CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 29, 2014
Calvin Track and Field Athletes Receive CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors;
Calvin Volleyball Training Program Featured in AVCA Coaching Volleyball Magazine
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Three members of the Calvin men's and women's track and field program have received CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District (6) team from the Calvin men's team is junior Erik Holstege. Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District (6) team from the Calvin women's team are seniors Nicole Michmerhuizen and Hilary Banning.
All three individuals move on to the national ballot and are now eligible for Capital One Academic All-America consideration.
Holstege is from Keswick, Virginia. He is a graduate of Monticello High School. This year, Holstege was named the MIAA's Most Outstanding Field Performer and earned a spot on the All-MIAA team for the second straight year. At the MIAA Field Day, Holstege claimed league titles in the triple jump and 110 high hurdles while also placing second in the long jump, fourth in the high jump and eighth in the 200 meters while also running on Calvin's third place 4x100 meter relay team.
A chemistry major at Calvin, Holstege carries a 3.78 grade point average.
Banning is from Whitinsville, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Whitinsville Christian High School.
A three-time All-MIAA selection in track and field, Banning was the MIAA champion in the triple jump and long jump this spring and later qualified for the NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump after posting a school-record jump of 39-3 3/4. At the NCAA III Championships this past weekend, she placed 16th.
Banning was graduated from Calvin last week with a degree in nursing while posting a grade point average of 3.94.
Michmerhuizen is receiving CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the third consecutive year. She is from Holland and is a graduate of Holland Christian High School.
Michmerhuizen recently completed a superb distance running career last weekend at the NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the national meet, she took second in the 10,000 meters to claim the fifth NCAA III All-America berth of her track and field career. At the 2014 NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships, she placed second in the 5,000 meters and fourth in the 3,000 meters. She was also the national runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the 2013 NCAA III Indoor Championships and claimed the national title in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 NCAA III Outdoor Championships.
Michmerhuizen was a three-time All-MIAA selection in track and field, claiming league titles in the 10,000 meters twice and the 5,000 meters once.
She also made her mark on the cross country course, earning first team All-MIAA honors twice and receiving the MIAA MVP award in 2012. She helped Calvin finish seventh as a team this past fall, finishing 48th individually at the NCAA III Cross Country Championships.
Michmerhuizen was graduated from Calvin last week while posting a grade point average of 3.99. She carried a demanding double-major of biochemistry and chemical engineering and was the recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship which she will use in attending the University of Michigan next fall. At the University of Michigan, she will pursue a Ph.D in pharmacology.
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women's volleyball team is the subject of a feature magazine story in the May issue of Coaching Volleyball 2.0. The magazine is published by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The feature story was written by Calvin head volleyball coach Amber Warners and explains her innovative training regimen that helps her team prepare for each season.
The story can be found online at: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/75d231e6#/75d231e6/10 while the magazine cover can be viewed at: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/75d231e6#/75d231e6/1
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