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Calvin Takes Early Lead in MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A record-setting fall sports season has allowed Calvin to build an early lead in the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings. Through the recently completed MIAA fall sports season, Calvin leads the standings with 100 points, four points better than Hope. In the MIAA Women’s All-Sports Standings, Calvin has a first place total of 58 points with Hope second with 53. Hope leads the MIAA Men’s All-Sports standings with 43 points, one point better than Calvin. This fall, Calvin captured a record six MIAA titles – winning conference crowns in men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf and volleyball.
Joel Kamstra Named Head Men’s Varsity Lacrosse Coach
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Calvin College has named Joel Kamstra as its first head men’s varsity lacrosse coach. A native of Grand Rapids, Kamstra is no stranger to Calvin College or the school’s lacrosse program as he has served as an assistant coach with the Calvin men’s club lacrosse program the last two years. He will also serve as the head coach this spring in Calvin’s final year of club men’s lacrosse with the Knights making the transition to varsity status for the 2012-13 academic year. A 2007 Calvin College graduate, Kamstra was a four-year member of the Calvin men’s club lacrosse program during his time as a student. Kamstra was a midfielder with the Calvin men’s lacrosse club team and was part of teams that earned bids to the MCLA National Tournament. He was also part of teams that captured 2004, 2005 and 2006 CCLA Conference Championships while serving as team captain his senior year.
Calvin To Join MIAA in Adding Men’s, Women’s Lacrosse As Varsity Sports in 2012-13
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Calvin College will be adding men’s and women’s lacrosse as varsity sports effective with the 2012-13 academic year. The announcement is made in conjunction with the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association which announced today that the league will add men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse as varsity conference sports, effective with the 2012-13 season, the 125th anniversary season for America’s oldest collegiate athletic conference. Calvin has been a member of the MIAA since the 1953-54 academic year.
