CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 11, 2012
Calvin Women's Cross Country Team Receives At-Large Bid to NCAA III Championships;
Eight-Team Field for NCAA III Volleyball Championships is Set - Calvin to Face Puget Sound
CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin women's cross country team is headed back to the NCAA III Championships. The Knights received an at-large berth when the official championship field was announced this afternoon.
The Calvin women will be making their 23rd appearance at the NCAA III Championships which ranks third on the all-time NCAA III women's cross country list for team appearances. It also marks the eighth straight year that the Calvin women have earned a berth to the national meet.
At the Great Lakes Regional meet on Saturday, Calvin took third with 105 points behind second place Oberlin (95 points) and first place Hope (91 points). Only the top two teams at the regional meet receive automatic berths to the national meet while teams finishing in spots 3-to-5 are eligible for at-large selection.
Calvin's top finisher on Saturday was junior Nicole Michmerhuizen who was fifth while senior Alyssa Penning was ninth.
The Calvin men's cross country team will also be competing at the national meet next Saturday. The Calvin men took first place at Saturday's Great Lakes Regional - hosted by Anderson University - with 36 points.
Next Saturday's national meet is scheduled to be held in Terre Haute, Indiana. Rose-Hulman Institute will serve as the host institution.
VOLLEYBALL
The eight-team field for the NCAA III volleyball finals at Hope College is set. In addition to Calvin, teams competing will be Elmhurst, Salisbury, Clarkson, St. Thomas, Christopher Newport, the University of Massachusetts-Boston and the University of Puget Sound.
Calvin will face Puget Sound on Thursday while Elmhurst will face Salisbury, Clarkson will face St. Thomas and Christopher Newport will meet U-Mass Boston. Official game times and ticket information will be announced on Monday.
The NCAA III bracket can be found online at: http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d3
The Hope College NCAA III volleyball finals website can be found online at: http://www.hope.edu/pr/athletics/vbchampionship/index.html
The NCAA volleyball website can be found online at: http://www.ncaa.com/sports/volleyball-women/d3
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