The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) was a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The GRLC incorporated teams in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio and was 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.
In 2017, it was announced that the GRLC would be dissolved as an MCLA Conference. Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Purdue were all moved to the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC), while Creighton, Kansas State, Missouri State, Missouri S&T, Saint Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington University in St. Louis were moved to the Lone Star Alliance (LSA).
Teams GRLC Teams were split into two Divisions with the top programs and larger schools in Division I and smaller schools and programs in Division II. There were 9 members in Division I and 7 members in Division II.
InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentTeam NicknameNew Conference Division IUniversity of IllinoisChampaign, Illinois1867Public42,326Fighting IlliniUMCLL Division IIllinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois1857Public20,104RedbirdsUMCLL Division IIndiana UniversityBloomington, Indiana1820Public38,599HoosiersUMCLL Division IUniversity of KansasLawrence, Kansas1865Public30,102JayhawksUMCLL Division IKansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas1863Public23,520WildcatsLSA Division IIMiami UniversityOxford, Ohio1809Public20,126RedHawksUMCLL Division IUniversity of MissouriColumbia, Missouri1839Public32,000TigersUMCLL Division IUniversity of NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska1869Public23,000CornhuskersUMCLL Division IPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, Indiana1869Public39,697BoilermakersUMCLL Division I Division IICreighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska1878Private/Catholic (Jesuit)4,133BluejaysLSA Division IIMissouri S&TRolla, Missouri1870Public6,815MinersLSA Division IIMissouri State UniversitySpringfield, Missouri1905Public21,000BearsLSA Division IIRose-HulmanTerre Haute, Indiana1874Private/Nonsectarian2,000Fightin' EngineersDefunct in 2017Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, Missouri1818Private/Catholic (Jesuit)12,733BillikensLSA Division IISouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, Illinois1869Public12,000SalukisLSA Division IIWashington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri1853Private/nonsectarian13,527BearsLSA Division II
Conference Champions +Division IYearChampionRunner-up20022003Missouri S&TIllinois2004MissouriIllinois2005LindenwoodIllinois2006LindenwoodIllinois2007LindenwoodIllinois2008LindenwoodIllinois2009LindenwoodIllinois2010IllinoisWisconsin2011LindenwoodIllinois2012IllinoisIowa2013PurdueIndiana2014IndianaIllinois2015PurdueIowa2016PurdueMiami (Ohio)2017Miami (Ohio)Indiana +Division IIYearChampionRunner-up20022003LindenwoodKansas State20042005Harding2006HardingAugusta2007HardingAugusta2008HardingDordt2009Missouri StateWheaton2010Missouri StateMissouri Baptist2011Missouri BaptistWashington University in St. Louis 2012Washington University in St. Louis Missouri Baptist2013DePaulMissouri Baptist2014Missouri ValleyWashington University in St. Louis 2015Missouri ValleyMissouri Baptist2016Missouri ValleyLindenwood-Belleville2017Missouri StateSaint Louis
References
External links GRLC website Official MCLA website