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CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR April 24, 2016
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Calvin women's track and field team produced a strong collection of performances at the Al Owens Classic Saturday on the campus of Grand Valley State University.
Freshman Katie Diekema (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor HS) had a superb afternoon, taking fifth in the 1,500 meters with a career-best time of 4:37.28 that places her 30th on the NCAA III performance list.
Sophomore Jenna Dyksen (Hawthorne, NJ/Hawthorne HS) also had a career-best time of 1:04.27 to take sixth in the 400 meter hurdles. Her time ranks 27th on the NCAA III performance list. Senior Kally Verkaik (Holland/Holland Christian HS) also placed 10th with a strong time of 1:05.55.
In the shot put, sophomore Bethany Love (Kentwood/East Kentwood HS) took eighth with a throw of 42-4 3/4 that places her 25th on the NCAA III performance list. Senior Stacie Mead (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern HS) took 12th in the shot put with a throw of 38-11 3/4.
In the discus, junior Michaela Meckes (Bay City/Saginaw Valley Lutheran HS) was the top Division III finisher, placing 12th with a season-best throw of 132-3. Mead was 19th with a throw of 123-6.
In the 4x100 meter relay, Dyksen, sophomore Anita VanderMeulen (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Skyline HS), freshman Selvi Bunce (Savage, MN/Burnsville HS)) and senior Maria Steblay (Eden Prairie, MN/Eden Prairie HS) took 9th with a season-best time of 49.42.
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Calvin men's track and field team had a strong set of performances at the Grand Valley State University Al Owens Classic on Saturday.
Sophomore Ethan Valentine (Mason, Oh./William Mason HS) highlighted the afternoon by placing third in the 800 meters with a career-best time of 1:52.63. His time currently ranks 19th on the NCAA III performance list.
In the 400 meters, sophomore Noah Buteyn (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) took fourth with a vault of 15-1 1/2.
Sophomore Chase Rohrer (Ludington/Ludington HS) had a busy afternoon, taking seventh in the 110 high hurdles (15.23), placing 10th in the 400 hurdles (56.60) and running a leg on Calvin's 7th place 4x100 meter relay team and its 4x400 meter relay team that placed eighth.
The 4x100 relay included senior Cole Evans (Chicago, Il./Walther Lutheran HS, senior Joel Brouwer (Elmhurst, Il./Timothy Christian HS) and freshman Lee Barents (Redlands, Ca./Arrowhead Christian Academy). The relay clocked in with a time of 43.51. The 4x400 meter relay team also included Buteyn, freshman James Jeninga (Brookfield, Wisc./Milwaukee Lutheran HS) and Valentine as the quartet clocked in with a tiem of 3:23.60.
Barents added a ninth place finish in the long jump (21-9 1/2) while senior Eric Jipping (Canton/Plymouth Christian HS) was 10th in the shot put (47-3 3/4).
In the 1,500 meters, sophomore Andrew Philipose (Mount Prospect, Il./John Hersey HS) was eighth (3:58.94.) while junior Nate VanHaitsma (Olympia, Wash./Olympia HS) was ninth (3:59.08).
MEN'S GOLF
CASCADE, Mich. - The Calvin men's golf team took second in the opening 18 hole round of the MIAA's 54-hole spring qualifying tournament for the NCAA III Championships Saturday afternoon.
Calvin hosted the tournament at the Watermark Country Club and posted a team score of 302 strokes, five strokes back of Hope. Hope will host 18 hole rounds on April 29 and April 30 at the Wuskowhan Player's Club in West Olive. The 54-hole tournament is a cumulative round tournament with the winner receving the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
Calvin and Hope are part of four teams competing in the tournament as Trine was third on on Saturday with a score of 319 while Kalamazoo was fourth (324).
Freshman Sam Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a stellar day for the Knights, carding a round of 73 that was just one over par and good for second place individually.
Sophomore Ben VanScoyk (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) tied for fourth with a round of 75 while sophomore John Van Noord (Troy/Oakland Christian HS) had a 76 that tied him for eighth.
Sophomore Matthew Lumbantoruan (Jakarta, Indonesia/Morningstar Academy) carded a round of 78 while senior Justin Crow (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had an 84.
Hope was led by Winston Munch who earned medalist honors with a one-under par round of 71.
"We had some ups and we had a few downs today but we the big thing is that we competed and are still right in the mix of things," said Calvin men's golf coach Brian Bolt. "We have to go back to work and continue to focus on one swing at a time."
Round two of the MIAA Spring Qualifying Tournament is set to tee off next Friday at 1 p.m. at the Wuskowhan Player's Club.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 9, Olivet 0
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Calvin women's team picked up an important MIAA victory on Friday afternoon at Adrian. The Knights defeated the host Bulldogs, 9-0. The win moves Calvin to 4-2 in the MIAA and 11-6 overall.
"I am very pleased with how we played today" said head coach Kevin Van Haitsma. "The team responded very well after the loss on Wednesday. We came out strong in doubles and played solid across the board in singles. We played with great focus and intensity from the first point of the match. Today was a good win, but we now have to focus again and get ready for Olivet tomorrow."
The junior duo of Ellie Benzel (San Dimas, Ca./San Dimas HS) and Claire Spoelhof (Holland/Holland Christian HS) earned the victory over Amber Laginess and Morgan Spencer at No. 1 doubles, 8-0. At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Jessica Bouma (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) and sophomore Micaela Seazzu (Albuquerque, NM/Sandia HS) won, 8-1. Junior Liz Turner (Audobon, Pa./Delaware County Christian HS) and sophomore Lark Foote (Okemos/Home Schooled) completed the doubles sweep at No. 3 doubles, downing Olivia Neumann and Victoria Watson, 8-2.
Ellie Benzel was victorious at No. 1 singles, edging Arielle Williams, 7-5, 6-4.
Claire Spoelhof earned the victory over Renae Adams Almasy at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-0.
At No. 3 singles, Jessica Bouma swept Morgan Spencer, 6-0, 6-0.
Micaela Seazzu bounced Amber Laginess at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-4.
Freshman Alyssa Bowman (Rockford/Rockford HS) made quick work of Olivia Neumann at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-2.
Sophomore Kari Kroeze (Holland/Holland Christian HS) completed the sweep at No. 6 singles, downing Victoria Watson, 6-4, 6-1.
The Knights return right back to action on Saturday as they travel to Olivet. With today's win, the Knights stand in third place in the MIAA at 4-2, ahead of Olivet and Saint Mary's, who are tied at 3-2.
MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-23-16
Hope 5-0
Kalamazoo 4-0
Calvin 5-2
Saint Mary's 4-2
Olivet 3-3
Albion 2-4
Adrian 2-5
Alma 1-4
Trine 0-6
SOFTBALL
Adrian 4, Calvin 3
Calvin 4, Adrian 3
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Calvin softball team split with the Adrian Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 17-13 on the year and 5-7 in in the MIAA. Calvin fell in game one 4-3 and bounced back in game two to win 4-3.
The Knights struck first on Saturday with senior Lydia Gildea (Gobles/Gobles HS) sending the ball over the right-field fence in the fourth inning. Freshman Casey Lawler (Novi/Novi HS) scored freshman Anna Gernant (West Des Moines, Ia./Valley HS) on a sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 lead.
Adrian fought back and took the lead with four-straight runs.
Senior Ashley Riemersma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) cut the Adrian lead to 4-3 with an infield single, scoring freshman Maddie DeGroot.
Lydia Gildea had a team-high two hits in game one.
Anna Gernant recorded 11 strikeouts in game one.
The Bulldogs put three runs on the scoreboard in the top of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead.
Ashley Riemersma put Calvin on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third with a single to left field to score junior Caitlin Bell (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park River Forest HS), Riemersma scored on an error.
Casey Lawler recorded her second homerun of the year in the fourth inning to tie the game at three.
Freshman Kristen Newman (Chelsea/Chelsea HS) broke the tie in the sixth inning, crossing home plate on an error.
The Calvin pitchers held the Adrian bats quiet in game two, holding the Bulldogs to six hits. Junior Paige Groom (Potterville/Potterville HS) and Anna Gernant both recorded two strikeouts in the second game.
Lydia Gildea led the Knights again with two hits in game two.
The Knights return to action on Monday when they host Cornerstone for a non-conference doubleheader. Calvin returns to MIAA action on Wednesday when it hosts Hope College for the final home games of the season.
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-23-16 GAMES
Trine 11-1
Alma 9-1
Hope 9-3
Saint Mary's 7-5
Kalamazoo 6-6
Calvin 5-7
Adrian 4-8
Olivet 3-7
Albion 0-16
MEN'S LACROSSE
Adrian 13, Calvin 12 (OT)
ADRIAN, Mich. - In sight of its first conference victory since 2013, the Calvin men's lacrosse team dropped an agonizing 13-12 overtime decision at Adrian College Saturday afternoon.
Calvin (5-9 overall, 0-5 MIAA) held a 12-11 lead inside the final two minutes of regulation but Adrian (1-12 overall, 1-4 MIAA) was able to score the equalizer on a shot with just 1:32 remaining.
Adrian pressed for the winning goal in the closing seconds but Calvin freshman goaltender Tristian Parece (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary School) came up with a clutch save to send the game into sudden-death overtime.
Calvin was whistled for a 30-second penalty with 2:40 left in overtime and as the penalty was about to expire, the Bulldogs whipped in the game-winning goal.
Calvin claimed a 6-2 lead after one quarter of play as sophomore Michael Winkler (La Quinta, Ca./Palm Desert HS) and junior Chris Griffin (Hartland/Hartland HS) scored two goals each in the quarter.
Sophomore Ethan Brown (Falmouth, ME/Falmouth HS) put the Knights up 7-2 just 10 seconds into the second quarter but Adrian responded with five unanswered goals to make the score 7-6.
A late second quarter tally by Griffin allowed Calvin to take an 8-6 halftime lead.
The Knights went up 11-6 in the third quarter on goals by freshman Noah Nedd (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS), Griffin and freshman Austin Bontreger (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian HS).
Calvin's attack then stalled while Adrian continued to come back, scoring three goals to trail 11-9 heading into the fourth quarter.
Adrian came up with a pair of goals in the first 5:02 of the fourth quarter to tie the game 11-11.
Neither team scored again until sophomore Nate Ray (Northville/Northville HS) broke loose for his 38th goal of the season, scoring on an assist from Bontreger with 6:10 remaining.
Calvin attempted three shots over the next three minutes in an attempt to widen its lead but could not find the back of the net the rest of the way.
"Learning to win is a process," said Calvin men's lacrosse coach Luke Griemsman. "We have a lot of young athletes playing very important roles. As this program continues to grow I know these young men will become more experienced. As we gain experience, we will be better. The future with this program is bright."
Parece had a strong day in goal, collecting 17 saves on 30 shot attempts. Griffin had four goals and two assists while Winkler had two goals. Junior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian HS) had a goal and an assist while freshman Jonathan Miller (Boise, Id./Ambrose School) had a goal and two assists. Bontreger had a goal and an assist. Nedd, Brown and Ray had single goals.
Nedd also scooped up a career-high 11 ground balls. Brown also caused four Adrian turnovers.
Calvin will travel to Alma on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. conference game.
MIAA MEN’S LACROSSE STANDINGS THROUGH 4-23-16 GAMES
ALBION 5-0
Alma 4-1
Olivet 4-1
Hope 3-2
Trine 3-2
Adrian 1-4
Calvin 0-5
Kalamazoo 0-5
