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2010 Calvin Women’s Soccer Preview
Saturday, August 21, 2010
2010 Calvin Women's Soccer Schedule
Only one team in MIAA history has claimed six consecutive league titles in women’s soccer. Calvin is hoping to become the second. Calvin women’s soccer coach Mark Recker realized that reaching that goal will not be easy however.
“Our league continues to add quality and balance,” said Recker. “There are several teams that are capable of making a run at the league title. We’ve seen that first hand over the past few years. Our goal is always to win the league title but we realize that everyone else in our league has the same goal.”
2010 Calvin Men’s Cross Country Preview
Saturday, August 21, 2010
2010 Calvin Men's Cross Country Schedule
With a talented cast of runners, the 2010 Calvin men’s cross country team enters the upcoming season with a wealth of enthusiasm. Calvin’s 2009 squad maintained its strong tradition, capturing the MIAA title for the 23rd consecutive year, winning the Great Lakes Regional crown for the 14th straight year and placing 13th at the NCAA III Cross Country Championships.
With four individuals who were named to the All-MIAA first team and Great Lakes All-Region team returning, the Knights will be looking for continued success this fall. Leading the list of returning runners is junior Nick Kramer (Dyer, IN/Illiana Christian HS) who was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Runner in 2009 and later earned Great Lakes Regional Athlete of the Year honors after winning the Great Lakes Regional title in mid-November.
2010 Calvin Women’s Volleyball Preview
Saturday, August 14, 2010
2010 Calvin Volleyball Schedule
Continuing the momentum of a 28-win campaign from a year ago is the goal of the 2010 Calvin volleyball team. Calvin’s 2009 team finished 28-7 overall, captured the MIAA Tournament title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA III Tournament.
If the Knights are to match last year’s success or even surpass it, they will need to avoid the injury bug that bit through the roster last season, particularly in late October when the Knights were battling for a regular season conference title.
2010 Calvin Men’s Golf Preview
Saturday, August 14, 2010
2010 Calvin Men's Fall Golf Schedule
The 2010 Calvin men’s golf team returns six letterwinners from its 2009 squad that tied for second in the final MIAA standings.
Calvin’s senior cast includes Jess Hendriksma and Eric Doezema. Hendriksma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was a second team All-MIAA selection in 2009, finishing 10th in the final MIAA individual standings with an average of 75.9 strokes per round. Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) is another savvy veteran who finished the 2009 MIAA season inside of Calvin’s regular lineup.
2010 Calvin Women’s Golf Preview
Saturday, August 14, 2010
2010 Calvin Women's Golf Schedule
With only one returning letterwinner, the 2010 Calvin women’s golf team will feature a new look this fall. Gone are graduated seniors Emily Tuuk, Kelli Visser, Julienne Louters and Rachel Strikwerda. In are five welcome newcomers to the roster.
According to head coach Jerry Bergsma, the newcomers will bring enthusiasm and passion to the team.
2009-10 Calvin Men’s Basketball Preview
Monday, November 02, 2009
2009-10 Calvin Men's Basketball Schedule
Calvin will look to make year two inside the Van Noord Arena as memorable as the first when the Knights captured a 2008-09 MIAA title, finishing 19-8 overall and 12-2 in the MIAA. The league title came despite playing only half of a season inside the state-of-the-art 4,700 seat facility as the Knights did not move in until the first week of January.
Calvin returns two full-time starters and two part-time starters from its MIAA championship team from a year ago headlined by 6-9 senior center John Mantel (Chelsea/Chelsea HS) who garnered first team All-MIAA accolades after averaging 13.6 points and 7.3 rebounds a game while connecting on 48.7 percent of his shots and blocking 35 shots sent up by the opposition. Mantel collected seven double-double efforts a year ago and was named MIAA Player of the Week three times.
2009-10 Calvin Women’s Basketball Outlook
Monday, November 02, 2009
2009-10 Calvin Women's Basketball Schedule
The Calvin women’s basketball team will seek to blend youth and experience this upcoming season as the Knights will feature a handful of savvy veterans and an abundance of talented players among their freshmen and sophomore classes.
Veteran leadership will come from seniors Brook Van Eck (Lowell/Lowell HS) , Emily Ottenhoff (Palos Heights, IL/Chicago Christian HS), and Amber Benthem (McBain/McBain Christian HS) along with juniors Leah Morrison (Chelsea/Chelsea HS) and Kacy Cryderman (Dimondale/Holt HS).
2009-10 Calvin Women’s Swimming & Diving Outlook
Monday, November 02, 2009
2009-10 Calvin Women's Swimming & Diving Schedule
The 2009-10 Calvin women’s swimming and diving team will be seeking its sixth consecutive MIAA title including its eighth overall. With four All-MIAA performers from a year ago returning, the Knights have reason to think they will once again be in contention for the league crown.
Returing All-MIAA selections include seniors Emily Roberts (DeKalb, IL/DeKalb HS), Laura Price (Warren, PA/Warren HS), Maggie Vail (Portage/Portage Northern HS) and junior Monica Bressler (Sandusky, OH/Perkins HS).
2009-10 Calvin Men’s Swimming & Diving Outlook
Monday, November 02, 2009
2009-10 Calvin Men's Swimming & Diving Schedule
The 2009-10 Calvin men’s swimming and diving team enters the upcoming year with a sense of optimism as the Knights have a roster of 20 swimmers and four divers. A year ago, Calvin took fourth place in the final league standings with a fourth place team score of 335 points at the MIAA Championships.
Of the 24 members of the team 20 are either freshmen or sophomores, leaving bright hope for the future.
2009 Calvin Women’s Volleyball Preview
Saturday, August 08, 2009
2009 Calvin Volleyball Schedule
The challenge surrounding the 2008 Calvin team was to find a way to replace the graduation of three All-Americans. After producing a 26-5 campaign in 2008 that included a fifth straight trip to the NCAA III Tournament, the challenge surrounding the 2009 Calvin squad is to simply keep the momentum rolling.
