NSU Men's Lacrosse Club Founded

[nsumlaxfan]

Demon Faithful, 

A new sport has found its way to campus by way of lacrosse. By all accounts, this is the 1st organized lacrosse team in the history of Natchitoches. 

Check out their social media pages & help spread the word of the program to all NSU alums/fans. 

NSU MLAX FB Page

NSU MLAX Twitter


I'll try to keep everyone up to date on the program's growth as well as events. I know that some fundraisers are coming in a matter of weeks & they'll need all of our support so that they can get their equipment, uniforms, travel, etc. all in place (along with each player paying up to $1000 in team dues out of their own pockets) so that the program can hit the ground running & be competitive right out of the gate. 

The Demons will compete in the Lone Star Alliance (LSA) Conference in the Division 2 Classification within the national umbrella of the Men's College Lacrosse Association (MCLA) against the likes of University of Lousisiana-Lafayette, Abilene Christian, Sam Houston State, Incarnate Word, Stephen F Austin, University of Texas-Dallas, & many others. There will be some Fall Ball practice games in 2016's fall semester in preparation for the official game season in the Spring of 2017. 

MCLA Website


So far, from what I understand, NSU officials are working closely & positively to help get the program going in the right direction by way of assistance with club formation/official status, team artwork & uniform design, facilities use, marketing/promotion/recruiting, & more. Anyone with the ability & desire to also assist the program is encouraged to reach out to the team directly via Facebook or Twitter. 

#ForkEm

[NSU2003]

Awesome!

[nsumlaxfan]

April Press Release from the team: 

Northwestern State Lacrosse



Press Release



4/13/16







As many of you have heard by now, Northwestern State University will field a men’s lacrosse team in the Spring of 2017. The team will petition for admission to Division 2 within the Lone Star Alliance Conference (LSA) of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) this September at the annual fall conference meeting. The team has made huge progress lately in many areas to date:







First, the executive board was voted upon and these individuals are now in place leading the program:



President: Dustin Chandler



Vice President: Anthony Richard



Secretary: Kirby Patterson



Treasurer: Dedrick Lewis





Second, tremendous effort has been put forth to push the team forward with the University Athletic Department being extremely helpful in the process. Demons Athletic Director, Greg Burke, has given the team a ton of opportunities to operate just as any varsity sport at NSU would. A partnership with Adidas has been created to help with all of the uniform and apparel needs. A final mock up off game uniforms & practice apparel will be available in a matter of weeks. Furthermore, Mr. Burke has been working with the lacrosse program to secure a practice and game field location on campus that will provide for an excellent playing & viewing experience for the players and fans.





Third, this Monday, April 18th, there will be a Raising Canes Chicken Fingers Spirit Night Fundraiser for Demons Lacrosse at the Keyser Ave. location in Natchitoches, LA. Anyone that stops by between 4-8pm and mentions the “NSU Men’s Lacrosse” during order placement will have a portion of their ticket total donated to the team. Also starting this coming Monday, April 18th, the team will begin a month long online fundraising campaign through www.eTeamSponsor.com. The fundraising effort is a digital take on the Letter Writing Campaign of the last 40 years, modernized to reach potential donors via direct email, text message, social media, and website traffic. All donations are tax deductible with the documentation available immediately upon processing. Anyone who donates via this program will be entered into a drawing for free NSU Men’s Lacrosse merchandise.



The team will host a 5K fundraiser on campus this fall on September 10th. Details for this wonderful event will be released in the coming weeks as aspects are finalized. Lastly, the team will host a high school tournament on campus the weekend of October 15th. The tournament will be held to “kickoff” lacrosse in Natchitoches for the first time ever. The top teams in the state of Louisiana will be on display, along with NSU playing a game of their own against Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana Tech, or the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. The event promises to be a great weekend of lacrosse and a huge step forward for Louisiana lacrosse on the whole.





Fourth, due to strong on campus recruiting, the team already consists of 15 Northwestern State University students, soon to be student-athletes. In addition the current Demons, the program already has one high school commit, Jalen Henderson-a defenseman out of Captain Shreve High School, as well as a few college lacrosse transfers scheduled to visit campus in a few weeks. Anyone interested in joining and learning more about the program should take the recruiting questionnaire: www.surveymonkey.com/r/S3W9GKY



The team is still currently searching for a coaching staff. A few candidates are currently being considered and anyone interested in a position should email [e-mail]. A salary is available. If you have any questions or would like to help in the process, get in contact with the team.







www.facebook.com/NorthwesternStateMensLax/



twitter.com/NSUlax



www.instagram.com/nsulax/







The future is bright for Northwestern State University Demons Men’s Lacrosse!

[TrackDemon]

Cool to see. Hope it can grow and become a successful part of NSU. With correct vision and leadership there is no reason why NSU Lacrosse can't reach tremendous heights (see: NSU Crew)

Best of luck.

[nsumlaxfan]

Great positive words TrackDemon! 

Unfortunately, those are the only positive words we have right now for the program. 

Since September of 2015, founder Dustin Chandler (a freshman) has been executing EVERY SINGLE STEP the university has put in front of him to get the club official formed & approved by the University. And now, just weeks prior to the end of the Spring Semester, Yonna Pasch-Director of Student Activities at NSU has pushed the process into the FALL SEMESTER. As I understand it, this means the team will NOT be made official/approved in time to join the Men's College Lacrosse Association in time for the September deadline. Meaning, all players will lose the entire 2016-2017 year worth of playing time. For founder Dustin Chander, a freshman, that means now 2 whole years he has to go without playing lacrosse. 

Dustin Chandler has executed nearly 75% of the steps required on his own.
First: completed all necessary school forms

Second: recruited the necessary amount of players:

Dustin Chandler

Anthony Richard

Dedrick Lewis

Kirby Thompson

Javon Guilbeaux

Jacob David

Sonia Ortiz

Chris Hopkins

Colin Horton

Fernando Gonzalez

Jeremy Meche

Roger Lualfelema

Travis Plumb



Third: Secured a NSU faculty/employee to act as Advisor
Fourth: Created the team's OrgSync Portal (though now somehow AFTER showing confirmation of creation, the record is "lost")
Fifth: drafted constitution based on existing examples from many other lacrosse teams in the MCLA. Were then told that the paperwork didn't meet the requirements for handling money, they weren't told what/how to fix, & they were sent out of the meeting & pushed to the side until the fall with zero compassion for the urgency of needing to be approved by the 3rd week of September in time for the Lone Star Alliance Conference Meeting & MCLA deadline to officially join & begin scheduling competition. 
Sixth+: additional meetings were directed to be had, only just weeks ago & never known since last September. Dustin has worked tirelessly to try to meet with everyone he was directed to at any time they possibly could, during working hours or after. Including the Rowing Team to follow their most recent success at being approved, again-only suggested merely weeks ago when the lacrosse team could have been doing this since last September to get all of these items executed...

The team needs help Demon Faithful. Please reach out to anyone you can that would have the authority to encourage the NSU offices to push the team into approval over the next few weeks. Getting the team approved/official ASAP is of the utmost importance so that they can recruit future players (the summer months are VITAL for lacrosse recruiting), execute fundraising efforts, host the lacrosse tournament this October on campus, & above all-be able to meet up to practice & prepare for the 2017 season!!!

Yonna Pasch is in the Student Life Office
318-357-5438

Another NSU person apparently able to assist in the process is Julie Powell. Assistant Director of Club Sports at NSU

318-357-5433


Take a look at the team's social media pages! You can see massive strides have been made with getting new players interested in NSU, from graduating HS seniors, to transfers from Centenary's men's lacrosse team now heading to NSU, & so many more events to get this team started up right & continuing in the RIGHT direction. Let's help them out! We can get it done Demons!