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The Great Lakes Lacrosse League (GLLL) is a regional organization of non-varsity men's Club Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

programs in the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

. The GLLL was founded in 2003 to provide a competitive league for teams in the upper Midwest who want to play in a well organized league outside of NCAA restrictions and without the expense of being a 'virtual varsity.' The GLLL focuses on "playing more and paying less" in each Lacrosse season. The GLLL is a national recognized independent collegiate conference. The GLLL has grown to encompass over 25 teams, from 4 different states including Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, culminating each year with the Madison tournament in Wisconsin which names the champion of the GLLL for that respective year. The league comprises 25 teams from Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. The close proximity of teams is with the purpose to minimize travel costs. Members of the GLLL strive to find a greater balance between athletics, personal life and academics.

History

The GLLL originally formed with 7 teams in 2003. The founding teams were the University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Loyola University Chicago, Carleton University

Carleton University

Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...

, University of Wisconsin–Platteville, Madison Area Technical, University of Wisconsin–LaCrosse, Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan...

and the Mad Cow Lacrosse Club.

2009 teams by Division

2010 Division Changes

Central Division

Institution	Mascot	Location	Year Joined
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is Wisconsin's premier public urban university. It is a coed public research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. It is also the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wisconsin System...	Panthers	Milwaukee, WI	2005
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois.-Economics:Northern Illinois is dominated by the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Rockford, and the Quad Cities, which contain a majority of Illinois' population and economic activity, including...	Huskies	DeKalb, IL	2005
Benedictine Benedictine Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...	Eagles	Lisle, IL	2007
University of Wisconsin Red	Badgers	Madison, WI	2003
University of Wisconsin White	Badgers	Madison, WI	2004
University of Wisconsin Black	Badgers	Madison, WI	2007
UW Whitewater	Warhawks	Whitewater, WI	2003
Western Illinois University Western Illinois University Western Illinois University is a public university founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. Like many similar institutions of the time, Western Illinois State Normal School focused on teacher training for its relatively small body of students. As the normal school grew, it became...	Leathernecks	Macomb, IL	2007

East Division

Institution	Mascot	Location	Year Joined
College Lacrosse College lacrosse College lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...	n/a	n/a	2009
Mad Cow Lacrosse Club	Mad Cows	Milwaukee, WI	2003
Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake...	Huskies	Houghton, MI	2004
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee School of Engineering The Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private university located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MSOE is best known for its applications-oriented curriculum, close association with business and industry, and extremely high placement rate...	Raiders	Milwaukee, WI	2004
Ripon Lacrosse Club	Red Hawks	n/a	2009
St. Norbert College St. Norbert College St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...	Green Knights	De Pere, WI	2003
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Titans	Oshkosh, WI	2005

South Division

Institution	Mascot	Location	Year Joined
Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...	Renegades	Chicago, IL (South Loop)	2006
Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...	Panthers	Charleston, IL	2008
Holy Cross College Holy Cross College (Indiana) Holy Cross College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, residential institution of higher education in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community northeast of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States — as are Saint Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame...	Saints	Notre Dame, IN	2009
Lake Forest College Lake Forest College Lake Forest College, founded in 1857, is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. The college has 1,500 students representing 47 states and 78 countries....	Foresters	Madison, WI	2008
Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...	Hobos	Chicago, IL (Rogers Park)	2003
Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....	Wildcats	Evanston, IL	2004
University of Chicago University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...	Maroons	Chicago, IL (Hyde Park)	2005

West Division

Institution	Mascot	Location	Year Joined
Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly...	Lions	St. Peter, MN	2009
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private, comprehensive, coeducational university with an undergraduate campus in the city of Winona, Minnesota, United States...	Cardinals	Minneapolis, MN	2008
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse	Eagles	La Cross, WI	2003
University of Wisconsin–Platteville	Pioneers	Platteville, WI	2003
University of Wisconsin–River Falls	Falcons	River Falls, WI	2005
University of Wisconsin–Stout	Blue Devils	Stout, WI	2004
University of Wisconsin–Superior University of Wisconsin–Superior The University of Wisconsin–Superior is a public university located in Superior, Wisconsin. UW–Superior grants bachelor's, master's, and specialist's degrees...	Yellowjackets	Superior, WI	2004
Winona State University Winona State University Winona State University is a comprehensive public university in Winona, Minnesota, United States, a college and river town located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, with around 8,900 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students...	Warriors	Winona, MN	2008
Drake University Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....	Bulldogs	Des Moines, IA	2010

League Play

The GLLL is dedicated to providing a great schedule of games while keeping expenses and travel time to a minimum. Scheduling is performed centrally, shortly after the annual league meeting, where teams indicate their travel and availability preferences. This benefits member teams significantly, so that they coordinate their entire season schedules with all of their opponents. The GLLL functions democratically and with transparency; at the league meeting (and throughout the season) each team has a voice to suggest and ratify any changes to our operating rules.

GLLL League play consists of several mini-tourneys per season where multiple teams play each other at one site. Playing two games in a day allows teams to get their regular season schedule of about eight games done in four or five days over five weekends in the spring. The season culminates in the championship tournament weekend in which all teams participate and are seeded by regional rankings.

The GLLL is grouped into four regions. Each regional champion receives a plaque for their season and the top two teams from each region compete for the championship title while the remaining teams compete in a consolation bracket. Trophies are awarded for first through third in both championship and consolation brackets. This format allows both strong teams and developing programs a more competitive experience.

GLLL Championship History

2011 Champion- UW Milwaukee defeated UW Plattville (12-5)
Tournament M.V.P. Jack Peterson (UWM)

2010 Champion- Holy Cross College (Indiana) defeated University of Wisconsin (6-5)
Tournament M.V.P. Jeff Byers (HCC)

2009 Champion- University of Wisconsin defeated Holy Cross College (Indiana) (6-4)
Tournament M.V.P. Jeff Byers (HCC)

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