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CONTENTS
Volume 3, Issue 5
In This Issue:
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Q&A
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News in Brief 5 Things To Know ...
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Player Profiles
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The Green Zone
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The Grid
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Sandra’s Snapshot
Volume 3, Issue 10
Lakers Win GLIAC Championships
Track & Field
GVSU men’s and women’s track and field teams continue GLIAC dominance.
by Kyle Schwerin - executive editor
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Lacrosse
Golf
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Tim Nott Doug Lipinski Doug Witte Courtney Zudweg DJ Foster Amanda Murphy Kyle Schwerin CONTRIBUTORS Jessica Beswick Janine Warfield Sandra Jennings Sharon Kowalczyk GVSU Sports Information
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Q&A Tim Selgo Director of Athletics -QWhat has contributed to Grand Valley’s success during your time as Athletic Director? -AThe single biggest reason for the success we have had at GVSU in intercollegiate athletics is that we have a great school! The excellence in our academic programs, the beauty of the campus, the high quality of the facilities, and most importantly, the great people we have at Grand Valley give us a great school to recruit the best and brightest student-athletes to our programs. In the same way, it has allowed us to hire and retain the great coaching staff that we have in Laker Athletics. You have success in athletics with talented people and our school is such that we are able to aract and retain a high level of talented students and staff! -QWhat have you seen change the most over the time you’ve been at Grand Valley? -AThe biggest change since I arrived in 1996 is that GVSU has become a residential campus, as well as a multi-campus university. We were primarily a commuter campus and had about 1,600 beds on campus in the mid-90’s and we have close to 6,000 beds on campus now. Plus, there were only about 200 beds in one off campus residence along 48th Ave. in 1996 and now that area contains over 5,000 beds. Becoming a residential campus has increased the student support for athletics such that we have the best student support in the country in DII and beer than most DI schools! -QYou’re finishing up your first year of doing the Tim Selgo Radio Show. Describe that experience. -AHosting a radio show has been a lot of fun. My co-host, Tim No, the Sports Information Director of the Lakers, and I have enjoyed the chance to talk about issues in college sports from the athletic administration’s point of view, as well as interview Laker coaches on each show. We have a great group of coaches that represent our school well anytime they interact with the media, so any additional exposure we can get for them and their programs is important for Laker Athletics. You can listen to the Tim Selgo Show presented by Adidas on WTKG AM 1230 on Saturday mornings at 7:00 a.m.!
Director of Athletics Tim Selgo speaking at the NACDA Convention while accepting an eight straight Leerfield Sports Directors’ Cup.
-QWhat is trending for Laker Athletics in the future? -AOur goal will be to remain humble and keep working hard to be successful academically and athletically. Over 55% of our studentathletes consistently achieve a 3.0 GPA or beer every semester and our graduation rates are consistently above the student body’s. We will certainly try to also maintain our standing as the best program in NCAA DII in the country competitively. One change that we are working through is the change in mass media in our society. Newspapers are becoming extinct and we have to figure out how to get as much publicity as possible for our athletic programs. Essentially, we have to become our own news agency and distribute our content as effectively as we can. Social media and the digital world certainly play a huge part in that. For example, Laker fans can follow us on twier @gvsulakers and can also get my tweets on GV Athletics @TimSelgo. Our facebook pages are also ways we can distribute our content. We are continually trying to drive more people to our website, gvsulakers.com, and that is a trend that will be an important one to succeed at in the years ahead. -QWhat are you looking forward to the most in the upcoming year for GVSU Athletics? -AEach year presents new challenges and our goal is always to aempt to have our student-athletes and our 20 varsity sports teams reach their full potential. The one thing in particular that I am looking forward to in 2012-13 is hosting home football games in the renovated and expanded Lubbers Stadium. We will increase our seating capacity from 8,500 to a lile over 11,000. Our student seating capacity will increase from 2,900 to 3,600 plus the north berm seating for student overflow. By removing the track and lowering the field about 7 feet, we have more seats closer to the playing field, including 4 sections of chairback seats. And the new Fieldturf artificial turf will be a great play-
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ing surface for our football team. Along with this, I am looking forward to the re-dedication ceremony we will have at halftime of the first home game, Sept. 8 vs. Notre Dame College (it will be a BLACK OUT!). We will honor former President Don Lubbers, whom the stadium is named for, in a special ceremony at halftime of that game. -QYou were recently named a Vice President of NACDA. What is your role and what does that mean to you to be a Vice President? -AIt meant a great deal to me to be named an officer of our professional organization. It is rare for a non-Division I athletic director to become an officer with NACDA and I am humbled and honored that my colleagues thought enough of me to put me in that position. I will be 3rd vice-president for the 2012-13 year and move up the ranks of vice presidency until 2015-16 when I will become the president. I look forward to representing Grand Valley State University, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and all of my colleagues in Division II in my time as an officer with NACDA. -QWhat do you enjoy doing outside of your job? -ASpending time with my family is what I enjoy the most outside of my job. All three of our children aended GVSU and still live in West Michigan, along with our two grandsons, and when we have the chance to spend time with them that is what I enjoy most. Now that my wife and I are empty nesters, we do enjoy spending time with the many wonderful friends we have made during the 16 plus years since we made West Michigan our home. I like to walk for exercise (and thinking time) and enjoy taking my dogs for walks in Blandford Nature Center, the most beautiful piece of property in all of Grand Rapids. My other hobby is that I am a bowler. Both of my parents are in several bowling hall of fames each, so I grew up in a bowling family and enjoy bowling with my friends.
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LACROSSE FINISHES FIRST SEASON By: Amanda Murphy- staff writer
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he Grand Valley State women’s lacrosse team’s inaugural season is officially in the books. From the looks of it, the season was a success. Despite opening the year with a 1-4 mark, the Lakers finished with a 10-7 record; above their goal of a .500 mark for the first season. In that record is a season-long four game-home win streak and the program’s first-ever overtime victory. “Overall, we are very pleased with the progress that we made during our inaugural season,” said head coach Alicia Groveston. “Our overarching goal was to finish the season about .500, which we did, while learning something about ourselves during each game. The game experience we received was invaluable as we move forward. We were able to learn a great deal about our playing style, personality and character.” For their work on the field, five Lakers were named to the Division II All-Independent second team. Freshman attack Victoria Devine, freshman midfielder Luberto, redshirt freshmen defenders Alexia O’Connor and Ashley Stoltenberg as well as freshman defender Neumen earned spots on the first-ever independent squad. Luberto was also named to the All-Freshman Team. The team was voted on from schools that were independent in the 2012 season which included Catawba College (N.C.), Florida Southern College, Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.), Newberry College (S.C.), Shepherd University (W. Va.), Tiffin University (Ohio) and Urbana University (Ohio) and GVSU. “Having five of our players receiving postseason honors is very exciting,” said Groveston. “They worked extremely hard and deserve the recognition they received. Being recognized on a national scale is a unique honor and something not everyone gets to experience.” To get to the end of successful season though, you have to start somewhere. Beginning a season on the road is always a difficult thing to do, but especially challenging if you are a first-year program. The Lakers were able to figure out their strengths and weaknesses during the trip as well as learn what playing at the varsity level is all about. GVSU ended up dropping its opening game, but redshirt freshman Ali Dixon made history by scoring the program’s first goal at the 16:47 mark in the first half at Pfeiffer. The Lakers then picked up their first win, a 15-10 victory, at Converse College while on their spring break trip. After returning home from the road swing,
GVSU looked forward to its first home game at the brand new South Complex. Complete with brand new turf and locker rooms, GVSU was set to host a firstclass event. The Lakers pulled in more than 1,800 fans and even more on a television broadcast, but unfortunately lost 18-8 against Lindenwood. This time it was freshman Brooke Ingraham who scored the opening goal for the Lakers with an assist from redshirt freshman Sarah Lowe for the first Laker goal on the home field. It didn’t take long for the team to recover as they pulled together for a 21-4 win against Urbana two days later and went on to win their next three games. Grand Valley State again made history on April 13, winning its first-ever overtime game, 22-20, against Notre Dame College. GVSU fell behind 17-13 with less than 15 minutes remaining in regulation, before going on a four goal-streak to tie the game at 17. The teams traded tallies before Notre Dame netted a goal with 33 seconds left to go up by one, 19-18. Junior Allyson Fritts then responded with a goal with just 14 ticks on the clock to send the game to overtime. GVSU allowed only one Notre Dame goal in the extra-time and Luberto sent home the game-winning goal for the extraperiod victory. The Lakers went on to win two of their last three games to close out their first season. According to coach Groveston it was a great learning experience for all involved and the team cannot wait to establish a legacy at Grand Valley State. “We are definitely looking forward to the continued growth of our players. We evolved so much this season, but we have a long way to go and the girls know we have only just started our journey,” said Groveston. “They now understand just how important off-season workouts are and I believe our learning curve will be smaller because of this.” For the season, GVSU was led in scoring by Devine and Leibovitz. Devine notched 37 goals and
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In their varsity season, the lacrosse team finished with a 10-7 record.
six assists for a team-high 43 points, while Leibovitz had a team-high 38 goals with three assists for 41 points. Ingraham and Luberto each finished with 26 goals, good for a third-place tie on the team. On the other half of the field, the defense was able to shut down teams and limit opponents’ scoring opportunities. Led by a starting staff of O’Connor, Stoltenberg, Neumen and freshman Anna Servo, the Laker defense finished the year ranked 31st in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 12.41 goals per game. Helping that total as well was true freshman keeper Audrey Kobe who ranked in the top 45 in every goalkeeping statistic. In goals-against average, she ranked 33rd with a 13.04 average, while also ranking 24th in saves with 134. Grand Valley State and four other schools from the GLIAC are looking forward to being able to form an official conference for next season. Groveston says that with the formation of the GLIAC lacrosse conference, the Lakers will have a good chance at playing for a conference championship and contributing to the tradition of excellence at Grand Valley. The Lakers return all but two players from the inaugural team and their entire starting lineup. GVSU also adds eight newcomers to its roster for 2013. “The incoming players have a great group to learn from and to be advised by,” said Groveston. “Not only do the incoming freshman bring an enthusiasm when they start, but they are very talented and will only help us on the field and in the classroom.”
NEWS IN BRIEF Two Lakers Qualify For Olympic Trials Two women's track athletes, seniors Betsy Graney and Rachel Patterson, had stellar showings at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on Sunday, April 29 at Stanford University. Graney hit a U.S. Olympic Trials "A" Standard in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and Patterson hit a U.S. Olympic Trials "B" Standard in the 10,000 meter run.
Follow the Lakers in Postseason Follow all the Lakers spring teams in post season on gvsulakers.com. Watch live with game tracker or catch up with news stories. Learn how all your favorite GVSU teams are doing in the postseason. Football Season Tickets Those interested in being new season ticket holders for the 2012 Laker Football season can purchase now. Many great seats are available with stadium renovations to create a brand new stadium for the 2012 season. Call 331-3200 for season tickets. Football Chair Back Seats The new Lubbers Stadium offers chair back seats in select sections. With the overwhelmingly positive response to these new seats, GVSU Athletics has expanded the chair back seating to sections 103 and 106. Call 331-3200 for your chance to watch the 2012 Laker football team from chair back seats.
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Off-Season Conditioning with Jack Ginn Ass t. Football Coach
Makeup of summer workouts We lift three days per week, running and agility drills two days, and our players put themselves through some football related activites two days per week. It’s a four day work week total. Keeping up the intensity throughout the summer That’s really on the players. NCAA rules limit our coaches involvement during the summer. It’s a great opportunity for our players to take ownership in the teams development as well as their individual development. Biggest challenge This summer it may be space and facilities, with the renovations going on. Our players do a good job of managing their schedules to be available at the same time. Mentality of summer workouts We want the summer to build on what we have done since January to prepare our team for the season. The mentality never really changes. Adjusting to stadium renovations It will limit our options as far as running and the football stuff. I am not sure how it will play out, but we will make the best of it and look forward to having all the facilities available next summer.
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Track & Field
GLIAC TRACK & FIEL Women win 13th straight gliac outdoor title By: Kyle Schwerin- via gvsulakers.com
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he second-ranked Grand Valley State women's track and field team had 32 entries competing on the last day of the 2012 GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship. 26 of them finished in the top eight to score points for the Lakers, leading to a decisive first place finish, giving GVSU its 13th straight GLIAC outdoor crown with 239 team points. Five individuals and two relays combined to claim eight top spots in the GLIAC on the final day of competition, including a couple GLIAC Championship meet records. In the sprints, freshman Brittney Banister (Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth) stole the show for the Lakers. Banister won two individual titles. In the 100 meter dash, Banister finished in a time of 11.93 seconds, then followed that up with a win in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.13 seconds, the seventh-best in NCAA Division II. Banister was also part of the 4x100 relay team that set a new GLIAC Outdoor Championship record of 46.35 seconds, giving Banister a hand in three titles on the day. Both individual times were provisional qualifying marks and for her efforts, Banister was named the GLIAC Running Freshman of the Meet following the competition. Also in the 100 meter dash, sophomore Brittney Jackson (Highland Hts., Ohio/Laurel) finished sixth with a time of 12.31 seconds to earn points for GVSU. The 100 meter hurdle event saw sophomore Kalena Franklin (West Branch, Mich./Ogemaw Heights) finished fourth with a time of 13.96 seconds. Some multiple high finishes earned the Lakers points in the 400 meter dash. Junior Leiah Hess (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview) finished second in the event with a time of 55.38 seconds, a provisional qualifying mark. Two other GVSU student-athletes, junior Aileen Lemanski (Florence, Wis.) and senior Adrienne Chandler (Okemos, Mich.), finished fourth and fifth, respectively, with times of 57.15 and 57.33 to earn GVSU 17 points in the event. In the 400 meter hurdles, four Lakers found their names in the top eight scoring positions. Sophomore Andrea Kober (Conklin, Mich./Sparta) finished second with a provisional qualifying time of 1:02.02), while sophomore Lisa Galasso (Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) finished third with a provisional qualifying time of her own at 1:02.31. Senior Jade Hull (Grandville, Mich.) crossed in fifth after 1:03.26 had elapsed, while freshman Victoria Schiller (Grand Ledge, Mich.) placed sixth with a time of 1:04.00. After all was said and done, GVSU earned 21 points from the event. One of the more impressive performances of the day came from senior Chanelle Caldwell (Toledo, Ohio/Indiana Tech), who hit an automatic qualifying mark en route to winning the 800 meter run with an NCAA Division II-best time of 2:07.74. Two Lakers had point-scoring finishes in the
Brittney Banister was named the GLIAC Running Freshman of the Meet.
1,500 meter run as sophomore Madie Rodts (Niles, Mich.) finished third with a provisional qualifying time of 4:33.39. She was followed by freshman Jessica Janecke (Scales Mound, Ill./Wahlert Catholic) in seventh with a time of 4:40.21. GVSU held half of the top eight scoring spots in the 5,000 meter run, including the biggest winning margin of the day coming from senior Betsy Graney (Harper Woods, Mich./William & Mary). Graney finished in a new GLIAC Championship meet record time of 16:13.60, which bested the previous record by nearly 43 seconds. Finishing fourth in the event was junior Julia Nowak (Racine, Wisc./Case) with a time of 17:31.05, while freshmen Ann Marie Arseneau (Sturgis, Mich.) (17:43.86) and Lindsey Lusardi (Gladstone, Mich.) (17:53.34) finished fifth and eighth, respectively, to give the Lakers 20 points in the event. Both GVSU relays won GLIAC crowns on the day and both did so with new GLIAC Outdoor meet records. The 4x100 relay team of freshman Carly Scott (Schoolcraft, Mich.), Jackson, freshman Michaela Lewis (Flint, Mich./Central) and Banister won the event with a provisional qualifying time of 46.35 seconds. In the 4x400 variety of relay, Caldwell, Hess, Chandler and Franklin crossed the line first in a meet record and provisional qualifying time of 3:44.55. As has been a staple all year, the women's throwers stole the show in the field events. Junior Sam Lockhart (Lansing, Mich./Sexton) set a new meet record in the discus throw by over 10 feet with a toss of 53.14 meters, the second-best in NCAA Division II currently and an automatic qualifying mark. She hit another automatic mark in the shot put in only her second time performing in the event this year, finishing third with a toss of 14.90 meters. One of the reasons Lockhart finished third in the shot put was because senior teammate Lauren Buresh (Stanwood, Mich./Morley-Stanwood) won the event with a toss of 15.82 meters, the top throw in NCAA Division II this season and an automatic qualifying mark. Joining the qualifying mark parade in the throws
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was junior Jamie Smith (Hickory Corners, Mich./Gull Lake), whose 47.78 meter toss was good enough for fourth and a provisional mark. Sophomore Alyssa Zokoe (Coopersville, Mich.) had a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw with a provisional qualifying toss of 54.47 meters. In the high jump, sophomore Alisha Weaver (Dimondale, Mich./Holt) finished third after clearing a height of 1.66 meters. In winning their 13th straight GLIAC Outdoor Championship, the Lakers (239 points) nearly doubled-up second-place Ashland, who finished with a team point total of 124.50. Tiffin finished in third (74), followed by Northern Michigan (69.50), Findlay (64.66), Lake Superior State (61), Hillsdale (55), Ferris State (48), Saginaw Valley State (47), Northwood (33), Michigan Tech (2) and Lake Erie (1.33). Following the competition, the GLIAC Championship meet awards were handed out. Field Freshman of the Meet went to Sherice Hewett of Northern Michigan, while Running Freshman of the Meet was handed out to GVSU's Banister. Field Athlete of the Meet went to Ashland's Cheryl Bourne and Findlay's Raven Clay won the Running Athlete of the Meet award for the second straight year. Women's GLIAC Coach of the Year went to Matt Sparks of Lake Superior State. It was also announced that the midwest regional nominations would go to Bourne for the women's field athlete and Graney as the women's running athlete. Head coach Jerry Baltes was nominated as the midwest region's coach of the year. The Lakers will have one more weekend of competition before looking towards the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championships. GVSU will be hosting a pair of "Last Chance Meets" at the GVSU Track & Field/Lacrosse Stadium next Friday (May 11) and Saturday (May 12).
LD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN DEFEND HOME TURF TO CLAIM OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP By: Kyle Schwerin - via gvsulakers.com
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ompeting on their home turf, the 19th-ranked Grand Valley State men's team rolled to a second straight GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship, scoring 213.5 points to win the title at the GVSU Track & Field/Lacrosse Stadium. Four Laker men claimed individual conference championships on the final day of competition. The most impressive performance of the day came from sophomore Logan Hoffman (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia), who rolled to a 400 meter hurdle victory with a time of 51.61 seconds, an automatic NCAA Division II National Championship qualifying time and the second-best 400 meter hurdle time in Division II this outdoor season. In the same race, sophomore Deonte Hurst (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) finished third with a provisional qualifying time of 53.49 seconds to earn the Lakers 16 points in the event. GVSU cleaned up in a big way during the men's pole vault competition. Sophomore Bret Myers (Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut) won the event by clearing
a height of 5.00 meters, a provisional qualifying mark and tied for the fifth-best height in Division II. That was just the start of the Laker dominance in the event as junior Raphael Gelo (Kabetogama, Minn./Bemidji State) was second with a provisional mark of his own at 4.95 meters, the seventh-best height in Division II this outdoor season. Completing the Laker sweep of the podium in the event was freshman Jeremy Horner (Dexter, Mich.), whose height of 4.85 meters was good for third and a provisional qualifying mark. The streak went to one more athlete in the event as junior Kevin Leland (Greenville, Ohio) finished in a tie for fourth after clearing a height of 4.70 meters. The performance gave GVSU an astounding 28.5 points in the pole vault alone. One of most exciting races of the day came in the 1,500 meter run, where sophomore Bryce Pulley (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Malone) won the event with a time of 3:55.25. Senior Jeff Nordquist (Kalamazoo, Mich./Parchment) also scored points for GVSU in the event, finishing sixth with a time of 3:57.56, the second event that Nordquist scored points in for the meet after a second-place finish in the steeplechase on the second day. Another dominating team performance for the Lakers came in the 5,000 meter run, where senior Anthony Witt (Jasonville, Ind./Shakamak) won with a time of 14:46.42. Sophomore Alan Peterson (Ironwood, Mich./Luther Wright) crossed the line in second with a time of 14:49.59, while senior Ryan Toth (North Liberty, Ind./New Prairie) gave GVSU three student-athletes in the top four with a time of 14:59.06 to finish fourth and score the Lakers 23 points in the event. In the sprints, senior Xavier Parnell (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) had two provisional marks for the
Anthony Witt finished first in the 5k run, while teammate Alan Peterson took second.
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Lakers, placing second in the 200 meter dash (21.36 seconds) and third in the 100 meter dash (10.61 seconds), the former being a privisional mark. In the same events, freshman Jesse Schwartz (Centreville, Mich.) placed eighth in the 200 meter dash (21.86 seconds), while freshman Brent VanEnk (Grand Rapids, Mich./Calvin Christian) was eighth in the 100 meter dash (10.85 seconds). Junior Jake Alexander (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) and senior Ryan Brown (Fenton, Mich.) finished sixth (14.92 seconds) and seventh (14.94 seconds), respectively, in the 110 meter hurdles. Two more Lakers scored points for GVSU in the 400 meter dash as sophonore Nathaniel Hammersmith (Stryker, Ohio/Archbold) hit a provisional mark of 47.44 seconds to finish fourth in the race, while sophomore Mohamed Mohamed (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) was seventh in the event in a time of 49.17 seconds. In the relays, GVSU got a pair of top three finishes. In the 4x100 relay, Parnell, VanEnk, Schwartz and Hammersmith teamed up to finish in second with a time of 41.37 seconds. In the 4x400 variety, Hammersmith, Mohamed, Hoffman and freshman Daniel Pung (Hudsonville, Mich./Zeeland West) finished in third place with a provisional qualifying time of 3:13.56. In the field events, sophomore Donny Stiffer (Webberville, Mich./Williamston) scored in two events for the Lakers. Stiffler finished fifth in the shot put (16.84 meters) and came home sixth in the discus (48.80 meters) with an improved season-best mark. The Lakers also got points from two studentathletes in the triple jump. Sophomore Tendo Lukwago (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison) finished fifth at 14.25 meters, while freshman Brent Brock (Lockport, Ill.) placed seventh with a hop, skip and jump of 13.71 meters. GVSU claimed the team title with a total of 213.5 points, outdistancing second place Ashland (161). The remainder of the men's field went Findlay (117), Tiffin (99), Hillsdale (47), Lake Superior State (46), Lake Erie (40.50), Michigan Tech (35), Saginaw Valley State (21), Ferris State (15), Northwood (14) and Ohio Dominican (10). Head coach Jerry Baltes was named the GLIAC Men's Coach of the Year following the meet, his fourth on the men's side and first since 2005. It was also announced that Baltes would be representing the midwest regional nomination for coach of the year. The rest of the awards went to Lake Erie's Joseph Postwaite (Field Freshman of the Meet), Ashland's Drew Windle (Running Freshman of the Meet) and Findlay's Derrick Vicars (Field Athlete of the Meet) and John Guagenti (Running Athlete of the Meet). Vicars and Guagenti were also announced as the men's midwest regional nominations for field and running athletes of the year. GVSU will have one more weekend of track meets before looking towards the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championships. The Lakers will be hosting two "Last Chance Meets" next Friday (May 11) and Saturday (May 12) at the GVSU Track & Field/Lacrosse Stadium.
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WOMEN’S GOLF
GOLFERS WIN GLIAC TOURNAMENT By: Kyle Schwerin - via gvsulakers.com
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he Grand Valley State women's golf team, ranked 11th in the latest National Golf Coaches Association poll, claimed its fifth straight GLIAC Championship on Tuesday (Apr. 24) at Currie G.C. with a final round team score of 319 (+39). Senior Sarah Hoffman (Saline, Mich.) used a birdie on the 17th hole to win the individual medal and GLIAC Women's Golfer of the Year award by two strokes with a final round 73 (+3), the second-best round in the tournament behind her first round 72. Tied going in to the last round of play, Hoffman and Ashland's Erin Misheff battled back and forth in the same pairing. Hoffman took a one stroke lead after the 11th hole, when Misheff bogied to move to +3 on the day. However, Misheff rebounded with an eagle, the only one of the entire tournament, on hole number 12 to move to +1, one stroke ahead of Hoffman. After a bogey on 14 put Hoffman two strokes down, Hoffman birdied the 15th and 17th, her only birdies of the day, to move to +1 in the round and take a one stroke lead. Hoffman then double bogied the 18th, but Misheff triple bogied the same hole to give Hoffman the two stroke victory for the individual medal. Hoffman finished her three rounds with a total of 225 (+15) thanks to her final round 73 (+3). The 73 was the second-best round of the entire tournament by an individual, only behind Hoffman's 72 (+2) in the first round. Coming up big for the Lakers in the final round was junior Marni Weinstein (Farmington Hills, Mich.). Weinstein, labeled as the fifth golfer for the Lakers in the tournament, ended up with the second-best score of the tournament for GVSU, carding a final round 80 (+10) to finish at 243 (+33) for the tournament and in a tie for sixth place. Freshman Kelly Hartigan (Lake Orion, Mich.) shot a final round 81 (+11) to finish at 246 (+36) for the tournament and in eighth place, giving the Lakers three golfers within the top eight. Junior Ashley Beard (Williston, N.D.) shot an 85 (+15) in the final round to finish at 257 (+47), while sophomore Veronica Ryan (Dallas, Texas) finished at 258 (+48) to place 21st and 22nd, respectively. GVSU's 31 in the final round was the second-best team round of the tournament behind
Sarah Hoffman added to her impressive golf accomplishments by finishing first in the GLIAC Tournament.
Ashland's second-round 318. The Lakers improved their team score by two in each round, going 323321-319 for a 963. GVSU outdistanced Ashland in second, who went 328-318-322 for a 968 total. Findlay (978) and Ferris State (984) were the only other teams within 80 strokes of the Lakers. Northwood (1047), Ohio Dominican (1068), Lake Superior State (1106) and Tiffin (1112) rounded out the rest of the scoring for the GLIAC Championship. It's the seventh tournament the Lakers have won this year and their third straight. Hoffman has now won medalist honors at five tournaments this season, tying for the most ever in a single season at GVSU (Melissa Sneller; 2004-05). It's also Hoffman's 11th tournament victory of her career, again tying her for the career lead at GVSU with Sneller (02-05). Hoffman finishes her GLIAC career with four top-five finishes in the GLIAC Championship. Hoffman finished third in 2011, in a tie for second in 2010 and in fifth in 2009. It's the fourth straight year that Grand Valley State and Ashland have finished first and second in the GLIAC Championship tournament. GVSU will now get ready to compete in the NCAA Division II Super Regional One tournament, May 6th-8th at Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio. The Lakers have already competed there once this spring, winning the Bing Beall Classic at the course, while Hoffman claimed individual medalist honors. GVSports Monthly Magazine • 12
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Golf Williston, ND
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Cycling
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Going home to North Dakota to visit family and friends
Warm weather and no classes
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If you could only eat one food, what would it be?
Potatoes
Venison jerky
Ice Cream
French fries ... and nachos ... and pizza
When you have 30 minutes of free time, what do you do?
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YouTube
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