ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Grand Valley State University men's and women's teams claimed titles at the 2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at the GVSU Track & Field/Lacrosse Stadium.
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The Lakers women's team outdistanced second place Ashland University by 114.5 points (239.0 - 124.5). Tiffin University finished in third place with 74 points, while Northern Michigan Univeristy placed fourth with 69.5 points.
The GVSU men's team earned 213.5 points. Ashland finished second with 161 points, while Findlay placed third with 117 points. Tiffin finished in fourth place with 99 points.
The 2012 GLIAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Awards were handed out as follows:
Field Freshman of the Meet: Sherice Hewett – Northern
Michigan
Running Freshman of the Meet: Brittney Bannister – Grand
Valley State
Field Athlete of the Meet: Cheryl Bourne – Ashland
Running Athlete of the Meet: Raven Clay – Findlay
Coach of the Year: Matt Sparks – Lake Superior State
The 2012 GLIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Awards were handed out as follows:
Field Freshman of the Meet: Joseph Postwaite – Lake
Erie
Running Freshman of the Meet: Drew Windle – Ashland
Field Athlete of the Meet: Derrick Vicars – Findlay
Running Athlete of the Meet: John Guagenti – Findlay
Coach of the Year: Jerry Baltes – Grand Valley State
Final Team Scores are below:
Women’s Final Team Rankings |
|
1) Grand Valley State |
239.00 |
2) Ashland |
124.50 |
3) Tiffin |
74.00 |
4) Northern Michigan |
69.50 |
5) Findlay |
64.66 |
6) Lake Superior State |
61.00 |
7) Hillsdale |
55.00 |
8) Ferris State |
48.00 |
9) Saginaw Valley State |
47.00 |
10) Northwood |
33.00 |
11) Michigan Tech |
2.00 |
12) Lake Erie |
1.33 |
Men’s Final Team Rankings |
|
1) Grand Valley State |
213.50 |
2) Ashland |
161.00 |
3) Findlay |
117.00 |
4) Tiffin |
99.00 |
5) Hillsdale |
47.00 |
6) Lake Superior State |
46.00 |
7) Lake Erie |
40.50 |
8) Michigan Tech |
35.00 |
9) Saginaw Valley State |
21.00 |
10) Ferris State |
15.00 |
11) Northwood |
14.00 |
12) Ohio Dominican |
10.00 |