CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Job Christiansen & Alyssa Penning Receive MIAA Cross Country Runner of the
Week Honors;
Volleyball Team Holds Number-Three Spot in AVCA Division III National
Rankings
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Calvin’s Job Christiansen and Alyssa Penning as its Runners of the Week in
cross country for meets through Sept. 9.
Christiansen, a junior from New Ipswich, N.H. (Mascenic Regional HS), finished
fifth at the Calvin Invitational with a time of 24:57 over the 8-kilometer
course, helping the Knights win the meet with a team score of 30 points.
Christiansen is being honored as Runner of the Week for the first time in his
career.
Penning, a senior from Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian HS), led the
Knights to a first-place showing at their invitational with a second-place
finish in a time of 17:57 over the 5-kilometer course. Penning is being honored
as Runner of the Week for the second time in her career.
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women's volleyball team continues to hold the number-three spot in
the latest set of AVCA Division III Top 25 rankings. The Knights have been
ranked third in the first three polls of the year.
Calvin has an important week of action up ahead as it hosts Alma Wednesday
night at 6:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena and then journeys to Wittenberg
University for the rugged Wittenberg Fall Classic Friday and Saturday.
Wednesday's match between Calvin and Alma will feature a meeting of undefeated
teams as Calvin is 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the MIAA. Alma is 6-0 overall and 2-0
in the MIAA.
The Wittenberg Fall Classic meanwhile will include five nationally-ranked
teams including the top three ranked teams in the country in Washington
University of St. Louis (#1), host Wittenberg (#2) and Calvin (#3). Other
ranked teams include seventh-ranked Hope and 21st-ranked Heidelberg.
Calvin will open play on Friday against Ohio Northern at 1:30 p.m. and will
then face Washington University at 8 p.m.
On Saturday, Calvin will meet Wittenberg at 2 p.m. and Heidelberg at 6 p.m.
All of Calvin's volleyball matches this week will be broadcast via audio
stream at: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/calvin.portal#
A video stream of the Calvin/Alma match will also be available Wednesday at:
http://new.livestream.com/calvin-college while a video stream of the
Calvin/Wittenberg match Saturday afternoon will be available at:
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/wit.portal#
AVCA DIVISION III TOP 25 POLL (9-11-12) -
http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-three-women/poll-09-11-12/
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