GVSports Monthly Magazine

April - 2010

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IN THIS ISSUE 2 Track and Field SIXTEEN LAKERS NAMED ALL AMERICAN The Grand Valley State women’s track and field team came up just nine points short at the 2010 Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 12-13 in Albuquerque, N.M. ...

(Pictured: Track and Field seniors with the GLIAC trophy)

VOLUME 1, NUMBER 7 EDITOR IN CHIEF Tim Nott MANAGING EDITOR Doug Lipinski EXECUTIVE EDITOR Doug Witte ACQUISITIONS EDITOR Courtney Goldschmeding

3 Softball SOFTBALL ADDS YOUTH TO BOOST LINEUP As a Division II softball coach, having seven seniors on your roster is a good thing. These fourth-year players bring a mix of experience, maturity, and knowledge and act as the leaders of the team, while mentoring the younger players throughout the season...

(Pictured: Carli Raisutis)

5 W. Golf GOLF GEARS UP FOR SPRING SEASON The expectations surrounding the Grand Valley State women’s golf team have perhaps never been higher, as the Lakers are preparing to repeat - or even surpass - their most successful finish in school history...

(Pictured: Ashley Smith)

10 Main Event WHO WILL LEAD THE LAKERS IN 2010 The quarterback position is obviously important at any level of football. Pee wee, high school, college and professional teams rely on the QB in so many ways...

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Sixteen Laker Women Named All-American at Nationals The Grand Valley State women’s track and field team came up just nine points short at the 2010 Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 12-13 in Albuquerque, N.M. The Lakers notched 47 points which tied them for second with Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) rival Ashland. Lincoln (Mo.) took home the national title with 56 points GVSU topped all women’s teams placing 16 student-athletes with All-American honors, eight of which came from placing in the top-eight in an individual event. The Lakers also received eight All-American honorees in the 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley relay teams.

The top-finishers for the Lakers were sophomores Monica Kinney and Chanelle Caldwell.

Both took home second place finishes and AllAmerican honors. Kinney crossed the finish line in 4:50.48 in the mile run, while Caldwell ran the 800-meter run in 2:08.87. Also in the 800-meter run, senior Lauren Bergstrom finished seventh at 2:13.22, scoring two points for the Lakers.

Kinney, Caldwell, and Bergstrom also earned All-American honors by placing in the top-eight in the relays. In the distance medley relay of Kinney, Kayla Vallar, Bergstrom, and Karie McDonald, the Lakers earned five points, placing

Kelsey Deacon Staff Writer fifth (11:54.02). The 4x400-meter relay team of Caldwell, Vallar, Danielle Fonseca, and Candice Wheat, crossed the finish line sixth with a time of 3:49.28 and scored GVSU three points.

Along with Vallar’s two All-American honors, the junior also set a new school record in the 400meter dash. During the preliminarily trails she crossed the finish line with a time of 55.46 seconds, which beat the previous record of 55.55 seconds, which was set in 2002.

In the 60-meter hurdles, Wheat collected her second All-American honoree with a fifth place finish. She cleared the hurdles in 8.36 seconds, scoring Grand Valley State four points.

Four Lakers placed in the top-eight, earning All-American honors, in the field events. The top-finisher for GVSU was Liz Murphy. The redshirt freshman placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 61’11”, scoring Grand Valley State six points.

Sophomore Lauren Buresh set a new GVSU record in the shot put. Buresh’s throw of 47’9.25” was good for seventh place, which beat her previ-

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ous record set in 2009 of 46’4.75”.

In the high jump, senior Maegan Doyen collected a fourth place finish. Her jump of 5’8.5” earned the Lakers five points. Sophomore Jocelyn Kuksa placed fifth in the pole vault with a vault of 12’6” and four points.

Head coach Jerry Baltes was pleased with the performance of his team along with all the work and effort they put in, “We are very proud of our women and the accomplishments of finishing NCAA runner-up for the second straight year,” Baltes commented. “Our kids competed hard and came close to winning it all.”

The men’s and women’s track and field teams will now prepare for the 2010 outdoor season, which will begin at the end of March. The Lakers will get another shot at defeating conference rival Ashland and taking the top-spot at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships and the NCAA Outdoor Championships. GLIAC’s will be held at Ferris State on May 5-7, while Nationals will be in Charlotte, N.C. May 27-29.

“We will go back to work and prepare ourselves for outdoors,” said Baltes. “We look forward to the outdoor season and making a run at an NCAA Championship.”

Women’s Golf Gears Up for Successful Spring Season The expectations surrounding the Grand Valley State women’s golf team have perhaps never been higher, as the Lakers are preparing to repeat - or even surpass - their most successful finish in school history. In May 2009 at the NCAA Championships in Findlay, Ohio, GVSU finished as the Division II runner-up, placing second behind Nova Southeastern.

Four of the top five Laker golfers at last year’s Division II Championship returned this season, which helped set the standard for another productive year. The leadership under secondyear head coach Rebecca Mailloux helped lead Grand Valley State, as GVSU finished first in four of their six fall tournaments and also placed third at another tournament.

Grand Valley State took home team titles at the Ferris State Invitational, the Laker Fall Classic (which was hosted at The Meadows), the Bing Beall Classic, and the Zippy Invitational, while finishing third at the Cardinal Classic. It was this combination of five top-three finishes out of six events that helped the Lakers receive their first-ever #1 national ranking, as released in the Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association poll in the Nov. 30 issue of Golf World magazine. GVSU notched two of the 10 first-place

DJ Foster Staff Writer votes for 230 points, outdistancing Nova Southeastern, which garnered four first-place votes and 229 points. Two other Florida schools (Florida Southern and Rollins), along with regional competitor Indianapolis, rounded out the top-five.

It was quite an accomplishment for the Lakers, which features just two seniors on the team, Caitlin Bennett and Ashley Smith. The two seniors helped Grand Valley State finish second at the Ashland Desert Invitational in Mesa, Arizona to start the 2010 spring season. Bennett tied for eighth place with a score of 156 (+14), while Smith finished in a tie for 14th place with a twoday total of 158 (+16). Junior Allie Tyler, perhaps the team’s most consistent performer, led GVSU with a 36-hole total of 154 (+12) and sophomore Sarah Hoffman tied for 10th place with a score of 157 (+15), as the Lakers finished just one stroke behind California State Monterey Bay. Hopefully Grand Valley State will make a return trip to Mesa, Arizona, as the Division II National Tournament will be held there in midMay, a week after the regional tournament in

Springfield, Missouri at Drury University. After closing the month of March at the Barry Bucs Invitational in Miami, the Lakers compete three more times before advancing to regionals and the national tournament.

GVSU will participate in the Lady Panther Spring Shootout (also held at Drury) on April 10-11 and will travel to Ashland, Ohio for the Ashland Invitational on April 16-17. The Lakers will look to bring home a three-peat of the GLIAC Championship, which takes place on April 24-25 in Big Rapids, Mich.

After winning last year’s conference title in Allendale by a whopping 25 strokes, GVSU made it two league championships in a row and the program’s fifth overall since 2001. The Lakers will look to capture the team trophy again before heading off to the NCAA Tournament.

Grand Valley State boasts three valuable leaders in upperclassmen Bennett, Smith, and Tyler, but the Lakers have good depth with youngsters Ashley Beard, Hoffman, Danyelle Kauble, Carolyn Schaner, and Marni Weinstein.

If any of those five freshmen or sophomores contributes late in the season, the Lakers could very well capture more team championships at the conference, regional, and national levels.

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Where Are They Now?

Baseball Concludes Spring Trip The baseball team came back from their spring trip to Florida with an 8-3 record. They went 72 on the week after facing a schedule full of top Division II teams. GVSU came out of the gates strong with an 18-1 victory over UMSL.

How you remember her: Chara (Fehsenfeld) Harris was a standout volleyball player for GVSU from 1999-02. She played a key role in the early 2000’s as the Lakers establised themselves as a consistent threat on the national level. Harris was known for having an incredible work ethic as she improved throughout her college career. She was redshirted in 1998 and then led the team in digs from 2000-02. In her final two season she was named to the All-GLIAC and all-region teams. She was also tabbed a First-Team Academic All-American in 2001-02.

During her time at Grand Valley, the Lakers advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals three times, GVSU Athletics Clear Out Sale Stock up on official Laker and Adidas merchan- while moving on to the semifinals twice. Those dise at the GVSU Athletics Clear Out Sale on three seasons marked the beginning of the rise of April 5th from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. GVSU Laker Laker volleyball. and Adidas apparel will be discounted up to 70% off! The Clear Out Sale will take place What she’s doing now: Chara graduated from GVSU with a degree in next to the Athletic Ticket Office inside the Biology and French with a teaching certification.

Fieldhouse.

She is currently a biology teacher in a Sarasota, Fla. high school. She also turned pro in 2007 and joined Spring Football Game Get a preview of the 2010 football team at the the AVP Tour. During her first season on the tour, 15th annual Spring Classic Celebration spon- her team was ranked in the top 20. In 2009, the E! sored by Outback Steakhouse. The spring game television network did a special on the “Sexiest Jobs will take place on April 17, 2010 with a 12:00 in Miami” and Harris was featured as an up and pm kickoff at Lubbers Stadium. Also, check out coming professional beach volleyball player. gvsulakers.com for the 2010 football season schedule.

GVSU vs. West Michigan Whitecaps Support your Laker baseball team on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:00 pm as they take on the West Michigan Whitecaps at 5/3rd Ballpark in an exhibition game. Tickets for the event are free.

For more information contact the Whitecaps at 616-784-4131.

April 2nd - Men’s Tennis Your first chance to see the GVSU men’s tennis team in action on their home courts outdoors will be against Wayne State on Friday, April 2 at 9:00 am. Visit gvsulakers.com for tennis recaps and scheduling information.

Men’s Track All-Americans Matt Armstrong and Matt Gordeneer both earned all-america honors at the NCAA national championships. Armstrong finished eighth with a throw of 57’3.75” and Gordeneer vaulted into fifth place by clearing 16’3.25”.

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Swimming and Diving has Strong Showing at Nationals Tim Nott Editor in Chief pionships. Aaron Beebe, Raphael Santos, Justin Pattermann and Matt Witkowski each led the way six all-america awards each. Beebe tallied secondplace individual finishes in the 100 and 200 butterfly, while he was also a member of the Lakers’ 400 medley relay also tallied a second-place finish.

Santos reached the finals of three individual events (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke), highlighted by his third-place finish in the 100 back. Pattermann also reached the finals in three individual events (200 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly) and recorded a fifth-place finish in the 200 butterfly. Hans Hill garnered four all-america honors, including a seventh-place finish in the 100 breaststroke. Joe Sayre and Jordan Schrotenboer also earned all-america plaudits in the pool for the Lakers. GVSU scored well on both the 1 and 3meter diving events as three individuals earned a total of six all-america awards. Evan Betts finished Karen Verbrugge finished second place on the 1 meter his career with a pair of top eight finishes, includboard in the diving portion of the championships. ing a fourth-place finish on the 1-meter board and a seventh-place finish on the 3-meter. Reese The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s swim- Beirhalter and Patrick Vasodentine also earned divming and diving teams made school history with ing all-america honors for the Lakers. their best-ever finishes at the 2010 NCAA DII The Laker women posted 31 all-america awards Swimming and Diving Championships in Canton, en route to an eighth-place team finish. Kelsey VerOhio. The Laker men tallied 39 all-america awards meer led the way with six all-america honors, en route to a fourth-place team finish at the cham-

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while diver Karen Verbrugge led the way individually with a second-place finish on the 1-meter board. Voorburg added a seventh-place finish for GVSU on the 3-meter board brining her all-america total to four in just two years. Kim Bausman and Katleen Childers each chipped in four allamerica honors, while Lauren Dorsey added three honors and finished eighth in the 200 breaststroke.

Toni Mustoe recorded a seventh-place finish in the 200 breaststroke for her all-america award. Carly Bush, Marissa Doppler, Sam Stump, Erin Kinney, Allison Scholz, Jenna Faletti, Marissa Orr and Rachel Strom each produced all-america honors for the Lakers.

Aaron Beebe was just .08 seconds from capturing an individual national championship.

High jumper Nate Miller finished first in the event on this jump and set his personal record at 6’11.75� during the GLIAC Championships at the Laker Turf Building. The Lakers finished first overall to claim the GLIAC title.

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WHO WILL LEAD THE LAKERS IN 2010?

The quarterback position is obviously important at any level of football. Pee wee, high school, college and professional teams rely on the QB in so many ways, leadership, running the offense and making plays are all on the checklist, among other qualities, to be a good quarterback. The Grand Valley State football program has been able to produce quality quarterbacks over the years, evidenced by a list that includes Steve Michuta (1978-81), Jim Lynch (1982-84), Guy Schuler (1985-87), Brian Tazic (1989-92), Kwame McKinnon (1994-95), Jeff Fox (1996-98), Curt Anes (1999-2002), Cullen Finnerty (2003-2006) and Brad Iciek (2007-09).

Fox, Anes, Finnerty and Iciek combined for eight appearances as Harlon Hill Finalists, including four top three finishes and one Harlon Hill Award winner (Anes-2002) as the DII Player of the Year.

“Obviously, the quarterback is an important piece of your football team, but at Grand Valley State that piece of the puzzle is under a great deal of scrutiny because of the success of the past quarterbacks in the program’s history,” said first-year head coach Matt Mitchell. “It is simply amazing that over the last 13 years we have had four starting quarterbacks and all four have been in the running for the Harlon Hill Award,” added Mitchell.

Taylor Copacia Freshman • 6’4” 195 Utica, Mich.

Redshirted in 2009

Isiah Grimes Freshman • 6’6” 218 South Haven, Mich.

Redshirted in 2009

Tim Nott Editor in Chief The Lakers’ biggest question mark heading into the 2010 season is who will be the starting quarterback. It is a question that Mitchell has heard more than a few times since taking over the reins of the most successful DII football program during the last decade.

“It is something that I have been asked a few times,” said Mitchell. “We have a very good list of candidates and that is a great place to start. It is comforting when you look at the group we have competing for the job, however, no one in that group has started a game at Grand Valley State.”

Heading into spring drills the list includes seniors Marquel Neasman, Kyle McMahon and Danny Stiefel and freshmen Taylor Copacia, Isiah Grimes and Heath Parling. Neasman has played in a backup role at Grand Valley State, while McMahon started six games at Eastern Michigan. Stiefel was a two-year starter at Saginaw Valley State before leaving the program in 2009.

“We are heading into this competition with the mindset of having six players competing for the

Kyle McMahon Senior • 6’3” 218 Rochester Hills, Mich.

Transfer from EMU

Marquel Neasman Senior • 5’10” 187 Bradenton, Fla. Three year letterwinner

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job,” said Mitchell. “We have no idea at this point who will be under center versus West Texas A&M, but we do know that we are developing a starting quarterback for the 2010 season. We have an idea of what each player brings to the table in terms of style and talent, but we need to find out who fits best into the position of running our base offense.

We ask a lot out of our quarterbacks in terms of pass protection and changing plays to make sure we are in position to be successful, but we also want someone who will play within themselves and realize that they have a lot of weapons to get the job done.”

Neasman has completed 34-of-66 passes for 413 yards and two TDs the last two years as a backup to Iciek. Neasman is an athletic quarterback with the ability to throw on the run. He has had the opportunity to see a significant amount of playing time because former head coach Chuck Martin substituted early in games.

“Marquel has the advantage of playing in our offense the last three years,” said Mitchell. “He has done a good job of running the offense when he got in games, but he knows being the starting quarterback brings a whole new set of circumstances. I like the leadership approach he has taken and we

Heath Parling Freshman • 6’2” 180 Plymouth, Mich.

Redshirted in 2009

Danny Stiefel Senior • 6’1” 210 Sterling Heights, Mich.

Transfer from SVSU

Who Will Lead the Lakers in 2010? (continued) know what we will get with Marquel taking the snaps.”

McMahon played in 19 games during his career at Eastern Michigan, including six as a starter in 2009. Kyle completed 156-of-278 passes for 1,752 yards and nine TDs during his time with the Eagles. McMahon’s signature game a year ago came against Temple when he completed 25-of-36 passes for 230 yards.

“We are excited to see what Kyle can do during spring practice,” said Mitchell. “We are not as familiar with what he can do in our offense, but we knew he was a talented quarterback coming out of high school and he did a nice job when given the chance at Eastern Michigan. Kyle was a leader during our off season conditioning workouts and he was an athletic player with good arm strength when we saw his Eastern Michigan film,” added Mitchell.

Stiefel was a two-year starter at Saginaw Valley State before transfering to Grand Valley State last fall. He practiced with the Lakers during the fall, but will need to show his skills during spring practice.

“Danny has played a lot of football and we have seen what he can do firsthand, but now he will be

Parling was listed as the number three quarterback as a true freshman, while Copacia and Grimes practiced with the GVSU scout team as freshmen.

All three possess the qualities needed to be the starting quarterback at Grand Valley State, but all three will need to impress the coaching staff during spring workouts.

“Spring practice will be an important time for our three freshman quarterbacks, but we have been impressed with what we have seen thus far,” said Mitchell. “All three possess a different skill set that will work in our offensive scheme, but being in the middle of the fire is a little different and we need to see how they compete under the stresses of a game situation.”

Taking the snaps at Grand Valley State bears a responsibility that few can imagine and with the great quarterbacks of the past like Steve Michuta, Jim Lynch, Jack Hull, Jeff Fox, Curt Anes, Cullen Finnerty and Brad Iciek looking on, the pressure to Offensive coordinator Eric Koehler instructs QB Heath perform and lead the Lakers to a championship can Parling during practice last year. hang heavy. However, with a talented cast showing under the microscope of what he can do at Grand their skills and ability to perform Laker fans can Valley State and what he can do within the frame- be assured that the 2010 starting quarterback duties work of running our offense efficiently,” said are in good hands.

Mitchell.

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Q & A with Associate Athletic Director Doug Lipinski What has been the most memorable GVSU sporting event you have been too?

This is a really hard question because I have been fortunate to be at some historic events in Laker athletics history. So, I could only narrow it down to my top five!

1) 2005 Volleyball National Championship game.

We beat Nebraska-Kearney on their home floor in Tell us about your favorite promotion during front of a sold out arena to win the national championship. It still gives me chills. your tenure at GVSU? The funny thing is you usually remember the ones 2) 2008 Men’s basketball Midwest Regional Final that don’t work more than the one promotion that game. We hosted Findlay for the Midwest Final in does work. We have done so many over the years front of the largest crowd in GVSU Fieldhouse like Ugly Sweater Night, X-Treme Night, Auto- Arena history. It was a magical night.

3) 2005 Women’s basketball Midwest Regional citement or Kids Club day.

Final game. We upset perennial power Drury on their home court. Drury’s There are a number of barn was packed with promotions I enjoyed. A over 3,000 cheering fans. few years ago we teamed That game was the up with a local sporting spring board for the progoods store for our “Take gram’s first national Aim” promotion during championship. home football games.

4) 2004 Baseball World The promotion consisted Series national champiof five inflatable deer on onship game. In our secthe field with the contestond appearance in the ant dressed in hunter orcollege world series we ange. The contestant had advanced to the title to knock down three deer game. We lost to Delta by throwing a football at State 12-7 in a great colthem to win the grand lege baseball game. prize. Let’s just say that The players enter the stadium in their white uniforms be5) ALL Football National promotion was a big hit fore the “White Out” game.

Championship games in Allendale.

Another promotion was our football White-Out ('02, '03, '05, '06 and '09). I have attended five of game. The team wore all white uniforms and the GVSU’s six championship appearances. Each apuniversity bookstore sold white-out shirts. It wasn’t pearance is special.

Penn State but it was pretty cool.

The other promotion is our basketball Thunderous Any exciting events coming up for the GVSU Thursdays. The promotion’s theme was a “storm Athletic Marketing Department? of prizes” and is targeted for GVSU students. We I think the one thing that we are really excited had some great prizes, such as books for a semes- about is the introduction of our Family Sports Pass. ter, pizza for a year and a Nintendo wii. The pro- The Family Sports Pass will allow up to four peomotion went so well we are planning on doing it ple into all of our regular season athletic events for only $99. The pass will get fans into over 60 again for the 2010-11 seasons. events. Admissions for football games are not inWhat has been the most memorable event put cluded with the pass. I think it is a great value for a family. The economics of the pass are awesome. on by the Marketing Department?

There are two events that make it to the top of my If a family of four came to a basketball game they list. First, the ‘Fall Classic’ football game at Fifth would spend between $28-$40 that one game. For Third Ballpark in 2007 vs. Wayne State. It was an $99 you get over 60 events for a family of four. It's opportunity to showcase Laker football in a Grand a deal!

Rapids venue and to be the first football game ever at the ballpark.

The second event was just last year with our inaugural Chuck-A-Palooza event. The event is Midnight Madness for spring football. The event was interactive and our fans had a great time.

It is always great to be recognized for your hard work. The secret is to hire a great staff! The right people in the right positions work every time. I think being creative, working hard, being efficient and having the willingness to take a chance is what allows you the opportunity to be successful in this business.

Doug Lipinski is the Associate Athletic Director for Marketing at GVSU

Describe some of your responsibilities as the Director of Marketing for GVSU Athletics.

I am responsible for the external operations when it comes to customer relations. I oversee our media rights (radio, TV, internet), marketing, corporate sponsorship program, ticket operation, promotional campaigns and the fan experience.

What’s the best part of being the Director of Marketing?

The best part of my job is the people. We have some great people at Grand Valley State that understand what it takes to be successful. They are enjoyable to be around and that is a good thing when it comes to working in athletics, especially when there are long days and weekends. I also enjoy the ability to assist in shaping our brand. The opportunity to be creative and create promotional elements that assist in greater brand awareness is a rewarding part of the job.

Being the director of marketing for athletics is great because every day is different. There are no normal days. One hour I might be dealing with a Vice President of a Fortune 500 company negotiating a corporate sponsorship and the next hanging signs at the stadium. I tell people I am the thunder stick and bobble head guy.

You also played baseball at GVSU. How did that influence your decision to stay with the Athletic Department?

Being a student-athlete at Grand Valley was a privilege and gave me the opportunity to compete at a higher level. Those experiences were a great influence on why GVSU is such an attractive place for me and my family. I have a good understanding of what it takes to be successful. I have a great appreciation for the commitment our student-athletes and coaches make for their programs Your department has won 18 NACMA (National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators) awards in the past 4 years.

What’s your secret?

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The Grid

Kate Harmon

Steve Lyon

Stephanee Schrader

Mike Basinski

Athletic and Rec. Facilities Manager Zeeland, Mich.

Head Baseball Coach Hudsonville, Mich.

Softball Player Niles, Mich.

Golfer Grand Rapids, Mich.

Favorite part of Spring?

The return of outdoor sports and spring walks

The sounds of baseball in the air

Softball season and all the pretty flowers

Probably making eagles and birdies

Best April Fool’s joke you’ve pulled ...

Hmm ... I am usually on the receiving end

Can’t remember any

I told my sister she dropped her pocket on her pants

Well, I am always on the other end

Least favorite spring cleaning task?

Definitely spring yard clean-up

Washing windows

Cleaning under my bed and couch

Cleaning the car, but the dirt it accumulates can add character

From Paris with Love

Haven’t seen one

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Box ... not even Cameron Diaz made it enjoyable

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Pancakes (with fried eggs)

Pancakes for sure

Crepes s’il vous plait.

Pancakes at IHOP Waffles at Big Boy

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Pancakes, crepes or waffles?

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Sandra’s Snapshot is a photo provided by Sandra Jennings, the administrative assistant for the GVSU Athletic Department.

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PLAYER PROFILES Danyelle Kauble Freshman Golf Secondary Education - Math

John Tucker Must Die Having a ton of allergies ... anything I can eat “Guardian Angel” by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Kansas City, Mo. Nebraska Cornhuskers I wanted to become a teacher and had heard good things about the program.

Also, being on the golf team was a huge plus.

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Movie Food Song Place to visit Sports Team Why did you choose GVSU?

Cody Grice Sophomore Baseball Exercise Science

Bull Durham Seafood “Mud on the Tires” by Brad Paisley Alaska Redding Colt .45’s I loved the campus when I came on my visit and the great tradition of athletic success was a good fit for me.

My dad, because he has always supported me. He always took me to lessons Who has had the My dad, he brought me up playing sports in the backyard and coach my teams and pushed me to beat him when we play. It’s a sport we enjoy together. biggest impact on as a kid. He’s always been there to support me, along with the rest of my family. your sports career?

Hopefully teaching, but I will probably still be in school. What do you hope My dream would be to continue to play baseball. Whatever happens, I hope to to being doing in 5 have a steady job that can help pay off some loans. years?

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Recipe of the Month - Baked Spaghetti Ing redien ts:

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Directions: Brown ground beef, drain and season with salt/pepper. Add next 7 ingredients. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring often.

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Cook spaghetti, drain and mix in with the sauce.

Place in greased casserole dish, cover with cheese slices. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

About the Recipe This month’s recipe was provided by Janine Freeman. Janine is the Irwin Club Coordinator in the athletic department. The Irwin Club is an athletic fund that provides support for intercollegiate athletics at GVSU. Submit your own ...

If you would like to have your recipe featured in GVSPORTS Monthly Magazine, please email the ingredients and directions to gvsportsnetwork@gvsu.edu with the subject line, “recipe.”

• (Feb. 13) The GVSU Big Meet sees a record crowd of over 6,300 for the two-day meet where 21 records were broken.

• (Feb. 27) GVSU claims the men’s and women’s indoor track conference titles in the Laker Turf Building in front of the home crowd.

• (Mar. 2) The men’s basketball team gets revenge on Wayne State by defeating them 47-44 in the first round of the GLIAC tournament.

• (Mar. 4) Alex Stelfox is named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year for 2009-10.

• (Mar. 13) Aaron Beebe takes second place at the NCAA swimming championships in the 200 yd. butterfly.

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