CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 13, 2004
NCAA III WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
ST. PETERS, MO * The fabulous freshman campaign of Calvin's Rebekah Weima concluded with her third NCAA III All-America berth in as many nights on the final day of competition at the NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec Plex.
A graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Weima took fourth place in the 100 freestyle Saturday night for her third consecutive All-America performance. On Thursday, Weima took sixth in the 500 freestyle and followed with a national runner-up berth in the 200 freestyle Friday night.
On Saturday, Weima clocked in at 51.89 seconds, just 1.17 seconds out of first place. Wiema swam consistently, touching the half-way mark in fourth place at 24.8 seconds.
Also competing for Calvin on Saturday were senior Sara TerHaar (Bradenton, FL) on the three-meter diving board and sophomore Abby Johnson (Grand Haven HS) in the 200 butterfly. TerHaar finished 18th on the three-meter board with 304.4 points, while Johnson took 23rd place in the 200 butterfly, turning in a 2:10.56 performance.
Collectively, it enabled Calvin to finish in place in the final team standings with a score of 45 points, good enough for 24th in the overall final standings. Calvin remains with one top-20 finish in its history, that being an 18th place finish in 2001.
MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin suffered its second dual match defeat of the season with an 8-1 non-conference loss to Grand Valley State University Saturday afternoon at the Ramblewood Tennis Club in Grandville. The Knights are now 2-2 on the year and returns to action next Tuesday when they face cross-town rival Aquinas in another non-conference match.
Calvin was able to pick up a point in number one singles when Jon Miedema (Grand Rapids Christian) won in two sets, but could not find its rhythm in any of the other eight matches.
At Ramblewood Tennis Club
SINGLES---
1. Jon Miedema (C) d. Kyle Dehne (G) 6-2, 6-3; 2. Kyle Klinge (G) d. Dan Volkema (C) 6-3, 6-4; 3. Nirun Raju (G) d. Mark Betten (C) 6-1, 6-2; 4. Adam Sandusky (G) d. David Bratt (C) 6-1, 6-3; 5. Pete Schwallier (G) d. Ryan DeNooyer (C) 7-5, 7-5; 6. Justin Sauerbrey (G) d. David Sneller (C) 6-0, 6-1.
DOUBLES---
1. Dehne/Raju (G) d. Miedema/Betten (C) 8-5; 2. Klinge/Sandusky (G) d. Volkema/Bratt (C) 8-4; 3. Schwallier/Sauerbrey (G) d. DeNooyer/Sneller (C) 8-5.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
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