Lacrosse to be varsity sport in 2019
UPLAND, IND. – The Taylor University Athletic Department announced today that the men's lacrosse program will be moving to the varsity level starting in the spring of 2019.
The team will play in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, likely joining the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference as an associate member, since the Crossroads League does not feature lacrosse as a sport.
"We are excited about bringing men's and women's lacrosse from a club sport level to a varsity sport," Vice President for Student Development Skip Trudeau said in the athletic department's news release. "As clubs they have been a great addition to our campus and taking them to the varsity level is the next logical step."
The Taylor athletic department will begin their search of a head coach for the team immediately and hopes to have the coach selected this summer.
The team will continue to operate at the club level in 2017 and 2018 before making the jump to the varsity level in the 2018–19 school year.
"Taylor Lacrosse has a strong history at the club level and we are excited to take the next step to welcome them into our intercollegiate athletics department," Athletics Director Kyle Gould said in the athletic department's release. "Everything will be in place for them to recruit quality student-athletes who are committed to attending Taylor University."
The women's lacrosse team will also be moving to the varsity level in 2020.
The team will play in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, likely joining the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference as an associate member, since the Crossroads League does not feature lacrosse as a sport.
"We are excited about bringing men's and women's lacrosse from a club sport level to a varsity sport," Vice President for Student Development Skip Trudeau said in the athletic department's news release. "As clubs they have been a great addition to our campus and taking them to the varsity level is the next logical step."
The Taylor athletic department will begin their search of a head coach for the team immediately and hopes to have the coach selected this summer.
The team will continue to operate at the club level in 2017 and 2018 before making the jump to the varsity level in the 2018–19 school year.
"Taylor Lacrosse has a strong history at the club level and we are excited to take the next step to welcome them into our intercollegiate athletics department," Athletics Director Kyle Gould said in the athletic department's release. "Everything will be in place for them to recruit quality student-athletes who are committed to attending Taylor University."
The women's lacrosse team will also be moving to the varsity level in 2020.
Recent Games
2017
Anderson
April 28
5:30 P.M.
Upland, Indiana
W 12–1
5:30 P.M.
Upland, Indiana
W 12–1
2016
Mission
Our mission is to provide athletes with a complete and competitive experience that promotes emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth and fosters excellence in a commitment to both Christ and a craft, in order to develop lives of eternal significance.
Core Values
Each player who represents Taylor Men's Lacrosse will live and play with these four core values:
Grit – The desire to be relentless both during practice and games.
Integrity – Think, live, and play as we are in the presence of the Lord.
Loyalty – Taking pride in an unending devotion to the program.
Humility – Recognizing our faults and striving to rid ourselves of entitlement while glorifying the Lord and honoring others.
Our mission is to provide athletes with a complete and competitive experience that promotes emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth and fosters excellence in a commitment to both Christ and a craft, in order to develop lives of eternal significance.
Core Values
Each player who represents Taylor Men's Lacrosse will live and play with these four core values:
Grit – The desire to be relentless both during practice and games.
Integrity – Think, live, and play as we are in the presence of the Lord.
Loyalty – Taking pride in an unending devotion to the program.
Humility – Recognizing our faults and striving to rid ourselves of entitlement while glorifying the Lord and honoring others.