Calvin Lands 143 on MIAA Academic Honor Roll - 19 Named to Honor Roll For Fourth Straight Year
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The 2009-10 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll has been announced by Commissioner David Neilson and 143 Calvin scholar-athletes have been named to the list.
The honor roll recognizes scholar-athletes who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) for the entire 2009-10 academic year. A student needed to have won a varsity letter in a sport to be eligible. The MIAA Academic Honor Roll program was initiated in 1990 to recognize students at MIAA member colleges who excel both in athletics and in the classroom. This year’s Honor Roll includes several students who achieved the distinction four consecutive years. Of the students, 19 are from Calvin.
Calvin Lands Three on All-MIAA Baseball Teams
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Three members of the Calvin baseball team have received All-MIAA honors. Junior Keith Spoelstra has been named to the All-MIAA first team while junior Andrew Bosma and sophomore Tyler Berger have been named to the All-MIAA second team.Spoelstra is making his first appearance on the All-MIAA first team. In conference play, Spoelstra was particularly effective, producing a 5-2 record with a league-leading 1.99 earned run average.
Baseball Closes Out Season With Four-Game Series Sweep of Alma - Finishes Fourth in MIAA Standings
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
ALMA - Calvin closed out its 2010 campaign with a pair of victories at Alma Wednesday afternoon, winning by scores of 3-1 and 8-2. The pair of victories gave Calvin a four-game sweep of the Scots and allowed the Knights to move past Albion and finish in sole possession of fourth place in the final MIAA standings with a 15-13 conference record. The Knights also finish with an overall mark of 19-20.
Like the opening two games against Alma on Monday, Calvin received sterling pitching performances on Wednesday as juniors Keith Spoelstra (Oakland, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) and Jeff Groenewold (Chicago, IL/Timothy Christian HS) tossed complete-game victories.
