CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 19, 2014
NCAA III VOLLEYBALL DAY ONE REPORT
NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA - The Calvin women's volleyball team arrived safely in Virginia Wednesday morning, departing Grand Rapids on an early morning flight and arriving in Newport News by way of Atlanta. After resting up for a few hours, the Knights practiced at nearby Denbigh Baptist Christian High School. The practice time and facility were made possible by a Calvin alum who is the mother-in-law of the Denbigh Baptist Christian High School athletics director for which the Knights are grateful.
Calvin is scheduled to take the floor for practice Thursday morning at Christopher Newport University and will then prepare for the awards banquet later Thursday night.
Calvin's quarterfinal match against host Christopher Newport is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Friday night.
The Calvin women's volleyball team is the subject of a feature story on NCAA.com this evening. To read the story, visit the NCAA.com website at: http://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2014-11-19/top-ranked-calvin-headliner-tournaments-quarterfinal-round
VOLLEYBALL
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Three members of the top-ranked Calvin women's volleyball team have received AVCA Division III All-America honors.
Junior Maggie Kamp has been named to the AVCA Division III All-America first team, sophomore Laura Danhoff has been named to the second team and freshman Jenna Lodewyk has been named to the third team.
In addition, Lodewyk has been named the AVCA Division III National Freshman of the Year.
Kamp is from Orland Park, Illinois. She is a graduate of Chicago Christian High School. An outside hitter, the 6-2 Kamp is receiving first team AVCA Division III All-America honors for the second straight year. She is averaging 4.44 kills-per-set along with an hitting percentage of .297. She is also averaging 2.68 digs-per-set and has 26 service aces on the season. She is currently ranked 13th nationally in kills-per-set. Last weekend, she was named the Most Outstanding Player of an NCAA III Regional hosted by Carthage College. She was the MIAA's Most Valuable Player and a member of the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team.
Danhoff is from Willard, Ohio. She is a graduate of Willard High School. A 6-2 middle-hitter, Danhoff is receiving AVCA Division III All-America honors for the first time. Danhoff is averaging 2.98 kills and 0.84 blocks-per-set and has 33 services on the year. She is ranked eighth nationally in hitting percentage (.377). She was named to the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team.
Lodewyk is from Villa Park, Illinois. She is a graduate of Timothy Christian High School. A 5-11 setter, Lodewyk is averaging 11.28 assists and 2.28 digs-per-set. She also has a hitting percentage of .301 and has collected 44 service aces on the year. She was also named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA III Regional hosted by Carthage last weekend. Lodewyk was named the MIAA and Great Lakes Region Freshman of the Year this fall. She was also a member of the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team.
Lodewyk is the third individual from Calvin to earn AVCA Division III National Freshman of the Year honors. Rebecca Kamp was the first to do so in 2008 with Megan Rietema receiving the award in 2010.
In addition, senior Emily Crowe has received honorable mention All-America honors from the AVCA. A 5-11 middle-hitter, Crowe is from Granger, Indiana. She is a graduate of Mishawaka Penn High School. Crowe is averaging 1.93 kills and 0.61 blocks-per-set. She has a hitting percentage of .320.
Calvin is currently 30-3 overall and is headed to the NCAA III quarterfinals in Newport News, Virginia. Calvin will take on host Christopher Newport Friday night at 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
For the fifth time in six years, Calvin College cross country coach Brian Diemer has been named the Division III Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year in women's cross country.
The award was announced earlier today by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
Calvin, led by Brian Diemer in his ninth year, took the crown for the second-straight year and the seventh time and eight years. This year's region win was spurred by individual champ, sophomore Cassandra Vince. The squad's top five finished all in the top 10 for the MIAA crown with 27 points.
Wednesday marked an eventful day for Diemer. Not only was he named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year but he also became a grandfather for the first time as his oldest daughter Kelsey (Diemer) Klingenberg along with her husband Joel Klingenberg welcomed son Rowan Jeffrey Klingenberg into the world.
The future Calvin Knight weighed in at 7 lbs, 7oz and 20.5 inches long. Mother, father and child are doing well with Grandpa Diemer scheduled to visit his new Grandson next week after coaching both of Calvin's cross country teams at the NCAA III Championships this Saturday in Kings Island, Ohio.
MORE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
For the second consecutive year, Calvin sophomore Cassie Vince has been named the Division III Great Lakes Region Female Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
Vince is a native of Amherst, Ohio. She is a graduate of Amherst High School.
Vince, a sophomore, has now won both of the regional championships she's raced in. After beating Oberlin's Emma Lehmann by 14.1 seconds to win last year, she beat Lehmann by 22.4 seconds for this year's win. The Amherst, Ohio native has won four out of five races in 2014, only losing at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational. Her performance at the Great Lakes Regional meet helped Calvin take first place with a team score of 61 points.
She joins Amy Mizzone as the only two runners in Calvin women's cross country history to win back-to-back regional titles with Mizzone doing so in 1998 and 1999.
Vince will compete at the NCAA III Cross Country Championships this Saturday in King's Island, Ohio, with the rest of the Calvin women's cross country team.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men's and women's swimming and diving teams have cracked the first set of national polls conducted by the College Swim Coaches Association of America this season. In the men's poll, Calvin is ranked 20th. On the women's side, Calvin is ranked 23rd.
The men's and women's polls can be found online at: http://www.cscaa.org/rankings
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