Despite not earning a single individual championship, Grand Valley State captured its sixth straight Division II Cup with 1014.50 total points. The Lakers placed in 18 postseason championships, earning points in the maximum of seven men’s and seven women sports. Grand Valley State finished second in women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field, and women’s golf, third in women’s volleyball, fourth in women’s outdoor track and field, fifth in men’s cross country, and football, seventh in baseball, ninth in women’s soccer, women’s swimming and men’s swimming, 12th in men’s indoor track and field and men’s outdoor track and field, 33rd in men’s and women’s basketball and tennis and 35th in men’s golf.

Quote from Grand Valley State Athletics Director Tim Selgo:

“While we’re very proud of all the competitive success of all our student-athletes, we’re proud of them in other ways as well. This past semester, 59.6 percent of our student-athletes achieved a three-point grade point average or better and have accumulated a total of 3,200 community service hours. Our competitive success is due in large part to the outstanding conference we compete in. In this year’s Directors’ Cup standings, four our conference members finished in the top 20.”

Minnesota State-Mankato, Central Missouri, Abilene Christian and Indianapolis rounded out the Top 5.

–Courtesy NACDA.com