CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT (PART TWO) FOR MAY 11, 2011
Track and Field Teams Compete at Aquinas College Twilight Invitational;
All-MIAA Baseball Teams Announced
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
(by Sports Information Student Assistant Jordan Brink)
A group of Calvin track and field athletes from both the men’s and women’s
teams competed at the Aquinas Twilight Invitational on Wednesday afternoon at
Houseman Field. The Knights recorded many notable performances and several of
them came up with season best efforts.
A highlight from the women’s team came from senior Kim Wigboldy who threw a
season best and NCAA III provisional qualifying distance of 128-9 in the
javelin. Wigboldy also jumped 16-11 in the long jump.
The Calvin women had an impressive showing in the 800 meters, finishing second,
third, and fourth. In the discus, senior Sarah Reasoner threw a season-best
and NCAA III automatic qualifying effort of 151-10 in the discus. In the
sprints, freshman Julie Busscher recorded a time of of 12.75 in the 100 meters,
and a season-best time of 26.06 in the 200 meters.
For the men, Freshman Evert Geerlings had an excellent performance in the pole
vault with a personal record of 14-3 ¼. Freshman Matt Christians jumped 6-5 in
the high jump.
BASEBALL
The All-MIAA baseball teams have been announced and two members of the Calvin
baseball team have been selected to the All-MIAA second team. Selected to the
All-MIAA second team from Calvin are senior Keith Spoelstra and junior Jake Van
Alten.
Spoelstra is from Oakland, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Eastern Christian
High School and is receiving All-MIAA second team honors for the second time in
his career. A pitcher, Spoelstra was third in the MIAA in pitching victories
(5), complete games (6) and innings pitched (48.1) while also ranking ninth in
strikeouts (33).
Spoelstra was 5-2 in league play this spring with an ERA of 2.98. During the
season, he was named MIAA Pitcher of the Week once.
Van Alten is from Holland and is a graduate of Holland Christian High School.
Calvin's starting leftfielder over the last three years, Van Alten batted .329
in league play to rank 10th in the MIAA batting race. He also collected nine
sacrifice hits and was superb on defense, commiting only one error in 54
chances for a .981 fielding percentage.
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