CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 8, 2012
Vande Bunte Receives MIAA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors;
Zach Willis Named MIAA Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week;
Calvin Men's Basketball Alumn Team Up with Denver Nuggets and With National
3-on-3 Tourney
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Calvin’s David Vande Bunte its Runners of the Week in men’s cross country for
meets through Oct. 8.
Vande Bunte, a senior from Byron Center (Byron Center HS), finished seventh at
the Michigan Intercollegiates meet on the Knights’ home course Friday, helping
Calvin finish second in a strong field that included teams from NCAA Division
II and NAIA.
Vande Bunte finished the 8-kilometer course in 25:00.4. He is being honored as
Runner of the Week for the first time in his career.
Ranked sixth nationally, Calvin is back in action on Saturday when it competes
at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational.
MEN'S SOCCER
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Calvin midfielder Zach Willis its Offensive Player of the Week in men’s soccer
for games played through Oct. 7.
Willis, a junior from Wyoming (Hudsonville Unity Christian HS), scored three
goals and assisted on another in leading the Knights to a pair of MIAA
victories for the week. He scored what proved to be the winning goal and added
an assist in a 3-1 victory over Adrian, then scored the game’s first two goals
as the Knights defeated Alma, 3-0.
Willis is being honored as MIAA (Offensive) Player of the Week for the first
time in his career.
Calvin is back in action on Wednesday when it hosts league-leading Olivet at 4
p.m. at Calvin’s Zuidema Field. In the first meeting of the year between the
two teams, Olivet claimed a 6-5 victory, overcoming a 4-0 first half deficit.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Calvin sports information office recently caught up with Calvin men's
basketball alumn Brent Schuster and Derek Griffin. Both individuals are working
with the Denver Nuggets organization. This summer the duo teamed up in a
national 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
To read more, visit the Calvin website at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/calvin-basketball-alumns-participate-in-fiba-3x3-basketball-tourney-work-wi/
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