Lacrosse Historical Timeline        

1636 – Missionary Jean de Bredbeuf is the first to document the game of lacrosse

1794 – A match between the Sebeca and Mohawk tribes results in the creation of the basic rules of lacrosse

1867 – Dr. William Beers finalizes the first set of playing rules for the Montreal Lacrosse Club

1887 – New York University established the first lacrosse club in the US

1881 – The first intercollegiate tournament is held in New York City

1890 – The first women’s lacrosse game is played in St. Andrews, Scotland

1904 – Lacrosse is played as an exhibition sport at the Amsterdam Olympics

1905 – US Intercollegiate Lacrosse League is formed

1926 – Women’s lacrosse is reestablished in the US at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore

1947 – The men’s field positions are renames, from goalkeeper, point, cover point, first defense,  second defense, center, second attack, first attack out home and in home to today’s goalkeeper, defense, midfield and attack

1971 – Men’s lacrosse is formally recognized by the NCAA

1982 – The first NCAA women’s championship is held at Trenton State University

1983 – NFL Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown is inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame

2003 – 38,000 spectators watch Virginia defeat Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for the NCAA Championship

2003 – 2006 – the NCAA men’s Lacrosse Final Four has the highest attendance of any NCAA recognized sport