Oct. 20, 2009

Bay City, Mich. - Grand Valley State sophomore Paul Zielinski (Columbus, Ind.) was named the GLIAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week on Tuesday (Oct. 20). Zielinski finished seventh with a time of 25:27 at the Michigan Intercollegiates in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Friday (Oct. 9).

The Lakers placed seven runners in the top-23 and recorded a score of 55 points, finishing second behind Michigan with 32. Eastern Michigan finished third with 66 points, followed by Aquinas (167), and Calvin College (178), which rounded out the top-five.

GVSU will compete on Saturday (Oct. 24) at the GLIAC Championships in Saginaw, Mich. beginning at 11:00 a.m.