Grand Valley State captured the 2017-18 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Presidents' Cup Trophy, the all-sports trophy awarded at the end of the year to the conference member that demonstrates general excellence in all sports, for the 20th consecutive year the GLIAC announced Monday (May 29). GVSU has won every Presidents' Cup Trophy since the 1998-99 athletic year and has now captured the Presidents' Cup Trophy 25 times in school history.

Grand Valley State finished with 172.0 points, well ahead of  second place Ashland (122.0), Tiffin (110.0), Wayne State (105.0) and Saginaw Valley State (103.5). The Lakers claimed 13 GLIAC titles during the 2017-18 campaign, with the women scoring 104.0 points and the men 68.0. The standings are based on final regular season standings except for the following sports, which are based on conference tournament finish: cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track & field, and swimming and diving.

2017-18 Presidents' Trophy standings:
1. Grand Valley State - 172
2. Ashland - 122.0
3. Tiffin - 110.0
4. Wayne State - 105.0
5. Saginaw Valley State - 103.5
6. Ferris State - 92.5
7. Northern Michigan - 87.0
8. Northwood - 86.0
9. Davenport - 80.5
10. Michigan Tech - 68.5
11. Lake Superior State - 36.0
12. Purdue-Northwest - 32.0

Grand Valley State won GLIAC championships in women's cross country, women's soccer, women's tennis, women's indoor track & field, women's golf, lacrosse, softball and women's outdoor track & field, while capturing men's titles in cross country, swimming & diving, indoor track & field, golf and outdoor track & field.

In addition to winning every Presidents' Trophy from 1998-99 to 2017-18, GVSU also notched the all-sports trophy in 1978-79, 1977-78, 1974-75, 1973-74, and 1972-73.