The following six Jesuit schools from across the country are participating in the 16th Annual Jesuit Lacrosse Classic in 2012. This year we have teams coming from both coasts, the North, South and the middle of the country. Some of the schools have participated every year from the start and some are enjoying their first JLC.

Fordham Preparatory School
Bronx, New York
Rams 

Jesuit College Preparatory School
Dallas, Texas
Rangers 

Jesuit High School
Tampa, Florida
Tigers

St. Ignatius College Prep
Chicago, Illinois
Wolfpack 

St. Ignatius College Preparatory
San Francisco, California
Wildcats 

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Houston, Texas
Fighting Crusaders 

The Jesuit Lacrosse Classic will continue in 2012 again in Houston, Texas at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. After a 14 year run hosted by Georgetown Preparatory School and Gonzaga College High School the classic has moved South to warmer weather. The 2012 edition will follow the format of past classics including the mass and dinner on Saturday night.

Started by two brothers with a passion for lacrosse and a strong calling for helping others, the classic has now become the nation's largest all-Jesuit High School athletic event. In 1997 Kevin and Don Giblin coached competing teams for two Jesuit high schools, Georgetown Prep and Gonzaga, respectively. Both teams were anxious to find more competitors. With the help of Ed Toussaint ( a Georgetown Prep parent), the brothers conceived the first Jesuit Lacrosse Classic.

At the inaugural 1997 JLC, organizers and coaches discovered that the lacrosse games were only part of what made the weekend great for the players. It was also a unique chance for the boys to meet new people from other places with whom they had a great deal in common. Over the last nine years, sixteen different Jesuit high schools from nine states have participated in the JLC.

Thank you Georgetown Prep and Gonzaga for creating and hosting this Jesuit gathering for 14 years.
 

Friday March 16 (First team is home and will wear light jerseys)
2:00 pm
Jesuit Tampa vs St. Ignatius Chicago

4:00 pm
Strake Jesuit vs Fordham Prep

6:00 pm
St. Ignatius San Francisco vs Jesuit Dallas

8:00 pm
Coaches and Parent Reception at Marriott Hotel

Saturday March 17
9:00 am
Jesuit Dallas vs Jesuit Tampa

12:00 pm
St. Ignatius Chicago vs Fordham Prep

2:00 pm
Jesuit Tampa vs St. Ignatius San Francisco

5:00 pm
Mass for Teams and Families

6:00 pm
Dinner for Teams and Families

Sunday March 18
9:00 am Stadium:  
Strake Jesuit vs St. Ignatius Chicago

9:00 am Backfield:  
Fordham Prep vs Jesuit Dallas