CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2, 2007
Women's Golf 2nd at Hope Invitational;
Jed Christiansen Featured on Trackshark.com
WOMEN'S GOLF
HOLLAND -- Calvin took second at the three-team Hope Invitational on Tuesday at the Macatawa Legends Golf Club Tuesday afternoon. Calvin posted a team score of 386 strokes with Hope taking first (351) and Albion taking third (422). Alma also had a handful of golfers compete but did not have enough to officially field a team.
Calvin's top individual finisher was sophomore Emily Tuuk (Grand Rapids Christian HS) with a round of 94 while sophomore Julienne Louters (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and senior Linnea Trippett (White Plains, NY) next with rounds of 95. Also finishing for the Knights was sophomore Kelli Visser (Grand Rapids Christian HS) with a a round of 102 while senior Erin KAmmers (Belding HS) had a round of 115.
Cassie Sneller of Hope was the tournament medalist on Tuesday with a round of 80.
Calvin will now prepare for the MIAA Tournament this Friday and Saturay at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin men's cross country team is ranked number-one in the latest Division III Top-25 poll and junior Jed Christiansen is a big reason why.Jed Christiansen The junior from Pennsylvania has posted three consecutive top-10 individual finishes including a fourth place finish at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational this past Friday. A two-time cross country All-American, Christian recently sat down with Trackshark.com for an indepth interview and in the interview, Christiansen talks about his faith, his teammates and his life goals. Christiansen and his Calvin teammates will compete at the Michigan Intercollegiates this Friday at the Katke Golf Club in Rochester, Michigan.
To read the entire interview, please visit the Trackshark.com web site at: http://www.trackshark.com/blogs/division3blog/1964/Interview%3A+Jed+Christiansen+of+Calvin+College.html
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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