KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wayne State University is ranked No. 24 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
NEW ORLEANS – Hillsdale’s Amanda Putt and Grand Valley State’s Kristen Hixon, Rachel Patterson, and Betsy Graney were named Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division II for the 2012 women’s track & field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The group represents collegiate track & field’s best in both athletics and academics. In addition, 317 student-athletes were tapped as USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees.
NEW ORLEANS – Findlay’s Derrick Vicars were named Scholar Athletes of the Year in Division II for the 2012 men’s track & field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
BAY CITY, Mich. — Former University of Findlay track and field runner John Guagenti (Bluffton, Ohio), and former Hillsdale College cross country/track and field runner Amanda Putt (Adrian, Mich/Tecumseh) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (GLIAC) 2011-12 male and female “Scholar-Athletes of the Year,” respectively, as voted by the league’s faculty athletics representatives.
DETROIT - Wayne State University women's basketball student-athlete Paige Sickmiller competed for USA Athletes International during a trip to Italy last month.
BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announces the recipients of the Spring 2012 GLIAC Commissioner’s Awards. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall,Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six female and six male student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play.
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - As Cardinal fans enjoy the summer and prepare for the 2012-13 athletic season, Saginaw Valley State University Athletics is proud to announce the relaunch and redesign of its official athletics website. Beginning today, the new official home of Cardinal athletics will be SVSUCARDINALS.com.
Bay City, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) recently had 14 football players named to the 2012 BSN Preseason All-America, five on the first team.
DALLAS - Ashland University director of athletics Bill Goldring has been selected as the 2011-12 NCAA Division II Northeast Region Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year. Goldring is being recognized this week during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention in Dallas, Texas. He is one of 29 administrators from around the nation to be honored.
WESTERVILLE, OHIO – Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football coaches recently joined more than 110 other college coaches for the third annual Lauren´s First and Goal Football Camp on Sunday, June 17 at Otterbein University. Nearly 500 high school student-athletes attended the camp, which raised more than $16,000 for pediatric brain tumor research.
Beaverton, Ore. -- Ashland University strength and conditioning coach A.G. Kruger earned a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games in London on Thursday (June 21) by finishing third in the hammer throw at the United States Olympic Trials in Beaverton, Ore. This is the third time Kruger has qualified for the Olympics.
TOWSON, Md. – Senior Betsy Graney of Grand Valley State University headlines the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division II Track & Field/Cross Country Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the second straight season the Saginaw Valley State University football team will play a nationally televised football game as part of the NCAA Division II and CBS Sports Network six-game football package for the 2012 season. Saginaw Valley will host Wayne State University on Thursday, Oct. 11, with kickoff set for 8 p.m.
NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Walsh University Director of Athletics Dale Howard has announced that Christy D. Mitchell has been hired to direct the women’s lacrosse program. Walsh is a member of NCAA ll (candidacy year two) and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The program, in its first year as a varsity sport, will begin play in the GLIAC this spring.
ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland University head softball coach Sheilah Gulas will be honored by the Akron Racers softball team on Saturday, June 23, at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
NORMAN, Okla. – Five Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) golfers were named to the Division II PING All-Region team as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the National Coaches and Assistant Coaches of the Year for NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field. Grand Valley State University’s Jerry Baltes was named National Women’s Coaches of the Year. In addition, Grand Valley State’s Lou Andreadis was tapped as the organization’s top women’s assistant of the year.
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University baseball starting pitcher Mike Saunders (Mt. Morris, Mich./EA Johnson) was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in Round 24 (No. 742 Overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft today (June 6).
ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland University basketball player Kari Daugherty (Fresno, Ohio/Dayton) has been named the 2011-12 Honda Sports Award NCAA Division II Female Athlete of the Year. The award was announced today (June 7) by the Collegiate Women Sports Award program. Daugherty will receive the award on June 23 at the ESPN Studios in Los Angeles.
CLEVELAND – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) had six of its member institutions ranked in the top 50 in the Final 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings, including two programs in the top three.
TOWSON, Md. - Wayne State University swimmer Catherine Leix was named as the Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for the Division II Women’s At-Large Program. Leix leads a group of 11 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) who were named to the 2012 Capital One Division II Academic All-America At-Large teams.
ALLENDALE, Mich. - Allendale, Mich. - Tim Selgo, the Director of Athletics at Grand Valley State University, announced today that Jamie Detillion has been named the eighth head coach of the Laker baseball program. Detillion replaces Steve Lyon who retired following the 2012 baseball season.
OMAHA, Neb. - Junior Brad Zambron (Waterford, Mich./Brother Rice) was named to the College Baseball Lineup Division II All-Star Team recently, the first Laker to ever earn the honor.
Bay City, MIch. -- The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District ® Men’s Track/Cross Country Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America teams programs in 2011.
Bay City, Mich. -- The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District ® Women’s Track/Cross Country Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America teams programs in 2011.
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - Two Grand Valley State baseball players were honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) recently as junior Brad Zambron (Waterford, Mich./Brother Rice) was named a Rawlings/ABCA Second Team All-American and senior Jared Cowan (Davison, Mich.) was awarded as a Third Team All-American.