Ashland University cross country/track and field coaches Leigh Daniel and Nick Cordes have won NBC's Today Show wedding contest and will be married live on national television on July 15th at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
Michigan Tech junior Ken Gilkerson was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Cross Country and Track Field Third Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Bay City, Mich. -- The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships were held Saturday, Nov. 22, in Slippery Rock, Pa. Grand Valley State finished in second place in the women's 6K race, while Wayne State and Ferris State finished in 12th and positions, respectively. Grand Valley also placed fifth in the men's 10K race. Wayne State's men matched the women's team with an identical 12th place finish, while Ashland's men finished in the 21st position overall. Hillsdale's Tim Jagielski, who competed in the event as an individual, earned All-American honors with a finish.
Bay City, Mich.--The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, in Slippery Rock, Pa. The men's 10K race will begin at noon. Competing for the GLIAC will be Grand Valley State, Wayne State and Ashland. Hillsdale freshman, Tim Jagielski (Camden, Mich./Waldron) will compete as an individual. The women's 6K race will begin at 1:15 pm. Grand Valley State, Wayne State and Ferris State will compete for the GLIAC.
Big Rapids, Mich.-- The Grand Valley State University mens and womens cross country teams captured the overall team titles at the 2008 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships held Saturday (Nov. 8) at FSUs Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids, Mich.
Bay City, Mich.--The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's and women's cross country teams will participate in the 2008 NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships being held at the Katke Golf Course, Big Rapids, Mich. The regionals will be hosted by Ferris State on Saturday, November 8, 2008 and will begin with the mens 10K race at 11 am and the womens 6K race will begin at 11:45am.
Bay City, Mich.--Grand Valley State's Chris Hammer (Troy, Mich./Athens) was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country "Runner of the Year", and Hillsdale's Tim Jagielski (Camden, Mich./Waldron) earned "Freshman of the Year" honors after their outstanding performances at the GLIAC Cross Country Championship held at the Tanglewood Marsh Golf Course, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich on Saturday, Oct. 25. "Coach of Year" honors go to Jerry Baltes of Grand Valley State University.
Bay City, Mich.--GVSU's men and women's cross country teams sweep the 2008 GLIAC Cross Country Championships held at the Tanglewood Marsh Golf Course in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. GVSU's Chris Hammer (Troy, Mich./Athens) and Wayne State's Rachelle Malette (Windsor, Ont./Holy Names) capture the top spots of the championship.
Bay City, Mich.--Wayne State's Abdullah Saleh (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Bay City, Mich.-- Grand Valley State's Tyler Emmory (Cedar Springs, Mich.) was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiat Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Bay City, Mich.--Saginaw Valley's Derek Stone was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Bay City, Mich.--Michigan Tech's Brian Stetter was names the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Bay City, Mich.--Wayne State's Dan Kapadia was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Bay City, Mich. -- Tiffin University's Jason Bumb was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week as announced by the conference office.
Joplin, MO - Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University both competed in the Men's Cross Country NCAA Championship Meet. The Lakers finished 4th. overall in the contest while the Warriors ended up placing 19th.
Erie, Pa. - Grand Valley State won its sixth straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship Saturday afternoon in Erie, Pa. with a team score of 19, while GVSU senior Nate Peck won his third straight GLIAC individual crown. The Lakers easily outdistanced Wayne State by 62 points in the team race, while Peck won the individual race by 20 seconds and bettered his 2006 winning time by nearly one minute. GVSU will now prepare for the 2007 NCAA DII Great Lakes Regional Championship in two weeks.