CKSR (Calvin Knight Sports Report for December 11, 2015)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 11, 2015

LEARFIELD SPORTS DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS

The latest set of Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall sports standings have been released and Calvin College is currently tied for second place with 315.0 points.
Washington University (Mo.) leads the standings with 337.5 points. Calvin is tied for second with Williams (Mass.) while MIT (Mass.) is fourth with 268 points, Amherst (Mass.) fifth with 267.5 points and Bowdoin (ME) sixth with 263 points.
This fall, Calvin received 83 points from its men's soccer team that reached the NCAA III Tournament semifinals and 73 points from its women's soccer team that reached the NCAA III quarterfinals. The Calvin women's volleyball team picked up 64 points by reaching the NCAA III regional finals while its men's cross country team earned 51 points with a 23rd place finish at the NCAA III Championships while its women's cross country team claimed 44 points with a 30th place finish at the national meet.
The latest set of fall sports standings includes the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's water polo and women's field hockey.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is based on points earned by teams that compete in NCAA Championship events and is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics program in the country. The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup race is held at the NCAA I, II and III levels and also for NAIA institutions.
Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA III Championship competition in up to 18 sports -- nine for men and nine for women. Each national champion receives 100 points with a national runner-up finish worth 90 points. Third place is worth 85 points and fourth place finishes count for 80 points with a sliding point scale continuing on down by order of finish.
Competition will continue with the winter sports season and finish with the conclusion of the spring sports season in May.
A year ago, Calvin finished 29th in the final Division III standings with a total of 462.0 points.
MEN'S SOCCER

Two members of the Calvin men's soccer team were named to the NCAA III Finals all-tournament team Saturday night.

Seniors Niko Giantsopoulos and Nick Groenewold were both so honored at the conclusion of the national final that saw Amherst defeat Loras 2-1.

Calvin bowed out of the tournament with a 1-0 semifinal loss to Loras last Friday night. Giantsopoulos had a strong performance with five saves while Groenewold was again a mainstay on Calvin's backline and also helped create a handful of scoring chances.

The senior duo were part of a Calvin team that finished the 2015 season 24-1-1.

MORE MEN'S SOCCER

The Calvin men's soccer team has been ranked fourth in the final Division III Top 25 poll conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Knights finished 24-1-1 overall this past year, establishing a new Calvin single-season record for victories.

Calvin reached the semifinals of the NCAA III Tournament this fall, doing so for the third time in program history.

The final NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/5048/NCAADivisionIII/men/National/Poll10

WOMEN'S SOCCER

The Calvin women's soccer team has been ranked 14th in the final Division III Top 25 poll conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Knights finished 21-3-2 overall this past year.

Calvin reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA III Tournament this fall, doing so for the third time in program history.

The final NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/5049/NCAADivisionIII/women/National/Poll10

MIAA COMMISSIONER'S CUP

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The first set of MIAA All-Sports standings have been released and Calvin in second place. Hope leads the overall standings, known as the MIAA Commissioner's Cup standings with 60 points, three points ahead of Calvin. In the men's all-sports standings, Calvin is tied with Hope for first place with 26 points apiece while Hope leads the women's all-sports standings with 34 points to Calvin's 31 points.
The MIAA Commissioner's Cup award is based on the cumulative performance of each member school in the league's 22 sports for men and women.
The final Commissioner's Cup standings is determined on the basis of each college's standings in eight of ten sports for men and eight of ten sports for women. All eight fall sports are tabulated in these standings.
This is the second year of a new Commissioner's Cup scoring formula introduced in 2014-15 that awards the same number of points to the MIAA champion in each sport, regardless of gender. The points sequence awarded to women is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and on the men's side it is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2.
Calvin won the 2014-15 Commissioner's Cup.
The Commissioner's Cup (All-Sports Award) was first presented in 1934-35. Hope has won the award 35 times, followed by Kalamazoo (15), Albion (14), Calvin (10) and Alma (5).
Men's All-Sports Standings: 1. Calvin 26. 1. Hope 26. 3. Trine 24.5. 4. Adrian 21.5. 5. Kalamazoo 21. 6. Albion 20.5. 7. Olivet 18.5. 8. Alma 16.
Women's All-Sports Standings: 1. Hope 34. 2. Calvin 31. 3. Alma 20.5. 4. Saint Mary's 18.5. 5. Trine 18. 6. Olivet 17.5. 7. Albion 15. 8. Adrian 13.5. 9. Kalamazoo 11.
Received on Fri Dec 11 22:47:41 2015