The Michigan Tech athletic department was presented with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Community Engagement Award during its annual league meeting held earlier this week.

The top-ranked and defending national champion Grand Valley State women's track team got off to a fantastic start at the first day of the 2012 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships on Thursday (May 24). Junior Liz Murphy (Washington, Mich./Romeo) and senior Rachel Patterson (Rochester, Mich./Miami (Ohio)) each won individual national titles to give GVSU 20 points after one day of competition.

The 2012 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championship got under way at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on Thursday (May 24) and the 15th-ranked Grand Valley State men's team had multiple athletes competing on the first day of competition.

The Michigan Tech volleyball team announced its schedule for the 2012 season and it includes 31 matches, nine of which will be played at home.

Pueblo, Colo. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) will be well represented at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Pueblo, Colorado.

Senior women's golfer Sarah Hoffman (Saline, Mich.) Capital One Academic All-District Men's At-Large team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Grand Valley State University finished the season Ranked No. 25 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) top 25.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its all-region teams recently and eight Lakers were named to the NCBWA All-Midwest Region Teams, including senior Steve Anderson (Northville, Mich.) being named the NCBWA Midwest Region Player of the Year.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Grand Valley State University's Sarah Hoffman was named National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division II First Team All-American. Ashland University's Erin Misheff is on the Second Team.

TOWSON, Md. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is represented by four softball student-athletes on the Capital One Academic All-AmericaВ® Team.