CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 16, 2012
Men's Golf Takes Second at Knight Invite;
Women's Tennis Remains in MIAA Tournament Hunt With Saint Mary's;
Aaron Meckes Named MIAA Men's Field Athlete of the Week
MEN'S GOLF
PIERSON - The Calvin men's golf team posted a second place team finish at its
own Knight Invite Monday afternoon with a team score of 331 strokes. Playing in
gale-force wind conditions and at times, driving rain, Calvin finished two
strokes behind tournament champion Cornerstone and four strokes ahead of third
place Trinity Christian College. The tournament field included 10 teams.
Sophomore Jake Hoogstrate (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) led Calvin
with an 80 that placed him in a tie for third place individually. Sophomore
Ross Ryzenga (Holland/Holland Christian HS) also cracked the top 10, tying for
sixth place individually with a round of 81.
Junior Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and freshman James
Van Noord (Troy/Troy Athens HS) had rounds of 85 while freshman Michael
Wierenga (Caledonia/South Christian HS) had an 86.
Competing as individuals for Calvin were sophomore Mark Allen (Oconomoc,
WI/Lake Country Lutheran HS) with an 82, sophomore Kory Kieffer (Howell/Detroit
Catholic Central HS) with an 83, senior Brian Haverdink (Holland/Holland
Christian HS) with an 86 and freshman Jonathan Cook (Muskegon/Western Michigan
Christian HS) with an 87.
Earning tournament medalist honors was Graham Bennett of Trine with a 77.
Calvin closes out its spring season on April 28 at the Bill Gettig
Invitational at Trine University. Prior to that tournament, Calvin will host
the Alumni Knight Cup event this Saturday at the Watermark Country Club,
featuring current Calvin golfers and alumni men's golf members.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 6, Saint Mary's 3
NOTRE DAME, IN - Calvin remained in the thick of the MIAA Tournament hunt with
an important 6-3 conference dual match victory at Saint Mary's Monday
afternoon. Calvin is now 5-11 overall and more importantly 3-2 in the MIAA
which places the Knights in a tie for third place in the league standings with
Kalamazoo. The top four teams in the final MIAA regular season standings will
advance to the four-team MIAA Tournament later this month.
Calvin took control of Monday's match by claiming two of the three doubles
points. Freshmen Megan Visser (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) and Samantha
Reitema (Grand Rapids/Northpointe Christian HS) were 8-6 winners at No. 1
doubles while junior Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and
sophomore Bethany Zoerhof (Holland/Holland Christian HS) claimed a 9-8 win at
No. 2 doubles including a 7-4 win in the tiebreaker.
In singles action, Visser lost a marathon match at No. 1 singles, falling to
Mary Catherine Faller 7-6, 2-6, 10-7 but the Knights came back for wins at No.
2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
Sophomore Lauren Schlagenhauf (Fort Wayne, IN/Concordia Lutheran HS) claimed a
6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles while Reitsma was a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 winner at No. 4
singles. Doezema stepped up and delivered a 7-6, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles and
freshman Ali Roode (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) was a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 winner
at No. 6 singles.
Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Adrian for a 1 p.m.
conference match.
MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-16-12 MATCHES
Albion 7-0
Hope 5-0
Calvin 3-2
Kalamazoo 3-2
Alma 4-4
Adrian 2-3
Saint Mary's 2-3
Trine 1-6
Olivet 0-7
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
its Athletes of the Week in track and field for the week ending April 15. For
the second time this year, Calvin junior Aaron Meckes has been named the MIAA
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week.
Meckes, a junior from Bay City (Saginaw Valley Lutheran HS), won the shot put
and the discus at the MIAA Jamboree. Meckes had a toss of 51 feet, 7 inches in
the shot put and a throw of 159 feet, 8 inches in the discus, second-best in
NCAA Division III this season.
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