Grand Valley State captured the 2018-19 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 21st 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 26 times in school history.
"We are humbled and proud to capture the 2018-19 Presidents' Trophy," said Director of Athletics
Keri Becker. "The GLIAC is an outstanding conference with a rich tradition of excellence in every sport so this is an incredible feat for our athletics department."
Grand Valley State finished with 166.0 points, well ahead of second place Ashland (132.0), third place Saginaw Valley State (108.5) and fourth place Wayne State (100.0). The Lakers claimed 14 GLIAC titles during the 2018-19 campaign, with the women scoring 100.0 points and the men 66.0. 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.
2018-19 Presidents' Trophy standings:
1. Grand Valley State - 166.0
2. Ashland - 132.0
3. Saginaw Valley State – 108.5
4. Wayne State - 100.0
5. Ferris State - 93.5
6. Northwood – 93.0
7. Davenport – 91.0
8. Northern Michigan - 73.0
9. Michigan Tech – 72.0
10. Parkside – 57.5
11. Lake Superior State – 37.5
12. Purdue-Northwest – 35.5
Grand Valley State won women's GLIAC championships in cross country, soccer, tennis, indoor track & field, swimming & diving, golf, softball, basketball and outdoor track & field, while capturing men's titles in cross country, basketball, swimming & diving, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field.
In addition to winning every Presidents' Trophy from 1998-99 to 2018-19, GVSU also hoisted the all-sports trophy in 1978-79, 1977-78, 1974-75, 1973-74 and 1972-73.
