CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS ROUNDUP FOR AUGUST 2, 2016
Soccer Teams Ranked in Preseason National Polls;
Calvin Teams Receive Academic Honors
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin men's soccer team is ranked fourth in the preseason Division III Top 25 poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America today. Defending national champion Amherst is ranked number-one followed by Loras at No. 2 and Oneonta State at No. 3.
Calvin is coming off a school-record 24-1-1 campaign in 2015 that saw that Knights reached the semifinals of the NCAA III Tournament.
The preseason NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/web/rankings/2016/Preseason/NCAA_DIII_MEN.aspx
WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin women's soccer team is ranked 11th in the preseason Division III Top 25 poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America today. Defending national champion Williams College is the top-ranked team in the poll.
Calvin is coming off a sterling 20-3-2 campaign in 2015 with the Knights advancing all the way to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA III Tournament.
The preseason NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/web/rankings/2016/Preseason/NCAA_DIII_WOMEN.aspx
MIAA ACADEMIC HONORS
Calvin has landed a record 14 teams on the 2015-16 MIAA Team GPA Award list. To read more, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/general/2015-16/releases/20160718nbja02
Meanwhile a record 169 Calvin student-athletes have been named to the 2015-16 MIAA Academic Honor Roll. To read more, visit: http://calvinknights.com/general/2015-16/releases/20160721ld9q17
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS
The Calvin men's and women's tennis teams have received ITA All-Academic honors as well as several team members. To read about the women's team, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wten/2016-17/releases/20160721z3jqwm To read about the men's team visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/mten/2016-17/releases/20160721zg8q8v
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women's volleyball team has once again received the AVCA Team Academic Award. To read more about the award, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/20160725npsgzg
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
The Calvin women's track and field teams have received United States Track and Field AssociationAll-Academic honors as well as several individuals. To read more, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/mtrack/2015-16/releases/20160728vwwd5r
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
The Calvin women's lacrosse team has been named to the IWLCA Academic Honor squad. In addition, recent graduate Corry Remy has receive IWLCA All-Academic honors individually. To read about the team award, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wlax/2015-16/releases/20160727llynrw To read about Remy's award visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wlax/2015-16/releases/20160729l10ac7
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