Erik Van Kampen Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR JUNE 18, 2009

Erik Van Kampen Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American

GRAND RAPIDS -- Recent Calvin College graduate Erik Van Kampen has added one
last honor to his collegiate distance running career. A native of Elmhurst,
Illinois, Van Kampen has been named a ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American.
A graduate of Timothy Christian High School, Van Kampen has been named to the
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team in the men's cross
country/track and field college division.

The college division of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program
includes NCAA II, NCAA III and NAIA schools.

Van Kampen is one of 45 individuals that were named to either the first,
second or third teams in the college division. Van Kampen is receiving ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-America accolades for the first time in his collegiate
career.

A chemical engineering major, Van Kampen carried a 3.56 grade point average at
Calvin.

During his running career, Van Kampen was a three-time NCAA III All-American
in cross country, finishing 17th at 2006 NCAA III Championships, 35th at the
2007 national meet and 23rd at the 2008 nationals. Van Kampen's finish in 2006
helped Calvin win the national title.

Van Kampen was also a three-time All-MIAA and three-time Great Lakes
All-Region selection in cross country. At the 2008 Great Lakes Regional meet
held at Ohio Northern University, Van Kampen took second place individually,
helping the Knights take first place as a team with 32 points.

A two-time All-MIAA selection in track and field, Van Kampen was the MIAA
champion in the 10,000 meters in 2007 and 2009. He participated at the 2009
NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 10th in the 10,000
meters.

 The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America teams are selected by the College
Sports Information Director’s Association of America (CoSIDA). To be eligible
for nomination, an individual must be a starter or a key reserve with a minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.30.

Calvin has now had its athletes receive ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
accolades 78 times including 47 times in the last 11 years. Van Kampen is the
second Calvin athlete to receive the award this year as women's swimmer Cara
Van Woerkom received the honor last week in the women's at-large college
division.

In a study released by the College Sports Information Director’s Association
of America last summer, Calvin was ranked eighth all-time among NCAA III
institutions for total Academic All-Americans including seventh across all
divisions (NCAA I, II and III) during the decade of the 2000’s.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Thu Jun 18 23:33:40 2009