Colorado Springs to Host 2012 and 2013 US Lacrosse WCLA National Championships
from press release
BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse has named
Colorado Springs, Colo., as host city for the 2012 and 2013
Women’s Lacrosse Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA)
National Championships. The El Pomar Youth Sports Park will host
the events May 9-12, 2012, and May 8-11, 2013.
The WCLA, a collegiate, club-level league, consists of nearly 200
women’s teams from across the country. The teams compete in
nine leagues that host roughly 4,500 players in two divisions. The
Division I and Division II National Championships host 16 and eight
teams, respectively.
Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau Sports and
Special Events Manager Cheryl McCullough said, “We’re
ecstatic that Colorado Springs has the opportunity to host the WCLA
event for both 2012 and 2013. The destination feels fortunate to be
part of a significant collegiate lacrosse event. Lacrosse is one of
the fastest growing sports in the United States, and we look
forward to bringing more lacrosse events to the city.”
“We are excited to have been selected as the host venue site
for the WCLA National Championships in 2012 and 2013,” said
Lauren C. Weiner, executive director for Colorado Springs Youth
Sports. “Colorado Springs Youth Sports seeks to provide top
rate facilities and sports opportunities for young people. This
championship event will showcase exceptionally talented athletes,
and we are honored to welcome US Lacrosse to the El Pomar Youth
Sports Park and the City of Colorado Springs.”
The 2011 US Lacrosse WCLA National Championships, sponsored by
Harrow Sports, are in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 4-7 at the Scottsdale
Sports Complex. The University of Colorado is the No. 1 seed in the
Division I field and Westminster College (Utah) is the No. 1 seed
in the Division II field. Lacrosse Magazine Online will have
complete coverage of the championships all week long.
“We have enjoyed the hospitality that Scottsdale has shown
the past three years as host for this tournament,” said Beth
Porreca, director of special events at US Lacrosse. “The
Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, as well as
Colorado Springs Youth Sports, Inc., have displayed a great
enthusiasm to host the 2012 and 2013 WCLA National Championships.
We are excited to bring this event to their community.”
The US Lacrosse WCLA National Championships began in 2001 and have
previously been hosted in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver
and Scottsdale.
