Field Hockey & Marching Band Also Coming Soon

In addition to adding lacrosse, the College is starting a varsity women’s field hockey team by the 2007-2008 academic year, and a search for a coach will begin soon. Field hockey makes a comeback at Adrian for the first time since 1990. The team will play in the new stadium.

The College is also excited to announce that it is starting a marching band. A search for a director will begin soon.

 

ADRIAN BECOMES ONLY MICHIGAN COLLEGE TO OFFER VARSITY LACROSSE
Varsity NCAA programs for men and women will begin in 2007-2008 posted 11/7/05

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Beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, Adrian College will offer an opportunity for athletes unlike any other college or university in Michigan: the chance to play NCAA varsity lacrosse.

Adrian’s president recently announced that the College is building a $6.5 million performance stadium on campus that will be ready next fall. The facility creates the perfect opportunity to add men’s and women’s lacrosse to its NCAA Div. III athletic programs by the following year.

“Lacrosse will help Adrian to capitalize on the great history of the sport, and to take advantage of growing nationwide interest,” President Jeffrey Docking said. “It will allow us to extend and develop the playing careers of high school lacrosse players from across the country.”

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHSA), lacrosse has the fastest growth rate of any high school sport over the past 10 years, at 188.6 percent. The Michigan High School Athletic Association recently adopted men's and women's lacrosse as fully endorsed sports, and awarded statewide championships last year.

Adrian College and others have club teams, but no institution in Michigan is currently competing as a fully qualified men’s or women’s NCAA varsity team.

The College will soon begin a national search for head coaches for both the men's and women's lacrosse team.

In addition to lacrosse, the multisport performance stadium will be used for men’s and women’s soccer, football, and varsity women's field hockey.