D-III Schools that are adding Lacrosse

[Ralph Turner]

This topic has links to announcements for adding Men's and/or Women's Lacrosse.

Please add them as you see them.

Emmanuel plans to add lacrosse for men, women

Women in 2010-11; Men in 2011-12.



Hilbert adding lacrosse teams for 2010-11

[ausid]

Aurora University will begin varsity action in men's lacrosse in the spring of 2011

[dansand]

Women's lacrosse at Augustana in 2011:

http://www.augustana.edu/x17165.xml

[Gray Fox]

Occidental is the fifth SCIAC school to offer women's lacrosse.  They have hired an outstanding coach.

http://www.thesciac.org/sports/wlax/2009-10/news/oxy_new_coach

[Ralph Turner]

Occidental is the fifth SCIAC school to offer women's lacrosse.  They have hired an outstanding coach.

http://www.thesciac.org/sports/wlax/2009-10/news/oxy_new_coach

I now propose that the SCIAC sponsor women's lacrosse, and accept the affiliation of Pacific, Puget Sound and Linfield to gain the AQ.

You are likely to play those NWC teams anyway to fill the season's schedule.  Why not make it formal and get an AQ?

http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/champ_handbooks/lacrosse/2009/3_wlacrosse_handbook.pdf

[Ralph Turner]

Thiel is adding men's and women's Lacrosse in 2010-11.

Link

[WWildcats]

Wheelock College is adding men's lacrosse. www.wheelockwildcats.com

[Ralph Turner]

Bethany WV will add club men's lacrosse in 2010-11 and varsity in 2011-12.

Bethany becomes the fourth member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference to sponsor lacrosse for men, joining St. Vincent, Thiel, and Washington and Jefferson.

Four core members allow the conference to seek at least 3 affiliate members to earn an AQ.

Looking at the 2011-12 season to have a varisty program is enoough lead time for other teams to consider affiliation status, if the Pres AC is open to that.  An AQ bid in Men's Lacrosse would be possible in 2013-14.

[Hawks88]

Huntingdon to add men's lacrosse and women's track and field in 2011-12 and hope to add women's lacrosse and men's track the following year.

[DIIIdad]

http://www.augustana.edu/x20596.xml has now added men's lacrosse to begin in 2011-2012 season.