CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Volleyball Moves up to No. 3 in National Rankings - to Host Albion Wednesday Evening;
Danhoff Named MIAA Volleyball Player of the Week;
Nowicki Named MIAA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week;
Van Harn Named Preseason Division III All-American by Collegeswimming.com
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women's volleyball team has moved up two spots in the latest set of AVCA Division III Top 25 rankings released earlier this afternoon. The Knights are ranked third in this week's poll after opening the year ranked fifth.
Defending national champion Cal Lutheran is ranked No. 1 while Juniata (Pa.) is ranked No. 2.
Calvin is off to a 3-0 start after winning all three of its matches at the University of Chicago Gargoyle Classic.
The Knights will host Albion Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena in the MIAA opener for both teams. Albion will enter the match with an undefeated record of 4-0.
The match was originally scheduled to be played at Albion but was moved to Calvin because of safety precautions with high humidity and heat predicted for Albion's Kresge Gymnasium Wednesday night. In turn, Calvin will now travel to Albion for an October 7 conference match. Calvin had originally been scheduled to host Albion on October 7.
AVCA Division III Top 25 Poll - Released 9-6-16: https://www.avca.org/polls/diii-women/9-6-16.html
MORE VOLLEYBALL
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Calvin middle hitter Laura Danhoff has garnered Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Volleyball Player of the Week honors on Monday for matches through Sept. 5. This is the fourth time in her career that she has earned the weekly honor.
"Laura played as a complete player all weekend," said Calvin head coach Amber Warners. "Her creativity on offense was impressive and her consistency on serving tough and playing defense is something she has improved on since last year."
Danhoff, a senior from Willard, Ohio, helped lead No. 5 Calvin to a 3-0 start at the Gargoyle Classic. Danhoff was named the Tournament MVP after hitting .525 on the weekend and finishing the tournament with 33 kills and six service aces. She also notched 15 digs last weekend, including a career-high nine digs against Chicago on Saturday.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when the Knights host Albion to start MIAA play at 6:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Zac Nowicki claimed Men's Runner of the Week honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association on Monday for meets through Sept. 5. This is the sixth time in his career that he has claimed the honor.
Nowicki, a senior from Comstock Park, Michigan finished the 8K Knight Invite in a time of 25:31 as the top collegiate runner to cross the finish line on Saturday.
He was the first of four Calvin harriers to place in the top 10 to help the No. 21 Knights capture the title on their home course with a low score of 21.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Calvin College junior Abby Van Harn has been named a preseason Division III All-American by Collegeswimming.com.
This marks the first year that Collegeswimming.com has produced preseason All-America teams.
Selections were based on the times of both returning and incoming swimmers with input from coaches and sports information contacts.
A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Van Harn is coming off a sensational sophomore campaign that saw her post a pair of All-America performances at the 2016 NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships.
At the 2016 national meet, Van Harn placed fifth in the 100 freestyle with a school record time of 50.43. She also anchored Calvin's 200 freestyle relay team to a seventh place national finish.
In addition, she earned NCAA III Honorable Mention All-America recognition in the 200 freestyle (11th place), 50 freestyle (12th place), 800 freestyle relay (16th place) and 400 freestyle relay (14th).
The preseason Division III All-America list can be found on the Collegeswimming.com website at: https://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2016/sep/05/lindell-paulson-and-wilson-highlight-d-3-preseason-all-america-team/
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