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2012-13 Calvin Women’s Basketball Preview
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
2012-13 Calvin Women's Basketball Schedule
By Mitch Blankespoor
The Calvin College women’s basketball team’s season is just over two weeks away, and the 2012-13 team is already hitting the gym.Coming off of a 28-2 campaign that led Calvin all the way to the national quarterfinals, the Knights were recently ranked preseason number one in the country by the Women’s Division III Basketball Newsletter. The Knights have since been ranked number one by both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association of America and D3hoops.com. WDIII News also named Calvin senior Carissa Verkaik (Holland/Holland Christian) the preseason Women’s Division III National Player of the Year. A season ago, Verkaik was runner-up for Women’s Division III National Player of the Year.
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Calvin Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Set to Open 2012-13 Season
Thursday, October 18, 2012
2012-13 Calvin Women's Swimming and Diving Schedule
With six returning All-MIAA selections and 17 returning letterwinners, the 2012-13 Calvin women’s swimming and diving team will seek its ninth consecutive MIAA title this year. Calvin will open its season on October 20 when it hosts the annual MIAA Relays. Non-conference dual meets are scheduled with Grand Valley State, Wheaton and Wayne State. Calvin will also hosts its own Calvin Winter Invitational November 29-December 1. In addition, Calvin will compete at the University of Chicago Classic January 11 and 12. Conference dual meets are sprinkled throughout November, January and February including a home dual meet with rival Hope on January 19. The MIAA Championships are slated to be held February 13-16 at nearby Jenison High School. Another highlight on the schedule is the first-ever NCAA III Diving Regional to be held at Calvin. The regional, which will determine qualifiers to the NCAA III Championships, will be held at the Venema Aquatic Center March 1 and 2. The NCAA III Championships are slated to be held March 20-23 in Shenandoah, Texas.
Calvin Men’s Swimming and Diving Team Set to Kick of 2012-13 Campaign
Thursday, October 18, 2012
2012-13 Calvin Men's Swimming and Diving Schedule
The Calvin men’s swimming and diving team looks forward to the upcoming 2012-13 season with great anticipation. Under the direction of head coach Dan Gelderloos, the Knights welcome back 15 returning letterwinners from last year’s team that posted a school record total of 635 points at the MIAA Champoinships. Included in the list of returning athletes are a pair of All-MIAA selections in senior Mark Rushlow and sophomore Travis Vincent. In addition, Calvin brings in one of its largest recruiting classes in recent memory as the list of newcomers includes 11 freshmen and one junior.
2012 Calvin Women’s Golf Outlook
Monday, August 20, 2012
2012 Calvin Women's Golf Schedule
By Jordan Brink
Calvin is seeking to build upon a strong 2011-12 campaign that saw the Knights finish fourth in the final MIAA regular season standings and qualify for the four-team MIAA spring tournament for the first time in school history. While Calvin is bringing in new talent to the program, three experienced letter-winners return. Seniors Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Rachel Whitaker (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern HS) combine with Junior Carlia Canto (Marysville/Port Huron Northern HS) to put together a strong nucleus of experience and success. Doezema and Canto were both members of the All-MIAA second team last fall.
2012 Calvin Men’s Golf Outlook
Monday, August 20, 2012
2012 Calvin Men's Golf Schedule
By Mark DeHaan
A year after capturing its first MIAA championship, the Calvin men’s golf team’s repeat bid was dismantled by a rash of injuries and an inconsistent line-up. Still, the Knights finished sixth in the MIAA and vied for a spot in the spring tournament through the very end of the fall season. Returning all but one golfer from last season and two All-MIAA performers, this fall promises to be exciting for the Knights’ golf squad. Both of Calvin’s All-MIAA performers, Ben Kuiper and Dave Sarkipato, will be seniors this year. Sarkipato was named to the second team All-MIAA while Kuiper was named to the first team All-MIAA and the MIAA MVP. Kuiper’s average round of 74.6 was best in conference and gave Calvin its first MIAA MVP in men’s golf since 1965. Kuiper was also named to the Division III Ping Great Lakes All-Region team.
2012 Calvin Women’s Soccer Outlook
Sunday, August 19, 2012
2012 Calvin Women's Soccer Schedule
By Mark DeHaan
From 2005-2010, the Calvin women’s soccer team was a model of consistency as the Knights made the NCAA National tournament each of those years and won no less than 15 games.Unfortunately for the Knights, that streak ended in 2011 as one of the youngest teams in Calvin history earned a 10-10-0 overall record including a 10-6-0 mark in league play. Calvin graduated just one senior from a year ago however and returns a pair of first team All-MIAA selections in seniors Liz Cancel and Francesca Smith. Calvin will open the season on September 4 at home against 2011 national runner-up Wheaton College.
2012 Calvin Women’s Cross Country Outlook
Saturday, August 18, 2012
2012 Calvin Women's Cross Country Schedule
With several returning letterwinners, the Calvin women’s cross country team will seek to compete for an MIAA title and another trip to the NCAA III Championships. A year ago, Calvin saw its five-year run as MIAA champions come to an end as rival Hope claimed first place at the MIAA Championships in October. Calvin rebounded two weeks later to claim the Great Lakes Regional title and then finished 13th at the NCAA III Championships one week later. In order to compete for a league title and a trip to the NCAA III Championships, the Knights will need to rely on a strong one-two punch up front and receive solid contributions from a deep group of returning runners.
2012 Calvin Men’s Cross Country Outlook
Saturday, August 18, 2012
2012 Calvin Men'x Cross Country Outlook
With three All-Americans and six individuals that were members of its team that competed at the 2011 NCAA III Championships, the Calvin men’s cross country team is looking forward to the 2012 season with great anticipation and excitement. Returning letterwinners that ran at the 2011 NCAA III Cross Country Championships include seniors Dan Kerr (Petoskey/Petoskey HS), Matt VanderRoest (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Huron HS), Greg Whittle (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg HS) Rhett Morici (St. Charles, IL/St. Charles North HS) and David VandeBunte (Byron Center/Byron Center HS). The alternate from last year’s nationals team - senior Job Christiansen (New Ipswich NH/Mascenic Regional HS) also returns.
Women’s Volleyball Team Anticipates Upcoming 2012 Campaign
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
2012 Calvin Women's Volleyball Schedule
By Mitch Blankespoor
Coming off a 33-1 campaign a year ago that included an NCAA III Regional Finals appearance, the Calvin College women’s volleyball team is fired up and ready for the 2012 season to begin. Calvin returns several letterwinners from last year’s team including 2011 All-Americans Lizzie Kamp and Megan Rietema. Lizzie Kamp is one of six seniors expected to play a role on this year’s squad. The other five seniors include Julia Hilbrands, Rebecca Ratkov, Jen Pluymert, Kim Start and Kelly (Gordon) Hiskes. Calvin opens its season on August 31 and September 1 at a tournament co-hosted by Capital University and Otterbein University.
Calvin Men’s Soccer Program Set to Kick Off Season Under Ryan Souders
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
2012 Calvin Men's Soccer Schedule
By Mitch Blankespoor
The Calvin College men’s soccer team looks to start a new season with new leadership. A year ago, the Knights were champions of the MIAA for a record fifth year in a row, and advanced all the way to the national finals. Calvin finished with a record of 19-6-2. The upcoming season, however, is not the only new thing upon the Calvin’s men’s soccer program. Ryan Souders will take the reins for his first year as the Knights’ head coach. The team Souders takes over has one thing: experience in big games. The senior class is one of the most successful in school history, having been to two national championship games and an NCAA III Elite Eight appearance.
