CARMEL, Ind.
- The Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) announced on Friday morning that the league will welcome three new members. Alfred State College (NY), Hilbert College (NY) and LaRoche University (PA) will begin play with the existing four members of the conference this spring.
Existing HCLC members are Earlham College (IN), Hanover College (IN), Spalding University (KY) and Transylvania University (KY). The addition of the three new members brings the single sport Division III men's lacrosse conference to seven full members.
"Bringing together the three schools from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) with our existing HCLC teams accomplishes several exciting and stabilizing outcomes," said Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Commissioner
Jay Jones. "The addition of the schools provides immediate stability in a constantly evolving Division III men's lacrosse membership environment. Another really positive aspect of the new membership composition is that it returns the HCLC to a place very similar to the genesis of the league, when the HCAC and the Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) brought schools together to form the single sport conference."
The AMCC administration was equally excited about the agreement.
"The AMCC is proud and excited to partner with the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for men's lacrosse," said AMCC Commissioner
Jeromy Yetter. "It is important to us to try and provide a path for our student-athletes, coaches, and institutions to compete for automatic qualification into the NCAA Tournament and this partnership affords that opportunity. Jay, his staff, and the existing HCLC institutions have been great to work through the process and we are looking forward to the continued partnership in the future."
Jones and Yetter will serve as Co-Commissioners for the HCLC. This spring's season will culminate with a four-team HCLC tournament, hosted by the top seeded team in late April.
For more information, please visit:
https://heartlandconf.org
