The Free Press also reported that when Title IX was initially enacted MSU added 10 women’s sports “but the furor died down” and there wasn’t much more action taken in terms of gender equity. “Long term, there's going to be continued growth. Title IX is a part of a package of Federal educational reforms, passed in 1972, aimed to ensure gender equity in programs receives federal funding. Figure 1: The line shows that Michigan has seen a huge growth of number of high schools with lacrosse programs since 2005 according to the NFHS. “As you’re looking across budgets keep in mind there’s also operational budgets, travel, facilities, salary and benefits. The club team posted an 8-5 record this past season, and won the conference championship. For athletics, the number of female athletes, at educational institutions like MSU, must mirror its student body. Michigan State topped Virginia 82-75 in East Lansing, Mich., in the 2002 Challenge, while the Spartans-Cavaliers 2001 Challenge game was halted due to wet floor conditions at Richmond Coliseum. This caused a new certification proposal to be at the forefront of discussion during the 1993 NCAA convention. Looking at data collected from the NCAA, lacrosse saw the highest percentage of growth from 1981-82 – when the NCAA started collecting data about the number of schools sponsoring teams – to the most recent academic year of 2015-2016. “It (The NCAA Athletics Certification Process) began in the early 90s and has continued in several cycles for Division I schools per NCAA bylaws,” said Appelbaum, who oversees gender equity at MSU. The club team posted an 8-5 record this past season, and … The Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc., is a private, voluntary asso­ci­­a­tion for public, private and parochial secondary schools which choose to join and participate in the organization. So the talent level was really high.” But MSU’s ability to attract East Coast talent was not enough reason to keep the sport and not enough to bring it back. Lacrosse, one of the fastest growing sports in the country, still survives at Michigan State. The disbanding of men’s lacrosse, in 1997, came alongside the removal of men’s fencing and the addition of women’s crew to comply with Title IX. Sports used to compare the data were diverse, consisting of team and individual, revenue and non-revenue. Lacrosse didn’t gain in popularity until 2004-05, when Michigan jumped from 45 high schools with lacrosse to 71. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- January will mark the 20th anniversary of Michigan State varsity men’s lacrosse program being cut by the athletic department and turned into a club sport. “It would be a misnomer to think that there’s all this extra money laying around. The Spartans also reached the MCLA tournament. Lacrosse, one of the fastest growing sports in the country, still survives at Michigan State. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. So when we say were a self-sustaining department our focus is making sure that were putting those 25 sports in the best position they can be to be successful.”. “The NCAA Athletics Certification process guided institutions and Division I athletic programs in the areas of fiscal integrity, academic integrity, minority opportunities, gender equity opportunities and a commitment to compliance as well,” said Michigan State Executive Associate Athletic Director Shelley Appelbaum, in an email. “As the base has grown, the top of the pyramid has not grown within the same aspect of it,” said Murphy. For MSU, remaining afloat financially is the main reason to not add lacrosse back to varsity. .lobar-content p a:hover {background-color:#0e852b !important;} Murphy anecdotally describes his belief behind the sport’s sudden growth. Figure 2: Lacrosse saw a 38 percent increase in sponsored programs at the Division I level from the 1981-82 academic year to 2015-16 according to the NCAA’s Sponsorship and Participation report. It led to two sports being dropped one sport was added,” Larson said. MSU edged UVA in the 2014 … It’s a hybrid of all of them and that’s attractive to kids.”. “You had to come up with a plan (to meet the ratio standards set by Title IX). Michigan State Men's Lacrosse competes in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) and took second in their division (CLC) last season. “The view of lacrosse people was, ‘What a great time to add one more team and who’s best to add then a school that’s already had it?’” said Kimball. Discussion and hope still linger for MSU to restore its varsity program, but the university is not yet on board.

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