SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. A Lake Superior State University student-athlete who was a Negaunee track and field standout as well as an exceptional high school football and basketball player, was found dead in his residence hall on Sunday, Aug. 22.
SAULT STE. MARIE Sprints, hurdles and jumps specialist Matt Sparks will replace Steve Eles as Lake Superior States head track and field coach in 2010-11.
NEW ORLEANS The mens track & field team at Ashland University swept indoor and outdoor Scholar Team of the Year honors in Division II for the second-consecutive year as announced Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Bay City, Mich.--The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today the Spring 2010 All-Academic Teams. 596 student-athletes from 12 institutions were honored in the following sports;baseball, softball, men's tennis, men and women's golf and men and women's outdoor track and field. To be eligible for all-academic status, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, on a 4.0 scale, and must not be a freshman or first year transfer.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Junior Jonathon Allen became Lake Superior State's first track and field national champion by winning the triple jump Saturday at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships held at Johnson C. Smith University.
New Orleans, La. - Grand Valley State's assistant coach Joe Lynn was honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Friday (June 4) with the National Men's Assistant Coach of the Year award.
Charlotte, N.C. - The Ashland University mens track and field team finished the 2010 NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships tied for sixth in the country. This years national championship meet concluded on Saturday night (May 29) after storms in Charlotte, NC, forced officials to re-work the meet schedule. Much of Fridays schedule was pushed to Saturday due to the inclement weather.
NEW ORLEANS The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Monday winners of USTFCCCA Region Athletes and Coaches of the Year honors for the 2010 Outdoor Track & Field season in Division II as voted by the divisions coaches.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division II Mens and Womens Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2010 NCAA Division II Mens and Womens Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching the automatic and provisional standards established for each event. The championships will be held May 27-29 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Irwin Belk Complex. Johnson C. Smith University will serve as host of the championships.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ashland University junior Joe Horn (Waynesfield,Ohio/Waynesfield-Goshen) and Hillsdale College senior Jared Krout (Forest, Ohio/Arlington) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Year," respectively.
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - The 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships wrapped up with final day competition on Friday (May 7) at Ferris State University's Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids, Mich.
BAY CITY, Mich. - University of Findlay senior Lyndon Johnson (Southfield, Mich.) and Lake Superior State University senior Jonathon Allen (Lansing, Mich.) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Week," respectively.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ashland University junior Joe Horn (Waynesfield, Ohio/Waynesfield-Goshen) and University of Findlay sophomore Derrick Vicars (Genoa, Ohio) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Week," respectively.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State University junior Tyler Emmorey (Cedar Springs,Mich.) and Ashland University sophomore Ryan Loughney (Grahamsville, N.Y./Tri-Valley) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Week," respectively.
BAY CITY, Mich. - University of Findlay senior Lyndon Johnson (Southfield, Mich.) and Ashland University sophomore Ryan Loughney (Grahamsville, N.Y./Tri-Valley) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Week," respectively.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University senior Tony Filipek (Caro, Mich./Kingston) and University of Findlay sophomore Derrick Vicars (Genoa, Ohio) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Week," respectively.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State University sophomore Paul Zielinski (Columbus, Ind./North) and Hillsdale College senior Jason Stomps (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North) were named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor track and field "Athletes of the Week," respectively.