CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 (Part Two)
Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams Ranked In Top 10 Pre-Season National
Polls;
MIAA Division III Identity Initiative Begins - Calvin Builds Character Through
Gainey Leadership Retreat;
Calvin Student-Athletes Participate in Summer Internships
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Division III Top 35 National Poll conducted by the United States Track and
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has been released and both Calvin
teams are ranked in the top 10. On the women's side, Calvin is ranked fifth. On
the men's side, Calvin is ranked eighth.
In the women's poll, Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the top-ranked team, having
received all eight first place votes. St. Lawrence (NY) is ranked second
followed by Middlebury (VT) in third, Washington University (MO) in fourth and
Calvin in fifth. Hope College is ranked 18th and along with Calvin, are part of
six teams from the Great Lakes Region ranked in the Top 35 as Oberlin (OH) is
ranked 21st, Case Western Reserve (OH) ranked 23rd, Baldwin-Wallace (OH) ranked
29th and DePauw (IN) ranked 34th.
On the men's side, Washington University (MO) is the top ranked team,
receiving four first place votes. Defending national champion North Central is
ranked second with the Cardinals receiving three first place votes. Allegheny
(PA) received one first place vote and is ranked third. Calvin (#8) is one of
four men's teams from the Great Lakes Region ranked in the Top 35 as Mount
Union (OH) is ranked 21st, Heidelberg (OH) ranked 24th and Manchester (IN)
ranked 29th.
Both Calvin teams are scheduled to open their seasons on September 18 when
they host the Calvin Invitational at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
To see the latest set of Division III nationals polls, please visit the
USTFCCCA website at:
http://www.ustfccca.org/featured/division-iii-cross-country-season-opens-with-washington-mo-uw-eau-claire-as-early-favorites
Calvin currently has five fall sports teams nationally ranked including four
in the top 10. Calvin's men's soccer team is currently ranked second nationally
while its women's volleyball team is ranked ninth and its women's soccer team
ranked 15th.
MIAA DIVISION III IDENTITY INITIATIVE BEGINS - CALVIN BUILDS RESPONSIBILITY
THROUGH GAINEY LEADERSHIP RETREAT
(release prepared by MIAA publicist Greg Chandler)
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has
announced that it will partner with the NCAA in its Division III identity
initiative.
Beginning Sept. 1 and running through the entire 2010-11 academic year, the
MIAA will highlight student-athletes, coaches and teams through a variety of
stories that will appear on the conference Web site that highlight the MIAA
Division III intercollegiate athletic experience.
These stories, which will be produced by MIAA member schools, will celebrate
how student-athletes integrate their passion for sport with commitment to
excellence in the classroom and service to their communities, as they prepare
themselves to be tomorrow’s leaders.
The NCAA earlier this year launched the Division III identity initiative to
tell about the unique athletic experience at the NCAA Division III level. The
DIII initiative lists six key attributes that our student-athletes stand for.
These attributes include:
• Proportion – Appropriate relation of academics, athletics and other
passions
• Comprehensive Learning – Opportunity for broad-based education and success
• Passion – Playing for love of the game, competition, fun and
self-improvement
• Responsibility – Development of accountability through personal commitment
and choices
• Sportsmanship – Fair and respectful conduct toward all participants and
supporters
• Citizenship – Dedication to developing responsible leaders and citizens in
our communities
The NCAA Division III identity initiative page can be found at
http://www.miaa.org/d3identity, or by clicking on the Division III identity
logo on the left side of this page.
The MIAA will also be highlighting another category with these stories,
Athletic Excellence. This category will feature examples of excellence from
throughout the conference’s past and present, ranging from individual
accomplishments to team championships at the conference and national level.
Founded in 1888, the MIAA is the nation’s oldest collegiate athletic
conference. It consists of nine member institutions – Adrian College, Albion
College, Alma College, Calvin College, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, Olivet
College, Saint Mary’s College and Trine University.
Calvin's first story centers on the theme of responsibility. Calvin has helped
build responsibility with its student-athletes through its annual Gainey
Leadership Retreat.
A story on the Gainey Leadership Retreat along with an audio interview with
Calvin associate chaplain Aaron Winkle can be found on-line at:
http://www.miaa.org/d3identity/responsibility.html
CALVIN STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPLETE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Calvin student-athletes Brent Schuster and Heather Sanderson recently
completed summer internships in West Michigan. A member of the Calvin men's
basketball team majoring in sports administration, Schuster spent his weekends
interning at the Berlin Raceway. Calvin's Associate Director of Communications
and Marketing Lynn Rosendale recently caught up with Schuster and reported on
his summer internship. Her story can be found on-line at:
http://www.calvin.edu/news/2010-11/brent-schuster/.
A member of the Calvin softball team majoring in elementary education,
Sanderson spent her summer interning at Meijer Gardens. Calvin Media Relations
Manager Matt Kucinski caught up with Sanderson for a video profile earlier this
summer. The video profile can be found online at: http://vimeo.com/13458943
In addition, former Calvin men's basketball player Paul Campbell and former
Calvin men's golfer Tyler Smies were profiled this summer after interning with
The Other Way Ministry. The profile was written by Myrna Anderson, Calvin's
Senior Writer in Calvin's department of communications and marketing.
Anderson's story can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/news/2009-10/other-way/
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