Established 1976 Region Mountain | Association MCLA Members 16 | |
Sports fielded College lacrosse (men's: 16; women's: 0) | ||
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC) is one of ten conferences in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Currently the RMLC consists of 16 teams encompassing five Rocky Mountain states; Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. It is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II. Division II is separated further by region; East and West.
History
The RMLC, first known as the RMLA, was formed in 1976 with founding members Colorado State University, University of Colorado, Regis University, Air Force Academy, University of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines. In 1997 the Conference changed names to the, Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League (RMILL) and went to a club-only league, and under the governing body of USLacrosse, as a member of the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA), which reorganized into Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in 2006.
The RMLC has been the home conference of the MCLA Division I National Champions in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2012 (Colorado State University) and in 1997, 2000, 2007, 2011 (Brigham Young University). As well as the MCLA Division II National Champions in 2008 (Westminster College).