CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 19, 2011
Men's Tennis Defeats Spring Arbor;
Softball at Cornerstone Cancelled;
Calvin Alumn Qualifies for Second U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials With Time at Boston Marathon
MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 7, Spring Arbor 2
LANSING - Calvin upped its overall record to 12-7 with a 7-2 victory over Spring Arbor University Tuesday afternoon inside the Lansing Michigan Athletic Club. The match began in reverse order as the six singles flights were completed before the doubles action began.
Calvin jumped out to a 4-1 lead behind victories from sophomore Brian DeMaagd at No. 3 singles, sophomore Preston Phillips at No. 4 singles, freshman Loukas Peterson at No. 5 singles and sophomore Philip Reinken at No. 6 singles. Spring Arbor's first point came at No. 2 singles and its second and final point came at No. 1 singles, cutting the Calvin lead to 4-2.
The Knights then clinched the match by sweeping all three doubles flights with senior Roland Eldridge and Phillips winning at No. 1 doubles, senior Andrew DeVlieger and Reinken winning at No. 2 doubles and Peterson and DeMaagd winning at No. 3 doubles.
Phillips now has a nine-match win streak in singles play while Reinken has won seven consecutive matches in singles play. In addition, DeMaagd and Peterson have now won eight consecutive doubles matches together.
Calvin is back in action on Thursday, hosting Adrian at 4 p.m. in an MIAA conference match.
Calvin/Spring Arbor Men's Tennis Box Score: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/tennis/results/2011/csparbor.htm
SOFTBALL
The Calvin softball doubleheader at Cornerstone on Tuesday afternoon was cancelled because of weather conditions. The non-conference twinbill is not scheduled to be made up.
CALVIN DISTANCE RUNNING ALUMNI NEWS
BOSTON - Paul Petersen, a 2001 Calvin College graduate, had the finest marathon performance of his running career Monday morning at the Boston Marathon. A native of Crawfordsville, Indiana, Petersen took 17th at the 2011 Boston Marathon with a career-best time of 2:17.35. Not only was Petersen the 17th individual finisher at the Boston Marathon, but was also the third American finisher.
His time was also a qualifying time for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in Houston, Texas. A graduate of Southmont High School, Petersen also qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in New York City where he clocked a time of 2:22.34.
At Calvin, Petersen was a key member of the school's first national championship men's cross country team in 2000, as he was one of five Calvin All-Americans at the NCAA III Championships, placing 22nd individually. He was also a national qualifier for the NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 2000 and 2001 in the 10,000 meter run as well as the 5,000 meters in 2001.
A geology major, Petersen was a two-time Academic All-American at Calvin, earning first team Academic All-America accolades in cross country in 2000 and third team Academic All-America honors in track and field in 2001.
Petersen owns a master's degree from Utah State University in geology and geomorphology. He currently resides in Smithfield, Utah, with his wife Stacy and son Seth. He owns his own company Marathon GIS. His company provides detailed topographic and layer-based maps for backcountry excursions and road races.
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