CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR FEB. 28, 2013
Softball Picked Seventh in MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll;
Women's Swimming and Diving Honored for Academics;
Calvin Winter Sports Teams in the News
SOFTBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball
race is highly competitive every spring, and this season appears to be no
different. Defending MIAA champion Trine and Alma, which won the conference
tournament last season, are the co-favorites to win this season’s championship
in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. They each received 12 points in
the poll, with the Thunder capturing five first-place votes and the Scots four.
Coaches could not vote for their own team.
Calvin was picked to finish seven the preseason poll. The Knights will feature
a blend of veterans and newcomers this spring. Calvin will open its season this
weekend with a Friday night doubleheader at Centre College.
The Calvin sports information office caught up with head Calvin softball coach
Sharon DeKleine for a preseason interview and followed the following audio
podcast at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/2013/softball/SoftballPreseasonInterview13.mp3
Poll Results (first-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Trine (5) 12 pts. 1. Alma
(4) 12. 3. Hope 24. 4. Adrian 29. 5. Saint Mary’s 38. 6. Olivet 43. 7. Calvin
46. 8. Albion 57. 9. Kalamazoo 63.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin College women’s swimming and diving team has received the Scholar
All Academic Team citation from the College Swimming Coaches Association of
America for the 2012 fall semester.
To be eligible, a team needed to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point
average of 3.0 on a four-point scale. The Calvin women’s team recorded a 3.28
grade point average.
The Calvin women’s swimming and diving team is coached by Dan Gelderloos.
CSCAA All-Academic Team List:
http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2013/feb/25/cscaa-all-academic-teams-named/
CALVIN SPORTS IN THE NEWS TODAY:
*For an Mlive.com feature story on Calvin senior diver Samantha Klaasen as
well a preview of the upcoming diving regional, visit the Mlive.com website at:
http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2013/02/videotape_process_deleted_as_c.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
*For an Mlive.com preview of the upcoming NCAA III Tournament
Calvin/Rose-Hulman men's basketball game, visit the Mlive.com website at:
http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2013/02/calvin_college_men_face_a_bobb.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
*For a look at Calvin's upcoming opponent Rose-Hulman, visit the Terre Haute
Tribune Star website at:
http://tribstar.com/sports/x36432491/Balsbaugh-s-late-season-scoring-giving-Rose-Hulman-a-lift
*For an Mlive.com preview of the ucpmoing NCAA III Tournament Calvin/St.
Thomas women's basketball game, visit the Mlive.com website at:
http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2013/02/calvin_college_women_hope_to_s.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
*For a D3hoops.com NCAA III Women's basketball preview on the NCAA III
Tournament field including a mention of the Calvin women's basketball team,
visit the D3hoops.com website at:
http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2013/02/calvin_college_women_hope_to_s.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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