Dan Kerr Claims All-America Honors in 10,000 Meters at NCAA III Outdoor T & F Championships
Friday, May 25, 2012
CLAREMONT, CA - It was a great opening day for the Calvin men’s and women’s track and field teams at the NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Claremont-Mudd Scripps College. The Calvin men claimed one All-America berth and qualified two individuals for Saturday’s finals. On the women’s side, Calvin also qualified one individual for the final day of competition at the NCAA III Championships.Highlighting the day for Calvin was the performance of senior Dan Kerr. The Petoskey High School graduate claimed All-America honors in the 10,000 meters with a fifth place time of 30:43.69. It marks the second All-America berth of Kerr’s Calvin running career as he was also an NCAA III cross country All-American for Calvin this fall. Kerr is the 11th individual in Calvin men’s track and field history to claim All-America honors in the 10,000 meters. It also marks the 17th time that Calvin had claimed an All-America berth in the men’s 10,000 meters with six individuals claiming All-America honors on more than one occasion.
Calvin Sending 10 to NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Calvin men’s and women’s track and field teams will send a combined 10 athletes to the upcoming NCAA III Track and Field Championships including five from its women’s team and five from its men’s team. The 10 individuals that will represent the Calvin track and field program at the NCAA III Track and Field Championships this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (May 24-26) at Claremont-Scripps College in Claremont, California, include Nick Kramer, Greg Whittle, Matt Vander Roest, Aaron Meckes and Dan Kerr of the men’s team and Carissa Verkaik, Jodi Hoekstra, Nicole Michmerhuizen, Kaitlin Diemer and Alyssa Penning of the women’s team.
Track and Field Teams Compete at Gregory Invitational at North Central College
Saturday, May 19, 2012
NAPERVILLE, IL - A group of Calvin track and field athletes competed at the Gregory Invitational hosted by North Central College Thursday and Friday in an attempt to improve qualifying performances for the upcoming NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.On the women’s side, sophomore Nicole Michermhuizen took first place in the 10,000 meters (36:26.23). Calvin also had a strong showing in the 1500 meters as senior Jodi Hoekstra was third (4:35.36), senior Kaitlin Diemer fifth (4:37.90) and junior Kaylea Brase ninth (4:43.82). The times by Diemer and Brase were career-best efforts. Sophomore Hilary Banning also had a career-best jump of 37-1 in the triple jump. Calvin’s 4x400 meter relay team of sophomores Julie Busscher, Stephanie Bennett, Olivia Butler and freshman Breanna Verkaik also posted a solid time of 3:57.69. On the men’s side, junior Aaron Meckes took second in the shot put (52-4) and sixth in the discus (150-5) while senior Nick Kramer was sixth in the 1500 meters (3:56.48) and sophomore Sam Kerk sixth in the 5,000 meters (14:45.89). The NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 24-26 in Claremont, California. The field of athletes selected for the championships will be announced Sunday morning at: NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships Field
