NAIA lacrosse
Introduction Map of varsity NAIA men's lacrosse teams.There are numerous men's and women's college lacrosse teams at schools that are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is an alternate varsity athletic organization to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) was the first '''NAIA lacrosse''' conference to offer a championship for both men and women.During the summer of 2015, the NAIA approved men's and women's lacrosse to move from emerging sport status to national invitational. This move allows NAIA varsity teams to compete within the NAIA rather than an outside organization. The first NAIA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) was held in May 2016 in Greenville, SC. Lacrosse is required to remain an invitational sport for a minimum of two years before applying for full championship status. Women's lacrosse moved to championship status beginning in the 2020-2021 season. The inaugural NAIA Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament was held in Savannah Georgia, in May of 2021.As of summer 2022 men's lacrosse remained on invitational status.
Men's programs ===Appalachian Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentUniversity of the CumberlandsPatriotsWilliamsburg, Kentucky1,743Keiser UniversitySeahwaksWest Palm Beach, Florida19,510Montreat CollegeCavaliersMontreat, North Carolina1,145Point UniversitySkyHawksWest Point, Georgia1,035Reinhardt UniversityEaglesWaleska, Georgia1,057Savannah College of Art and DesignBeesSavannah, Georgia2,500+St. Andrews UniversityKnightsLaurinburg, North Carolina800Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityBulldogsAthens, Tennessee1,100Webber International UniversityWarriorsBabson Park, Florida800===Heart of America Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentBenedictine CollegeRavensAtchison, Kansas2,200Clarke UniversityPrideDubuque, Iowa1,100Missouri Valley CollegeVikingsMarshall, Missouri1,800Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityCougarsMount Vernon, Ohio2,222St. Ambrose UniversityBeesDavenport, Iowa3,402William Penn UniversityStatesmenOskaloosa, Iowa1,050===Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentColumbia College (MO)CougarsColumbia, Missouri4,000Midland UniversityWarriorsFremont, Nebraska1,395Missouri Baptist UniversitySpartansSt. Louis, Missouri2,800Ottawa UniversityBravesOttawa, Kansas725University of Saint MarySpiresLeavenworth, Kansas750===Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentAquinas CollegeSaintsGrand Rapids, Michigan2,300Concordia University Ann ArborCardinalsAnn Arbor, Michigan1,200Indiana Institute of TechnologyWarriorsFort Wayne, Indiana7,000Lawrence Technological UniversityBlue DevilsSouthfield, Michigan3,000Lourdes UniversityGray WolvesSylvania, Ohio1,546Madonna UniversityCrusadersLivonia, Michigan3,139Siena Heights UniversitySaintsAdrian, Michigan2,307Taylor UniversityTrojansUpland, Indiana1,887University of Michigan-DearbornWolverinesDearborn, Michigan9,500===Club teams===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentArizona Christian UniversityFirestormGlendale, Arizona1,001Biola UniversityEaglesLa Mirada, California3,924College of IdahoCoyotesCaldwell, Idaho1,000Multnomah UniversityLionsPortland, Oregon335Sierra Nevada UniversityEaglesIncline Village, Nevada617Southern Oregon UniversityRaidersAshland, Oregon5,260University of ProvidenceArgosGreat Falls, Montana2,100Westcliff UniversityWarriorsIrvine, California2,779===Future Programs===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentYear JoiningConferenceLife UniversityRunning EaglesMarietta, Georgia7182023-2024Independent
Women's programs ===Appalachian Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentBrenau UniversityGolden TigersGainesville, Georgia3,500University of the CumberlandsPatriotsWilliamsburg, Kentucky1,743Georgetown CollegeTigersGeorgetown, Kentucky1,400Montreat CollegeCavaliersMontreat, North Carolina1,145Point UniversitySkyHawksWest Point, Georgia1,035Reinhardt UniversityEaglesWaleska, Georgia1,057St. Andrews UniversityKnightsLaurinburg, North Carolina800Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityBulldogsAthens, Tennessee1,100Truett McConnell UniversityBearsCleveland, Georgia1,000===Cascade Collegiate Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentCorban UniversityWarriorsSalem, Oregon1,000Eastern Oregon UniversityMountaineersLa Grande, Oregon3,488Multnomah UniversityLionsPortland, Oregon335===Heart of America Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentBenedictine CollegeRavensAtchison, Kansas2,200Clarke UniversityPrideDubuque, Iowa1,100Culver–Stockton CollegeWildcatsCanton, Missouri1,066Missouri Valley CollegeVikingsMarshall, Missouri1,800St. Ambrose UniversityFighting BeesDavenport, Iowa3,402William Penn UniversityStatesmenOskaloosa, Iowa1,050===Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentMarian UniversityKnightsIndianapolis, Indiana3,595Midland UniversityWarriorsFremont, Nebraska1,395Missouri Baptist UniversitySpartansSt. Louis, Missouri2,800Morningside CollegeMustangsSioux City, Iowa2,824Ottawa UniversityBravesOttawa, Kansas725UHSPEutecticsSt. Louis, Missouri698University of Saint MarySpiresLeavenworth, Kansas750===Sun Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentAve Maria UniversityGyrenesAve Maria, Florida1,080Keiser UniversitySeahawksWest Palm Beach, Florida19,510Life UniversityRunning EaglesMarietta, Georgia2,000Savannah College of Art and DesignBeesSavannah, Georgia2,500+St. Thomas UniversityBobcatsMiami Gardens, Florida3,650Warner UniversityRoyalsLake Wales, Florida1,200Webber International UniversityWarriorsBabson Park, Florida800===Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference===InstitutionNicknameLocationEnrollmentAquinas CollegeSaintsGrand Rapids, Michigan2,100Bethel UniversityPilotsMishawaka, Indiana1,964Cleary UniversityCougarsHowell, Michigan642Concordia University Ann ArborCardinalsAnn Arbor, Michigan459Indiana Institute of TechnologyWarriorsFort Wayne, Indiana3,500Lawrence Technological UniversityBlue DevilsSouthfield, Michigan4,000Lourdes UniversityGray WolvesSylvania, Ohio2,500Madonna UniversityCrusadersLivonia, Michigan3,139Rochester CollegeWarriorsRochester Hills, Michigan1,153Siena Heights UniversitySaintsAdrian, Michigan2,307
NAIA National Invitational Tournament Results ===Men's NIT=== Year  Championship Team  Score  Runner-up Team  Arena  Location 2016  Davenport  13–10  Missouri Valley  Sirrine Stadium  Greenville, South Carolina  2017  Reinhardt  10–5  Keiser  2018  Reinhardt 8–7 (OT)  Madonna  Aquinas Athletic Field  Grand Rapids, Michigan 2019  Reinhardt  11–4  Aquinas (MI) 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic  Memorial Stadium  Savannah, Georgia 2021  Reinhardt  17–8  Indiana Tech 2022  Reinhardt  11-5  Indiana Tech  Ashton Brosnaham Stadium  Pensacola, Florida 2023  Keiser  15-8  Indiana Tech====List of Champions==== School  Championships  Winning Years  Runner-Up  Runner-Up Years Reinhardt  5  2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022     Davenport  1  2016     Keiser  1  2023  1  2017 Indiana Tech    3  2021, 2022, 2023 Missouri Valley    1  2016 Madonna    1  2018 Aquinas (MI)    1  2019===Women's NIT=== Year  Championship Team  Score  Runner-up Team  Arena  Location 2016  Davenport  13–9   Georgetown (KY)  Sirrine Stadium  Greenville, South Carolina  2017  Savannah College of Art and Design  16–10  Lawrence Tech  2018  Savannah College of Art and Design  18–11  Indiana Tech  Aquinas Athletic Field  Grand Rapids, Michigan 2019  Savannah College of Art and Design  18–12  Benedictine (KS) 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic  Memorial Stadium  Savannah, Georgia 2021  Keiser  13–11  Cumberlands (KY) 2022  Benedictine (KS)  9-8  Lawrence Tech  Blue Devils Stadium  Southfield, Michigan 2023  Lawrence Tech  16-15  Savannah College of Art and Design====List of Champions==== School  Championships  Winning Years  Runner-Up  Runner-Up Years Savannah College of Art and Design  3  2017, 2018, 2019  1  2023 Davenport  1  2016    Keiser  1  2021   Benedictine (KS)  1  2022  1  2019 Lawrence Tech  1  2023  2  2017, 2022 Georgetown (KY)    1  2016 Indiana Tech    1  2018 Cumberlands (KY)    1  2021
See also *NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships (Division I, Division II)*NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)*List of NAIA institutions*United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association*Wingate Memorial Trophy*North–South Senior All-Star Game*Pre-NCAA Lacrosse Champion
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