13
Rockhurst University
Division 2 (M/W)
Missouri
M - 2014 Record: 1-8
W- 2014 Record: 0-10
Lynn University
Division 2 (M)
Florida
M - 2014 Record: 1-10
Rhodes College
Division 3 (W)
Tennessee
W- 2014 Record: 8-4
University of the District of Columbia
Division 2 (M/W)
D.C.
M - 2014 Record: 3-8
W- 2014 Record: 0-10
St. Ambrose University
NAIA (M)
Iowa
M - 2014 Record: 8-8
University of Richmond
Division 1 (M)
Virginia
M - 2014 Record: 6-11
Illinois Wesleyan University
Division 3 (M/W(2015))
Illinois
M - 2014 Record: 8-6
Saint Mary's College
Division 3 (W)
Indiana
W- 2014 Record: 2-13
Wingate University
Division 2 (W)
North Carolina
W- 2014 Record: 2-6
Caldwell College
Division 2 (W)
New Jersey
W- 2014 Record: 0-12
Stockton College
Division 3 (W)
New Jersey
W- 2014 Record: 10-5
Ursuline College
Division 2 (W)
Ohio
W- 2014 Record: 5-11
John Carroll University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2014 Record: 13-4
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Tusculum College
Division 2 (M/W)
Tennessee
M - 2014 Record: 5-8
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Kalamazoo College
Division 3 (M(2015)/W)
Michigan
W- 2014 Record: 5-10
George Fox University
Division 3 (W)
Oregon
W- 2014 Record: 6-6
Augsburg College
Division 3 (W)
Minnesota
W- 2014 Record: 6-7
Methodist University
Division 3 (M)
North Carolina
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
Elon University
Division 1 (W)
North Carolina
W- 2014 Record: 8-9
Post University
Division 2 (M)
Connecticut
M - 2014 Record: 4-11
Monmouth University
Division 1 (M)
New Jersey
M - 2014 Record: 0-10
Furman University
Division 1 (M/W)
South Carolina
M - 2014 Record: 1-12
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Boston University
Division 1 (M)
Massachussets
M - 2014 Record: 2-12
University of Colorado
Division 1 (W)
Colorado
W- 2014 Record: 11-8
Pennsylvania
W- 2014 Record: 5-7
University of Pikeville
NAIA (W)
Kentucky
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Albertus Magnus College
Division 3 (M/W)
Connecticut
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
University of Dubuque
Division 3 (M)
Iowa
M - 2014 Record: 0-12