Wednesday Lax Links

-Lacrosse Fever In Fayetteville, NC

-NLL on a Roll with Sponsors

-A Framework for Growth in Louisiana

-The Rabils on Founding the PLL

-Israel Lacrosse to Build National Training Session

-Pennsylvania School District Studies Lacrosse Feasibility 

-The Carbon Fiber Lacrosse Stick Revolution

-Growing the Game in Colombia

-Adaptive Lacrosse Clinic Serves Ohio Community

Posted in: Adaptive Lacrosse,Colombia,CPLL,Equipment,Facilities,Handicapped Players,High School,International,Israel,Louisiana,NLL,North Carolina,Pennsylvania,Professional,Sponsorships,Youth

Tuesday Lax Links

-Big Ten Coaches Talk First Year of B1G Lacrosse

-Q&A With First Year Program North Greenville University (DII SC)

-Track Lacrosse Team Posters Here

-West Texas A&M May Add DII Varsity Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Showcase Comes to Cherokee, Georgia

-NJIT Ready for First Year

-Swimming Tries to Stay Relevant in Ever Changing NCAA

-With Games in Dead of Winter, College Lacrosse Has Gone Mad 

-Help Grow Colombia Lacrosse

-Ohio College Plans to Start Athletic Department

-Lacrosse Growth Infograph

-Texas HS Gets First D1 Commitment

Posted in: Colombia,Conferences,Cut Sports,Division I,Division II,Georgia,New Jersey,Ohio,Season Length,South Carolina,Texas,Weather

Thompson Trio Featured on SportsCenter

Quick Hits:

-Colorado Man Lends Help to Colombia Lacrosse

-German Laxers Have World Cup Fever

-Lacrosse Moves One Step Closer to the Olympics

-Anthony Wayne High School (OH) to Add Lacrosse

-Despite Rocket Fire at Home Israel National Team Stays Focused

-Uganda National Teams Gets First Win

-NCAA DII Admits 300th Member, Several Lacrosse Playing Institutions

-Homecoming for CMU's First Coach

-Lacrosse Experiencing Chicagoland Boom

-Lacrosse Coach Helping to Grow Sport in Ohio

-Private Schools Adding Lacrosse to Attract Students

Posted in: Colombia,Colorado,Division I,Division II,FIL,Germany,High School,Illinois,Indiana,International,Israel,Michigan,Ohio,Olympics,Uganda

Small Colleges Using Lacrosse to Attract Students From East Coast

Even before the University of Indianapolis hired its men’s and women’s lacrosse coaches in June—and almost two years before the Greyhounds play their first game in the spring of 2016—Athletic Director Sue Willey already had fielded some intriguing inquiries.

 Wabash College has already landed players from California and Washington, and is also scouring the East Coast and nearby markets. “I got a call from a mother in Texas,” Willey said. “She was very interested in [the University of Indianapolis] because we’re adding lacrosse.”

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Quick Hits:

-Big Ten Expansion Huge for Lacrosse

-Lacrosse is Americas Fastest Growing Sport

-Grow the Game By Opening Avenues for Everyone

-Lacrosse Has Come A Long Way on Cape Cod

-Coming North to Grow the Game

-Support the National Campaign for Lacrosse

-Colorado Man Lends Help to Colombia Lacrosse

Posted in: Box Lacrosse,Canada,Colombia,Conferences,Division II,Massachusetts

Quincy University (DII IL) Adds Women's Lacrosse

QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University athletic department announced Tuesday (May 13) the addition of a women's swimming program that will begin competition in the 2015-16 academic year. The department also announced that it will add a women's lacrosse program, which will launch in 2017-18. The department will begin a coaching search for women's swimming in the coming weeks with the aim of having the coach in place to recruit and build the foundation of the program during the 2014-15 school year.

 "We are very excited to launch our women's swimming program," said QU director of athletics Marty Bell. "We have received a great deal of interest on this front from a local level and feel the time is right to begin expanding our athletic offerings at the University. With eight other GLVC members sponsoring women's swimming, it allows QU to connect regionally with prospective student-athletes, as well as high school and club programs."

 Quincy will be the ninth school in the Great Lakes Valley Conference to sponsor women's swimming after the University of Missouri-St. Louis reinstated its program for 2014-15. The conference also features Drury University and Truman State University, which have combined to win 17 of the last 18 national championships in women's swimming and diving. Drury this season claimed the inaugural GLVC Swimming & Diving Championship and won its fifth national championship in six years.

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Quick Hits:

-Popularity of Lacrosse Growing at All Levels in Baltimore

-Lacrosse Brings Opportunities to Chicago Kids

-Lacrosse Growing in Bangor ME High Schools

-Thompson Trio on CBS Evening News

-Youth Lacrosse Growing in Western, PA

-Lacrosse Growing in Coastal Carolina

-Columbia, MO High Schools May Add Lacrosse

-Help Team Columbia Get to Denver for FIILs

-State by State Breakdown of NCAA Tournament Teams

Posted in: College,Colombia,Division II,High School,Illinois,International,Maine,Maryland,Missouri,North Carolina,Pennsylvania,Postseason,TV Coverage,Youth