CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
WOMEN'S GOLF
Calvin junior Annie Huizenga used ideal playing conditions on her home course
to come up with the final 18-round score of her collegiate career Thursday
afternoon as she fired a round of 79 to earn medalist honors at the Calvin/Hope
Invitational. Thursday's invitational was hosted by Calvin at the Thornapple
Pointe Golf Club.
A native of Hudsonville and a graduate of Unity Christian High School, Huizenga
took first place in a field of 27 golfers as she carded a 41 on the front nine
and came back with a 38 on the back.
Huizenga is the first individual in Calvin women's golf history to earn
medalist honors at an invitational.
Her score on Thursday helped Calvin finish fourth in a field of five teams as
the Knights posted a team score of 364. Manchester of Indiana took first at
346 with Tri-State second at 354, Hope third at 356 and Aquinas fifth at 382.
Also coming up with a superb effort for Calvin on Thursday was senior Dawn
Svenkeson (Scandia, MN) who shot an 84 that was good for a fifth place tie
individually.
Other Calvin finishers included junior Margaret Tassaro (Carnegie, PA) with a
93, sophomore Megan Andrews (Midland) with a round of 108 and sophomore Abby
Stemler (Elk River, MN) with a round of 111.
Calvin will now break until October 8 and 9 when it competes at the MIAA
Championships at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Marshall. The tournament
will consist of two 18-hole rounds.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
For the third consecutive week, the Calvin men's cross country team is ranked
number-one in the NCAA III Top-25 poll. The defending national champions once
again picked up all seven first place votes with North Central ranked second.
Calvin will get a chance to go head-to-head against North Central tomorrow
afternoon when it competes in the Gold Division of the prestigious Notre Dame
Invitational. The Gold Division will also include Hillsdale and Truman State
which rank 12th and 15th, respectively, in the men's Division II
finishlynx.com poll . Other ranked NCAA III schools in the men's Gold Division
field included fourth-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Wisconsin -Oshkosh (13),
Augustana College (21), and Anderson (23).
The Calvin men will run at 3:45 p.m. (EST) while the Calvin women will compete
in the women's Gold Division at 3:00 p.m. (EST).
The Notre Dame Invitational is one of the oldest and largest intercollegiate
cross country races in the nation. The Invitational was started by former Irish
coaching great Alex Wilson in 1956. The Irish men have won the meet 15 times
and an Irish individual has won three out of the last five seasons with the
most recent being Luke Watson in 2001. The Notre Dame women have claimed five
titles since the women's meet started in 1987.
Results will be posted immediately following each race. To access the results
please log on to www.und.com.
2004 Notre Dame Invitational Race Schedule: Women's Gold Division: 2:00 p.m.,
Men's Gold Division: 2:45 p.m., Open Race: 3:30 p.m., Women's Blue Division:
4:15 p.m., Men's Blue Division: 5:00 p.m.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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