Calvin College Athletics Program to Join Nation-wide Division III Partnership With Special Olympics
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
By sports information student assistant Andrew Knot
As part of the Division III National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Calvin athletics recently joined a Division III partnership with the United States’ Special Olympic Committee, adding a valuable opportunity to the athletic department’s already service-driven outlook. The SAAC is an NCAA organization tiered at the national, conference, and school level. The national, and governing, branch of the organization, seeks to “to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image,” according to the organization’s website.
Track & Field Teams/Athletes Receive All-Academic Honors From USTFCCCA
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
NEW ORLEANS - The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the men’s and women’‘s 2011 Division III All-Academic Track & Field team. A total of 200 student-athletes represent the men’s list of honorees while 328 individuals were so honored ont he women’s side. The Calvin men had four individuals that received all-academic accolades while the Calvin women’s team had seven. Individuals honored from the Calvin men’s team include senior Ben Van Wyk and sophomores Greg Whittle, Dan Kerr and Matt VanderRoest. Individuals from the Calvin women’s track and field team that received USTFCCA All-Academic status include seniors Samantha Westveer Rachel Boerner and Gretchen Braymer, junior Jordan Gabrielse and sophomores Alyssa Penning and Carissa Verkaik.
The 2010-11 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll has been announ
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The 2010-11 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll has been announced by Commissioner David Neilson and 111 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 2010-11 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, 10 are from Calvin.
