CKSR (Calvin to Feature Knight of Nets Event / Women's Golf Places Fifth at MIAA Jamboree / Luke Griemsman Named Interim Head Men's Lacrosse Coach)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 1, 2015

Calvin to Feature Knight of Nets Event;
Women's Golf Places Fifth at MIAA Jamboree;
Luke Griemsman Named Interim Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

CALVIN TO FEATURE KNIGHT OF NETS EVENT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin athletics will once again partner with Cornerstone University to support the Knight of Nets event. This weekend will be the third year that Calvin will participate with the event. The original idea ("Nothing but Nets") belongs to the ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly. The idea to bring similar events to West Michigan colleges was initially proposed by Cornerstone University's assistant coach (Ryan Souders' high school coach) Chip Huber.
"Knight of Nets is one of the best things we do here at Calvin," said men's soccer head coach Ryan Souders. "Having influence for real change, as a result of our athletic endeavors, might be the greatest thing we can do in athletics. It's an absolute joy to partner with other teams here at Calvin and other institutions like Cornerstone University, among others in order to strike back against malaria in communities that can use help."
The ACHA men's hockey game on Friday, Oct. 2 versus Xavier University, Saturday men's soccer versus Kalamazoo at noon and women's soccer versus Hope and volleyball on Tuesday, Oct. 6 vs. Adrian will all be participating in the Knight of Nets Weekend. In addition to those games both Calvin softball and baseball teams will be participating in their non-traditional competitions on campus.
Proceeds of the event will help buy malaria nets. According to the Night of Nets information guide, "a bite of a mosquito is one of the deadliest actions in our world, still taking lives of close to 2000 children in Africa each night."
Fans can but a shirt and a portion of the proceeds will help buy nets or donate to the cause. A six dollar donation buys a net.
The Calvin GameDay office will be selling shirts at all four events. GameDay will also be hosting a Night of Nets Tailgate on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. inviting all fans to come out and enjoy the festivities. GameDay will provide tables, a couple of big grills for those who like to get creative, a sound system, lawn games, bubble soccer, donuts, hot chocolate and bottled water. We ask that you bring your own food and chairs.

WOMEN'S GOLF

ADA, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf battled a blustery day and tough competition on Thursday at the MIAA Jamboree at Thornapple Pointe Golf Club. The Knights finished the day in fifth place, at 360.
Senior Jennie Poole (Summit, N.J./Kent Place School) recorded the lowest round for the Knights on the day, shooting an 82. The 82 stroke finish was good enough to finish tied for third place.
Senior Casey Harkema (Holt, Mich./Holt) finished the round at 91, tied for 18th place. Senior Sarah Arendsen (Wayland, Mich./Wayland) finished two strokes behind, tied in 23rd place at 93. Senior Shara Reynolds (Big Rapids, Mich./Big Rapids) finished just behind Arendsen at 94, to finish tied for 28th place
Freshman Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) finished in 38th place at 100.
The Knights had five unattached golfers on Thursday, sophomore Emily Short (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia) shot a round of 95 in 31st place, junior Amira Bousaab (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) and sophomore Gen Best (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) both tied for 40th place at 105, junior Katherine Ryan (Haslett, Mich./Haslett) finished the day at 106 in 44th place and freshman Morgan Schultz (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) at 128 in 51st.
Saint Mary's took first place with a score of 333. Olivet's Brooke Kastamo shot the lowest round of the day at 78.
The Knights return to action on Saturday as they travel to Trine for the fourth MIAA Jamboree. The action will take place at Zollner Golf Club in Angola, Indiana.

MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF JAMBOREE #3 TEAM SCORES

Saint Mary's 333
Olivet 336
Hope 340
Trine 351
Calvin 360
Albion 369
Alma 388
Adrian 390

MIAA TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH 10-1-15 COMPETITION

Hope 973
Olivet 999
Saint Mary's 1008
Trine 1025
Calvin 1061
Albion 1082
Alma 1091
Adrian 1126

MEN'S LACROSSE

Luke Griemsman has been named interim head men's lacrosse coach at Calvin College. Griemsman is replacing Kyle Hofstaedter who recently accepted a position as the assistant director for athletics communications at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.
"I first want to thank Kyle Hofstaedter for his work with our men's lacrosse program over the last year," said Calvin director of athletics Jim Timmer. "We are sad to see Kyle leave but we wish his family the best in their new endeavors. At the same time, we are excited to bring Luke on board as our coach. He has significant experience as a lacrosse coach at the collegiate level and I am confident that he will do a strong job at Calvin, leading our young men."
Griemsman is looking forward to the opportunity to lead the Calvin men's lacrosse team.
"I have friends and teammates who have graduated from Calvin and played lacrosse for the Knights," said Griemsman. "My respect for them makes me want to work hard to make this a team that they and the Calvin community can be proud of. It is exciting that I have the opportunity to lead another group of young men that can also grow to be quality representatives of Calvin and men's lacrosse."
Griemsman began playing lacrosse in Huntington, New York. A varsity captain for Walt Whitman High School in 1991-92, Griemsman also played on the 1991 gold-medal winning, Long Island team in the Empire State Games. Recruited to Michigan State University for their NCAA Division 1 teams of 1993-96, Griemsman also received his Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communication in 1996.
Griemsman returned to the Michigan State club lacrosse program in 1997 as an assistant coach and was promoted to head coach of the program in 1998. In 1999, Griemsman held a 14-7 record and brought the Spartans to the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) quarterfinal game. Griemsman took a short break from coaching to acquire his teaching certification from Northern Michigan University in 2001. He taught science and social studies at Apple Valley Middle School in Hendersonville, N.C. from 2002-2004 while serving as assistant coach for boys soccer, boys basketball, and track and field.
In 2004, Griemsman took charge of the Central Michigan University lacrosse club. Griemsman brought CMU to the CCLA playoffs that year, their first year in Division 1. In 2006, he had a hand in starting the Saginaw Valley State University club team. He successfully ran that club for two years. As an independent in 2007, SVSU finished with a 10-6-1 record. Griemsman also received his Master of Arts in Teaching Natural Science from SVSU in 2008.
From 2008-2013, Griemsman had a hand in building the new lacrosse program at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich. Then from 2013-2015 Griemsman shifted his attention to teaching high school science and health at Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, Mich.
Griemsman is also a US Lacrosse certified (Level 2) coach. He's held that certification since 2006 and has been working for US Lacrosse since 2007, in the Coaches Education Program (CEP) as a Level 1 & 2 CEP trainer. He founded the Grand River Lacrosse Club in 2012 offering post-collegiate playing opportunities to men in the western Michigan area. He has also been a certified lacrosse official since 1998 working in Michigan and North Carolina at various levels including regional finals and college level games.
Griemsman is a resident of Grand Rapids along with his wife, Stacie Griemsman, Md., and their children Grace and Charles.
The Calvin men's lacrosse team is heading into its fourth season as a varsity program. The Knights are scheduled to open their 2016 season on February 12 against Defiance College.
Received on Fri, 2 Oct 2015 04:42:20 +0000