CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Four Volleyball Players Named to AVCA Division III Great Lakes All-Region
Teams/Amber Warners Named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year/Rebecca and
Lizzie Kamp Named to Capital One Academic All-District Volleyball Teams/Calvin
Athletes in the News
VOLLEYBALL
Four members of the Calvin women's volleyball team have received AVCA Division
III Great Lakes All-Region honors. The four Calvin players named to the
all-region honor team are seniors Rebecca Kamp and Erin VanderPlas, junior
Lizzie Kamp and sophomore Megan Rietema. As members of the all-region team, all
four individuals are now eligible for All-America consideration.
A middle-hitter, Rebecca Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) is
receiving all-region honors for the fourth straight year. Kamp is currently
ranked 11th nationally in blocks-per-set (1.33), eighth in hitting percentage
(.415), 13th in points-per-set (4.95) and 30th in kills-per-set (3.9). Last
week, she was named to the All-MIAA first team for the fourth straight year and
was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player for the third time in four years.
An outside hitter, VanderPlas (Cadillac/Northern Michigan McBain Christian HS)
is receiving all-region honors for the first time. She is averaging 2.54
kills-per-set along with an attack percentage of .290. In a first round NCAA
III Tournament win over St. Norbert Thursday night, VanderPlas racked up 15
kills and a .433 hitting percentage to lead Calvin to a three-set win. Last
week, she was named to the All-MIAA second team.
An outside hitter, Lizzie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) is
receiving all-region accolades for the third straight years. She is currently
ranked 36th nationally in hitting percentage (.351) while averaging 3.24 kills
and 2.19 digs-per-set. Last week, she was named to the All-MIAA first team for
the second straight year.
A setter, Rietema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) is also receiving
Great Lakes All-Region honors for the second straight year. She is ranked 13th
nationally in assists-per-set average (10.7) and is also averaging 1.73 digs
and 0.98 blocks-per-set. Last week she landed a spot on the All-MIAA first team
for the second straight year.
Calvin is currently 32-0 and ranked number-one in the country. The Knights
will host rival Hope in a second round NCAA III Tournament match this evening
at 7 p.m. at Calvin's Van Noord Arena.
MORE VOLLEYBALL
Rebecca Kamp and Lizzie Kamp have been named to the Division III Capital One
All-District 6 team in women's volleyball. This is the first year that the
Capital One Academic All-America program coordinated by the College Sports
Information Director’s Association of America (CoSIDA) has been split into four
separate divisions.
In past years, the program was split into a University (Division I) and
College Division (Division II, III and NAIA schools). Beginning with this year,
the program now has a separate division for Division I, Division II, Division
III and a fourth division for NAIA and two-year institutions. Calvin is also
now located in District 6 which includes Division III schools in the states of
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. As a member of the all-district team
As members of the Capital One Academic All-District team, both Kamp sisters
are now eligible for Academic All-America consideration.
Rebecca Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) carries a 3.91 grade point
average while majoring in special education. This is the third straight year
that she has received academic all-district honors. On the volleyball court,
she is a three-time first team AVCA Division III All-American, a four-time
Great Lakes All-Region choice, a four-time All-MIAA pick and a three-time MIAA
MVP. During her first year at Calvin, she was also named the Great Lakes
Regional Freshman of the Year.
Lizzie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) carries a 3.70 grade point
average. She is majoring in accounting. She is receiving academic all-district
honors for the first time. During her career, she has been named to the
All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team twice. As a freshman, she
was named the Great Lakes Regional Freshman of the Year.
CALVIN ATHLETES IN THE NEWS
Calvin College senior Miles Colago of the men's soccer team was recently
featured by the NCAA's website NCAA.com along with a number of other collegiate
men's soccer players. To read the feature, please visit the NCAA website at:
http://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/article/2011-11-02/get-know-several-standout-athletes
Meanwhile, junior Carissa Verkaik of the Calvin women's basketball team was
recently featured by Grand Rapids Press sportswriter Jeff Chaney in the Grand
Rapids Press college basketball preview edition. The well-crafted story can be
found online at:
http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2011/11/calvin_star_carissa_verkaik_dr.html
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