Laker soccer standouts receive honor

Grand Valley State’s Clare Carlson and Marti Corby have both received the Fall 2015 GLIAC Commissioner’s Award, after they played key roles in GVSU’s third consecutive Division II national championship.

The award is presented to six male and six female athletes every semester, honoring those who excel on the field and in the classroom.

Corby, the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year, and Carlson, the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year, were both named NSCAA All-Americans and NSCAA Scholar All-Americans. In addition, both were named to the All-District and All-America academic teams.

Corby was named the NSCAA Player of the Year for the second season in a row, making her one of two players ever to do so. She finished the 2015 campaign with 25 goals and 17 assists.

Carlson was a key cog in a backline that allowed only 11 goals all season. She helped GVSU post 17 shutouts, and allow just one goal in conference play. On offense, her five goals and four assists were tops in the GLIAC for a defender.

Judon headed to Indianapolis

Grand Valley State defensive end Matt Judon has been invited to the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The combine will be held on Feb. 23 to Feb. 29 and will be televised on the NFL Network.

Judon continues to make history, as he is the only GLIAC player to ever receive an invitation. He is one of two Division II players who will be in attendance. Judon led the country, regardless of division, in sacks with 21 this past season, which also set a GVSU record. His 23.5 tackles and 81 total tackles set two more Laker school records. He ended his collegiate football career as GVSU’s all-time leader in sacks with 34.

Judon will compete at the combine with the top college football players in the nation, and will make his case for one of the 32 NFL teams to put him on their draft boards in anticipation of the 2016 NFL Draft in May.

Club wrestling goes 4-0 in Toledo, Ohio

Grand Valley State’s wrestling club went 4-0 and was named champion at the Glass City Duals at the University of Toledo on Feb. 14.

The successful weekend marks the second meet in a row that the Lakers have separated themselves from the competition. The Lakers placed the most individual winners at the Laker Classic meet at home on Feb. 6 with Bailey Bischer (174 pounds), Trevor Pickett (165 pounds), Jake Sobeck (149 pounds), Brendan Hazelton (125 pounds), Mitch Hrnyak (141 pounds) and Zach Cooper (149 pounds).

Next up, the Lakers will prepare for the Great Lakes Conference meet at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan.