CSR (Calvin Grads Run Well at Fifth Third River Bank Run/Lacrosse Team Bows Out at Nationals)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 15, 2006

Calvin Grads Run Well at Fifth Third River Bank Run;
Men's Club Lacrosse Bows Out at National Tournament

CALVIN GRADS RUN WELL AT FIFTH THIRD RIVER BANK RUN

Calvin College was well represented by alumni of the Calvin cross country and
track and field teams at the 29th running of the prestigious Fifth Third River
Bank Run in Grand Rapids this past Saturday.

In the men's 15k run, four alumn from the Calvin men's cross country
program cracked the top 50 with the top finisher former cross country and track
and field All-American Matt Edwards (2004 graduate) who finished 21st with a
time of 1:20.16. Edwards was a member of Calvin's national championship
cross country teams in 2000 and 2003. He was followed by 2005 graduate Kris
Koster who placed 30th with a time of 1:21.48. An All-American in cross country
and a two-time All-American in track and field, Koster was a member of
Calvin's national championship cross country teams in 2000 and 2003.

Calvin assistant cross country coach Robert Hyde took 39th with a time of
1:25.06. A 1997 Calvin graduate, Hyde was a cross country All-American for
Calvin in 1994. In addition, 2003 graduate Matt Sicilia took 42nd in 1:25.22.
Sicilia was a member of Calvin's national championship cross country team in
2000 and served as a student assistant coach on Calvin's national
championship team in 2003.

In the men's 5K run, 2003 graduate Joel Klooster took sixth with a time of
15:25. Klooster was a two-time All-American in cross country and a national
runner-up in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters in track and field in 2002.

In the women's 15k run, 1995 graduate Renea Bluekamp-Walkotten was 33rd in a
time of 1:46.33. Walkotten was an individual national champion for Calvin in
cross country in 2003 and was a member of three consecutive national runner-up
teams. She was also a multiple All-American in track and field.

In addition, 1990 graduate Deb VanderSteen-Lenters took 43rd with a time of
1:50.30. Lenters was the MIAA's Most Valuable Runner in cross country in
1989.

Also of note, the runner-up in the women's 15k with a time of 1:28.42 was
former Luther College (IA) standout Turena Johnson-Lane who was a distance
rival of Calvin distance standout Betsy Haverkamp-Frens during the
mid-1990's. Johnson-Lane was an individual national champion in both cross
country and in track and field (5,000 meters and 10,000 meters) during her
career at Luther.

In the women's 5k run, 2004 graduate Jessie Lair-Klooster was third with a
time of 18:59. At Calvin, Klooster was a two-time All-American in cross country
and a three-time national qualifier in track and field. A 1984 graduate of
Calvin, Laura Vroon took second in the 5K with a time of 19:11. Vroon was the
MIAA's Most Valuable Runner in cross country in 1983.

Holly Breuker-Shoemaker also took 25th in the 5K run, clocking in with a time
of 22:16. A four-time All-MIAA selection in track and field, Breuker was an
individual national champion in the 400 meter hurdles in 1996 and ran on a
national championship 4x400 meter relay team in 1994.

Calvin men's and women's swim coach Dan Gelderloos also completed the 15K
run on Saturday, clocking in with a time of 1:54.30. Gelderloos is a 1994
Calvin graduate.

MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM BOWS OUT AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

DALLAS, TX - The Calvin men's club lacrosse team bowed out of the Division B
National Tournament this past weekend with an 0-3 record, dropping hard-fought
contests to Harding and Southwestern.

In an 8-7 loss to Harding, Calvin (12-11) held a 7-6 lead but Harding scored
the final two goals including the game-winner with 3:31 left in the final
quarter of play.

Freshman Lucas Huyser-Wierenga (Edmonton, AB) led Calvin with three goals
while junior Jimmy Deterding (Annapolis, MD) had a goal and two assists.

The Knights then suffered a 10-6 loss to Southwestern (TX). Senior Dan Hase
(Chicago, IL) had a four-goal effort for the Knights while Deterding had a pair
of goals.

The University of San Diego captured the national tournament title with a 10-3
win over St. John's (MN).

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Mon May 15 08:56:34 2006