The Intermountain Lacrosse Mission:

“Intermountain Lacrosse is dedicated to the promotion, development, and administration of both Boys and Girls youth lacrosse in Utah.  The league is directly accountable to its members, constantly striving for fairness and excellence in all aspects of the game, and focused on providing the experiences that foster life-long lacrosse participation.”

 Our Motto:

"Grow the player, grow the league, grow the game"

About IMLAX:

Intermountain Lacrosse is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the organization and administration of lacrosse leagues in Utah. The Utah Lacrosse Association established in the fall of 1994 by Mason Goodhand instituting the first, and only, organized lacrosse league in the state of Utah with the inaugural boys Utah High School Lacrosse League season. Since 1994 the ULA and lacrosse have been rapidly growing and improving now offering a variety of lacrosse opportunities to both males and females, of all ages from St. George to Cache Valley Utah. Shortly after the conception of the National Governing Organization for lacrosse (USA Lacrosse) in 1996 the ULA was adopted as a regional chapter of USA Lacrosse. With that adoption, the ULA in trying to stay as consistent with the goals and principals of USA Lacrosse felt it was in the best interest to create two separate entities - Intermountain Lacrosse (IMLAX) focused on league administration, and the Utah Chapter of US Lacrosse (ULA). Although two separate and distinct organizations both the ULA and IMLAX are a volunteer-driven not for profit lacrosse organizations focused on promoting and supporting the growth of lacrosse in Utah. IMLAX merged with the Greater Utah Lacrosse League (GULL) in early 2017 and is best depicted as a conglomerate of lacrosse leagues in the state of Utah. In which each league operates as governed by its own respective volunteer council, by upholding their league specific policies and bylaws and then organized and administrated by the IMLAX staff. 

In the fall of 2019 USA Lacrosse moved away from the "chapter format" and the ULA started doing business as the Mountain West Lacrosse Foundation.  The Mountain West Lacrosse Foundation is run by a volunteer board who gives out lacrosse grants yearly.  

IMLAX is run by a volunteer board of directors and four paid staff.     

Our Staff:

Niki Harding 

Bio: 

Niki started working at the Utah Lacrosse Association in 2005.  With the help of many volunteers, Niki started out administrating girls lacrosse and is now the Director at Intermountain Lacrosse.  Niki attended both the University of Utah and BYU with degrees in Exercise and Sports Science and a Masters in Public Administration.   Niki coached lacrosse in Utah for over 20 years where she coached youth to college-aged girls.  In 2022 she retired after 14 years of coaching at Westminster College, the first NCAA women's lacrosse team in Utah.  Niki is excited about the growth of lacrosse in Utah and humbled to play a part in the growth.     

Position: Director

email: niki@imlaxutah.org

 

Collin Madsen

 

Bio:

Collin is one of Utah's own. He grew up playing in the ULA youth leagues, played high school lacrosse for Olympus High School in Salt Lake City, and went on to play for 3 seasons at Westminster College after his freshman year at NCAA Division II Dominican College in New York State. Collin graduated from Westminster College with a degree in Political Studies in December of 2014, and has continued his dedication to the sport now as an administrator and coach. Collin joined the IMLAX staff in December of 2014 as both the boy's youth and high school league coordinator. When he is not fully immersed in additional lacrosse activities outside of the office, he enjoys taking advantage of Utah's great outdoors!: fishing, hiking, climbing, and skiing to name of few.

Position: Boys Director

Email : collin@imlaxutah.org

 

Cassie Cottle

Bio: Cassie was recruited to officiate girls' lacrosse in 2009. She fell in love with the sport and only after a couple of seasons dove in head first to serve as the ULA Women's Officials Chair for 5 years and continues to serve in various volunteer admin roles for the officials' organization. In 2017 she was awarded the "For the Love of the Game" WCLA award, player nominated and the first official to ever be selected. She first earned her rating to officiate at the collegiate level in 2014 and is a USA Lacrosse certified trainer and observer for the women's game officials. Cassie joined Intermountain Lacrosse in January 2023 excited to contribute to the game in a different way. Outside of lacrosse, Cassie enjoys spending time with her husband, two kids, and her dogs.

Position: Girls Program Coordinator  

Email: cassie@imlaxutah.org 

 

Michael Britton

Bio:

Michael has been working with IMLAX since 2018. He first was introduced to lacrosse in Oklahoma when he was younger. When he got back from his mission he moved to Utah with the rest of his family. His cousins happened to be playing in the IMLAX league which got him interested in how he could help! He is pursuing his education online in Architecture at BYU and The Academy of Art in San Francisco. He enjoys camping, swimming, getting away for the weekends, and hanging out with his friends.

Position: Office Admin.

Email: info@imlaxutah.org