CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Rebecca Kamp Named First Team AVCA Division III All-American/Megan Rietema Named AVCA Division III National Freshman of the Year;
Nick Kramer Repeats as USTFCCA Great Lakes Regional Athlete of the Year/Brian Diemer Named Women's Division III Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year
VOLLEYBALL
For the third consecutive year, Calvin College junior Rebecca Kamp has been named a first team Division III All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. A native of Orland Park, Illinois, and a graduate of Chicago Christian High School, Kamp is the first three-time AVCA All-American in Calvin history.
A 6-1 middle-blocker, Kamp has helped Calvin advance all the way to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA III Tournament as the Knights captured a regional championship this past Saturday night with an upset win over second-ranked Wittenberg University. At the regional tournament hosted by Wittenberg, Kamp was named the tournamen'ts Most Outstanding Player. Earlier this month, she was also named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player and earned spots on the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team for the third straight year.
She is averaging 4.18 kills, 1.35 blocks and 0.41 service aces per-set and holds a hitting percentage of .443. She has been ranked among the national leaders in hitting percentage, kills, blocks and points-per-set throughout the year.
In addition, Calvin freshman setter Megan Rietema has been named the AVCA's Division III National Freshman of the Year, becoming the second individual in Calvin history to receive the honor. Rebecca Kamp also received the award in 2008.
A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Rietema was also named to the all-tournament team at the regional hosted by Wittenberg University last weekend. Earlier this month, Rietema was also named the MIAA and Great Lakes Regional Freshman of the Year and earned spots on the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team. She has also earned a spot on the 2010 AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-America list.
Rietema is averaging 10.77 assists. 1.81 digs and 1.14 blocks per-set. She has been ranked among the national leaders in assists and blocks throughout the season.
Joining Rietema on the AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-America list is sophomore outside hitter Lizzie Kamp. A native of Orland Park, Illinois, and a graduate of Chicago Christian High School, Lizzie Kamp is averaging 2.87 kills, 2.27 digs and 0.33 blocks-per-set along with a hitting percentage of .327. She was also named to the all-tournament team at the Wittenberg Regional and was named to the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team earlier this year. She is receiving AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-America honors for the second straight year.
Calvin is preparing for the Elite Eight Round of the NCAA III Tournament this weekend which will take place in St. Louis, Missouri. Calvin will face the University of Massachusetts Boston on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. (EST) at the Washington University Fieldhouse.
CROSS COUNTRY
For the second consecutive year, Calvin College junior Nick Kramer has been named the Great Lakes Regional Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association. Kramer is receiving the award after racing to his second consecutive Great Lakes Regional individual title this past Saturday in Holland, Michigan. A native of Dyer, Indiana, and a graduate of Illiana Christian High School, Kramer helped the Calvin men's cross country team capture its 15th consecutive Great Lakes Regional title as the Knights garnered a first place team score of 57 points. Two weeks prior, he helped Calvin capture its 24th consecutive MIAA title. He was later named the MIAA's Most Valuable Runner for the second straight year.
The Calvin men's cross country team will head into the national meet this Saturday ranked fourth nationally.
In addition, Brian Diemer has been named the Great Lakes Regional Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year. Now in his fifth year as Calvin women's cross country coach, Diemer is receiving the award for the third straight year. This fall, Diemer led the Calvin women's cross country team to its sixth consecutive MIAA titles and its third straight Great Lakes Regional crown. The Knights posted a first place team score of 69 points at the regional meet hosted by Hope College at the West Ottawa Golf Club in Holland.
The Calvin women's cross country team will head into the national meet this Saturday ranked sixth nationally.
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