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33 Athletes Earn USTFCCCA Academic Honors
ALLENDALE, MICH. – The GVSU men's and women's cross country and track and field teams were both honored by the USTFCCCA as All-Academic Teams. In addition, 14 men and 19 women earned All-Academic Athlete status. The women's team achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.53, while the men put together a team GPA of 3.15. Additionally, Caleb Futter was named the Indoor Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year. Futter, who maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.4, won the mile at the 2024 NCAA DII Indoor Championships. This is the first time in program history that an athlete from Grand...
Volleyball Named AVCA Team Academic Award Winner
07.18.2024 ALLENDALE, MICH. – For the sixth consecutive season and the eighth time overall, the Grand Valley State women's volleyball team was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as they were selected as a AVCA Team Academic Award. Full AVCA Release The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced today that More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs have earned the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Earlier this season...
Team Wyoming results from NHSFR Performance #7
Here are the results for Team Wyoming members at Wednesday night’s Performance #7 of the National High School Finals Rodeo taking place at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs. Team Wyoming’s placements in the Go-1 are after the first six performances. The Go-2 standings will begin with Performances...
Grand Valley State school year in review: Top 5 GVSU stories
ALLENDALE - Fans stormed the field as they rushed to celebrate with the Grand Valley State University football team after a huge playoff win over rival Ferris State University. “It feels great,” GVSU receiver Darrell Johnson said. “Especially after losing in 2021 and 2022 in the playoffs. To get revenge...
Rise sign former Purdue star, former Fury liberos for 2025 season
GRAND RAPIDS -- A defensive lineup is starting to look a little bit different. This week, the Grand Rapids Rise announced they have signed liberos Jena Otec and Valeria León for the 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation season. Get Rise tickets: Ticketmaster, VividSeats, StubHub, SeatGeek. Otec was signed onto the...
STUNT Lands 22 Student-Athletes on CSCA Academic Honor Roll
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Davenport University STUNT team placed 22 student-athletes on the 2024 College Stunt Coaches Association (CSCA) Academic Honor Roll. Nominated athletes must have a cumulative GPA above 3.50 and have completed a minimum of 24 credits/units at their current STUNT institution. The Davenport honorees are listed below Abigayle Rhinehart Abigayle Rossow Annabelle Densmore Ashley Evans Aubrey Lenard Brittany Mulvin Chloe Noah Eleanor Trefry Jennifer Fry Jordyn Trotter KaDee Longhito Kaitlin Dolland Keaghan Otto Lillian Smith Lynsey Peters Nevaeh Keller Payton McHugh Riley O'Mara Saylor Martin Shawna Smith Sophia Townsend Summer Elbortoukaly Saylor Martin Base 5' 2"...
Watch: WOOD TV8 anchors compete in digital reality series
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony only one week away, WOOD TV8’s anchors are getting into the competitive spirit with their own athletic competition: the Octathlon. In a new digital series, News 8’s Brittany Flowers, Lainey Gerber, David Horak, Blake Harms, and eightWest’s...
Sturgis grad Matz happy about new opportunity with Davenport
STURGIS — As a senior for the Sturgis bowling program, Kortnie Matz wanted to qualify for the state finals. That was her main goal, and it was a big one at that because in her previous three seasons, Matz had not qualified. A strong day at the regional round...
Fennell/Jolly and Garety/Delcamp win titles at 14th GAM Women’s Four-Ball championships
GRAND RAPIDS – Elise Fennell of Caledonia and Jessica Jolly of Rockford birdied the first hole of sudden-death to win the Overall Division, and Joan Garety of Ada and Terry Delcamp, formerly of Grand Blanc, won an unprecedented eighth Senior Division title in the 14th GAM Women’s Four Ball Championship presented by Saint John’s Resort at Boulder Creek Golf Club Monday.
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