CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 28, 2015
Calvin Track and Field Members Receive MIAA Athlete of the Week Honors;
Baseball Win Streak Snapped at Wheaton;
Women's Lacrosse Team Subject of Feature Story by Mlive.com
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
FREELAND, Mich. - The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin's McKenzie Diemer its Women's Track Athlete of the Week, and Calvin's Ben deWaal Malefyt its Men's Field Athlete of the Week for track and field meets through April 26.
Women's Track Athlete of the Week.
Diemer, a junior from Caledonia (Grand Rapids South Christian), ran a 10:36.75 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Hillsdale's Gina Relays. Diemer's time ranks first in the MIAA and fourth nationally. She is being honored as Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career.
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Malefyt, a senior from Haledon, N.J. (Eastern Christian HS), had a career-best performance in the discus with a toss of 166 feet, 8 inches to place second at Aquinas' Ernie Mousseau Invitational. His toss puts him eighth among Division III athletes in the discus this season. Malefyt is being honored as Athlete of the Week for the second time this season and third time in his career.
BASEBALL
WHEATON, IL - Calvin's eight-game win streak came to an end as the Knights suffered a 7-3 non-conference defeat at Wheaton College.
Calvin (19-16 overall) remained without a hit for the first five innings but broke through for a three-run sixth as the Knights used four walks, a hit and a groundout to take a 3-0 lead.
Wheaton (18-18) answered with six runs in the bottom half of the inning however to take a 6-3 lead and then tacked on an insurance run in the eighth to claim the win.
Wheaton finished with 12 hits in the game while Calvin had three with senior Grant VanPutten (Holland/Holland Christian HS), sophomore Colton Wolfe (Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids HS) and sophomore Austin Voigt (Brighton/Pinckney HS) all collecting singles in the contest.
Freshman Kyle Vens (White Lake/Oakland Christian HS) took the loss for Calvin to fall to 0-2 on the year.
Calvin is back in action on Friday when it travels to Adrian for a conference doubleheader slated to start at 2 p.m.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
The Calvin women's lacrosse team is the feature subject of a recent story by Mlive.com. The Knights recently captured their first MIAA regular season championship and gained the top seed for the four-team MIAA Tournament.
Under the direction of head coach Blake Boehm, the Knights are in just their third year as a varsity program but have made steady progress as the feature story details.
MLIVE.COM Calvin Women's Lacrosse Story: http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2015/04/calvin_womens_lacrosse_team_se.html
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