Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference Conference MCLA Founded 1976 Commissioner John Robinette Sports fielded No. of teams 14 Headquarters Durango, Colorado Region Mountain Official website http://mcla.us/RMLC/
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC) is one of ten conferences in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association . Currently the RMLC consists of 15 teams encompassing four Rocky Mountain states; Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. It is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. Division II is separated further by region; Northwest and Southeast[ 1]
History The RMLC, first known as the RMLA, was formed in 1976 with founding members Colorado State University, University of Colorado , Regis University, Air Force Academy, University of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines . In 1997, the Conference changed names to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League (RMILL) and went to a club-only league as a member of the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA), which reorganized into the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in 2006.
The RMLC has been the home conference of the MCLA Division I National Champions in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013 (Colorado State University);[ 2] in 1997, 2000, 2007, 2011 (Brigham Young University);[ 3] and in 2014 (University of Colorado). In Division II, Westminster College were National Champions in 2008,[ 4] and the University of Utah won in 2022.[ 5]
In 2017, Utah announced that they were going to elevate their program to play as an NCAA Division 1 Independent, turning them from a club team to an NCAA team.[ 6] After the 2018 season, they left the conference. In 2019, the RMLC announced that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma would join the conference at the Division 1 level starting in the 2020 season.[ 7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , their first game in the conference had to be pushed back to 2021. In 2021, it was revealed that Oklahoma would leave the conference to go back to the Lone Star Alliance.[ 8] With the news, Oklahoma would leave the conference without playing a single game in the conference.
A game between Montana State and Colorado-Denver in 2017
Teams Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference Division I Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 1875 Private (LDS ) 34,802 Cougars West Coast (Division I ) University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado 1876 Public 37,956 Buffaloes Pac-12 (Division I ) Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 1870 Public 32,777 Rams Mountain West (Division I ) University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 1850 Public 34,464 Utes Pac-12 (Division I ) Utah Valley University Orem, Utah 1941 Public 41,262 Wolverines Western (Division I ) Division II United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado 1954 Public 4,181 Falcons Mountain West (Division I ) Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado 1873 Public 7,172 Orediggers Rocky Mountain (Division II ) University of Denver Denver, Colorado 1864 Private 14,130 Pioneers Big East (Division I ) Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado 1911 Public 3,550 Skyhawks Rocky Mountain (Division II ) Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado 1965 Public 17,678 Roadrunners Rocky Mountain (Division II ) Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 1893 Public 16,841 Bobcats Big Sky (Division I ) Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897 Public 13,611 Thunderbirds WAC (Division I ) Utah State University Logan, Utah 1888 Public 27,426 Aggies Mountain West (Division I ) Utah Tech University St. George, Utah 1911 Public 12,266 Trailblazers WAC (Division I ) University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 1886 Public 11,479 Cowboys Mountain West (Division I ) Division III University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 1889 Public 21,738 Lobos Mountain West (Division I ) Western Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado 1901 Public 3,692 Mountaineers Rocky Mountain (Division II )
Institution Location Nickname Enrollment New Conference Boise State University Boise, Idaho Broncos 25,540 PNCLL (MCLA ) Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado Tigers 2,012 SCAC (NCAA Division III ) Johnson & Wales University Denver, Colorado Wildcats 1,291 Defunct Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Lumberjacks 29,569 SLC (MCLA ) Regis University Denver, Colorado Rangers 8,368 Defunct University of Denver Denver, Colorado Pioneers 12,931 Big East (NCAA Division I ) University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado Mountain Lions 12,031 Defunct University of Colorado Denver Denver, Colorado Lynx 24,267 Defunct University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Bears 12,084 Defunct University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Sooners 28,564 LSA (MCLA ) University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Longhorns 51,090 LSA (MCLA ) University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Utes 32,818 ASUN (NCAA Division I ) Weber State University Ogden, Utah Wildcats 26,681 Defunct Westminster College Salt Lake City, Utah Griffins 2,887 RMAC (NCAA Division II )
Conference Championships Division I Year Champion Runner-up 1991 Air Force Colorado College 1992 1993 Colorado Denver 1994 Colorado College Denver 1995 Colorado College Denver 1996 Colorado College Denver 1997 Brigham Young 1998 Brigham Young Colorado State 1999 Brigham Young Colorado State 2000 Colorado State Colorado 2001 Brigham Young Colorado State 2002 Colorado State Brigham Young 2003 Colorado State Brigham Young 2004 Colorado State Colorado 2005 Brigham Young Colorado State 2006 Colorado State Colorado 2007 Brigham Young Colorado State 2008 Brigham Young Colorado State 2009 Brigham Young Colorado 2010 Colorado State Brigham Young 2011 Colorado State Brigham Young 2012 Colorado State Brigham Young 2013 Colorado State Colorado 2014 Colorado Brigham Young 2015 Colorado Brigham Young 2016 Brigham Young Colorado 2017 Brigham Young Colorado 2018 Utah Colorado 2019 Colorado Utah Valley 2020 No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic 2021 No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic 2022 Brigham Young Colorado 2023 Utah Valley Brigham Young 2024 Brigham Young Colorado State
Division I Championship Records Team Championships Championship Years Runner-ups Runner-up Years Brigham Young 12 1997 , 1998 , 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007 , 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024 8 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011 , 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023 Colorado State 9 2000 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2010, 2011, 2012 , 2013 7 1998, 1999 , 2001 , 2005, 2007, 2008, 2024 Colorado 4 1993, 2014 , 2015 , 2019 9 2000, 2004, 2006 , 2009, 2013 , 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 Colorado College 3 1994, 1995, 1996 1 1991 Air Force 1 1991 Utah 1 2018 Utah Valley 1 2023 1 2019 Denver 3 1994, 1995, 1996
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up Division II Year Champion Runner-up 1999 Utah Colorado School of Mines 2000 Utah Valley Northern Colorado 2001 Utah Valley Boise State 2002 Boise State Utah State 2003 Utah Valley Fort Lewis 2004 Fort Lewis Utah Valley 2005 Utah Valley Montana State 2006 Utah Valley Northern Colorado 2007 Westminster Northern Colorado 2008 Westminster Fort Lewis 2009 Northern Colorado Westminster 2010 Utah Valley Westminster 2011 Westminster Northern Colorado 2012 Westminster Fort Lewis 2013 Westminster Fort Lewis 2014 Montana State Northern Colorado 2015 Utah State Fort Lewis 2016 Montana State MSU Denver 2017 MSU Denver Montana State 2018 Montana State Colorado Denver 2019 Utah State Montana State 2020 No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic 2021 No Championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic 2022 Utah Montana State 2023 Air Force Montana State 2024 Air Force Montana State
Division II Championship Records Team Championships Championship Years Runner-ups Runner-up Years Utah Valley 6 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010 1 2004 Westminster 5 2007, 2008 , 2011, 2012, 2013 2 2009, 2010 Montana State 3 2014, 2016, 2018 5 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 Utah State 2 2015, 2019 1 2002 Air Force 2 2023, 2024 Boise State 1 2002 1 2001 Fort Lewis 1 2004 5 2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015 Northern Colorado 1 2009 5 2000, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014 MSU Denver 1 2017 1 2016 Utah 1 2022 Colorado School of Mines 1 1999
Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
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