CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR FEB. 24, 2011
All-MIAA Swimming & Diving Teams Announced;
2011 Calvin Women's Tennis Preview;
2011 Calvin Baseball Preview
SWIMMING AND DIVING
The All-MIAA men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been announced
and six members of the Calvin women's swimming and diving team have received
all-conference honors while two members of the men's team have been so
honored.
Selected to the women's All-MIAA team from Calvin are senior Monica Bressler
(Sandusky, OH/Perkins HS), sophomores Stephanie Fox (Kentwood, MI/Home
Schooled), Shelby Cloyd (Kalamazoo/Plainwell HS), Samantha Klaasen
(Holland/Holland Christian HS) and Elizabeth Counsell (Indianapolis,
IN/Heritage Christian HS) and freshman Elise Kaufman (Sugarland, TX/Clements
HS).
Selected to the All-MIAA men's team from Calvin are sophomore Stephen Kraft
(Warsaw, IN/Home Schooled) and freshman Andy Krafft (Fort Wayne, IN/Home
Schooled).
Bressler is making her third consecutive appearance on the All-MIAA team while
Counsell is making her second straight appearance. Fox, Cloyd, Kaufman and
Klaasen are all receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time.
On the men's side, both Calvin All-MIAA selections are receiving
all-conference honors for the first time.
Calvin has also landed three of the four MIAA MVP awards as Counsell has been
named the MIAA Women's Most Valuable Swimmer, Klaasen the MIAA Women's Most
Valuable Diver and Krafft the MIAA Men's Most Valuable Diver.
At the MIAA Championships last weekend, Counsell captured league titles in the
200 IM (2:10.99), 100 breaststroke (1:04.18) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.74)
with her winning time in the 200 breaststroke a new Calvin and MIAA record.
Both of her breaststroke times were NCAA III automatic qualifying times.
Klaasen captured the women's MIAA titles on both the one-meter (432.95 points)
and three-meter (414.60 points) boards. Her score on the one-meter board was an
NCAA III qualifying score.
Krafft meanwhile, also captured titles on both the one and three-meter diving
boards, winning the one-meter with a score of 511.55 points and the three-meter
with a score of 504.05 points. Both totals were NCAA III qualifying scores. He
is the first individual in Calvin history to be named the MIAA Men's Most
Valuable Diver.
MIAA WOMEN'S MOST VALUABLE SWIMMERS FROM CALVIN
Katie Nagelkirk, 2002
Katie Nagelkirk, 2033
Becky Weima, 2004
Becky Weima, 2005
Becky Weima, 2006
Becky Weima, 2007
Emily Roberts, 2009
Maggie Vail, 2010
Elizabeth Counsell, 2011
MIAA WOMEN'S MOST VALUABLE DIVERS FROM CALVIN
Erica Deur, 2006
Erica Deur, 2007
Erica Deur, 2008
Erica Deur, 2009
Samantha Klaasen, 2011
WOMEN'S TENNIS
The Calvin women's tennis team will open its 2011 season on Friday when it
travels to Wheaton College (IL) for a non-conference match. The Knights will
then face Coe College (IA) Saturday afternoon in a match scheduled to be played
in Wheaton.
A year ago, Calvin captured its first MIAA Title since 1982 and also claimed
the MIAA Tournament crown to advance to its first-ever NCAA III Tournament. The
Knights defeated Baldwin-Wallace 5-0 in a first round match before falling 5-2
to Washington University of St. Louis.
Calvin returns five letterwinners from last year's team that finished with an
overall record of 19-4. The Knights also welcome four first-year players to the
roster. Leading the list of returning players are seniors Melissa Oosterhouse
(Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS), Kaitlin Spoelhof (Holland/Holland
Christian HS) and Michelle Busscher (Whitehall/Western Michigan Christian HS).
Oosterhouse and Spoelhof were both named to the All-MIAA first team last
spring. Oosterhouse was also named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player and later
earned Academic All-America honors as well as the prestigious NCAA Elite 88
Award which she received while competing at the NCAA III Single Tournament in
May.
The Calvin Sports Information Department caught up with head Calvin women's
tennis coach Jerry Bergsma to preview the upcoming season. That audio preview
can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/11/WTennis/JerryBergsmaPreseason2011.mp3
BASEBALL
The Calvin baseball team will open its 2011 season with a three-game weekend
series at Centre College (KY) March 4 and 5. The Knights will then participate
in seven games in Tucson, Arizona, March 18-22.
The Knights will return home to open its MIAA campaign with a four-game series
against defending league champion Adrian March 25 and 26.
Calvin returns 19 letterwinners from its 2010 team that finished 18-20 overall
and in fourth place in the MIAA with a 15-13 conference record. The Knights
return a first team All-MIAA selection in senior pitcher Keith Spoelstra and a
second All-MIAA selection in first baseman/DH Andrew Bosma (pictured left).
Spoelstra is one of four returning pitchers from Calvin’s starting rotation
from a year ago. Other returning pitchers from the Calvin starting rotation
include seniors Peter Steiner and Jeff Groenewold and sophomore Eric Poencet.
The Calvin Sports Information Department caught up with head coach John Sparks
for a pre-season audio interview previewing the upcoming season which can be
found at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/11/Baseball/JohnSparksPreseason2011.mp3
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