Starting the fall of 2024, men and women lacrosse teams will join NSU’s athletic program. The team is expected to play against programs across the country.
Michael Mominey, director of athletics and associate vice president for advancement, said that the athletic program has been exploring the addition of a new sport over the last sever- al years. It was decided that lacrosse is the best fit.
“Lacrosse is a highly competitive sport, and it is a growing sport in the state of Florida, and nationally,” he said.
Coaches for both lacrosse teams will likely be hired by the summer of 2023. Then, it will take about a year to recruit student athletes.
Jennifer Griggs, freshman communication major, looks forward to lacrosse being offered at NSU.
“I actually brought my lacrosse stick to college hoping to find people to play and I haven’t,” said Griggs. “The fact that they’re bringing the program back makes me really excited.”
Mominey said that NSU students have had a growing interest in lacrosse. Over the last several years, there have been requests to start a lacrosse team.
There was a lacrosse club at NSU in 2019 before the start of quarantine.
The team is expected to play at the former Miami Dolphins training complex, which will also be the home stadium for the soccer team in 2024.
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