Division 2 team shuts down

Grand Canyon university will be shutting down their men's varsity program. The team has been around since 2008 and has made strides in division 2. The team is part of the western conference with other teams in Colorado and California. The team had high hopes of the program going division one someday with the growth of lacrosse. The school is trying to make the jump and did not see lacrosse being financially able. The only division one men's lacrosse teams are Denver and the Air Force Academy. The school thought it would be way to hard to continue the program at any level. The coaching staff wants to become a varsity club team and still try and keep the team together. "The idea was if we're utilizing athletics as more of a marketing tool to show off our success, why are we offering programs we can't fully fund? Let's just [end the program] now and move on," said Baker. This just makes it sound that the AD is giving up and that is not good for the sport. It is a shame to see a program close its doors after a couple of years.

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