CSR (Calvin Women's Swim Team Sending Seven to Nationals * Tuuk Releases Book on Calvin Athletics)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2005

WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM TO SEND SEVEN TO NCAA III CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Calvin women's swimming and diving team will send seven individuals to
the upcoming NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships March 10-12.

The trip will be both a short and familiar one for the Calvin contingent as
the championship meet will be held at the Holland Aquatic Center with Hope
College serving as host.

Advancing to the NCAA III Championships from Calvin are junior Abby Johnson,
sophomores Becky Weima, Alex Wilson and Liz Ingebrigtsen and freshmen Megan
Diekema, Kat Vinson and Stephanie Duncan.

The Calvin group will combine to compete in 14 of a possible 20 swimming
events.

Calvin's seven individuals will make up the largest contingent it has ever
sent to the NCAA III Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

A native of Grand Haven and a graduate of Grand Haven High School, Johnson is
scheduled to compete in the 200 IM, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. She is
seeded 15th in the 200 IM (2:09.71), 23rd in the 100 backstroke (59.83) and
19th in the 200 backstroke (2:08.83). In addition, she will swim legs on
Calvin's 400 medley relay team and 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams.
Johnson will be making her third straight trip to the national meet.

A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School,
Weima will be making her second straight trip to the national meet. She is the
top seed in the 200 freestyle (1:50.57), the second seed in the 500 freestyle
(5:00.94) and the third seed in the 100 freestyle (51.47). A year ago, she
took second at the NCAA III Championships in the 200 freestyle, fourth in the
100 freestyle and sixth in the 500 freestyle. She is also scheduled to swim
legs on Calvin's 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams as well as Calvin's
400 medley relay team.

Wilson is from Ellsworth, Ohio, and a graduate of Western Reserve High School.
 She is scheduled to compete in the 100 breaststroke where she is seeded 17th
(1:06.70) and in the 200 breaststroke where she is seeded 25th (2:26.55). In
addition, she is scheduled to compete in Calvin's 200 and 400 medley relay
teams. Wilson is making her first trip to the NCAA III Championships.

Ingebrigtsen is from Bensenville, Illinois, and is a graduate of Timothy
Christian High School. Ingebrigtsen is making her first trip to the NCAA III
Championships and is scheduled to compete on Calvin's 200 freestyle relay
team.

Diekema is from Zeeland and is a graduate of Zeeland High School. She is
scheduled to compete on Calvin's 800 freestyle relay team. Vinson is from
Kanehoe, Hawaii. She is a graduate of Puhahou High School. She is scheduled
to compete in the 50 freestyle where she is seeded 27th (24.46) and on
Calvin's 200 medley relay and Calvin's 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Duncan is from Long Grove, Illinois. She is a graduate of Adlai E. Stevenson
High School. She is scheduled to compete in the 200 freestyle where she is
seeded 17th (1:55.69) and the 100 freestyle where she is seeded 38th (54.87).
In addition, she will swim legs on Calvin's 200 medley and 200, 400 and 800
freestyle relay teams.

Calvin's 200 freestyle relay team is seeded 11th (1:36.93), its 400
freestyle relay team seeded sixth (3:31.48) and its 800 freestyle relay team
seeded fourth (7:41.58). Calvin's 200 medley relay team is seeded 21st
(1:53.11) and its 400 medley relay team 14th (3:58.77).

A year ago, Calvin placed 24th at the NCAA III Swimming and Diving
Championships with 45 points. Calvin's best-ever national finish came at the
2001 national meet when the Knights placed 18th with 42 points.

LONGTIME CALVIN ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/COACH COMPLETES BOOK ON HISTORY OF CALVIN
ATHLETICS

David B. Tuuk, professor of physical education emeritus at Calvin College, as
well as respected coach and athletic director, has written a second volume
chronicling the history of Calvin athletics. "Golden Years" details the
history of each of the 20 sports in which Calvin has participated over the last
50 years. It also includes lists of award recipients and offers write-ups on
traditions such as the Calvin-Hope rivalry, spring break trips, and other
memorable moments in Calvin's sports history. Follow the history of Calvin
athletics through the pages of "Golden Years" and meet the teams, athletes and
coaches that distinguished themselves as Calvin Knights.

In addition, a book signing reception honoring Coach Tuuk will be held on
Tuesday, March 1, 3:30 p.m. in the Spoelhof Coffee shop.

Copies of the book ($15) will be available then and are also available at the

Campus Store.

Read more: http://www.calvin.edu/alumni/collection/goldenyears/
Order online: http://www.calvin.edu/campus-store/

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Fri Feb 25 13:19:14 2005