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Sharon DeKleine Previews 2012 Calvin Softball Season
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sharon DeKleine Audio Interview
The Calvin softball team is off to a 2-0 start and the Knights are in the midst of preparing for a 10-game stretch of games in Tucson, Arizona, that will begin on March 17 and carry on through March 22. The Calvin Sports Information Office recently caught up with head coach Sharon DeKleine to discuss the upcoming spring break trip as well as the remainder of the 2012 schedule in an online interview. This year’s Calvin team features a youthful look as the team includes one senior, three juniors, three sophomores and 10 freshmen. Calvin’s home opener is scheduled for March 26 against Concordia (Mich.) with its MIAA opener slated for April 5 at Saint Mary’s.
John Sparks Previews 2012 Calvin Baseball Season
Monday, March 12, 2012
Calvin sports information student assistant Mitch Blankespoor recently sat down with Calvin baseball coach John Sparks to preview the Calvin baseball team’s upcoming trip to Tucson, Arizona, in an online audio interview. In the interview, Sparks previews the rest of the season and breaks down the makeup of this year’s 2012 Calvin team. A year ago, Calvin finished 20-20 overall and in third place in the MIAA with a 15-13 conference record. Calvin will open its spring trip to Arizona Friday when it faces Norwich and Dickinson. Calvin will open its MIAA campaign on March 23 and 24 when it faces Trine University in a four-game series.
2011-12 Calvin Women’s Basketball Preview
Sunday, October 30, 2011
2011-12 Calvin Women's Basketball Schedule
(by sports information student assistant Mitch Blankespoor)
The Calvin College women’s basketball team made big jumps forward during the 2010 season. The high points of Calvin’s season included snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Hope College Flying Dutch, beating the same Dutch team again in the MIAA Tournament final in buzzer beater fashion, and making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007. The 2011-12 Calvin women’s basketball team returns 10 letter-winners from last years’ team that won 25 games. Calvin will enter the season ranked sixth by d3hoops.com and eighth by Women’s DIII News.
John Ross Preseason Audio Interview
2011-12 Calvin Men’s Basketball Preview
Sunday, October 30, 2011
2011-12 Calvin Men's Basketball Schedule
Calvin returns eight letterwinners from a 2010-11 team that finished 16-12 and in second place in the MIAA regular season standings with a 9-5 conference mark. Of the eight returning letterwinners, two have starting experience. Junior Tom Snikkers (Jenison/Unity Christian HS) headlines the list of returning players. The 6-4 forward was a first team All-MIAA selection last year as well as a second team d3hoops.com Great Lakes All-Region choice. After averaging 15.6 points and 6.7 rebounds a game, Snikkers has already been named a pre-season honorable mention All-American selection by the Division III Newsletter.
Kevin Vande Streek Preseason Audio Interview
Calvin Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams Ready for 2011-12 Season
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Dan Gelderloos Pre-Season Audio Interview
The Calvin men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will open their seasons on October 22 when both teams compete at the MIAA Relays at the Holland Aquatic Center. On the men’s side, Calvin returns 16 letterwinners including 2011 MIAA Most Valuable Diver Andrew Krafft. A sophomore, Krafft is coming off a record-breaking 2011 season that saw him earn national runner-up honors on the one-meter board at the NCAA III Championships and a third place finish on the three-meter board. On the women’s side, Calvin returns 15 letterwinners led by junior Elizabeth Counsell who was named the 2011 MIAA Most Valuable Swimmer and junior Sam Klaasen who was named the 2011 MIAA Most Valuable Diver. Both individuals were All-MIAA selections with Counsell later earning NCAA III All-America honors in the 200 breaststroke.
Calvin Men’s Swimming and Diving Schedule
Calvin Women’s Swimming & Diving Schedule
2011 Calvin Men’s Cross Country Outlook
Saturday, August 20, 2011
2011 Calvin Cross Country Schedule
The Calvin men’s cross country team will head into the 2011 season looking to build upon a successful 2010 campaign. A year ago, the Knights captured their 24th consecutive MIAA title, their 15th straight Great Lakes Regional crown and added their 17th top-10 national finish in the last 18 years with an eighth place finish at the NCAA III Championships. Calvin returns 17 letterwinners from last year’s team including five of the seven runners that represented the team at the 2010 NCAA III Championships. Calvin has eight runners that received either first or second team All-MIAA accolades last fall. Returning first team All-MIAA selections include seniors Nick Kramer (Dyer, IN/Illiana Christian HS) and Alex Wrobel (Arden Hills, MN/Moundsview HS) and juniors Dan Kerr (Petoskey/Petoskey HS) and Matt VanderRoest (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Huron HS). Returning All-MIAA second team selections are juniors Job Christiansen (New Ipswich, NH/New Ipswich HS), Rhett Morici (St. Charles, IL/St. Charles North HS), Greg Whittle (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg HS) and David Vande Bunte (Byron Center/Byron Center HS).
2011 Calvin Women’s Cross Country Outlook
Saturday, August 20, 2011
2011 Calvin Cross Country Schedule
With a powerful one-two punch up front, a solid nucleus of returning veterans and a strong incoming freshmen class, the Calvin women’s cross country team will look to improve upon a 2010 season that included MIAA and Great Lakes Regional crowns as well as a ninth place finish at the NCAA III Championships.
Calvin returns 17 letterwinners from last year’s team including five that received either first or second team All-MIAA recognition. Senior Jodi Hoekstra (Homer Glen, IL/Chicago Christian HS) and junior Alyssa Penning (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) were both named to the All-MIAA first team last year. Together, they formed a dynamic one-two punch up front last fall as Hoekstra was first and Penning second at the 2010 MIAA Cross Country Championships.
2011 Calvin Women’s Soccer Outlook
Monday, August 15, 2011
2011 Calvin Women's Soccer Schedule
By Sports Information Student Assistant Derek Neice
Coming off a stellar season that included an MIAA tournament title and an undefeated home record, the 2011 Calvin Women’s soccer program looks again to get back on the pitch and replicate its success this upcoming fall. Despite losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last November, the Knights still boasted a 15-3-2 record and certainly will look to maintain the confidence with which they finished the 2010 season. With the tradition that Calvin soccer offers, there are always talented freshmen looking to make their mark on the team, and having lost the past senior class of six players to graduation, this year should provide plenty of opportunities for playing time among what is ultimately a very young lineup.
2011 Calvin Men’s Golf Outlook
Monday, August 15, 2011
2011 Calvin Men's Golf Schedule
The Calvin men’s golf team will enter the 2011 MIAA season like no previous Calvin team before. For the first time the Knights will enter conference play as defending MIAA champions. Calvin captured the 2010 MIAA title in improbable fashion, overcoming a 19-stroke deficit on the final day of the league season to edge Trine by two strokes for the MIAA Championship – the first in Calvin men’s golf history. As MIAA champions, the Knights garnered the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA III Championships in the spring, finishing 26th out of 40 teams.
2011 Calvin Women’s Golf Outlook
Sunday, August 14, 2011
2011 Calvin Women's Golf Schedule
With four returning letterwinners and an incoming freshmen class of five student-athletes, the Calvin women’s golf team will feature one of its largest rosters in recent memory. Calvin will open its season on September 6 at a tournament hosted by North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. The Knights will then compete at the two-day (September 9 and 10) Olivet Invitational and will later compete at the Alma Invitational on September 24. There will also be four league tournaments beginning on September 15 at Trine’s Zollner Golf Course. The 36-hole MIAA (fall) Tournament will take place on October 7 and 8 at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek. The top four teams in the final fall standings will then be eligible to compete for the MIAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament when the league holds three qualifying rounds in the spring.
