2011 Calvin Men’s Soccer Preview
Thursday, August 11, 2011
By Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
After two consecutive NCAA tournament runs and an elite eight finish last year, the Knights’ soccer program is on the precipice of annual national contention. Sustaining that success, and ultimately improving on it, makes for a daunting challenge, but Coach Chris Hughes, who remains confident in both his returning and incoming talent, is eager to see what transpires on the field of play. Last season’s team finished 16-3-5 and 9-2-3 in conference. The Knights extended their streak of conference titles to four years and enter this year the seventh ranked team in the country, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
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.
Former Calvin Soccer Players Reflect on Life of Dr. Marv Zuidema
Monday, June 27, 2011
By Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
“My life at Calvin has been one of wearing many hats.” So said the late Dr. Marvin Zuidema in a 2004 interview with the Calvin Spark. An educator, administrator, and coach of multiple sports, Zuidema’s most-recognized role came at the helm of the Calvin men’s soccer program. Most often with a maroon windbreaker jacket and a pair of khaki slacks, Zuidema wore that cap for 36 years. Less than a week ago, on June 18th, Zuidema died after a year-long struggle with illness. “Coach Z” no longer wears the Calvin soccer hat he donned in his 36 years as head coach, the one he continued to wear for the next 14 years as both an administrator and a fan. The next season of Knight athletics will mark the first in almost a half-century without Marv’s warm focus on sidelines and in bleachers.
