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CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 23, 2012

Day Three NCAA III Swimming and Diving Report;
Men's Golf Claims Sunshine Invitational Title;
Women's Golf Defeats Nebraska Wesleyan in Dual Match;
Women's Tennis Defeated by George Fox;
Baseball Postponed With Trine

NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY THREE REPORT

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Calvin College sophomore Andrew Krafft collected his second All-America certificate of the week and the fourth of his collegiate career Friday night at the NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships at the IUPUI Natatatorium. Krafft (Fort Wayne, IN) took sixth on the one-meter board with a score of 472.70 points.

On Wednesday night, Krafft took second on the three-meter board. A year ago, he was second on the one-meter board and third on the three-meter board.

Krafft's score surpassed his point production one on the one-meter board from lat year's national meet when he scored 459.0 points to take second.

Johann Schmidt of Tufts took first Friday night with a score of 527.35 points and was one of three individuals to surpass 500 points - a feat that no diver accomplished on the one-meter board last year.

"The competition has gotten much tougher," said Calvin diving coach Aaron Paskvan. "I was pleased with Andrew's performance tonight. He went for it with some difficult dives. He might have been off just a bit here and there but he gave it his best effort. He's had four cracks at being an All-Ameican and he's delivered on all four occasions. I'll take that any day of the week."

The finish by Krafft concludes a strong season of improvement said Paskvan. "Andrew has worked very hard this year and has gotten better," said Paskvan. "The goal next year is to go right back and continue to improve and I'm confident Andrew will reach that goal."

Also competing for Calvin on Friday was junior Elizabeth Counsell (Indianapolis, IN) in the 100 breaststroke prelims. Counsell did not advance out of the prelims, recording a time of 1:06.02 that was good for 19th place. She is scheduled to compete in the 200 breaststroke prelims on Saturday morning. On the men's side, junior Mark Rushlow (Goshen, IN) competed in the 100 backstroke prelims but did not advance, posting a time of 53.09 that was good for 35th place. Rushlow is scheduled to compete in the men's 100 freestyle prelims on Saurday morning.

MEN'S GOLF

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - The Calvin men's golf team captured first place at the two-day, 36-hole Sunshine Invitational on Friday. After opening with an 18-hole round team score of 311 at the Wannamaker Golf Course on Thursday, Calvin came back with a score of 298 on Friday at the Ryder Golf Course to finish with a final total of 609 strokes.

Williams was second at 626 with Trinity of Connecticut third at 631.

Freshman Michael Wierenga (Caledonia, South Christian HS) had a big day on Friday with a round of 73 to lead the Knights. Freshman James VanNoord (Troy/Troy Athens HS) was close behind with a 74 while sophomore Ross Ryzenga (Holland/Holland Christian HS) had another strong outing with a score of 75. Freshman Jon Cook (Muskegon/Western Michigan Christian HS) also posted a score of 75 while sophomore Mark Allen (Oconomowoc, WI/Lake Country Lutheran HS) had an 80 and junior Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) an 81.

Competing as individuals for Calvin were senior Brian Haverdink (Holland/Holland Christian HS) with a 75, senior Jake DeBoer (Byron Center/South Christian HS) with a 78, sophomore Jake Hoogstrate (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) with a 79 and sophomore Kory Kiefer (Howell/Detroit Catholic Central HS) with an 80.

Ryzenga finished in second place in the final tournament standings with a two-day total of 151 strokes (75-76) and earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Cook finished tied for third with a total of 154 strokes (79-75) and also earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Wierenga finished tied for sixth at 155 (82-73) while Kuiper (76-81) and Haverdink (82-75) were tied for eighth at 157.

Calvin is back in action on April 10 when it competes at the Vic Cuiss Invitational in Jackson.

WOMEN'S GOLF

LAKE WALES, FL - The women's golf team opened up its spring schedule on Friday with a dual match against Nebraska Wesleyan. Calvin posted a team score of 367 with Nebraska Wesleyan coming in at 404. The competition was held at the Lekarica Golf Course.

Sophomore Carlia Canto (Marysville/Port Huron Northern HS) led Calvin with an 87 followed by freshman Jackie Reichert (Fort Gratiot/Port Huron Northern HS) with a 90. Junior Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was next with a 92 while junior Rachel Whitaker (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern HS) had a 98.

WOMEN'S TENNIS
George Fox 7, Calvin 2

ORLANDO, FL - Calvin closed out its spring trip to Orlando with a 7-2 loss to George Fox on Friday morning. Calvin's only two points came in singles play with sophomore Bethany Zoerhof (Holland/Holland Christian HS) winning 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 singles and freshman Ali Roode (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) winning 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Calvin is back in action on March 31 when it travels to Kalamazoo for a conference match at 1 p.m.

BASEBALL
Calvin's MIAA opener at Trine on Friday was rained out. The Knights were scheduled to travel to Angola to open a four-game weekend series with the Thunder. Instead, Calvin will open the series on Saturday at Trine in a doubleheader slated to start at 1 p.m. The series will now conclude on Monday with a doubleheader at at Calvin slated to begin at 2 p.m. Calvin was originally scheduled to host a doubleheader on Saturday.
Received on Fri Mar 23 23:06:28 2012