Did You Know

East Lansing is home to Todd Martin, once ranked the #3 Men's Tennis Player in the World.

Greater Lansing has hosted the Michigan Boy's State Basketball Tournament in five different venues: Don Johnson Field House, The Breslin Center, Jenison Field House, MSU's Demonstration Hall and the MAC Gymnasium.

Lansing Community College has won NJCAA titles in the following sports: Women's Softball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country and Men's and Women's Marathon.

Lansing-native Sam Vincent starred with Michigan State University before heading to the NBA's Boston Celtics.

Major League Pitcher and 1996 Cy Young Award Winner John Smoltz is from Lansing.

Mason Michigan's own Kristin Haynie starred at Michigan State University before going on to the Sacramento Monarch's with the WNBA.

Michigan State Star and NBA Legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. A statue honoring the local sports hero was erected in 2003 and stands outside the current home of Michigan State University Basketball, the Breslin Student Events Center.

East Lansing, Michigan was recently ranked in the top 50 Best Sports Cities in America by Sporting News Magazine.

NFL standout receiver Muhsin Muhammad attended Lansing's Waverly High School and Michigan State University before entering the professional ranks.

Greater Lansing is home to Hannah Miller, 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Novice Ladies National Champion.

The Lansing Lugnuts have won two Midwest League Championships, one in 1997 and another in 2003.

From 2000-2010, Greater Lansing's Capital Area Athletic Conference had three Class A boys basketball state champs (Lansing Waverly 2000, Lansing Everett 2004, Holt 2005) and two Class A semi-finalists (Okemos 2006, East Lansing 2008).

Greater Lansing is home to gymnast Jordyn Wieber-U.S. Jr. National Champion, American Cup Champion, USA National Team member and ranked as a top U.S. hope for gold in the 2012 London Olympics.

DeWitt Michigan's own Jennifer Smith is a stand-out player for the WNBA's New York Liberty.

East Lansing's C. Leslie Charles holds the world disc golf distance record for women age 65 and older.

ESPN Magazine reports that Lansing Lugnuts jerseys are among the top ten national Minor League Baseball team best-sellers.

LA Dodgers Great and future Hall-of-Famer Steve Garvey was a two sport stand-out athlete at Michigan State University.

Greater Lansing is home to Gedderts' Twistars, the number one ranked gymnastics club in the United States.

In 2010, two Michigan State players were among ESPN's top 25 Big Ten players: linebacker Greg Jones was No. 2 and quarterback Kirk Cousins was No. 21.

Greater Lansing hosted the largest intercollegiate volleyball tournament in the country -- the Asics GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Volleyball Tournament on October 16-17, 2009.