Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference

The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) is a men's college club lacrosse conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The UMLC includes teams in the midwest in two divisions - nine teams in Division I and six teams in Division II.[1]

Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference
ConferenceMCLA
Founded1992
CommissionerDerek Daehn
Sports fielded
No. of teams15
RegionMidwest
Official websiteUMLC

The conference was established in 1992 when college teams in Minnesota that were playing a loose schedule of tournament weekends decided to organize into a league that had a specific schedule and end of the season tournament. In 2000, the UMLC was accepted into the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates, which became the MCLA in 2006. In 2003, it was announced that the conference would be split into two divisions for the 2004 season and onwards.[2] The conference was known as the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League until 2011.

UMLC Division II teams have dominated at the MCLA National Championships, winning 9 of the last 11 title games.[3] The University of St. Thomas, the 2019 champion, has won 6 titles since 2009.[4]

Teams
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Tenure Team Nickname
Division I
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana 1820 Public 45,328 2018-Present Hoosiers
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1858 Public 30,708 Cyclones
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 1855 Public 49,808 Spartans
Miami University Oxford Ohio 1809 Public 19,752 2018-Present Redhawks
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 Public 49,639 2018-Present Boilermakers
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 1851 Public 52,376 Golden Gophers
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 Public 24,431 2018-Present Cornhuskers
University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 1867 Public 56,607 2018-Present Fighting Illini
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michican 1903 Public 16,434 2022-Present Broncos
Division II
Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan 1960 Public 22,406 Lakers
North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 1890 Public 12,461 Bison
Saint John's University Collegeville, Minnesota 1857 Private/Catholic (mens' university) 1,643 Johnnies
University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio 1850 Private/Catholic 11,971 Flyers
University of Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902 Public 9,884 Bulldogs
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 1885 Private/Catholic 9,347 Tommies
Division III
Butler University Indanapolis, Indiana 1855 Private 4,500 2022-Present Bulldogs

Former Teams
Name Location Mascot Tenure Reason for departure
Augsburg University Minneapolis, Minnesota Auggies 2008-2011 Defunct in 2011
Bethel University Arden Hills, Minnesota Royals unknown-2014 Defunct in 2014
Carleton College Northfield, Minnesota Knights unknown-2013 Defunct in 2013
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 2004-2022 Moved to GLLL
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 2018-2022 Moved to GLLL
Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin unknown-2012 Moved to NCAA Division I Independent
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota 1992-2019 Defunct in 2019
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Drtagons 2003-2010 Defunct in 2010
North Dakota University Grand Forks, North Dakota Hawks 2007-2009 Defunct in 2009
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1992-2018 Defunct in 2018
St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota Oles unknown-2008 Moved to GLLL
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 2018-2021 Moved to LSA, Division I
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 2018-2021 Moved to LSA, Division I
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Blugolds unknown-2011 Defunct in 2011
University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Badgers 2010-2014 Defunct in 2014
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2010-2010 Moved to GLLL
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Pointers 1999-2010 Defunct in 2010
Winona State University Winona, Minnesota Warriors 2015-2016 Defunct in 2016

Conference Championships
Division I
Year Champion Runner-up
1995 Minnesota Duluth
1996 Minnesota Duluth
1997 Minnesota Duluth
1998 Minnesota Duluth
1999 Minnesota Minnesota Duluth
2000 Minnesota State, Mankato
2001 Minnesota Duluth Iowa State
2002 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2003 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2004 Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2005 Minnesota Minnesota Duluth
2006 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2007 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2008 Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State
2009 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2010 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2011 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2012 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2013 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2014 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2015 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota
2016 Michigan State Western Michigan
2017 Michigan State Pittsburgh
2018 Indiana Purdue
2019 Minnesota Purdue
2020 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022 Minnesota Michigan State
2023 Michigan State Minnesota
Division I Championship Records
Team Championships Championship Years Runner-up Runner-up Years
Minnesota Duluth 18 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 1 2005
Michigan State 4 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 1 2022
Minnesota 3 2005, 2019, 2022 13 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023
Minnesota State, Mankato 1 2000
Iowa State 1 2001
Wisconsin Stevens' Point 1 2004
Western Michigan 1 2016
Pittsburgh 1 2017
Purdue 1 2019
  • Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
  • Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
Division II
Year Champion Runner-up
2004 St. Johns St. Thomas
2005 St. Johns St. Thomas
2006 St. Thomas St. Johns
2007 St. Johns St. Thomas
2008 St. Johns St. Thomas
2009 St. Thomas St. Johns
2010 St Thomas St. Johns
2011 St. Johns St. Thomas
2012 St. Thomas St. Johns
2013 St. Thomas St. Johns
2014 St. Johns St. Thomas
2015 St. Thomas North Dakota State
2016 St. Thomas Minnesota Duluth
2017 St. Thomas St. Johns
2018 St. Thomas North Dakota State
2019 Minnesota Duluth St. Thomas
2020 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 No Championship due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022 St. Thomas Grand Valley State
2023 St. Thomas Dayton
Division II Championship Records
Team Championships Championship Years Runner-up Runner-up Years
St. Thomas 11 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 7 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019
St. Johns 6 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014 6 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
Minnesota Duluth 1 2019 1 2016
North Dakota State 2 2015, 2018
Grand Valley State 1 2022
Dayton 1 2023
  • Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
  • Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up

References
  1. "About the UMLC". MCLA. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. "USLIA.com - The US Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates". 2003-12-02. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. "D-II Championship Records". MCLA. Retrieved 24 June 2019. Grand Valley State (2014) and Dayton (2015) were not in the UMLC at the time of their titles.
  4. "2019 MCLA National Championships: St. Thomas Wins DII Title". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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