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Kerr, Whittle and Michmerhuizen Named Capital One Academic All-Americans in X-Country/Track
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
2012 Division III Capital One Academic All-America Track and Field Teams
Three members of the Calvin men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams have received Division III Capital One Academic All-America honors. Senior Dan Kerr and junior Greg Whittle have been named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team on the men’s side while sophomore Nicole Michmerhuizen has been selected to the Capital One All-America third team on the women’s side. All three individuals are receiving Capital One Academic All-America honors for the first time. Calvin has now had seven athletes receive Capital One Academic All-America honors during the 2011-12 academic year. Other individuals from Calvin to be named Capital One Academic All-America honors this year include Miles Colago (men’s soccer), Lizzie Kamp (volleyball), Rebecca Kamp (volleyball) and Carissa Verkaik (women’s basketball). Calvin has now had its athletes receive CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades 96 times including 65 times in the last 15 years. Calvin currently ranks eighth on the all-time NCAA Division III list for Academic All-Americans.
Calvin’s All-Time Academic All-American List
Calvin Finishes 24th in Final Learfield Director’s Cup Division III Standings
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Final Directors Cup Division III Standings for 2011-12
For the 17th consecutive year, Calvin has posted a top 25 finish in the final NCAA III Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings, finishing 24th in the nation in Division III in 2011-12 with a total of 483.50 points. Calvin is one of only six schools in the country to finish in the top 25 every year that the competition has been held at the NCAA III level. Joining Calvin in that elite group are Williams, Mass., Amherst, Mass., Middlebury, Vt., the State University of New York at Cortland and Emory, Ga. Combined, nine of Calvin’s 19 sports teams scored Directors Cup points during the 2011-12 academic year.
Kerr, Whittle and Michmerhuizen Named to Capital One Academic All-District Teams in X-Country/Track
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Three members of the Calvin men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams have received Division III Capital One Academic All-District honors. Senior Dan Kerr and junior Greg Whittle have been named to the All-District 6 team on the men’s side while sophomore Nicole Michmerhuizen has been selected to the All-District 6 team on the women’s side. As members of the all-district teams, all three individuals advanced to the national ballot and are eligible for Capital One Academic All-America consideration.
Capital One Men’s All-District Teams
Capital One Women’s All-District Teams
Brian Diemer Named Gt Lakes Regional Men’s Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year
Friday, May 18, 2012
USTFCCCA Track and Field Regional Awards Announcement
Brian Diemer has been named the Division III Great Lakes Region Mens’ Assistant Track and Field Coach of the Year by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association. A distance coach for the Knights, Diemer has nine of his men’s distance runners with top-25 marks this spring. At the MIAA Championships, his athletes won the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and Steeplechase and finished runner-up in the 1500, 5000 and 10,000 to score 88 of the team’s 170 points. Calvin currently sits 13th in the national team rankings. Diemer also serves as the head coach of the Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams. He shares the distance coaching duties with Al Hoekstra in men’s and women’s track and field. In 2010, Hoekstra was named the Women’s Great Lakes Region Assistant Track and Field Coach of the Year.
Calvin Women’s Cross Country Team And Runners Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association has named its 2011 All-Academic recipients in women’s cross country and three members of the Calvin women’s cross country team have been so honored. In order to receive USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, individuals must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or greater through the most-recent semester and placed in the top 35 at the NCAA Regional Championships. Individuals from Calvin that received the honor include senior Kaitlin Diemer (Caledonia/South Christian HS), junior Alyssa Penning (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and sophomore Alyssa Pram (Cheboygan, MI/Home Schooled). In addition, the Calvin women’s team has also received USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors with a 3.52 grade point average. The Calvin women’s team has received the award for over 20 consecutive years.
Calvin College Graduates Compete at U.S Olympic Marathon Trials
Saturday, January 14, 2012
U.S Olympic Marathon Trials Results
HOUSTON, TX - Three Calvin College graduates ran in the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials on Saturday. In the men’s race, Calvin graduates Paul Petersen and Jed Christiansen finished 55th and 61st respectively. A 2001 Calvin graduate, Petersen took 55th with a time of 2:20.31. A 2010 Calvin graduate, Christiansen finished 61st in a time of 2:21.09. In the women’s race, 2008 Calvin College graduate Christina Overbeck took 108th in a time of 2:48.25. Her race came just over a month after she had qualified for the trials with a time of 2:44.44 at a last-chance meet in Sacramento, California.
Cross country a natural for former soccer player
Sunday, January 01, 2012
By Mitch Blankespoor
A native of Homer Glen, Ill., senior Jodi Hoekstra started and will end her athletic career as a Knight: first as a Chicago Christian High School Knight on the women’s tennis and track and field teams and most recently at Calvin on the women’s cross country team and track and field teams. In between, she spent some time as a Troll.
Calvin Fourth in Latest Set of Learfield Sports Director’s Cup Standings
Friday, December 09, 2011
December 8, NCAA Division III Director's Cup Standings
The latest set of Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup fall sports standings have been released and after an outstanding fall sports campaign, Calvin College stands in fourth place with 262 points.Washington University (Mo.) leads the standings with 372 points with Middlebury (Vt.) second with 359 points and Amherst (Ma.) third with 264 points. Calvin picked up 90 points from its men’s soccer team that earned a national runner-up berth in the NCAA III Tournament last weekend. Calvin also received 64 points from its volleyball team that reached the Round of 16 of the NCAA III Tournament and 57 points from its men’s cross country team that finished 11th at the NCAA III Championships and 51 points from its women’s cross country team that placed 13th at the NCAA III Championships.
Calvin Alumn Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
2011 California International Marathon Results
SACRAMENTO, CA —A third Calvin College graduate has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials January 14 in Houston, Texas. Earlier this year, Calvin alumn Paul Petersen (‘01) and Jed Christiansen (‘10) qualified for the men’s trials. This past weekend, 2008 Calvin graduate Christina Overbeck qualified for the women’s trials. Overbeck qualified for the trials with a time of 2:44.24 at the California International Marathon on December 4. The time is an Olympic “B” standard but will allow Overbeck to compete in Houston, Texas next month as “B” standard qualifiers are allowed to compete but must pay their own way to the site of competition. Overbeck was the 15th female finisher and the 125th finisher (male or female) overall in the race.
Calvin Men’s Cross Country Takes 11th/Women Place 13th at NCAA III Championships
Saturday, November 19, 2011
WINNECONE, WISC. - The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the NCAA III Championships on Saturday at the Lake Breeze Golf Club with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh serving as host. On the men’s side, Calvin took 11th in the 8K race with a team score of 352 points. On the women’s side, Calvin finished 13th in the 6K race with a team score of 399 points. Calvin produced three All-Americans on Saturday with senior Jodi Hoekstra (Homer Glen, IL/Chicago Christian HS) finishing 14th individually in the women’s race while senior Dan Kerr (Petoskey/Petoskey HS) was 21st and junior Matt VanderRoest (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Huron HS) 22nd in the men’s race.
