CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR FEB. 14, 2014
MIAA Swimming and Diving Feb. 14 Recap;
Women's Tennis Opens Season With Win Over Cornerstone;
Track and Field Athletes Compete at GVSU Big Meet - Prepare to Host Calvin Relays;
Cross Country Teams Receive Academic Honors From USTFCCCA
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
By Mark DeHaan
Coming into the third day of the MIAA Swim Championships at the Venema Aquatic Center, the Calvin men's swim and dive team held a 47 point lead over rival Hope College.
The Knights lead continued to expand on Friday night as they swept first place in all of the men's events, and Calvin earned a 544-437 lead over Hope as it looked ahead to the final day of competition.
In the first event, the Calvin relay team of freshman Brett Stoughton, sophomore Johnson Cochran, senior Peter Johnson, and senior Andrew Mitchell took first in the 200 yard medley relay in a time of 1:32.14, beating second-place Kalamazoo by .19 seconds.
The 400 yard individual medley then saw the Knights claim first and third. Sophomore Caleb Meindertsma took first in 4:01.45, beating the field by more than five seconds, and shattering his own Calvin record by more than four seconds, which he set earlier in the day in the preliminaries. Junior Travis Vincent placed third in 4:07.18.
The Knights continued to take the top spot in their events in the 100 yard butterfly as Stoughton claimed first in 50.15 and Johnson took third in 50.82.
In the 200 freestyle, sophomore Aaron Venema took first in 1:41.48, beating defending champion Brian Fiorillo, who finished second in 1:41.87.
Cochran then claimed the top spot in the 100 yard breaststroke in 55.73 while freshman Eli Holstege took fifth in 57.21.
In the final men's event of the night, Mitchell took first to complete the Calvin sweep. Mitchell swam the 100 yard backstroke in 51.74 while sophomore Brandon Muma finished eighth in 54.00.
The Calvin men's total expanded to 544 points by the end of the night, with Hope sitting in second with 437. Kalamazoo is in third with 415.5, Albion in fourth with 402, Olivet in fifth with 207, and Alma in sixth with 113.5.
"I'm just trying to wrap my mind around this evening, it has to go down as one of the single best sessions in Calvin history. I've never seen my swimmers pull off (a clean sweep), even on the women's side. That was just very impressive," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "Tomorrow morning, we're going to have to work really hard at focusing on the details, and working to set ourselves up for tomorrow night so we can finish this thing."
The last day of competition begins at 10 a.m. with preliminaries, while the finals start at 5:30 p.m.
DAN GELDERLOOS AUDIO INTERVIEW: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/2014/swim14/DanGelderloosMIAAFeb14.mp3
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
By Mark DeHaan
The Calvin women's swim and dive team entered the third day of the MIAA Championships trailing rival Hope by nine points, 280-271.
A strong night by the Calvin women, including a pair of top finishes on Friday however, set up the Knights with a 42 point lead over Hope heading into the final night.
The Knights began the finals of the third day with a first place finish as the relay team of junior Erika Waugh, sophomore Michaela Rookus, senior Kristin Kinzer, and junior Kathryn Wrobel finished the 200 medley relay in 1:46.66.
In the 400 yard individual medley, sophomore Alayna Gallegos took fourth in 4:48.87 while senior Elizabeth Schleh finished sixth in 4:52.81.
Kinzer, Gallegos, and freshman Karine Rone then placed in the 100 yard butterfly. Kinzer finished third in 59.73, Gallegos sixth in 1:01.09, and Rose eighth in 1:04.14.
The Knights continued to place numerous swimmers in each final. The 200 yard freestyle saw Wrobel finish second in 1:56.13, junior Alex Dhaenens claim fourth in 1:57.74, and senior Margaret Rechel take seventh in 1:58.70.
Calvin then earned four out of the six top spots in the 100 yard breaststroke. In a time of 1:05.31, Rookus took first for the Knights. Junior Lexi Scott followed in third in 1:06.16, freshman Adrienne
Wesselius fourth in 1:08.00, and freshman Nicole Karl in sixth in 1:09.81.
In the final women's swimming event of the night, Waugh took second in the 100 yard backstroke in 57.85, out-touched by .04, while Kinzer continued her busy night taking fourth in 58.95.
The night then concluded with the 1-meter board. Junior Rebecca Mumby earned a third-place finish with 378.60 points while sophomore Lizz Roth finished seventh with 342.65 points.
The strong night from the Calvin women puts them into first heading into the final night, with 586 points while Hope sits in second at 544 points. Kalamazoo is in third with 391, Albion in fourth with 335, Alma in fifth with 283, and Olivet in sixth with 170.
"On the women's side, just a championship performance. On paper, Hope came strong this morning and we really dropped in all of our places, I can't think of any race where we lost points, and we really swam as a team," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "I was not expecting (a win in the 200 medley relay). We didn't even know the order of the relay until mid-way through the afternoon. We told the ladies to just race, and they really stepped up to the occasion and had a great moment."
The 42 point lead sets up an exciting final night on Saturday. Again, preliminaries begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. while finals are at 5:30 p.m.
DAN GELDERLOOS AUDIO INTERVIEW: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/2014/swim14/DanGelderloosMIAAFeb14.mp3
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 8, Cornerstone 1
The Calvin women's tennis team opened its season on Friday with an 8-1 non-conference dual match victory over Cornerstone. The match was the opening match for first-year head coach Kevin Van Haitsma at the helm of the Knights.
With a roster of just five players, Cornerstone conceded matches at three doubles and six singles before the match began.
Up 2-0, Calvin then split the remaining doubles points as Calvin's number-one tandem of junior Megan Visser and freshman Claire Spoelhof defeated Heidi Boesl and Ashley Greene 8-3. Cornerstone's number-two squad of Janie Silvers and Allison Rusticus gained a point back by defeating Calvin's Bethany Zoerhof and Ellie Benzel 8-4.
Calvin then claimed the remaining singles points as Visser defeated Boesl 6-0, 6-0 at one singles; Spoelhof defeated Nicole Kunnen 6-4, 7-6 at two singles, Zoerhof defeated Silvers 6-0, 6-1 at three singles, Benzel defeated Rusticus 6-1, 6-1 at four singles and freshman Liz Turner defeated Ashley Green 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.
Friday's match was played inside Calvin's Huizenga Tennis and Track Center.
Calvin returns to action next Friday when it travels to Wheaton College (IL) for a match against the Thunder. Calvin will then face Coe the following afternoon in Wheaton, Illinois.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
A small group of Calvin track and field athletes competed at the Grand Valley State Big Meet Friday night.
In the men's 5,000 meters, senior David Vande Bunte clocked a time of 14:56.07 while junior Josh Ferguson came in at 15:16.03. Sophomore Ethan Anderson also had a time of 15:20.76 while junior Steven Haagsma came in at 15:28.84.
In the women's 3,000 meters, senior Nicole Michmerhuizen had an impressive time of 9:45.67 in the 3,000 meters while junior Sarah Danner clocked in at 17:55.12 in the 5,000 meters. Also competing in the women's 5,000 meters were junior Kimby Penning in a time of 18:14.72 and junior Paige McGahan in a time of 18:34.98.
The bulk of Calvin's track and field teams will compete on Saturday at the Calvin Relays inside the Huizenga Tennis and Track Center. The seed sheets for the competition can be found online at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/track/Results/2014/CalvinRelaysseeding-v3.pdf and a performance list at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/track/Results/2014/CalvinRelaysperformance-lists-v3.pdf
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association has named its 2014 All-Academic team and individual recipients in women's cross country and the Calvin women's cross country team has received accolades on both counts.
Continuing a streak that began in 1987, the Calvin women's cross country team has once again been named a USTFCCCA All-Academic team recipient. Led by head coach Brian Diemer, the Knights posted a team cumulative grade point average this past fall of 3.53. In order to receive the award, teams must post a minimum team GPA of 3.10.
Individually, Calvin had six members of its women's cross country team receive individual all-academic honors. Individuals needed to have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in the top 35 at the NCAA III Regional Championships.
The Calvin individuals that received the honor include seniors Alyssa Oram (Cheboygan, Mich.), Nicole Michmerhuizen (Holland/Holland Christian HS), juniors Kimby Penning (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS), Sarah Danner (Watkins Glen, NY/Charles Dickerson HS), Kate Ardinger (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS), and freshman Cassie Vince (Amherst, OH/Amherst HS).
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association has named its 2014 All-Academic team and individual recipients in men's cross country and the Calvin men's cross country team has received accolades on both counts.
Led by head coach Brian Diemer, the Calvin men's team posted a team cumulative grade point average this past fall of 3.38. In order to receive the award, teams must post a minimum team GPA of 3.10.
Individually, Calvin had five members of its men's team receive honors. Those five individuals include seniors Sam Kerk (Hartland, WI/Lake Country Lutheran HS) and Philip Spitzer (Buckley/Buckley HS), juniors Josh Ferguson (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley HS) and Steven Haagsma (Grandville/Calvin Christian HS) and sophomore Jeff Meitler (New Berlin, WI/Milwaukee Lutheran HS).
Individuals needed to have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in the top 35 at the NCAA III Regional Championships.
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