Chris May // Grand Valley State // Outdoor Track & Field

Junior Chris May notched USTFCCCA All-America honors as he placed sixth at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 29:59.29, helping the Lakers finish fourth overall in the team standings. That performance was central in May being named to the 2016 Capital One Academic District IV Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country team after the season. 

May also recorded a fourth-place finish in the 5,000m at the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 14:54.82, one year after placing fifth (14:57.18) in the same event at the conference championship meet. Those efforts helped Grand Valley State win the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship each year, giving the Lakers three consecutive outdoor league titles. May set personal bests in the 5,000m (14:05.86) and 10,000m (29:44.05) during his junior season and has been on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team each of the past two years.