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For sponsorship inquiries regarding the 2008 MCLA National Championship or advertising in the Championship Program, please contact Larry Monaco at 214-906-9130, or by e-mail to sponsor@mclachamptx.com. All event sponsorships are tax-deductible and payable to the North Texas Chapter of US Lacrosse.
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The US Lacrosse-North Texas Chapter will serve as hosts for the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) National Championship for the third year in a row. The event runs from Tuesday May 13 through Saturday May 17. This year’s final four for both divisions will be played on the artificial turf of Texas Stadium on Friday and Saturday. The first three days of the championship will be played at the Ross Stewart Soccer Complex in Farmers Branch, Texas. This year’s facilities are just east of the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. As usual, the teams that travel to Texas for this event are the best of the MCLA. Will there be a repeat champion this year?
This year, we are working with All Seasons Travel International Inc to help teams and fans make arrangements to come to the DFW area. The hotel webpage provides information on hotels that are close to the Farmers Branch facility and a link to the travel agency’s website.
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 The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) is a national organization of non-varsity, college lacrosse programs. With over 200 teams in two divisions, the MCLA represents the fastest growing segment of college men's lacrosse. The MCLA provides a governing structure much like the NCAA, with eligibility rules, national polls, All-Americans and a national tournament to decide national champions in both the A and B Divisions. Its nine conferences are spread across the country, from coast to coast. The MCLA exists to provide a quality college lacrosse experience where varsity lacrosse does not yet exist. On an individual scale, the MCLA provides rules and a structure that promotes "virtual varsity" lacrosse.
On a national scale, the MCLA provides the infrastructure to support a level playing field through eligibility rules and enforcement and the use of NCAA rules of play. The purpose of the MCLA is to grow the men's college game, and with an increase from 70 teams to nearly 200 in just nine years it is apparent that the mission is being accomplished.
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Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA)
2008 Division I Teams - 13 2008 Division II Teams - 12
Website: www.cclax.org The CCLA was founded in 1999. It replaced the Big Ten Lacrosse League, the oldest collegiate lacrosse organization in the Midwest. The CCLA quickly grew to include teams from as far West as Kansas and as far East as Pennsylvania and New York. In 2003, due to overwhelming growth and travel distances, the conference split, and the western teams formed the GRLC. The CCLA continues to experience dynamic growth as each year teams in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York make the jump to the MDIA.
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Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC)
2008 Division I Teams - 12 2008 Division II Teams - 14
Website: www.grlc.org The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference was formed by the USLIA (USL MDIA), the summer of 2003. Within the Men's Division of the USLIA there are nine Conferences, of which the GRLC is among the largest and fastest growing. Geographically, the GRLC spans 10 States. (Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.) Currently 25 teams, 10 in the A division and 15 in the B division, compete within the GRLC.
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Lone Star Alliance (LSA)
2008 Division I Teams - 13 2008 Division II Teams - 7
Website: www.lonestaralliance.org The current conference was officially formed in the mid-nineties by two teams, the University of Texas and Trinity University. Shortly thereafter, all of the colleges and universities of the old Southwest Lacrosse Association joined the Lone Star Alliance. Currently, twenty teams in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma compete in the Lone Star Alliance.
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Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League (PNCLL)
2008 Division I Teams - 9 2008 Division II Teams - 10
Website: www.pncll.com The PNCLL consists of teams from the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia (Canada).
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Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL)
2008 Division I Teams - 8 2008 Division II Teams - 6
Website: www.pioneerlacrosse.com In spring of 1986, four teams gathered at Dean Junior College for a single elimination tournament where a New England Champion would be crowned. Twenty years later, the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League consists of ten Division A teams and six Division B teams from six different states, currently encompassing all of New England and parts of New York, with plans to expand further south.
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Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC)
2008 Division I Teams - 4 2008 Division II Teams - 13
Website: www.rmlax.com The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference consists of six States (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona (Northern) and New Meixco ). The RMLC has been very successful at the national level, winning five championships.
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Southeastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC)
2008 Division I Teams - 16 2008 Division II Teams - 16
Website: www.selc.org The SELC was founded in 1988 and became a charter conference of the USL MDIA in 1997. Currently, the SELC consists of 27 member institutions spanning 7 states, counting over 800 student-athletes and administering over 200 games during the Spring 2006 season, culminating in the SELC Championship Tournament in late April. For more information, contact SELC President, Buff Grubb at buff@selc.org.
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Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (UMLL)
2008 Division I Teams - 8 2008 Division II Teams - 9
Website: www.umll.org In the late 80’s college lacrosse in Minnesota experienced rapid growth. Teams that were playing a loose schedule of tournament weekends decided in 1992 to organize into a league that had a specific schedule and end of the season tournament. Thus the formation of what has become the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (UMLL). In 2000, the UMLL was accepted into the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates. The Upper Midwest Lacrosse League now consists of fifteen teams from the northern States of North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa.
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Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL)
2008 Division I Teams - 20 2008 Division II Teams - 10
Website: www.wcll.com The Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) was founded in 1978 to help organize and promote college lacrosse in the west. The WCLL has 28 member teams representing the states of California, Nevada and Arizona. For 2006 the WCLL is the home of both defending USL-MDIA champions: the University of California at Santa Barbara in the A division and the University of San Diego in the B division.
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