Grand Valley State a peak performer in Division II
August 31, 2010 by Jennifer Duncan
Filed under Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup News
Grand Valley State (Mich.) will receive its seventh consecutive Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup for excellence in NCAA Division II athletics Thursday and begin a quest for an eighth title when the football team hosts West Texas A&M.
The Lakers fell to Northwest Missouri State in last year’s national championship but have won four titles since 2002. Ranked No. 2 in the American Football Coaches Association’s preseason poll, the football program has been the centerpiece of an athletic department that has become a model of success in Division II.