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Message: [QUOTE="Pinhead, post: 3965213, member: 9002"] As a longtime East Coast transplant to the Rocky Mountain region, (relevant in relation to lax), I'm going to take the opportunity to chime in on this discussion. My daughters are grown and have moved on, but I was fully involved throughout their high school and limited collegiate careers in Utah as parent, coach, and UT Lacrosse Association board member. The fact is there are only 8 D1&2 NCAA programs in all of men's lacrosse east of the Mississippi: D1 (Air Force; Denver; Utah) and D2 (Adams State CO; CO Mesa; CO St. Pueblo; Notre Dame de Namur CA; Westminster UT). The good news is women are substantially better represented with almost a dozen programs in D1 and twice that many in D2 alone. As a former Woman Ute parent my comment regards the situation there. Both men and women enjoyed relatively longstanding and successful clubs for a number of years. Fortunately for the men, a few years ago a benefactor came along and made a donation that was apparently substantial enough to catapult their program instantly into NCAA D1 status. Much like Denver, once committed the Utes hired a successful east coast-based coach to come west and lend an instant air of legitimacy. Unfortunately for the Ute men, they stand as the sole PAC12 representative. Unfortunately for the Ute women, said donation was specifically earmarked for the men, and the women remain a club with all the trials and tribulations that entails. From my perspective this is rather tragic as PAC12 women's lacrosse is already represented by 6 programs and it would be a natural for Utah Ute Women's Lacrosse! [/QUOTE]

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