The NCAA Divisions I, II and III Men’s Lacrosse Championships are headed to Baltimore for 2010 and 2011, with Boston as the host site in 2012.

The NCAA Divisions I, II and III Men’s Lacrosse Committees made the recommendations that were finalized recently by each division’s championships body.

“Speaking on behalf of the members of the Division I, II and III Men’s Lacrosse Committees, we were pleased with the strong interest to host this event by multiple cities and the partnering NCAA member institutions,” said Tim Pavlechko, chair of the Division I Men's Lacrosse Committee and senior associate athletics director at Bucknell. “In moving forward with Baltimore and Boston for the next three years, the committee remains dedicated to growing the championship weekend to even greater heights for our student-athletes, while remaining a family-friendly championship event for the entire lacrosse community. We look forward to the next three years and beyond as the growth of the game will continue to present even more exciting opportunities.”

The 2010 and 2011 finals in Baltimore will be hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; John Hopkins University; Loyola College (Maryland); and Towson University. The games will be played at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens. It marks the fourth and fifth times Baltimore will have hosted the event, after also hosting in 2003, 2004 and 2007.

The Eastern College Athletic Conference and Harvard University team up with Gillette Stadium (home of the New England Patriots) to host the 2012 championships. It will be the third time for the event in Boston after last year and this year (May 23-25). A record crowd of 48,970 witnessed last year’s Syracuse win in the Division I championship there.

“We are extremely excited to have Baltimore and Boston host the NCAA men’s lacrosse championships,” said Joni Comstock, NCAA senior vice president of championships. “Both cities have a proven track record of hosting successful events, including previous NCAA championships, and we know that they will give our student-athletes an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives.”

For more information on the NCAA Divisions I, II and III Men’s Lacrosse Championships, log on to NCAA.com.