MIDLAND, Mich. - The Grand Valley State University men's and women's track and field teams captured the 2011 GLIAC Outdoor Championships held at the Fisher Track at Hantz Stadium, on the campus of Northwood University.
For the first time since 2007, the Grand Valley State men's track and field team captured the GLIAC Outdoor Championship, garnering 187.5 points to win the seventh conference outdoor crown in school history.
GVSU claimed the title with 187.5 points, outdistancing Ashland who placed second with 127 points, just ahead of Tiffin's 126 points. Findlay was fourth with 101.5 points followed by Lake Erie, Saginaw Valley, Hillsdale, Lake Superior, Northwood, Michigan Tech and Ferris State.
The Grand Valley State women's track and field squad continued their GLIAC dominance by claiming their 12th straight GLIAC Outdoor Championship, scoring 274 points to secure the title. GVSU took the crown with 274 points while Ashland finished second with 148 points. The rest of the standings went Hillsdale, Findlay, Northern Michigan, Tiffin, Ferris State, Saginaw Valley, Northwood, Lake Erie and Michigan Tech.
The complete team scoring and postseason awards are listed below.
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2011 GLIAC Outdoor Championships |
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5/4/2011 to 5/6/2011 |
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Fisher Track at Hantz Stadium |
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Final Team Rankings |
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Women’s Team Scores |
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Place |
School |
Points |
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1 |
Grand Valley St. |
274.0 |
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2 |
Ashland |
148.0 |
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3 |
Hillsdale |
81.0 |
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4 |
Findlay |
68.0 |
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5 |
Northern Michigan |
62.5 |
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6 |
Tiffin |
51.0 |
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7 |
Ferris State |
48.0 |
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8 |
Saginaw Valley St. |
34.5 |
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9 |
Northwood |
28.0 |
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10 |
Lake Erie |
20.0 |
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11 |
Michigan Tech |
3.0 |
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Women's Post-Season Awards |
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| Coach of the Year: Jerry Baltes - Grand Valley St. | ||
| Freshman Track Athlete of the Year: Taylor King - Hillsdale | ||
| Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Kristin Hixon - Grand Valley St. | ||
| GLIAC Track Athlete of the Year: Raven Clay - Findlay | ||
| GLIAC Field Athlete of the Year: Cheryl Bourne - Ashland | ||
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Men’s Team Scores |
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Place |
School |
Points |
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1 |
Grand Valley St. |
187.5 |
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2 |
Ashland |
127.0 |
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3 |
Tiffin |
126.0 |
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4 |
Findlay |
101.5 |
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5 |
Lake Erie |
74.0 |
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6 |
Saginaw Valley St. |
62.0 |
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7 |
Hillsdale |
47.0 |
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8 |
Lake Superior |
43.0 |
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9 |
Northwood |
28.0 |
| 10 | Michigan Tech | 18.0 |
| 11 | Ferris State | 4.0 |
| Men's Post-Season Awards | ||
| Coach of the Year: Jeremy Croy - Tiffin | ||
| Freshman Track Athlete of the Year: Logan Hoffman - GVSU | ||
| Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Eugene Cannady - Tiffin | ||
| GLIAC Track Athlete of the Year: Chris Burrows - Lake Erie | ||
| GLIAC Field Co-Athletes of the Year: Tyler Grob - SVSU / Nathanial Kurtz - Findlay | ||