CKSR (Snikkers Named MIAA Co-Player of the Week in Men's Basketball/Calvin Student-Athletes Compete in Calvin Version of Amazing Race During Interim Session)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR JAN. 7, 2013

Tom Snikkers Named MIAA Co-Player of the Week in Men's Basketball;
Calvin Student-Athletes Compete in Calvin Version of the Amazing Race During
Calvin Interim Session

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Calvin forward Tom Snikkers has been named the MIAA’s Co-Player of the Week in
men’s basketball. Snikkers shares the award this week with Ian Jackson of Trine
University.
A senior from Jenison (Hudsonville Unity Christian HS), Snikkers averaged 18
points and 7.5 rebounds as the Knights opened MIAA play with a pair of
victories. He had 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a 56-50
victory over previously unbeaten Adrian, then scored 24 points and pulled down
seven rebounds in a 66-63 road win at Albion. Snikkers, who is being honored as
Player of the Week for the first time this season and second time in his
career, shot 58 percent from the field (14 of 24) and 70 percent from the line
(7 of 10) for the week.
Calvin returns to action this week when it travels to Kalamazoo for a 7:30
p.m. contest.

CALVIN ATHLETES COMPETE IN AMAZING RACE INTERIM COURSE

Each January, Calvin offers a variety of both on-campus and off-campus interim
experiences.When established in the early 1970's, the original objective of the
interim term was to provide time and opportunity in the curriculum and calendar
for the student and staff to study topics which ordinarily would not be pursued
in the regular semester, or to attempt a new approach to a certain topic.

One of the interim courses offered this January is the Calvin College version
of: The Amazing Race led by Calvin professors and coaches Dr. Amber Warners and
Dr. Brian Bolt. Warners is the head coach of the women's volleyball team while
Bolt is the head coach of the men's golf team.

Several current Calvin varsity student-athletes are taking the interim course.
Those individuals include:

*Megan Rietema and Kristi Zietse of the women's volleyball team.

*Nick Holtrop and Zach Willis of the men's soccer team.

*Alyssa and Kimby Penning of the women's cross country and track and field
teams.

*Bethany Zoerhof of the women's tennis team.

*Cousins Jeremy Kamp (baseball) and Stacey Kamp (women's volleyball).

*Ali Roode of the women's tennis team.

For more on the objectives of the course and to follow the contestants each
day of the interim class, please visit the course blog at:
http://amazingrace2013.blogspot.com/
Received on Mon Jan 7 16:10:39 2013