Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Move Up In National Rankings
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams have moved up in the national rankings. On the men’s side, Calvin is ranked fourth - up two spots from a week ago and matching its highest ranking of the year. On the women’s side, Calvin is ranked ninth, down one spot from a week ago. North Central continues to be the top-ranked team in the men’s poll while Williams (Ma.) is the top-ranked team in the women’s poll. Last weekend, the Calvin men captured the MIAA title with a first place score of 18 points at the MIAA Championships while the Calvin women finished second with 46 points. Both teams return to action on November 12, competing at the Great Lakes Regional meet at Oberlin College (Oh.).
Dan Kerr and Jodi Hoekstra Receive MIAA Runner of the Week Honors
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin’s Dan Kerr 
and Jodi Hoekstra its Runners of the Week in cross country for meets through October 29. Kerr, a senior from Petoskey (Petoskey HS), captured first place at Saturday’s MIAA championship meet by more than six seconds with a time of 24:52.2, leading the
Knights to their 25th straight MIAA championship and clinching conference Most Valuable Runner honors in the process. Hoekstra, a senior from Homer Glen, Ill. (Chicago Christian HS), won the MIAA championship race for the second consecutive year to clinch conference Most Valuable Runner honors. Hoekstra finished nearly 30 seconds ahead of her nearest challenger with a time of 21:42.5.
Men’s Cross Country Captures 25th Straight MIAA Title / Women’s Cross Country Places 2nd
Saturday, October 29, 2011
ALMA - The Calvin men’s cross country team continued its MIAA title run on Saturday while the Calvin women’s team had its title streak snapped. At the MIAA Championships on Saturday at Alma College, the Calvin men took first place with 18 points to capture their 25th consecutive MIAA title. On the women’s side, Calvin was edged for the league title by rival Hope as the Flying Dutch finished in first place with 43 points, three points ahead of Calvin. The Hope win snaps Calvin’s MIAA Championship streak of six years. On the men’s side, Calvin senior Dan Kerr took first place and was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Runner. On the women’s side, senior Jodi Hoekstra took first place and was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Runner.
