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Athletics
Grand Valley State supports 19 varsity teams in the following sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, and women's volleyball.

Since 2001, Grand Valley's athletic teams have won six national championships in three sports and have been national runners-up six times in six sports. GVSU has also won the prestigious National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup for NCAA Division II schools in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 after finishing second in 2002 and 2003. The cup is awarded to the top athletic programs based on overall team national finishes. Grand Valley is the first college east of the Mississippi River to win the Director's Cup for NCAA Division II.

Tim Selgo began serving as Grand Valley State's fifth athletic director in 1996. A promoter of a well-rounded athletic department, Selgo has been a key figure in the Lakers' rise to national prominence in NCAA Division II athletics.

The mascot is Louie the Laker. The official fight song is "GVSU Victory!"


[edit] National Championships (6)
2002: Football - NCAA Division II
2003: Football - NCAA Division II
2005: Football - NCAA Division II
2005: Women's Volleyball - NCAA Division II
2006: Women's Basketball - NCAA Division II
2006: Football - NCAA Division II

[edit] National Runners-up (9)
1977: Wrestling - NAIA
1978: Wrestling - NAIA
2001: Football - NCAA Division II
2002: Softball - NCAA Division II
2004: Baseball - NCAA Division II
2005: Women's Cross Country - NCAA Division II
2005: Women's Golf - NCAA Division II
2006: Women's Soccer - NCAA Division II
2008: Men's Lacrosse - MCLA Division II