CKSR (Third Calvin Alumn Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials/Members of Calvin Swimming & Diving Program Receive MIAA Honors)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 6, 2011

Calvin Alumn Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Trials;
Members of Calvin Swimming and Diving Program Receive MIAA Honors

WOMEN'S DISTANCE RUNNING

SACRAMENTO, CA -- A third Calvin College graduate has qualified for the U.S.
Olympic Marathon trials January 14 in Houston, Texas. Earlier this year, Calvin
alumn Paul Petersen ('01) and Jed Christiansen ('10) qualified for the men's
trials. This past weekend, 2008 Calvin graduate Christina Overbeck qualified
for the women's trials.

Overbeck qualified for the trials with a time of 2:44.24 at the California
International Marathon on December 4. The time is an Olympic "B" standard but
will allow Overbeck to compete in Houston, Texas next month as "B" standard
qualifiers are allowed to compete but must pay their own way to the site of
competition.

Overbeck was the 15th female finisher and the 125th finisher (male or female)
overall in the race. The California International Marathon is considered one of
the "last-chance" meets for qualification for the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials.
The course follows an historic gold-miners' round beginning at Folsom Dam and
passing through rural Sacramento and ends at the California State Capitol. The
race starts at an elevation of 366 ft. and finishes at an elevation of 26 ft.

Overbeck's race came less than two months after she competed at the Chicago
Marathon Trials where she posted a time of 2:47.07 that was just seven seconds
shy of the U.S. "B" standard for trials qualification.

At Calvin, Overbeck was an NCAA III All-American in both cross country and
track and field. Overbeck originally hails from the state of Washington but now
resides with her husband in Portland, Oregon. At Calvin she was an engineering
major and later worked in Chicago while also doing graduate work at
Northwestern University.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Calvin’s Elizabeth Counsell and Andrew Krafft its Swimmer/Diver of the Week for
meets through December 3.

Counsell, a junior from Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian HS), won the
100-yard breaststroke at the Calvin Invitational over the weekend with an NCAA
provisional qualifying time of 1:03.62. She also finished second in the 200
breaststroke in 2:21.58, with also was a provisional qualifying time for the
NCAA meet. She also swam a :29.06 split on the breaststroke leg of the 200
medley relay and led off Calvin’s 800 freestyle relay team with an opening leg
of 1:57.55.

Krafft, a sophomore from Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homeschooled), won both diving
events at the Calvin Invitational. He won the 1-meter diving competition with
an NCAA provisional score of 515.65 points. A day later, he was again
victorious, winning the men’s 3-meter competition with another NCAA provisional
score of 540.90 points. Krafft was the only double event winner from the MIAA
at the Calvin invite, which featured four MIAA schools.
Received on Tue Dec 6 22:32:47 2011