CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 24, 2015
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
HILLSDALE - The Calvin women's track and field team had a banner evening of performances at the Hillsdale Gina Relays.
Junior McKenzie Diemer (Caledonia/South Christian HS) highlighted the evening with a third place finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, clocking in with a time of 10:36.75 that places her third on the NCAA III performance list. Senior Kimby Penning (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was seventh in a season-best time of 11:06.69.
In the women's 10,000 meters, senior Sarah Danner (Watkins Glen, NY/Charles Dickerson HS) took second with a career-best time of 35:53.44. Her time is the fifth-best in NCAA III women's track and field this spring in the event.
In the 5,000 meters, sophomore Lauren Strohbehn (Stillwater, MN/St. Croix Prep) had a career-best time of 17:05.58 that will place her in the top 20 on the NCAA III performance list. Senior Kate Ardinger (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS) also clocked a time of 4:37.22 in the 1,500 meters.
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
HILLSDALE - Junior Ethan Anderson put together his finest performance in a Calvin men's track and field uniform Friday night. Anderson (Stillwater, MN/Stillwater Area HS) clocked a career-best time of 30:37.88 in the 10,000 meters ast the Hillsdale Gina Relays. His time should put him in the top 20 on the NCAA III performance list at the conclusion of the weekend.
In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, senior Steven Haagsma (Grandville/Calvin Christian HS) produced a season-best time of 9:22.04. Senior Bret Habura (Campbell Hall, NY/Washingtonville HS) also had a career-best time of 9:28.52 in the event.
MEN'S GOLF
WEST OLIVE - The Calvin men's golf team took third at round two of the MIAA Spring Qualifier Tournament hosted by Hope Friday at the Wuskowhan Player's Club. The Knights recorded a team score of 305 strokes and remain in third place in the overall team standings heading into the final 18-hole round of competition on Saturday.
Hope took first place on Friday with a team score of 288 while Trine was second at 293 and Adrian fourth at 310.
Hope holds the overall lead at 572 followed by Trine at 587, Calvin at 602 and Adrian at 607.
Senior James VanNoord (Troy/Troy Athens HS) led Calvin on Friday with a round of 75 while his brother John VanNoord (Troy/Oakland Christian HS) was right behind with a 76.
Freshman Ben VanScoyk (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and junior Jason Zeigler (Mount Gilead, OH/Gilead Christian HS) had rounds of 77 while junior Justin Crow (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a 79.
Winston Munch of Hope was the Friday medalist with a round of 70.
The final round of the 54-hole MIAA Spring Qualifier Tournament will take place on Saturday back at the Wuskowhan Player's Club.
MEN'S TENNIS
ALMA - The Calvin men's tennis team dropped a narrow 5-4 decision at Alma Friday afternoon. The loss puts the Knights into a narrow situation heading into a rivalry showdown at Hope Saturday morning. If Calvin defeats Hope Saturday, the Knights will gain the #2 seed for next week's MIAA Tournament. If Calvin loses however, it will miss the tournament alltogether due to a tiebreaker situation between Calvin, Hope and Alma.
Calvin (8-8 overall, 3-2 MIAA) took a 2-1 lead after doubles play with sophomore Taylor Asfour (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and freshman Matt VanWinkle (St. Joseph/St. Joseph) winning 8-6 at No. 1 doubles while senior Tom Griffin (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS) and junior Matt Buesing (Hoffman Estates, IL/Fremd HS) won 8-4 at No. 2 doubles.
Alma (6-10 overall, 3-3 MIAA) fought back by winning four of the six singles flights to clinch the match.
Calvin's singles victories came at No. 1 and No. 3 singles with Buesing winning 6-3, 6-3 at one singles and VanWinkle winning 7-5, 6-2 at three singles.
Calvin's Saturday match at Hope is slated to start at 11 a.m.
MIAA MEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-24-15
Hope 6-0
Adrian 4-2
Calvin 3-2
Alma 3-3
Hope 2-3
Trine 2-4
Albion 0-6
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