CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 14, 2010 (Part Two)
Calvin Finishes Second in MIAA Commisioner's Cup Standings - Captures MIAA Women's All-Sports Award;
Shelby Mast Featured Guest on WOOD-TV's Eight West Program;
Track and Field Teams Continue Quest for Qualifying Performances at North Central College Dr. Keeler Invitational
MIAA COMMISIONER'S CUP STANDINGS FINAL REPORT
In one of the closest finishes in MIAA Commissioner's Cup Standings history, Calvin has finished second, one point behind Hope in the final 2009-10 MIAA Commissioner's Cup race. Hope finished with an overall point total of 209 points with Calvin second with 208 points. Calvin did win the women's MIAA All-Sports Award competition however, finishing with a total of 116 points with Hope second with 109. Hope won the MIAA Men's All-Sports Award with 100 points with Calvin second with 92 points.
Calvin has now won the women's MIAA All-Sports Award five times in the last seven years, sharing the award with Hope during the 2004-05 season.
The MIAA Commissioner's Cup award is based on the cumulative performance of each member school in the league's 18 sports for men and women. The final standings are determined on the basis of each college's best standings in eight of nine sports for men and eight of nine sports for women. The tabulation through the winter season is based on 5-of-6 sports for men and 5-of-6 sports for women. The Commisioner's Cup Award has been presented since 1934-35. Hope has won the award 32 times, followed by Albion with 14, Kalamazoo 13, Calvin 9 and Alma 5.
During the year, Calvin led all MIAA schools in league titles with nine. Capturing MIAA regular season crowns from Calvin were the men's and women's soccer teams, men's and women's cross country teams, men's basketball team, women's swimming and diving team, women's tennis team and men's and women's track and field teams. The nine titles matches a Calvin record for most league crowns in an academic year.
2009-10 MIAA Titles by School
Calvin (9)
Hope (4)
Adrian (1)
Alma (1)
Kalamazoo (1)
Saint Mary's (1)
Trine (1)
Calvin's 2009-10 MIAA Finishes By Sports
Men's Cross Country (1st place)
Women's Cross Country (1st place)
Men's Soccer (1st place)
Women's Soccer (1st place)
Men's Basketball (1st place)
Women's Swimming & Diving (1st place)
Women's Tennis (1st place)
Men's Track and Field (1st place)
Women's Track and Field (1st place)
Women's Volleyball (2nd place)
Men's Golf (2nd place tie)
Women's Basketball (2nd place)
Men's Tennis (3rd place)
Baseball (4th place)
Men's Swimming and Diving (4th place)
Women's Golf (5th place)
Softball (6th place tie)
FINAL MIAA COMMISSIONER'S CUP STANDINGS
Hope 209 points
Calvin 208 points
Adrian 130 points
Albion 128 points
Alma 98 points
Trine 98 points
Kalamazoo 95 points
Olivet 84 points
FINAL MIAA WOMEN'S ALL-SPORTS AWARD STANDINGS
Calvin 116 points
Hope 109 points
Adrian 67 points
Alma 67 points
Albion 62 points
Kalamazoo 47 points
Trine 46 points
Olivet 45 points
FINAL MIAA MEN'S ALL-SPORTS AWARD STANDINGS
Hope 100 points
Calvin 92 points
Albion 66 points
Adrian 63 points
Trine 52 points
Kalamazoo 48 points
Olivet 39 points
Alma 31 points
SOFTBALL
Earlier this week, Calvin College freshman pitcher Shelby Mast was named to the All-MIAA second team in softball. A native of Hudsonville and a graduate of Hudsonville High School, Mast was a featured guest of WOOD-TV's Eight West program. Mast was cited as a West Woman to Watch which is part of an ongoing series on the program during the month of May.
To watch the Shelby Mast feature on-line, visit the Eight West video archive at: http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/eightwest/Shelby_Mast_is_West
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
NAPERVILLE, IL - the Calvin men's and women's track and field teams closed out competition at the two-day Dr. Keeler Invitational hosted by North Central College Friday night. Over the course of the two days of competition, Calvin produced a number of NCAA III provisional qualifying performances.
On Thursday, Calvin junior Leigha Oberle (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) took first place with a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying throw of 143-7. In the women's 5,000 meters, senior Elizabeth Smit (Kirkland, WA/Bellevue Christian HS) had a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 17:15.20. In the women's 10,000 meter run, senior Jesi Hale (Gallup, NM/Gallup HS) had an NCAA III provisional qualifying and season-best time of 36:16.03. In fact, the time is the fourth-best 10K time in Calvin women's track and field history.
Highlights for the Calvin women on Friday included junior Kim Wigboldy (Chandler, AZ/Valley Christian HS) recording a season-best jump of 17-7 1/2 in the long jump and sophomore Jodi Hoekstra (Homer Glen, IL/Chicago Christian HS) and junior Alison Tuuk (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) recording season best times of 4:39.91 and 4:40.58 respectively.
In the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase, junior Gretchen Braymer (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) had a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 10:54.07 while senior Nicole Farr (Wheaton, IL/Warrenville South HS) had a provisional qualifying time of 11:04.76.
On the men's side, sophomore Nick Kramer (Dyer, IN/Illiana Christian HS) had an NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 14:39.36 in the 5,000 meters. Senior Joel Klingenberg (Hamilton, ON/Bradenton Christian HS) had an provisional qualifying throw of 192-5 in the javelin. Junior Alex Wrobel (Arden Hills, MN/Mounds View HS) had a provisional qualifying and season-best time of 1:52.96 in the 800 meters.
Calvin's biggest impact came in the 3,000 meter steeplechase as senior Aaron Goodman (Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Lutheran HS) had a provisional qualifying and season-best time of 9:08.53 while junior Ben VanWyk (Sussex, NJ/High Point HS) also had a provisional qualifying time of 9:12.78 in the steeplechase.
Calvin will continue competition tomorrow at the University of Chicago Penultimate Invitational.
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