The Vail Lacrosse Shootout is a lacrosse tournament held annually in Vail, Colorado, composed of eight age brackets for men- Chumash (Youth), High School (U-19), Elite (19+), Masters (30+), Supermasters (40+), Grandmasters (50+), Zenmasters (60+) and Pastmasters (70+), and three for women- Chumash, High School and Elite.Vail Lacrosse Shootout Play typically runs from the end of June into the beginning of July. Games take place in Vail, Avon and Edwards, however most games are in Vail at Ford Field, Donovan Park and Athletic Field, as well as Vail Mountain School.Vail Shootout Locations
The inaugural tournament was held in 1973 and the event has become increasingly larger and more popular since. Participating teams come from all over the nation and world, and are made up of both local and college alumni teams. Players come from all levels of high school and collegiate play, from Division I, II and III.
Champions prior to 2002 cannot be found on the Vail Lacrosse website and thus are not included in the tables below. If such information is known then please feel free to add it, however please include the appropriate citations.
High School Boys 2008 Participants Division I – Baltimore Crabs, Team Colorado, Colorado Favorites, Team Delaware, Team Indiana, Team Ohio, Triad Lacrosse Club and Team Utah.
Division II – Kansas City, Kansas City Blue Lions, Midwest Elite, Team Nebraska, Sacramento, Sacramento Elite and Winnipeg Wolverines.High School Boy's Division Division I Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2000Ohio 12–5 Colorado2001Ohio 2002Ohio 11–7 Colorado2003Colorado 13–7 Ohio2004New England 14–11 Baltimore2005Colorado 13–12 Baltimore Crabs2006Baltimore Crabs 11–10 Colorado2007Baltimore Crabs 11–6 Arizona2008Baltimore Crabs 13–6 Colorado Favorites2009Baltimore Crabs 12–6 Team Colorado2010Baltimore Crabs 12 – 11 OT Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Division II Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2001Southeast 2002Southeast 10–8 Calgary2003Edmonton 13–10 Calgary2004RC Lax 11–9 Southeast2005Bethesda 14 – 13 OT Long Island2006Chowdaheads 18–12 Utah2007Indiana 14–4 Midwest Elite2008Winnipeg Wolverines 13–12 Kansas City Blue Lions2009Toronto 12–7 Winnipeg Wolverines2010Huskers 13–8 Blue Lion Elite
Men's Elite 2008 Participants Team 21, 5280/Tap Room, AIG-Livestrong, Arizona Mermen, Team Black Seal, Brine Elite, Club All-Stars, Footclan, Generals, Team Gutman, LaxGrip, The Lofers, Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear, Reebok, Team Rock-it Pocket, Rocky Mountain Oysters, Team Rubi Rey and Team Valhalla.Men's Elite Division
Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2000Lax World 13–12 Under Armour2002MAB Paints 14–6 NW Jammin' Salmon2003Harrow Colorado 12–8 GMH2004Mammoth 9–6 GMH2005GMH 13–7 Go Fast2006Mammoth 18–6 Go Fast2007Go Fast 7–6 Lax Grip2008 Team 21 12–7 Reebok2009 Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear 11–8 Team 212010 Maverik Elite 14–7 Team Chipotle2011Lacrossewear 24–7 Rocky Mountain Oysters2012 Maverik Elite 16–10 Lacrossewear 2013 The Cage Goes All Out 16 – 15 2OT Lacrossewear 2014 Lacrossewear 12–8 The Cage Goes All Out2015 Team Dynasty/Lacrossewear 10–8 Brine Elite2016 Team Dynasty/Lacrossewear 20–11 Flying Dutchmen2017 Team Rokk3r/Lacrossewear 22-4 Big Green Herd2018 Team Rokk3r/Lacrossewear 21–7 Rocky Mountain Oysters
Men's Masters 2008 Participants Jägermeister, Lacrossewear, Lax Gear/Silver Oysters, Team MAC, Middlebury and Tribe Elders.Masters Division Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2002Rock-it Pocket 10–4 STX/Lax Unlimited2003Rusty Red 9–3 Rock-it Pocket2004Rusty Red 13–2 Long Island2005Rusty Red 14–5 Lax Unlimited2006Rusty Red 10–9 Lax Unlimited2007Rusty Red 12–8 Middlebury2008Jägermeister 8 -6 Middlebury2009Jägermeister 11–7 Middlebury2010Genesis12-11Jägermeister2012Jägermeister 12–11 Adrenaline2013Jägermeister 13–9 Hulu
Men's Supermasters 2008 Participants Adidas Magic Wands, Arizona Graybirds, Blivet, Colorado Lacrosse Club, Elder Statesmen, Essian/Tap Room, FROGs, Lacrosse.com, Lacrossewear, Middlebury, Team Millennium Rock-it Pocket, Navy, NYAC Founding Fathers, Princeton Obsoletes, Tri-City Canadians and Tsunami/Olde Quakers.Supermasters Division Division I Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2002Bowdoin Polar Bears 9–6 FROGs2003Tap Room/Atlantic Sportswear 8–2 CVLC2004CLVC/Riddell 9–6 Tombstone2005Tap Room/Atlantic Sportswear 11–6 Elder Statesmen2006Elder Statesmen 13–12 Navy Old Goats2007CVLC/Tsunami 12–10 Elder Statesmen2008Adidas Magic Wands 14–9 FROGs2009Millennium/Team Rock-it Pocket 12–11 Elder Statesmen2010Quiksilver Elder Statesmen 9–7 Millennium/Rock-it Pocket
Division II Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2005Magic Wands 6–1 Middlebury
Men's Grandmasters 2008 Participants Eldest Statesmen, Gravediggers, Los Viejos de Adidas, Middlebury, Mr. Boh/Nacho Mamas, Navy Grandgoats, Rockies and USA Stars.Grandmasters Division Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2006Los Viejos 9–4 Majestic Rockies2007Round Robin No Clear Champion 2008Mr. Boh/Nacho Mamas 13–6 Middlebury2009Polar Statesmen 18–4 USA Stars2010Quiksilver Eldest Statesmen 11–2 Los Viejos de Adidas
High School Girls 2008 Participants Gold Division – Colorado 1, CTLF, Heros, M&D Lax, PA Express, Puget Sound, Team Texas and TLC.
Silver Division – Bay Area Wave, Team Capital, Lady Blue Knights, MFL Fusion, Minnesota Lakers, Queen City Stars, Triple Threat and Team Utah.
Bronze Division – Colorado 2, Colorado 3, Detroit, Eagle Elite, Indy Girls, Lakeshore and Midwest Elite.High School Girl's Division Gold Division Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2002Heros 11–10 Future Elite2003Future Elite 12–11 PA Express2004M&D Lax 10–9 East Coast Lax2005M&D Lax 10–9 Rome2006Heros 2007 17–5 PA Express2007M&D 9–3 Heros2008Heros 7–6 M&D Lax2009M&D Lax 16–4 PA Express 2010Heros 9 – 8 2OT Team HLA
Silver Division Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2004Lady Roc 10–6 PA Express2005Future Elite* Houston Heat*2006Ultimate 12–9 Team Denver2007CTLF 11–8 FLC2008Lady Blue Knights 12–7 Team Capital2009Stars Silver 12–11 Bay Area Wave Blue2010RC Elite Gold 11–7 Stars 2014
Bronze Division Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2004Metro Magic 17–4 Team Impact2005Team Dixie 9–1 Team Las Vegas2006Detroit 8–7 NorCal Elite2007Minnesota 10–5 Lakeshore2008Lakeshore 12–9 Detroit2009Team Vegas 12–1 Mountain Mania2010Oregon 8–5 Bay Area Wave
Women's Elite 2008 Participants Team 180, AOB, Colorado Chillax, CRSLAX, Dos Brisas Lax, Gang Green, Lax Hut, Lax World Colorado, Merrill Lynch, Minnesota Northstars, QC Lax Midwest, Revolution Lacrosse, Tap Room, Team Wild and Team Xtreme.Women's Elite Division
Finals History YearChampionScoreDefeated2002Team Ripple 9–7 WomensLacrosse.com2003AXIA 16–7 Team Simeons2004Team Harrow 10–6 AXIA2005reLAXers 16–6 Team Wild2006reLAXers 14–10 PA Express2007Outlaws 18–3 Gang Green2008Dos Brisas 14–5 Revolution2009Gang Green 12 – 11 OT CRSLax.com2010CRSLax.com 15–7 Colorado Tropics
See also Lacrosse NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship World Lacrosse Championship Women's Lacrosse World Cup
References
External links Vail Lacrosse Shootout US Lacrosse