CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR JUNE 7, 2017
Calvin Sports Information Student Employee Selected to Attend Upcoming CoSIDA Convention;
Brett Stoughton & Sarah Bradley Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
COSIDA CONVENTION
Calvin College junior Gina de Haan will participate in the inaugural CoSIDA Student Program at the CoSIDA Convention June 11-13 in Orlando, Florida.
A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, de Haan is one of a select group of students that will participate in the convention conducted by the College Sports Information Directors Association of America.
The CoSIDA Student Program allows selected students to participate in Division III Day, be exposed to the CoSIDA convention, its members and the athletics communication profession. Grant recipients will attend welcome and debrief meetings and be assigned a mentor. The goal is to build the pipeline in an effort to ultimately diversify the Division III athletics communication landscape. This effort is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III initiative.
While in Orlando next week, de Haan will be mentored by Sage College Sports Information Director Ann King - a 30-year veteran of the sports information field.
"I am excited to learn more about the sports communications field and I am excited to represent Calvin College," said de Haan. "It will be an honor to be mentored by Ann King and I am eagerly looking forward to the convention."
At Calvin, de Haan has been a three-year student employee in the Calvin Sports Information Office. As a student employee, de Haan has worked as a statistician, writer and social media contributor. She contributes game recaps and feature stories to the Calvinknights.com website on a weekly basis and serves as an official scorer for soccer, baseball, and lacrosse games. This past March, she was the primary contact for Calvin's ACHA hockey team that reached the ACHA Division III National Finals. She also provided assistance with Calvin hosting the NCAA III Women's Basketball Finals in March at Van Noord Arena.
"Gina has been an invaluable student employee over the last three years," said Calvin sports information director Jeff Febus. "She has a passion for sports and a passion to learn. She is fast-developing into a skilled communicator and has a bright future ahead of her."
She is no stranger to the sports information field as her father Phil de Haan served as Calvin Sports Information director for 12 years.
As a student, she is majoring in organizational communication while holding a minor in Spanish. de Haan spent the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year volunteering as an elementary school teacher aid in Nicaragua.
de Haan is an avid follower of the National Hockey League and has served as a youth ice hockey official locally.
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
For the second consecutive year, Calvin College senior Brett Stoughton has been named a CoSIDA Academic All-American in the men's at-large division.
Stoughton has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team this spring after receiving second team honors last years.The men's at-large division includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
A native of Centerville, Indiana, Stoughton is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America consideration. A graduate of Centerville High School, Stoughton recently completed another standout season on the Calvin men's swimming and diving team.
At the MIAA Championships, Stoughton placed third in the 100 butterfly with a career-best time of 49.49. He also placed third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:52.48. He added a fifth place swim in the 200 IM (1:55.05). In addition, he was a member of Calvin's 400 medley relay team that came in second with a time of 3:21.27 and a member of Calvin's 200 medley relay team that placed second in a time of 1:31.50.
In addition, he was part of Calvin's 200 medley relay team that qualified for the NCAA III Championships and placed 11th to earn honorable mention NCAA III All-America status.
A four-time national qualifier, he has been a part of four honorable mention All-America relays at Calvin. In 2016, he was part of an honorable mention All-America 400 medley relay that placed 10th. In 2015 he was a part of a 400 medley relay team that placed 16th. In 2014, he was part of Calvin's 400 medley relay team that placed 12th.
Stoughton is a four-time All-MIAA selection. During the 2016-17 season, he was selected MIAA Swimmer of the Week once. During his career, he has been a three-time MIAA champion in the 200 butterfly and has helped Calvin capture the first three MIAA (overall) team championships in program history.
At the 2015 NCAA III Championships, Stoughton was named the men's swimming and diving recipient of the NCAA's Elite 89 Award for maintaining the highest cumulative grade point average of any male competitor at the national meet.
A business finance major at Calvin, Stoughton carries a 4.0 grade point average.
Calvin student-athletes have now received CoSIDA Academic All-America honors 120 times.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Calvin College junior diver Sarah Bradley has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America third team in the women's at-large division.
The women's at-large division includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
A native of Wheaton, Illinois, Bradley is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America consideration. A graduate of Wheaton North High School, Bradley recently completed a standout season on the Calvin women's swimming and diving team.
A three-time national diving qualifier, Bradley was an honorable mention NCAA III All-American this past March, placing 10th on three-meter board at the NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships in Shenandoah, Texas. It marked the second NCAA III Honorable Mention All-America berth of her collegiate career.
A two-time All-MIAA selection, Bradley was the 2017 MIAA champoin on the one and three-meter boards. For her efforts, she was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Diver. At the NCAA III Diving Regional, she captured a regional title on the one-meter board with a score of 432.35. She later placed fifth on the three-meter board at the regional competition.
At Calvin, Bradley is a double-major in Spanish and engineering. Her engineering concentrations are in civil and environmental engineering. She carries a 3.94 grade point average.
Bradley is one of three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans from Calvin for the 2016-17 academic year as junior Jenna Lodewyk (volleyball) and Brett Stoughton (men's swimming and diving) have been so honored.
Calvin student-athletes have now received CoSIDA Academic All-America honors 120 times.
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