CSR (Calvin Announces Recipients of Bere/Tiemersma Awards - Athletes Receive Academic All-District Honors)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 21, 2010
CALVIN ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF BERE'/TIEMERSMA AWARDS
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan—Calvin College has announced the 2010 recipients of its
highest honors for men’s and women’s athletics: the Beré Memorial Award and
the Kay Tiemersma Athletic Award.
Greg Snapper of Madison, Wisconsin, is this year’s Beré Memorial Award winner
while Emily Ottenhoff of Palos Heights, Illinois, is this year’s recipient of
the Tiemersma Award.
The Beré Memorial Award has been presented annually by Calvin since 1951. The
Beré honors the top senior male student-athlete, based on athletic ability,
scholastic rank, character and leadership, and is selected by the school’s
varsity coaches, its athletics administrators and its faculty athletic
representatives. It is given in memory of Joe Beré, a Calvin student who was
killed in a 1949 auto accident on his way to watch a Calvin basketball game.
This is the 36th year that Calvin has given the Tiemersma award—presented
annually to the top senior female student-athlete. The award honors Kay
Tiemersma, the first woman physical education teacher in the member schools of
the Christian Schools International organization, and a pioneer in women’s
sports. Its presentation is based on athletic ability, scholastic standing,
and character and leadership. The winner is also selected by the school’s
varsity coaches, its athletics administrators and its faculty athletic
representatives.
GREG SNAPPER
A graduate of Madison West High School, Greg Snapper has been a four-year
member of the Calvin men’s soccer team.
As a member of the men’s soccer team, Snapper has been a four-year starter as
a sweeper back on defense. He was named to the All-MIAA second team as a
freshman in 2006 and then named to the All-MIAA first team in 2007, 2008 and
2009. In addition, he was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Player in 2008 and
2009.
In addition, he was named to the Division III Great Lakes All-Region second
team in 2008 and to the Division III Central All-Region first team in 2009.
This past November, he was also named an ESPN the Magazine Academic
All-American, earning a spot on the second team in the college division of
men’s soccer.
As a senior, Snapper led a Calvin defeated that posted 14 shutouts and
recorded a goals-against-average of 0.67.
Snapper was a part of three MIAA championship teams at Calvin as well as three
teams that reached the NCAA III Tournament. As a senior captain this fall, he
helped Calvin advance all the way to the NCAA III Championship final in San
Antonio, Texas. The trip to the NCAA III Final Four in men’s soccer was the
first in Calvin history.
Tomorrow afternoon, Snapper will graduate with a biochemistry major and a
Spanish minor. At Calvin, Snapper has been a seven-time member of the Calvin
Dean’s list and a three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
He has also been involved in Calvin’s summer science research programs,
investigating cell chemistry and biology.
Next fall he will attend graduate school at the University of Illinois where
he will seek a Master’s degree in chemistry. He plans a career as a research
chemist.
Snapper is the son of Mike and Sheryl Snapper.

EMILY OTTENHOFF
A graduate of Chicago Christian High School, Emily Ottenhoff has been a
four-year member of the Calvin women’s soccer team and a four-year member of
the Calvin women’s basketball team.
As a member of the women’s soccer team Ottenhoff was a four-year starter in
midfield and was named to the All-MIAA second team in 2006 and 2007 and to the
All-MIAA first team in 2008 and 2009. As a senior in 2009, she was named the
MIAA’s Most Valuable Player, earned a spot on the Division III All-Central
Region first team and was then named a second team NCAA III All-American by the
National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Ottenhoff helped the Calvin women’s soccer team capture four consecutive MIAA
regular season titles, four bids to the NCAA III Tournament and two trips to
the NCAA III Quarterfinals. During the span, Calvin was 71-10-8, making it the
winningest four-year stretch in Calvin women’s soccer history. She finished her
soccer career with 32 goals, 11 assists and 75 points. Over her four years on
the pitch, she was a perfect seven-for-seven on penalty kicks. Of her 32 career
goals, 13 were game-winners.
On the basketball court, she was a member of the Calvin junior varsity her
freshman year and a three-year member of the varsity. As a senior, she was the
starting point guard on a Calvin team that posted an overall record of 24-5 and
reached the NCAA III Tournament.
As a senior point guard, she averaged 5.5 points and a team-leading 2.2
assists per game while connecting on 42.1 percent (32 of 76) of her three-point
field goal attempts.
In the classroom, Ottenhoff is majoring in physical education with a minor in
health education. She will walk with her graduating class tomorrow morning but
will return in the fall to complete her student-teaching duties. She will also
serve as a student assistant coach with the Calvin women’s soccer team. She was
also a member of the 2008-09 MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
Ottenhoff has also been active in the community, volunteering in Calvin’s
Ready-For-Life program, working with adults with special needs. This year, she
has served as a ballroom dance instructor at Grand Rapids Ottaw Hills High
School and was also a member of a mission trip to Costa Rica with the Calvin
women’s soccer team in 2007.
Ottenhoff is the daughter of Tom and Kim Ottenhoff.
CALVIN STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVE ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
HONORS
GRAND RAPIDS - Two Calvin student-athletes have received ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District honors in the women’s at-large college division. Juniors
Melissa Oosterhouse and Monica Bressler have been named to the all-district
first team.
As members of the first team, Oosterhouse and Bressler now advance to the
national ballot and are eligible for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ®
consideration.
A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School,
Oosterhouse is receiving all-district first team honors for the second straight
year. A three-year member of the women’s tennis team, Oosterhouse is preparing
to head to the NCAA III singles tournament next week at Mary Washington
University in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
During the 2009-10 season, Oosterhouse has compiled a singles record of 25-1
including 23-0 in dual match play. Earlier this month, Oosterhouse was named to
the All-MIAA first team for a third straight year and was also voted the MIAA’s
Most Valuable Player. She was also named the recipient of the Sue Little
Sportsmanship Award in 2009.
Her efforts this spring helped the Calvin women’s tennis team capture its
first MIAA title since 1982 as the Knights finished 19-4 overall and 8-0 in
league play, establishing a new Calvin single-season record for victories in
the process. Calvin also captured its first MIAA Tournament title since 1982,
defeating Alma, Albion and Hope in the tournament to gain its first-ever bid to
the NCAA III Tournament. Calvin defeated Baldwin-Wallace 5-0 in a first round
NCAA III Tournament match last week and then fell 5-2 to nationally-ranked
Washington University 5-2 in the second round. Oosterhouse picked up singles
victories in both NCAA III Tournament matches.
In the classroom, Oosterhouse is a biology major with minors in chemistry and
Spanish. She carries a 3.92 grade point average and has been a regular member
of the Calvin Dean’s List and MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
Bressler is from Sandusky, Ohio. She is a graduate of Perkins High School.
Bressler has been a three-year member of the Calvin women’s swimming and diving
program and a two-time All-MIAA selection.
At the MIAA Championships this past February, she captured league titles in
the 50 freestyle (23.76), 100 backstroke (58.34) and 200 backstroke (2:09.94).
She also qualified for the NCAA III Championships in the 100 and 200 backstroke
events and in several relays.
She was also a national qualifier for the 2009 NCAA III Championships and
picked up All-America honors twice as she was a member of Calvin’s eighth place
200 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams. She has also been a member of three
honorable mention All-America relay teams at Calvin, placing 10th in the 200
medley relay at the 2009 national meet and 12th in 200 medley relay and 16th in
the 400 medley relay at the 2010 national meet.
She has also helped the Calvin women’s swimming and diving team capture three
MIAA titles and finish seventh at the 2009 NCAA III Championships and 24th at
the 2010 NCAA III Championships.
An accounting major, Bressler carries a 3.79 grade point average. She is a
five-time member of the Calvin Dean’s List and a two-time member of the MIAA
Academic Honor Roll.
Received on Fri May 21 16:53:19 2010