Shooting club makes two top five finishes

The Grand Valley State shooting club had a strong showing at the 2016 National Rifle Association Intercollegiate Rifle Sectional Match on Feb. 13 at the Jackson County Sportsman’s Club. Qualifiers at the match received an automatic invite to the Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championships.

As a team, the Lakers placed fourth in the smallbore rifle discipline with a score of 1,773 (out of 2,400). In the air rifle discipline, the Lakers placed third with a score of 1,945.

Two Lakers, Alex Cyburt and Gregory Quante, qualified for the championships with their performances. Cyburt, a junior in his first season with the team, qualified in the smallbore rifle with a score of 485 (out of 600). The score placed him at 26^th overall.

Quante qualified in both the smallbore rifle and the air rifle. His score of 501 in the smallbore and 537 in the air rifle were good for 22^nd and 12^th place, respectively.

Next up, the Lakers will look to continue their success at the Western Intercollegiate Rifle Championship Match at Purdue University on Feb. 27.

Pompon club to host tryouts

Grand Valley State’s pompon club will be hosting spring tryouts on April 15-16 in the south gym at the GVSU rec center in anticipation of the 2016-2017 season.

A $15 tryout fee is due on the first day, and participants will take part in an informational meeting, routine instruction and an interview.

On day two, judged tryouts will take place. At the conclusion of the tryouts, the team for the 2016-17 season will be announced.

Those who have questions or would like an application can email GVSU coach Jennifer Wizner at [email protected].

Former Laker makes donation to Flint

Grand Valley State alumnus and current Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr donated $100,000 to form the Carr Cares Fund to aid the Flint, Michigan water crisis that has received national attention. In addition, Carr donated $10,000 more to the Safe Water Safe Homes Fund to help replace pipes and plumbing. Flint is Carr’s hometown.

Carr was a 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award nominee this past season, an award that nominates one player from each team for their off-the-field contributions to their communities.

Donations can be made at www.cfgf.org.