Calvin Sports Report for July 14, 2008
Calvin Track and Field Athletes Receive Academic Honors From USTFCCCA
The Calvin women's track and field team has again achieved academic and
athletic excellence.
For the eighth straight year, the Calvin women’s track and field team has
received the all-academic team award from the United States Track and Field
Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Teams were eligible for the for honor if they had a minimum of 14 members who
participated in the 2008 outdoor season and recorded a minimum 3.00 (4.00
scale) cumulative grade point average as a group. The Calvin women's track and
field team posted a 3.429 cumulative grade point average. Calvin was coached by
Dr. Jong-il Kim.
In addition, 13 Calvin track and field athletes have received individual
all-academic accolades from the USTFCCCA. To qualify individually, a
student-athlete needed to have recorded a minimum cumulative grade point
average of 3.25 and participated in the NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field
Championships or met an NCAA III provisional or automatic qualifying standard.
Of the 13 Calvin athletes, five are from the men’s team and eight are from
the women’s team.
Individuals from the Calvin men's track and field team that received
all-academic recognition were seniors Joel Baker (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian
HS) and Jared Cok (Bozemant, MT/Manhattan Christian HS); juniors Erik VanKampen
(Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS), Nate DeHaan (Byron Center/South Christian
HS) and Jed Christiansen (Greenville, PA/Greenville HS).
At the NCAA III Track and Field Championships this past May, Christiansen was
an All-American in the 10,000 meters with a fifth place finish.
On the women's side, Calvin individuals that earned the award include senior
Sarah Wittingen (East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids HS), juniors Kelly Edwards
(Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS), Calah Schlabach (St. Michaels, AZ/St. Michaels
HS), Julie Bratt (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian HS), Kristen VanSickel
(Pittsburgh, PA/Trinity Christian HS), sophomore Heather Koning
(Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) and freshmen Jessica Koster (Grand
Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Rachel Boerner (Bergenfield, NJ/Hillcrest
Lutheran Academy).
Four of the eighth individuals also picked up All-America accolades at the
NCAA III Track and Field Championships with Wittingen doing so in the 100 meter
hurdles, 400 meter hurdles and 4x400 meter relay. Wittingen was joined as an
All-American in the 4x400 meter relay by Koning, VanSickel and Boerner.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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