PAINESVILLE, Ohio—Lake Erie College Athletic Director Reid Guarnieri announced the hiring of Grant Lofdahl as the head coach of the Track & Field and Cross Country program on Monday (July 20).
AUSTIN, Texas – Eight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) cross country and track and field student-athletes earned 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II recognition on Wednesday (June 24), as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
BIG RAPIDS, Mich.- Ferris State University Athletics has officially announced the appointment of Bulldog alum Jared Kelsh, who has been tabbed as the school's head men's and women's track and field/cross country coach after serving this past year as the program's interim coach.
NEW ORLEANS – The Grand Valley State women's cross country/track & field teams earned their sixth all-time Program of the Year Award, presented Thursday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Grand Valley State junior cross country runner Jessica Janecke was named 2014 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Scholar Athlete of the Year, given to the top individual male and female finishers at the NCAA Championships who earned at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.25. Janecke's entire team of Lakers also earned their third consecutive Scholar Team of the Year award.
BAY CITY, Mich. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the recipients of the Fall 2014 GLIAC Commissioner’s Awards on Friday (Jan. 23). The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall, Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six female and six male student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play. All grade-point averages are based on a 4.0 scale.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Tuesday its National Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the NCAA Division II Cross Country season following the championships in Louisville, Kentucky, this past weekend.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Monday the 80 student-athletes who earned All-America honors by finishing among the top 40 at the 2014 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships men’s and women’s races.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Seven teams and three individuals represented the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) at the 2014 Division II Cross Country National Championship meet on Saturday, December 6 in Louisville, Ky.
NEW ORLEANS – All-Region honorees for NCAA Division II Cross Country were recognized Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the weekend’s NCAA regional championships meets.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The Grand Valley State men's (43 points) and women's (42 points) cross country teams were once again victorious at the 2014 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships at the Angel Mounds Course in Evansville, Indiana. It's the 14thstraight regional title for the GVSU women who landed four runners (Jessica Janecke 3rd, Allyson Winchester 4th, Hannah Osborn 6th, Jordan Chester 10th) inside the top 10, while the men make it 13 consecutive championships as Alan Peterson earned a runner-up showing and GVSU managed five runners inside the top 12.
BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's and women's cross country teams will participate in the 2014 NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships being held at the Angel Mounds in Evansville, Ind. The regionals will be hosted by the University of Southern Indians and the Evansville Sports Corporations, Saturday, November 22 with the men’s 10K championship race beginning at 10:30 a.m., followed by the women’s 6K at 11:45 a.m.
BAY CITY, Mich. -- Grand Valley State University claimed both the Men's & Women's 2014 GLIAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning in Tiffin in dominant fashion.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Malone junior Ryan Roush and Hillsdale sophomore Emily Oren claimed this week's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week awards after having strong finishes at the Southern Indiana Regional Preview.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ashland senior Brian Baum and Grand Valley State senior Allyson Winchester have been selected GLIAC Cross Country Athletes of the Week after success at the #JennaStrong Fall Classic and UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Tech sophomore Sean Pengelly and Malone freshman Hannah Campbell claimed this week's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week awards after both were victorious at their respective races.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State's Alan Peterson and Saginaw Valley State's Emily Short claimed this week's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week awards after high finishes at the Notre Dame and Northwood Invitationals.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ferris State's Andrew Harper and Northern Michigan's Kameron Burmeister have been selected GLIAC Cross Country Athletes of the Week after the final weekend in September.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Tech's Sean Pengelly and Deedra Irwin claimed this week's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week awards after high finishes at the St. Olaf Invitational.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State's Kendra Foley and Ashland's Brian Baum were selected GLIAC Cross Country Athletes of the Week after the second weekend of competition.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Wayne State's Irvin Wyche and Ashland's Delainey Phelps were selected GLIAC Cross Country Athletes of the Week after the first weekend of competition.
NEW ORLEANS - One won his second race in the past two weeks. One returned triumphantly to the cross country trails for the first time in two years. Whatever their circurmstances, excellent performances were the common thread between the National Athletes of the Week for NCAA cross country announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the preseason regional rankings for the NCAA Division II 2014 season.
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct has selected Northern Michigan University cross country runner Jaylee Brown as one of three recipients of the NCAA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award.
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Northern Michigan University Athletic Director Forrest Karr announced today the restructuring of the coaching staffs for the NMU cross country and track and field programs. As a part of that announcement, Karr named Jenny Ryan head coach for the combined cross country and track and field program at NMU.
SAULT STE. MARIE - Approximately 95 students in grades 1-8 from Gros Cap School in St. Ignace celebrated National Reading Month by spending March 11 with Lake Superior State student-athletes.
NEW ORLEANS – For the second consecutive season the NCAA Division II Cross Country Champion women of Grand Valley State and men of Adams State have been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Scholar Teams of the year for the 2013 cross country season among 136 women’s programs and 94 men’s programs that earned All-Academic Team honors.
Bay City, Mich.--The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced the 2013 Fall All-Academic & All-Academic Excellence Teams. Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, not a freshman or a first year transfer student. All-Academic Teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0-3.49. Academic Excellence Teams are comprised of student athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.0.