Team Leads & Officers
Alex Yeakle
President
Jack VanderVeen
Ergonomics Lead
Max Mensching
Business Lead
Nick DeBoode
Vice President
Aerodynamics & Composites Lead
Thomas Helquist
Chassis Lead
Elijah Brooks
Systems Integration Lead
Michael Wallis
Chief Engineer
Suspension Lead
Jacob Veine
Powertrain Lead
Gary Viane
Powertrain Lead
Laker Racing Leadership
2026 - 2027
Nicholas Baine, Ph.D., P.E.
bainen@gvsu.edu
Faculty Advisor
team at compeition
Left to Right (Top): Jacob Veine, Max Mensching, Nick DeBoode, Caleb Ulman, Jace Kragt, David Rockel, Josh Allen, Ethan Whiting, Michael Wallis, Grant Hayford
Left to Right (Bottom): Amanda Bury, Tyler Coker, Jared Bergeron (Faculty), John Dirkse, Annika Mattson (in LR26), Alex Yeakle, Jack VanderVeen, Dr. Nicholas Baine (Faculty Advisor), Tucker Wolf, Hunter Kruep
Left to Right: Jace Kragt, Luke Ensink, Gabrial Ptaszek, Annika Mattson, Elijah Sasak, Maddie Ross, Paul Eddleston (Braid Wheels), Tyler Coker, Brian Hufnagel, Rogelio Vasquez, Chris Pearson, Ethan Whiting, Hunter Kruep, Kyle Lentine
Not Pictured: Ethan Vink
Left to Right: Maddie Ross, Chris Peason, Dawson Coats, Kyle Lentine, Hunter Kruep, Dr. Nicholas Baine (Faculty Advisor), Billy Mullins, Joe Long, Brian Hufnagel (In car), Gabriel Ptaszek, Tyler Coker, Wade Callahan, Wade Callahan, Annika Mattson