Hall of Fame
Paul Springer was the head coach of Grand Valley's men's and women's crew teams from 1970 until 1981. He developed highly-competitive teams that competed on a regular basis with national powers from within the rowing field and the Midwest. His 1980 women's team took 1st place at the Midwest Rowing Championships and qualified for National Championships. His 1980 men's team placed 2nd at the Midwest Championships. Although crew is no longer a varsity sport at Grand Valley, Springer's devotion to rowing has encouraged others to maintain successful teams at the club sport level. Grand Valley continues to take on the nation's top competition when possible. The Lakers also represented GVSU internationally at a meet sponsored by Kingston University in England.
