National Rankings - Men First, Women Second in the Nation!

Updated and revised National rankings have been released. The top five spots on the Women's side of things are 1. Wayne State, 2. Grand Valley State, 3. St. Cloud State, 4. Truman State, 5. Ashland

On the Men's side the top five spots belong to 1. Grand Valley State, 2. University of California, San Diego, 3. University of the Incarnate Word, 4. Ashland, 5. Wayne State.

Congratulations to Laker swimmers and divers!

Men Win Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State, Women finish second

The Grand Valley State Men's Swimming and Diving team captured the victory at the sixth annual Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State University. The Lakers tallied 910 points to Ball State's 675 and the University of Findlay's 128 points. Last year, the Laker men needed at come from behind finish on the last relay to eke out a 4 point victory. This year, Grand Valley dominated every session.

Grand Valley men won 13 individual events and 3 relays. Aaron Beebe won the 100 and 200 butterfly events, as well as the 500 free. Justin Patterman was first in the 200 and 400 Individual Medleys and was second to Beebe in the 200 Fly. Matt Witkowski won the 100 and 200 Freestyles, Hans Hill won both Breaststroke races, Raphael Santos was first in both Backstrokes, Jeff Pauza won the 1650 freestyle and Evan Betts was first in one meter diving.

Laker women were represented on the victor's podium by Kelsey Vermeer in the 50 Freestyle, Carly Bush in the 1650 Freestyle and Toni Musto in the 200 Breaststroke. Great job to all the Lakers and an outstanding performance at the Doug Coers Invitational.

Santos GLIAC Swimmer of the Week

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference has named Laker swimmer Raphael Santos as the Swimmer of the Week. Raphael broke the school record in the 200 backstroke and earned his "A" qualifying time for that event. Congratulations to Raphael!

Toni Musto named Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week

Congratulations to Toni Musto as she has been named the Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week for Division II. Toni won the 200 Breaststroke at the Michigan State meet with an NCAA "A" cut time of 2:19.53. She also placed 2nd int the 200 IM at the same meet. Kudos to Toni for this tremendous honor!

Grand Valley State vs. MSU

The Lakers attempted to play the role of giant killer on Friday night and gave the Spartans a very spirited meet. A huge crowd, mostly wearing Laker Blue came to watch the potential upset. In last year's meet, GV won only one race; this year Laker swimmers and divers captured 11 of 26 first place finishes. A remarkable accomplishment against a Big Ten opponent. In the end, the Spartans depth proved to be a little too much for Coach Boyce's determined squad. Both the men and women finished with identical scores of 140-103.

Grand Valley did earn "A" cuts in the women's 200 Breaststroke (Toni Musto), women's 50 Freestyle (Kelsey Vermeer's lead off leg of the sprint relay) and the women's 200 freestyle relay. On the men's side, Aaron Beebe bettered the A mark in the 200 butterfly while Raphael Santos shattered the school record in the 200 backstroke to earn his A cut. Divers Evan Betts and Karen Verbrugge repeated A cuts they had previously achieved. Laker swimmers also earned 7 "B" cuts in the meet.

What an exciting way to head into the Holiday invitationals! GO LAKERS!!

Grand Valley State v. Michigan State

The Michigan State meet is tonight. We expect a large crowd so be there early. The meet starts at 6 pm. This meet is also the team's funraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness. T-shirts will be on sale, a silent auction will be held and a game or two to help the cause. Bring a friend and lets pack the house, support our Lakers and raise some money!!

ASHLAND MEET CANCELLED!!

Due to illness at Ashland University, the meet scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled and will not be re-scheduled. We are working to get the silent auction breast cancer fundraiser moved to the MSU meet.

There will be practice on Saturday morning 7-9 for Men and 9-11 for Women.