Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference Established 2002 Association MCLA Members 16 Sports fielded Region Midwest and Great Lakes Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri Commissioner Matt Gardiner Website http://mcla.us/GRLC/
The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC ) is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The GRLC incorporates teams in Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Missouri , Nebraska , and Ohio and is 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]
Teams [ ]
GRLC Teams are split into two Divisions with the top programs and larger schools in Division I and smaller schools and programs in Division II. There are 9 members in Division I and 7 members in Division II.
Institution
Location
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Team Nickname
Primary conference
Division I
University of Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
1867
Public
42,326
Fighting Illini
Big Ten (Division I )
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
1857
Public
20,104
Redbirds
Missouri Valley (Division I )
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
1820
Public
38,599
Hoosiers
Big Ten (Division I )
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
1865
Public
30,102
Jayhawks
Big 12 (Division I )
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
1863
Public
23,520
Wildcats
Big 12 (Division I )
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
1809
Public
20,126
RedHawks
Mid-American (Division I )
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
1839
Public
32,000
Tigers
SEC (Division I )
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
1869
Public
23,000
Cornhuskers
Big Ten (Division I )
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
1869
Public
39,697
Boilermakers
Big Ten (Division I )
Division II
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
1878
Private/Catholic (Jesuit )
4,133
Bluejays
Big East Conference (Division I )
Missouri S&T
Rolla, Missouri
1870
Public
6,815
Miners
Great Lakes Valley (Division II )
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
1905
Public
21,000
Bears
Missouri Valley (Division I )
Rose-Hulman
Terre Haute, Indiana
1874
Private/Nonsectarian
2,000
Fightin' Engineers
Heartland (Division III )
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
1818
Private/Catholic (Jesuit )
12,733
Billikens
A-10 (Division I )
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
1869
Public
12,000
Salukis
Missouri Valley (Division I )
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
1853
Private/nonsectarian
13,527
Bears
University Athletic Association (Division III )
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