Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference Conference MCLA Founded 1992 Commissioner Derek Daehn Sports fielded No. of teams 15 Region Midwest Official website UMLC
The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) is a men's college club lacrosse conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The UMLC includes teams in the midwest in two divisions - nine teams in Division I and six teams in Division II.[1]
The conference was established in 1992 when college teams in Minnesota that were playing a loose schedule of tournament weekends decided 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 became the MCLA in 2006. In 2003, it was announced that the conference would be split into two divisions for the 2004 season and onwards.[2] The conference was known as the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League until 2011.
UMLC Division II teams have dominated at the MCLA National Championships, winning 9 of the last 11 title games.[3] The University of St. Thomas, the 2019 champion, has won 6 titles since 2009.[4]
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Tenure Team Nickname Division I Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana 1820 Public 45,328 2018-Present Hoosiers Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1858 Public 30,708 Cyclones Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 1855 Public 49,808 Spartans Miami University Oxford Ohio 1809 Public 19,752 2018-Present Redhawks Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 Public 49,639 2018-Present Boilermakers University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 1851 Public 52,376 Golden Gophers University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 Public 24,431 2018-Present Cornhuskers University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 1867 Public 56,607 2018-Present Fighting Illini Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michican 1903 Public 16,434 2022-Present Broncos Division II Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan 1960 Public 22,406 Lakers North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 1890 Public 12,461 Bison Saint John's University Collegeville, Minnesota 1857 Private/Catholic (men's university) 1,643 Johnnies University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio 1850 Private/Catholic 11,971 Flyers University of Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902 Public 9,884 Bulldogs University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 1885 Private/Catholic 9,347 Tommies Division III Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana 1855 Private 4,500 2022-Present Bulldogs
Former Teams [ edit ] Name Location Mascot Tenure Reason for departure Augsburg University Minneapolis, Minnesota Auggies 2008-2011 Defunct in 2011 Bethel University Arden Hills, Minnesota Royals unknown-2014 Defunct in 2014 Carleton College Northfield, Minnesota Knights unknown-2013 Defunct in 2013 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 2004-2022 Moved to GLLL Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 2018-2022 Moved to GLLL Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin unknown-2012 Moved to NCAA Division I Independent Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota 1992-2019 Defunct in 2019 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Drtagons 2003-2010 Defunct in 2010 North Dakota University Grand Forks, North Dakota Hawks 2007-2009 Defunct in 2009 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1992-2018 Defunct in 2018 St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota Oles unknown-2008 Moved to GLLL University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 2018-2021 Moved to LSA, Division I University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 2018-2021 Moved to LSA, Division I University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Blugolds unknown-2011 Defunct in 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Badgers 2010-2014 Defunct in 2014 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2010-2010 Moved to GLLL University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Pointers 1999-2010 Defunct in 2010 Winona State University Winona, Minnesota Warriors 2015-2016 Defunct in 2016
Conference Championships [ edit ] Division I Year Champion Runner-up 1995 Minnesota Duluth 1996 Minnesota Duluth 1997 Minnesota Duluth 1998 Minnesota Duluth 1999 Minnesota Minnesota Duluth 2000 Minnesota State, Mankato 2001 Minnesota Duluth Iowa State 2002 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2003 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2004 Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2005 Minnesota Minnesota Duluth 2006 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2007 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2008 Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State 2009 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2010 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2011 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2012 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2013 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2014 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2015 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2016 Michigan State Western Michigan 2017 Michigan State Pittsburgh 2018 Indiana Purdue 2019 Minnesota Purdue 2020 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2022 Minnesota Michigan State 2023 Michigan State Minnesota 2024 Michigan State Minnesota
Division I Championship Records Team Championships Championship Years Runner-up Runner-up Years Minnesota Duluth 18 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 1 2005 Michigan State 4 2016, 2017, 2018 , 2023, 2024 1 2022 Minnesota 3 2005, 2019, 2022 14 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024 Minnesota State, Mankato 1 2000 Iowa State 1 2001 Wisconsin Stevens' Point 1 2004 Western Michigan 1 2016 Pittsburgh 1 2017 Purdue 1 2019
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up Division II Year Champion Runner-up 2004 St. Johns St. Thomas 2005 St. Johns St. Thomas 2006 St. Thomas St. Johns 2007 St. Johns St. Thomas 2008 St. Johns St. Thomas 2009 St. Thomas St. Johns 2010 St Thomas St. Johns 2011 St. Johns St. Thomas 2012 St. Thomas St. Johns 2013 St. Thomas St. Johns 2014 St. Johns St. Thomas 2015 St. Thomas North Dakota State 2016 St. Thomas Minnesota Duluth 2017 St. Thomas St. Johns 2018 St. Thomas North Dakota State 2019 Minnesota Duluth St. Thomas 2020 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2022 St. Thomas Grand Valley State 2023 St. Thomas Dayton 2024 St. Thomas Grand Valley State
Division II Championship Records Team Championships Championship Years Runner-up Runner-up Years St. Thomas 12 2006, 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , 2013 , 2015, 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2022, 2023, 2024 7 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 , 2014, 2019 St. Johns 6 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014 6 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017 Minnesota Duluth 1 2019 1 2016 North Dakota State 2 2015, 2018 Grand Valley State 2 2022, 2024 Dayton 1 2023
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]