CALVIN SPORTS REPORT (PART THREE) FOR APRIL 29, 2006
Women's Tennis 2nd at MIAA Tournament With Record Setting Score - 2nd in Final Standings;
Men's Tennis 3rd at MIAA Tourmanent - Tied for 2nd in Final Standings;
Track and Field Teams Close out Hillsdale Gina Relays With a Flourish
WOMEN'S TENNIS
HOLLAND - Under the direction of head coach Jerry Bergsma, the Calvin women's tennis team completed a record-setting weekend at the MIAA Tournament hosted by Hope College as the Knights took second at the two-day tournament with 93 points. The point total is the highest by a Calvin women's tennis team at the MIAA Tournament. The second place tournament finish also allowed Calvin to finish in sole possession of second place in the final MIAA standings, marking its highest conference finish since the 2000 season when it tied for second.
Albion took first place at the MIAA Tournament with 109 points and also took first place in the final overall MIAA standings.
Calvin had two individuals claim individual singles titles on Saturday as junior Kari Lipinski (Northpointe Christian HS) took the title at No. 4 singles while senior Kim Bosscher (Calvin Christian HS) took the title at No. 6 singles. The league crowns were the first for both Lipinski and Bosscher. In fact, it marked the first time that a Calvin singles player has claimed a league crown in more than 10 years.
Bosscher finished the year with a singles record of 19-2 while Lipinski finished with a season singles record of 16-5.
Junior Allyson Logan (Fort Wayne, IN/Concordia Lutheran HS) also had a strong singles performance, taking runner-up honors at No. 5 singles. Logan finished the year with a singles record of 16-7. Calvin also received a fourth place finish from senior Amy Zeilstra (Oak Brook, IL/Timothy Christian HS) at No. 1 singles and a third place finish from senior Annie Huizenga (Unity Christian HS) at No. 3 singles.
In doubles, Calvin's No. 1 doubles team of Zeilstra and sophomore Emily Oosterhouse (Grand Rapids Christian HS) took fourth while its No. 2 doubles team of Huizeng and Lipinski took second. In addition, Calvin's No. 3 doubles team of Logan and Bosscher took runner-up honors.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Zeilstra was named to the All-MIAA first team for the third straight year while Huizenga was named to the All-MIAA second team for the first time.
Complete tournament results can be found at: http://www.miaa.org/announcement6.html
MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT SCORES
Albion 109
Calvin 93
Hope 83
Kalamazoo 80.5
St. Mary's 70.5
Tri-State 43
Olivet 39.5
Alma 30.5
Adrian 9
FINAL MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS
1. Albion
2. Calvin
3. Kalamazoo
4. Hope
5. St. Mary's
6. Tri-State
7. Olivet
8. Alma
Adrian
MEN'S TENNIS
KALAMAZOO - After stumbling a bit on the first day of competition, Calvin finished strong on day two at the MIAA Tournament hosted by Kalamazoo College. Calvin finished in third place at the league tournament with 56.5 points and shared second place with Hope in the final overall league standings. Kalamazoo took first place at the MIAA Tournament with 117 points while Hope was second with 67 points. The first place total by Kalamazoo allowed it to capture the MIAA title for the 68th consecutive year. The championship streak by Kalamazoo is the longest conference championship streak in NCAA history at any level (Division I, II or III).
Calvin had two individuals earn runner-up honors in singles action as senior Rafael Siebenschein (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian HS) was second at No. 2 singles and junior Dan Volkema (Holland Christian HS) second at No. 5 singles. Sophomore Ricky Tilton (Gap, PA/Lancaster Christian HS) was fourth at No. 1 singles while freshman Marcus Zeilstra (Oakbrook, IL/Timothy Christian HS) was third at No. 3 singles. Senior Ryan DeNooyer (Kalamazoo Christian HS) was third at No. 4 singles and sophomore Michael Goorhouse (Holland Christian HS) third at No. 6 singles.
In doubles, Calvin's No. 1 doubles team of Tilton and Zeilstra took fourth; Calvin's No. 2 doubles team of Siebenschein and Goorhouse fourth and Calvin's No. 3 doubles team of Volkema and junior David Sneller (Sheboygan, WI/Sheboygan Christian HS) also took fourth.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Tilton was named to the All-MIAA first team while Siebenschein and Zeilstra were named to the All-MIAA second team.
Complete tournament results can be found at: http://www.kzoo.edu/sports/mt/mt06/mtresults06/mt-miaa-06.html
MIAA TOURNAMENT MEN'S TENNIS SCORES
Kalamazoo 117
Hope 67
Calvin 56.5
Albion 50
Alma 12.5
Adrian 2
Tri-State 1
FINAL MIAA MEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS
Kalamazoo - 1st
Calvin & Hope - 2nd
Albion - 4th
Alma - 5th
Adrian - 6th
Tri-State - 7th
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD - HILLSDALE RELAYS WRAP-UP
HILLSDALE - The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams closed out the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a flourish on Saturday, posting several NCAA III provisional qualifying marks and one NCAA III automatic qualifying time.
The lone NCAA III automatic qualifying performance came in the women's 4x400 meter relay as the Calvin quartet of junior Katie Bolt (Grand Rapids Christian HS), sophomore Sarah Wittingen (East Grand Rapids HS), freshman Lauren Bergstrom (Rochester, MN) and junior Lisa Winkle (South Christian HS) took second with a time of 3:49.38, just under the automatic qualifying time of 3:49.60. Calvin took second place behind Central Michigan University which clocked a time of 3:46.41.
Calvin's 4x100 meter relay team of junior Lisa Geelhoed (Grand Rapids Christian HS), junior Lorilyn Vogel (Orange City, IA), Wittingen and Winkle added a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 48.56
A day after leaping a career-best mark of 18-5 ¾ in the long jump, Winkle sizzled on the track in individual events, taking fourth in the 400 meters with a strong NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 56.32 while also clocking a time of 25.97 in the 200 meters. Freshman Jennifer DeFauw (Grosse Pointe Woods HS) also had a big meet, clocking a season-best time of 26.79 in the 200 meters and a season-best time of 58.74 in the 400 meters. Bolt also had a season-best time of 58.22 in the 400 meters.
Bergstrom came up with an NCAA III provisional and season-best time of 2:14.29 in the 800 meters. She was part of a strong middle-distance crew for the Knights as senior Camille Medema (Grand Rapids Christian HS) posted a career-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 4:36.69 in the 1,500 meters.
Wittingen added an NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 14.89 in the 100 meter hurdles.
Another highlight was turned in by freshman Julie Bratt (Lynden, WA/Lynen Christian HS) who cranked out a season-best mark of 36-9 in the triple jump.
On the men's side, Calvin's 4x400 meter relay team of junior Todd Schuster (Denver, CO), sophomore Jared Cok (Bozeman, MT), senior Chris Friebel (Shelby, OH) and sophomore Joel Baker (Kalamazoo Christian HS) clocked in with a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 3:17.06. Calvin's 4x100 meter relay team of Cok, Baker, senior Brian VanDyken (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Friebel also had a season-best time of 42.41.
In the 400 meters, Cok had a time of 49.50 while Baker had a time of 49.51. In the discus, senior Nate Meckes (Bay City/Westland Lutheran HS) took first place with a throw of 173-5.
Both Calvin track and field teams will now prepare for the upcoming MIAA Championships which are scheduled to be held at Albion College May 4 and 5.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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