Grand Valley State captured the 2020-21 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 22nd consecutive year the GLIAC announced Wednesday (June 9). GVSU has won every Presidents' Cup Trophy since the 1998-99 athletic year and has now captured the Presidents' Cup Trophy 27 times in school history.
"We are humbled and proud to capture the 2020-21 Presidents' Trophy," said Director of Athletics
Keri Becker. "The GLIAC is an outstanding conference with a rich tradition of excellence in every sport so it is an incredible feat to win this trophy. It was also a challenging year for our student-athletes, staff, administration, families and parents, and we thank everyone for what they did to make it possible to compete and play," added Becker.
Grand Valley State finished with 144.0 points, well ahead of second place Ashland (94.5), third place Saginaw Valley State (85.5) and fourth place Wayne State (82.5). The Lakers claimed 10 GLIAC titles during the 2021 campaign, with the women scoring 86.0 points and the men 58.0. 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. The GLIAC did not conduct championships for football and men's and women's cross country due to COVID-19.
2020-21 Presidents' Trophy standings:
1. Grand Valley State – 144.0
2. Ashland – 94.5
3. Saginaw Valley State – 85.5
4. Wayne State – 82.5
5. Ferris State – 82.0
6. Davenport – 78.5
7. Northwood – 75.0
8. Northern Michigan - 65.0
9. Michigan Tech – 54.0
10. Parkside – 41.5
11. Purdue-Northwest – 35.5
12. Lake Superior State – 25.5
Grand Valley State won women's GLIAC championships in soccer, indoor track & field, swimming & diving, golf, softball, lacrosse and outdoor track & field, while capturing men's titles in swimming & diving, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.
In addition to winning every Presidents' Trophy from 1998-99 to 2020-21, GVSU also notched the all-sports trophy in 1978-79, 1977-78, 1974-75, 1973-74, and 1972-73.
