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About Calvin Sports

With over 4,200 students, Calvin is one of North America's largest and most respected Christian Colleges. Calvin, founded in 1876, aims to provide a vigorous liberal arts education that promotes lifelong service. The college's outstanding faculty is known world wide for producing substantial and challenging art and scholarship. In addition, Calvin's reputation as a caring community is evidenced by a warm campus environment that develops the whole person in numerous community service-leading endeavors.

Calvin faculty, students, staff, and alumni live out the college's motto: "My heart I offer to you, Lord, promptly and sincerely."

Track award teamCalvin's curriculum is shaped by the Christian faith as reflected in the Reformed creeds; because of the college's relatively large size, Calvin is able to offer a diverse, Christian, liberal arts education. The curriculum features over 75 majors and programs, numerous off-campus and foreign study programs, a five-floor automated library with over 600,000 holdings, many support services and a beautiful 375-acre campus.

Calvin's excellence in the classroom is matched by success in athletics. Calvin has won eight NCAA Division III National team championships—men's basketball in 1992 and 2000; women's cross country in 1998 and 1999 and men's cross country in 2000, 2003, 2004 & 2006. Calvin has been a member of the MIAA since the fall of 1953.

President: Gaylen Byker
Director of Athletics for Men:  Jim Timmer Jr. (616) 526-6037
Director of Athletics for Women:  Nancy Meyer (616) 526-6224
Assistant to the Athletics Directors: Laura Tucker (616) 526-7635
Athletics Department Assistant: Jodie Bird
(Office): (616) 526-6176
FAX: (616) 526-6060

Sports Information Director:  Jeff Febus
(Office): (616) 526-6169
FAX: (616) 526-7069

The Coaches
(phone numbers, email & bios)

Baseball: John Sparks Phone #: (616)-526-7618
Men's Basketball:  Kevin Vande Streek Phone #: (616) 526-6704
Women's Basketball:  John Ross Phone #: (616) 526-8866
Men's Cross Country:  Brian Diemer Phone #: (616) 291-1482
Women's Cross Country:  Brian Diemer Phone #: (616) 291-1482
Men's Golf: Brian Bolt Phone #: (616) 526-7526
Women's Golf: Jerry Bergsma Phone #: (616) 526-7026
Men's Soccer:  Chris Hughes Phone #: (616) 437-1127
Women's Soccer: Mark Recker Phone #: (616) 633-3720
Softball: Emily Bustrum Phone#: (616) 526-7049
Men's & Women's Swimming: Dan Gelderloos Phone #: (616)-526-6703
Men's Tennis: John Ross Phone #: (616) 526-8866
Women's Tennis: Jerry Bergsma Phone #: (616) 526-7026
Men's Track: Jong-Il Kim Phone #: (616) 526-6118
Women's Track: Jong-Il Kim Phone #: (616) 526-6118
Volleyball:  Amber Warners Phone #: (616) 526-6223

Athletics Trainer:  Jenny Toonstra Phone #: (616)-526-7008
Assistant Athletics Trainer: Joe Dykstra Phone #: (616)-526-7630