Concordia University Irvine (D2 CA) Adds Men's Lacrosse

IRVINE, Calif. – In a span of less than a month, a second club sport at Concordia University Irvine received the green light to move up to the NCAA DII level starting with the 2023-24 school year. The CUI men's lacrosse program has been approved to be a NCAA-sponsored sport next season and will be joining the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) as an associate member.

The announcement comes just weeks after STUNT was approved to become a NCAA DII-sponsored sport in August of 2023 and scored a victory for female student-athletes across the country. With the addition of both men's lacrosse and STUNT as soon-to-be NCAA-recognized sports, this means that Concordia will now offer 21 NCAA sports. Even before these breakthroughs for men's lacrosse and STUNT, that number was already the most out of all NCAA DII West Region schools ranging from California to Hawaii and Alaska.

Full Article

Posted in: California,Conferences,Division II,MCLA

Lawrence University (D3 WI) Adds Lacrosse

APPLETON, Wis. -- Lawrence University announced the addition of two new athletics programs – women's and men's lacrosse. A national search for full-time head coaches is underway with the first season of competitive play scheduled for spring 2025. The addition of lacrosse follows the university's strategic plan to align Lawrence's athletics program with additional opportunities for student-athletes, according to Lawrence Director of Athletics Jason Imperati. Lawrence joins a growing list of NCAA Division III

institutions to offer lacrosse as an intercollegiate sport. More than 200 Division III schools around the nation sponsor intercollegiate lacrosse, including eight schools in Wisconsin. Men's lacrosse has 245 programs at the Division III level, and there are 288 women's teams competing in Division III. 

"The ever-growing popularity of lacrosse across the nation, particularly in the Midwest, extends opportunities for student-athletes who are looking to continue their playing careers while pursuing a quality degree at a leading liberal arts university," Imperati said. "While we have tremendous work ahead, we are excited for the future of both programs and what they will mean for the Lawrence experience and our greater community." "Bringing lacrosse to our university and region speaks to our commitment to our current and future student-athletes and we look forward to welcoming our coaches and these students to our campus," said Lawrence University President Laurie A. Carter. "I am proud of the hard work leading to the addition of these programs to our NCAA lineup of sports."

Full Article

Posted in: Division III,Wisconsin