Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa recently announced the addition of women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport. The team will pay its first season in the spring of 2015. Wartburg is the third Iowa school to add women’s lacrosse at the NCAA D3 level. Fellow Iowa Intercollegiate Athletics Conference members Dubuque and Loras announced the addition of women’s lacrosse just over a year ago. Dubuque will field the state’s first NCAA men’s team beginning in the 2014 season.
Lacrosse growth in Iowa is still at its earliest stages in many areas, but that doesn’t mean the game isn’t making moves, because it is. Small changes can have HUGE impacts.
Since I live and work in Des Moines, my primary focus is on developing lacrosse in the city and is suburbs. My organization is the Central Iowa Lacrosse Association to reflect this commitment. But as we continue to grow here, I cannot help but feel responsible for the growth (or lack thereof) in other parts of the state. When I joined Lacrosse All Stars, it wasn’t just to get good deals on lacrosse equipment. Nor was it to get the…
