CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR MAY 13, 2017
MIAA COMMISSIONER'S CUP FINAL UPDATE
With nine Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships to its credit for this season, Calvin has won the 2016-17 MIAA Commissioner's Cup all-sports award. This is the first time that Calvin has won three-straight years.
The Knights won the award for the third straight year and for the fourth in the last five years and 12th time overall with 135 points, five points ahead of Hope. Calvin won the men's all-sports standings by a five-point margin over Hope and tied with Hope in the women's all-sports standings with 68 points.
This year Calvin won nine MIAA titles, with first-place finishes in men's cross country, men's soccer, volleyball, women's swimming & diving, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, women's lacrosse, men's outdoor track & field, and women's outdoor track & field. Although MIAA Tournament titles do not count in the standings, Calvin has three on the year in men's soccer, men's basketball and women's lacrosse.
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 are determined on the basis of each college's standings in eight of eleven sports for men and eight of eleven sports for women. The Commissioner's Cup (All-Sports Award) has been presented since 1934-35.
Commissioner's Cup Final Standings: 1. Calvin 135, 2. Hope 130, T3. Trine 97, T3. Albion 97, 5. Alma 88.5, 6. Adrian 85.5, 7. Kalamazoo 80, 8. Olivet 71.
Women's All-Sports: T1. Calvin 68, T1. Hope 68, T3. Trine 45, T3. Albion 45, 5. Alma 44.5, 6. Saint Mary's 42, 7. Adrian 36.5, 8. Kalamazoo 35, 9. Olivet 31.
Men's All-Sports: 1. Calvin 67, 2. Hope 62, T3. Albion 52, T3. Trine 52, 5. Adrian 49, 6. Kalamazoo 45, 7. Alma 44, 8. Olivet 40.
C' CLUB AWARDS RECAP
The 2017 Calvin College C Club Awards were announced on Thursday night at Van Noord Arena. For a recap of the evening and a list of the award recipients, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/general/2016-17/releases/2017051220j50m
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Two members of the Calvin men's and women's swimming and diving program have received CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors. Senior Brett Stoughton has been so honored on the men's side while junior Sarah Bradley has received the honor on the women's side.
To read about Stoughton, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/mswimdive/2016-17/releases/20170511qqhnm1
To read about Bradley visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wswimdive/2016-17/releases/20170511p8gj72
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Mount Union 14, Calvin 11
ALLIANCE, Oh. - The Calvin women's lacrosse team closed out its season with a hard-fought 14-11 defeat to the University of Mount Union Saturday afternoon in a second round NCAA III Tournament match. The Knights close their season with an overall record of 12-6.
For more on Saturday's game, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wlax/2016-17/releases/20170513w924m6
MORE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin senior Emily Cefaratti has been named to the IWLCA Great Lakes All-Region second team. She is the first Calvin women's lacrosse athlete to receive all-region accolades. For more on her accomplishment, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wlax/2016-17/releases/20170512mh0vf9
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
The Calvin men's and women's track and field team put together a successful weekend at last-chance meets hosted by North Central College and Grand Valley State University.
For the men's weekend recap, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/mtrack/2016-17/releases/20170512zqxv5y
For the women's weekend recap visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/2017051304niyf
BASEBALL
Calvin 18, Hope 2
Kalamazoo 2, Calvin 1
ADRIAN, Mich. - The Calvin baseball team closed out its season on Thursday by splitting a pair of games at the MIAA Tournament hosted by Adrian College. Competing in the loser's bracket on Thursday, Calvin defeated Hope 18-2 in the afternoon and then fell to Kalamazoo 2-1 in the evening. Calvin completes the 2017 season with an overall record of 20-23.
For a recap of Thursday's contests, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/bsb/2016-17/releases/2017051216zomn
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