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CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 5, 2012

Cross Country Teams Take Second at Michigan Intercollegiates;
Volleyball Defeats Adrian - Remains Unbeaten in MIAA

CROSS COUNTRY

By Mark DeHaan

Preparing for the important Division III UW-Oshkosh Invitational next
 weekend, Calvin hosted the Michigan Intercollegiates at the Gainey
Athletic Complex on a cool Friday afternoon. The Knights claimed second
place in the men’s race and second in the women’s race.

Racing
 against Division II, Division III, NAIA and CC competition, the Calvin
men earned a second place finish in their 8k race while Grand Valley
took first. With a few of their top runners not racing, Calvin put up a
strong fight against the Division II competition. Crossing the line
first for the Knights was senior Job Christiansen, who took 6th overall
in a time of 24:58.9. Coming in right behind him in 7th was senior David
 Vande Bunte in 25:00.4. Senior Rhett Morici was the third Calvin runner
 across the line in 14th place, finishing in 25:22.5. Sophomore Steven
Haagsma put in a strong race finishing 22nd, running a personal best
25:32.8 while junior Sam Kerk came in 24th with a time of 25:36.4. The
Knights rounded out their top seven with sophomore Josh Ferguson in 31st
 at 25:47.5 and junior Philip Spitzer in 33rd at 25:54.7.

“Both of the races are set up races for next week (at UW-Oshkosh),”
said head coach Brian Diemer. We tried to run a little bit more
conservative and stick with our packs a little bit longer. We wanted to
move in the middle of the race, and our guys did that very well. We gave
 specific duties to the packs, and for the most part, we accomplished a
lot of what we set out to do. David Vande Bunte came through huge.

He was about 30 seconds faster than when he ran the Knight Invite
here. Steven Haagsma had a fantastic race, a big personal record by
about 30 seconds.”

On
 the women’s side, also without some of their top runners, Calvin leaned
 on a few of their younger members to pull out a second place finish
with a team score of . Leading the Knights finishers was sophomore Kimby
 Penning who earned a 10th place finish in 18:03.9. Trailing her and
taking 11th was sophomore Lizzy Vannette who finished in 18:04.6.
Freshman McKenzie Diemer was next across the line in 14th place with a
time of 18:07.5. Senior Christine Hartley finished 19th with a time of
18:13.9 while junior Alyssa Oram finished 20th in 18:16.5. Finishing in
24th and Calvin’s 6th spot was senior Kaylea Brase in 18:40.5 while
sophomore Sarah Danner rounded out the Knights top seven with a 31st
place finish in 18:49.7.

“The women performed very well,” said Diemer. “Kimby Penning ran a
fantastic race and Lizzy Vannette really showed up in a big way today. A
 huge improvement and a huge personal record (for Lizzy). She showed
that she could run with our main chase pack as we progress through the
season.”

The Knights now prepare for the UW-Oshkosh Invitational where a
number of Division III’s top schools will meet. The Invitational will
take place next Saturday with the women running at 11 a.m. and the men
at noon.

VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Adrian 0
(By Mitch Blankespoor)

GRAND RAPIDS – The Calvin women’s volleyball team continued its
winning ways Friday, defeating the Adrian Bulldogs in straight sets by
scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-16.

Calvin never let Adrian in the match. In all three sets, the Knights
 got to ten points before the Bulldogs got to six. Calvin led by as
much as 17 in the first set, 15 in the second set and nine in the third
set.

The Knight used a balanced attack, headed up by two of the Kamp
sisters. Senior Lizzie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian) and
freshmen Maggie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian) each scored 11
kills. Sophomores Emily Crowe (Granger, IN/Mishawaka Penn) and Brittany
 Rosendale (Jenison/Unity Christian) had three blocks apiece. Junior
setter Megan Rietema (Gr assists while also scoring seven kills.

Stephanie Holloman led Adrian with five kills while hitting a .714 clip in
defeat.

Calvin hit a blistering .413 clip while holding Adrian to an even
.000, 16 kills and 16 attack errors. The Knights did struggle in the
service department with 10 service errors.

“I was happy with the level of play throughout the match,” Calvin
head coach Amber Warners said. “We lost our concentration a little on
serves.”

Calvin improves to 16-1, 9-0 in the MIAA on the season. The loss drops Adrian
to 5-10, 4-5 in the MIAA.

The Knights return to action Saturday afternoon when they host the Hornets of
Kalamazoo at Calvin’s Van Noord Arena.
Received on Fri Oct 5 22:40:41 2012