CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 19, 2012
Track and Field Teams Compete at Last-Chance Meet At North Central College;
Brian Diemer Named Great Lakes Regional Assistant Men's Track and Field Coach
of the Year
TRACK AND FIELD
NAPERVILLE, IL - A group of Calvin track and field athletes competed at the
Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central College Thursday and Friday in an
attempt to improve qualifying performances for the upcoming NCAA III Outdoor
Track and Field Championships.
On the women's side, sophomore Nicole Michermhuizen took first place in the
10,000 meters (36:26.23). Calvin also had a strong showing in the 1500 meters
as senior Jodi Hoekstra was third (4:35.36), senior Kaitlin Diemer fifth
(4:37.90) and junior Kaylea Brase ninth (4:43.82). The times by Diemer and
Brase were career-best efforts.
Calvin's 4x400 meter relay team of sophomores Julie Busscher, Stephanie
Bennett, Olivia Butler and freshman Breanna Verkaik also posted a solid time of
3:57.69.
On the men's side, junior Aaron Meckes took second in the shot put (52-4) and
sixth in the discus (150-5) while senior Nick Kramer was sixth in the 1500
meters (3:56.48) and sophomore Sam Kerk sixth in the 5,000 meters (14:45.89).
The NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 24-26 in
Claremont, California. The field of athletes selected for the championships
will be announced tomorrow morning at the Delta Timing website at:
http://www.deltatiming.com/events/2012/2012-ncaa-division-3-outdoor-championships/
MORE TRACK AND FIELD
Brian Diemer has been named the Division III Great Lakes Region Mens’
Assistant Track and Field Coach of the Year by the United States Track and
Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
A distance coach for the Knights, Diemer has nine of his men’s distance
runners with top-25 marks this spring. At the MIAA Championships, his athletes
won the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and Steeplechase and finished runner-up in
the 1500, 5000 and 10,000 to score 88 of the team’s 170 points.
Calvin currently sits 13th in the national team rankings. Diemer also serves
as the head coach of the Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams. He
shares the distance coaching duties with Al Hoekstra in men’s and women’s track
and field. In 2010, Hoekstra was named the Women’s Great Lakes Region Assistant
Track and Field Coach of the Year.
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