CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2005
MEN'S BASKETBALL
For the first time in his collegiate career, Calvin junior forward Andy Draayer has been named MIAA Player of the Week in men's basketball.
A native of Denver, Colorado, and a graduate of Denver Christian High School, Draayer was red-hot from three-point range last week in leading Calvin to conference victories over Olivet and Alma.
On the week, Draayer was 19 of 30 from the floor including 16 of 25 from three-point range as he finished with a total of 54 points in 42 minutes of playing time.
In a win over Olivet Wednesday night, Draayer fired in seven three-pointers on 11 attempts * en route to finishing with 25 points. He then rolled in a career-high 29 points in a Saturday victory over Alma as he connected on nine three-point field goals * three shy of matching the Calvin single-game record held by 1992 graduate Todd Hennink.
Draayer also collected 11 rebounds during the week including seven in Saturday's win over Alma.
Draayer is currently ranked eighth nationally in three-point field goal percentage (.493). His season total of 81 three-point field goals is also the second-highest single-season total in Calvin men's basketball history.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to rival Hope for a game scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Holland Civic Center. The game will feature the final meeting between the two rivals at the Holland Civic Center and will be televised throughout West Michigan by WGVU TV-35/52. In addition, D3hoops.com will be on hand to broadcast the game through its web site.
Wednesday's game will feature the 156th meeting between the two rivals in a series that sees Calvin holding a 79-76 lead.
Calvin will head into Wednesday's game ranked 15th in the latest D3hoops.com Top-25 poll * up three spots from last week. The latest poll was released this afternoon.
D3hoops.com Top-25 Poll (Released 2-14-05)
# Team W-L Pts. Prev.
1 UW-Stevens Point (16) 20-2 615 2
2 Wooster (6) 22-1 600 3
3 Amherst (3) 22-1 565 4
4 St. John Fisher 23-0 510 5
5 Wittenberg 20-3 496 6
6 Wheaton (Ill.) 18-3 481 9
7 Puget Sound 17-3 465 7
8 Albion 20-2 460 8
9 Illinois Wesleyan 16-4 455 1
10 Buena Vista 20-3 363 12
11 Wartburg 20-3 352 13
12 Lawrence 17-4 343 14
13 John Carroll 18-4 323 15
14 Ramapo 19-3 288 10
15 Calvin 18-5 276 18
16 Trinity (Texas) 17-6 248 19
17 Hanover 18-5 228 11
18 UW-Platteville 16-6 156 17
19 Potsdam State 20-2 150 16
20 Rochester 19-3 146 -
21 York (Pa.) 20-2 96 -
22 Gustavus Adolphus 17-5 90 -
23 Ripon 15-6 86 25
24 Aurora 18-4 65 -
25 Benedictine 18-5 46 -
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
In a time trial held Friday night at the MIAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Holland, Calvin sophomore Alex Wilson of Ellsworth, Ohio, shattered one of the oldest records in the Calvin women's swimming books. A graduate of Western Reserve High School, Wilson clocked a strong NCAA III conditional qualifying time of 1:06.70 in the 100 breaststroke Friday night, shattering the previous school record of 1:08.63 established by Stephanie Rhind in 1989. The record by Rhind was the second-oldest in the Calvin books.
Wilson's record performance was part of a big weekend effort by the Calvin women's swim team as it captured its third league crown in the last five years with a final team score of 562 points.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams swung into competition last Friday night at an indoor meet hosted by Grand Valley State University.
The two Calvin teams combined to post four first place performances with junior Nate Meckes (Bay City) highlighting the meeting with a first place throw of 57-5 ¾ in the shot put. Other first place efforts for the Calvin men included senior Kris Koster (Grand Rapids Christian HS) in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:35.86 and junior Chris Friebel (Shelby, OH) in the 55 meters (6.6). On the women's side, Calvin junior Kim Vanderzee (Shoreline, WA) won the high jump with a big leap of 5-6.
Both Calvin teams return to indoor action on Friday when they compete at the Grand Rapids Championships hosted by Grand Valley State University.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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