CSR (Harrison Jorritsma Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR June 26, 2007 (PART TWO)

HARRISON JORRITSMA NAMED ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

GRAND RAPIDS - For the second straight year, Calvin College distance runner
Harrison Jorritsma has been named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American ®.
 

A recent graduate of Calvin, Jorritsma has been named to the ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-American 1st team in the men's cross country/track and field
(college) division. Jorritsma was also a 1st team selection in 2006.

The college division includes schools from the NCAA II and III ranks as well
as NAIA institutions.

Jorritsma is from Beamsville, Ontario and is a graduate of Smithville District
Christian High School. He carried a 4.0 grade point average while majoring in
accounting.

This past fall on the Calvin men's cross country team, Jorritsma was named to
the All-MIAA first team and to the Great Lakes All-Region team, finishing sixth
at the MIAA Championships and fourth at the Great Lakes Regional meet. He then
picked up All-America accolades for the second straight year at the NCAA III
Championships, finishing in 16th place, helping Calvin capture its third
national title in the last four years. At the 2005 national meet, Jorritsma
picked up an All-American certificate by placing 35th on a Calvin team that
finished as national runner-ups.

Over the course of his career, Jorritsma was a three-time All-MIAA selection
in cross country and a two-time Great Lakes All-Region choice.

Last spring, Jorritsma earned a spot on the All-MIAA track and field team
after winning a league title in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He then qualified
for the NCAA III Track and Field Championships in the 10,000 meters where he
finished 11th. Jorritsma was graduated from Calvin this past December.

Jorritsma has also been a four-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and
a recipient of all-academic honors from the College Cross Country Coaches
Association and from the United States Track and Field Coaches Association.

Calvin has now had its athletes receive Academic All-America accolades 72
times including 46 times in the last 10 years. During the 2006-07 academic
year, four Calvin athletes have received ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
honors as Lisa Winkle was a first team pick in women’s basketball, Becky
Weima a first team choice in women’s swimming and diving and Rafael
Siebenschein a third team selection in men's tennis.

The Academic All-America ® Teams program honors 816 male and female
student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the
playing and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by
CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member
organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges
and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve,
maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have
reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current
institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the
program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on
more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all
NCAA championship sports.

ESPN the Magazine - winner of the 2003 National Magazine Award for General
Excellence - is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of
insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversize bi-weekly with a circulation of
1.85 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of
sports.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Jun 26 14:17:23 2007