Snapper and Hooker Receive Great Lakes All-Region Honors
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Two members of the MIAA champion Calvin men’s soccer team have received Great Lakes All-Region honors as named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Calvin junior Greg Snapper has been named to the to the Great Lakes All-Region second team while Calvin sophomore Scott Hooker has been named to the third team.
Both players are receiving all-region honors for the first time.
A
sweeperback on defense, Snapper was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Player this fall after anchoring a Calvin defense that allowed only eight goals in 14 league matches.
A native of Madison, Wisconsin (Madison West HS), Snapper has been a three-year starter for the Knights on defense. This fall, he was also named to the All-MIAA first team for the second straight year and received MIAA Defensive Player of the Week honors once. In addition, Snapper was part of a Calvin defense that posted nine shutout victories in 2008.
A forward, Hooker hails from Hudsonville and is a graduate of Hudsonville Unity Christian High School.
This fall, Hooker was named to the All-MIAA first team for the second straight year.
Hooker led Calvin in scoring this year with 29 points on the strength of nine goals and 11 assists. Of his nine goals, two were game-winners. Hooker was also 2-for-2 on penalty kicks. Both penalty kicks proved to game-winning goals as he booted in a penalty kick in a 1-0 win over Goshen College on August 29 and another penalty kick in a 1-0 win at Ohio Northern on September 20.
Under the direction of head coach Chris Hughes, the Calvin men’s soccer team finished 15-5-1 overall this year and captured the MIAA title with a 12-1-1 conference record. The MIAA title was Calvin’s league-leading 19th crown including its fourth under Hughes. In addition, the Knights advanced to the NCAA III Tournament for the eighth time.
Calvin Men’s Soccer All-Region Selections
1963 Roberto Wolf
1969 Robert Dykstra
1971 Jim Johnson
1972 Jim Johnson
1978 Mark Recker
1979 Mark Recker
1981 Doug DeSmit
1982 Doug DeSmit
1983 Doug DeSmit
1984 Dave Lindner, Ken Lodewyk
1985 Dave Lindner, Randy DeJong, Bert Bowden
1987 Bert Bowden, Mark Hendriks, Dave Fasold
1989 Joe Barone, David Stokes, Ed Wilgenberg
1991 Joe Barone, Todd Veenhuis
1993 Trevor Schuurman
1994 Kevin Sowles
1996 Steve Wiegers
1998 Mark Lindner, Marcus Byeman
1999 Todd Folkert, Marcus Byeman
2000 Marcus Byeman, Jason DeJonge
2002 Joel Veldhouse
2003 Joel Veldhouse, Kurt Visker, Joel Vande Kopple
2004 Joel Veldhouse, Kurt Visker, Joel Vande Kopple, Joe Westra
2005 Kurt Visker, Peter Malefyt, Nick Capisciolto
2006 Maurice Wright
2007 Nick Capisciolto, A.J. Dufendach
2008 Greg Snapper, Scott Hooker
