Swimming & Diving Teams Post Dual Meet Victories Over Wheaton
Saturday, November 05, 2011
By Sports Information Student Assistant Mark DeHaan/Photos by Paul Evans
Returning to action after a week of practice, the Calvin men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted Wheaton Saturday afternoon. The men would take the meet by an overall score of 169-129, winning their second straight meet against the Thunder. Heading into the final event a point ahead of Wheaton, the Calvin women had to win the final event to take the meet, the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay. The Knights A relay team of Alex Dhaenes, Rachel Colasurdo, Margaret Rechel, and Stephanie Fox would take the final event in a time of 3:41.88, claiming the meet for Calvin. The women won the meet by an overall score of 147-137. Both teams are now 1-1 in dual meet competition and return to action next Friday when they host Wayne State University in non-conference dual meets.
Shelby Cloyd Named MIAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Monday, October 31, 2011
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin’s Shelby Cloyd and Olivet’s its MIAA Women’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week for meets through October 29.Cloyd, a junior from Kalamazoo (Plainwell HS), won the 1,000 freestyle by nearly five seconds in a dual meet against NCAA Division II power Grand Valley State University Friday. Cloyd touched the wall in a time of 10:55.28. She also swam a 1:03.04 in the 100 butterfly and swam a :26.63 on the leadoff leg of Calvin’s 200 freestyle relay. Calvin is back in action this Saturday when it hosts Wheaton in a non-conference dual meet at 1 p.m. at the Venema Aquatic Center.
Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Competes Against Grand Valley State Friday at Venema Aquatic Center
Friday, October 28, 2011
Story by Sports Information Student Assistant Derek Neice/Photos by Paul Evans
Only two meets deep into a long season, the women of Calvin’s Swim and Dive team looked good Friday evening against local opponent Grand Valley State as the Knights as a team lost to the powerhouse Lakers 175-63.On the diving boards the Knights got a great performance from their number one diver, Sam Klaasen, as she finished second in both the 1 meter and 3 meter diving events with 255.60 and 236.20 points respectively. Klaasen’s performance was enough to make the national cut.
