CSR (Women's Golf Team 9th at MIAA Outing/Calvin to Host Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Next Week)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 (PART TWO)

Women's Golf Team 9th at MIAA Outing;
Calvin To Host Two-Time Swimming Gold Medalist

WOMEN'S GOLF

KALAMAZOO -- Calvin posted a ninth place score of 390 strokes at the first MIAA outing of the year. The outing was hosted by Kalamazoo at the Milham Park Golf Club Saturday afternoon.

Sophomores Emily Tuuk and Julienne Louters of Grand Rapids Christian High School led Calvin with rounds of 95 while sophomore Kelli Visser (Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a round of 96. Senior Linnea Trippett (White Plains, NY) was next with a score of 104 while senior Erin Kammers (Belding HS) rounded out Calvin's finishers with a score of 114.

Medalist honors went to Katie O'Brien of Saint Mary's wiht a round of 76.

Calvin is back in action next Tuesday at an MIAA outing hosted by Tri-State University.

MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF OUTING #1

Olivet 335
Saint Mary's 345
Tri-State 347
Hope 348
Alma 358
Albion 363
Adrian 374
Kalamazoo 387
Calvin 390

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

Calvin College will play host to two-time U.S. Olympic swimmer Josh Davis next Thursday and Friday. During his swimming career, Davis captured five Olympic medals, winning three gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and then adding a pair of silver medals at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. Davis won gold medals in 1996 in the 400 and 800 freestyle events as well as a member of the U.S. 400 meter relay team. Davis was the only swimmer at the Atlanta Olympics to win three gold medals. At the 2000 games, Davis earned silver medals in both the 400 and 800 freestyle. He also served as co-captain of the U.S. Olympic Swim team at the 2000 Olympic Games. Davis also broke the American record in the 200 freestyle three teams in 2000.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Davis now travels the country as a motivational faith-based speaker. Davis has been involved with the ministry Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Athletes in Action for many years. At The University of Texas, he served as president of its FCA chapter.

Davis will provide a motivational speech to a group of Calvin athletes Thursday night and will then spent more time on the Calvin campus Friday morning. Davis is also scheduled to give a swimming clinic at East Grand Rapids High School on Saturday.

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to host Josh Davis on our campus next week," said Calvin men's and women's swim coach Dan Gelderloos. "It will be a wonderful opportunity for Calvin's athletes to hear the life testimony of a world-class athlete. I know the members of our swimming and diving program are anxiously awaiting his arrival. We are all very grateful that Josh has accepted our invitation to visit our campus."

For more on Davis, please visit his web site at: http://www.joshdavis.com.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Sun Sep 9 00:41:22 2007