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Calvin Takes Early Lead in MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings
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.
Women’s Golf Takes Third at MIAA Fall Tourney - Canto and Doezema Named to All-MIAA First Team
BATTLE CREEK - The Calvin women’s golf team took third place at the MIAA Fall Tournament with a team score of 695 strokes. It marked Calvin’s best-ever finish at the tournament. Calvin finished one stroke ahead of rival Hope at the tournament and finished fourth in the final MIAA fall standings.Olivet defended its MIAA fall title from a year ago, finishing with a two-day first place total of 659 strokes while Saint Mary’s was second with 680 strokes. The 36-hole MIAA Fall Tournament makes up the final two rounds of the six-round MIAA fall season.In finishing fourth in the final league standings, Calvin once again qualifies for the four-team MIAA Spring Tournament which determines the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA III Tournament.Junior Carlia Canto (Marysville/Port Huron Northern HS) was again the catalyst for the Knights, shooting a two-day total of 161 (79-82) that left her in second place in the final tournament standings. Canto earned a spot on the All-Tournament team for the second straight year and also finished third in the final MIAA overall fall standings to land a spot on the All-MIAA first team. Canto finished the fall season with an average of 81.2 strokes-per-round, breaking her own school (season) record of 82.7 set a year ago.
Women’s Golf In Fourth Place Through Day One of MIAA Fall Tournament
BATTLE CREEK - Through one day of competition at the 36-hole MIAA Fall Tournament, Calvin is in fourth place with a team score of 349 strokes. The score also leaves Calvin in firm possession of fourth place in the overall MIAA standings as the Knights close in on their second straight qualifying berth to next spring’s MIAA NCAA III Qualifying Tournament.Olivet was first with 323 strokes while Hope and Saint Mary’s shared second place with scores of 349.Calvin was led by junior Carlia Canto who fired a first-day round of 79 that leaves her in a tie for second place individually. Senior Elise Doezema had an 86 (13th) while freshman Casey Harkema had a 90, freshman Jennie Poole a 94 and freshman Sarah Arendsen a 99. Adrienne Plourde of Olivet had the top first-day score with a round of 78. Second day action continues on Saturday morning.
