Football

Defensive
Player of the Week

Cole Madry, Olivet

Sophomore, DL
Bellevue, Mich.

• Had 2.5 sacks in Olivet's 30-7 win at Wisconsin Lutheran Sept. 17

• His 2.5 sacks resulted in a loss of 25 yards

• Also had a forced fumble while finishing with four total tackles

Offensive
Player of the Week

Michael Stephan, Hope

Senior, OL
Belding, Mich.

• Anchored offensive line that helped Hope total 518 rushing yards in a 57-28 win at Concordia-Chicago Sept. 17

• Created the groundwork that resulted in three Hope players finishing with over 150 yards apiece

• Hope's 518 yards rushing is the best single-game effort in NCAA Division III this season

• Senior captain also part of offensive line that gave up just one tackle for loss in the win

Special Teams
Player of the Week

Viet Nguyen, Kalamazoo

Sophomore, K
Livonia, Mich.

• Had six points on 2-for-2 field goal effort

• Had a long of 38-yard field goal conversion in Kalamazoo's 55-19 win over Rockford

• Also had three kickoffs for touchbacks, including one out of the end zone

Volleyball

Player of the Week

 
Laura Danhoff, Calvin

Senior, OH
Willard, Ohio 

• With a career-high 20 kills in win over No. 8 Wittenberg Sept. 17, surpassed the 1,000-kill mark for her career

• Had an attack percentage of .441 on 111 attempts as Calvin defeated two top-10 ranked teams on the weekend

• Had 11 kills in three-set win over Adrian Sept. 14

• Earned All-Tournament team accolades at Wittenberg tournament

• Finished the week with 56 kills for 4.31 kills per set 

Specialist of the Week

Jenna Lodewyk, Calvin

Junior, S
Tinley Park, Ill. 

• In aiding Calvin to a 4-0 week, averaged 10.77 assists per set

• Handed out 46 assists in four-set win at No. 8 Wittenberg Sept. 17 

• Started the week with 33 assists, four digs, .500 attack percentage and two block assists in win over Adrian Sept. 14

• Finished the week with 21 kills and .362 attack percentage as a setter while adding seven service aces and 25 digs

Men's Soccer

Defensive
Player of the Week

Nate Van Ryn, Calvin

Junior, GK
Grandville, Mich.

• Lifted Calvin to a 2-0 start in MIAA play with a pair of shutouts against Adrian Sept. 13 and Hope Sept. 17

• Made five saves on the week while dropping his season goals-against average to 0.68 through six games

• In win at Hope Sept. 17, fended off four shots on goal 

Offensive
Player of the Week

Mitch Stark, Calvin

Junior, M
South Lyon, Mich.

• Had a goal and an assist for Calvin in their 2-0 start in MIAA play

• Assisted on second goal in 2-0 victory against Adrian Sept. 13, helping give the Knights a leg up in the 78th minute

• Scored an insurance goal at Hope Sept. 17

Women's Soccer

Defensive
Player of the Week

Kristina Veljovic, Trine

Junior, GK
Valparaiso, Ind.

• Had back-to-back shutouts against MIAA foes, which also gave the Thunder their first two-game winning streak in conference play since the 2011 season

• Stopped 10 shots in 1-0 road win at Albion Sept. 17

• In lone loss of the week, made 18 saves out of 20 shots on goal faced in 2-1 setback at Hope Sept. 12

• Earned first shutout of the week with a five-save effort against Saint Mary's Sept. 15

Offensive
Player of the Week

Allie Wittenbach, Hope

Senior, F
Eaton Rapids, Mich.

• Had seven points in a 3-0 week for Hope against MIAA opponents

• Scored two goals in game's first eight minutes against Trine Sept. 12, with her second goal being the match-winner

• Assisted on Hope's second-half goal in 3-1 win against Albion Sept. 15

• Added a goal in 7-2 victory at Olivet Sept. 17

• Had at least one point in all three of Hope's victories

Men's Cross Country

Runner
of the Week

 
Zac Nowicki, Calvin

Senior
Comstock Park, Mich.

• Finished 17th at the University of Washington's Sundodger Invitational Sept. 17

• Crossed the line in 24:54, the second-highest finish for an NCAA Division III runner

• Helped the 17th ranked Calvin team place sixth overall as the top Division III team                                                                             

Women's
Cross Country

Runner of the Week

Cassie Vince, Calvin

Junior
Amherst, Ohio 

• Placed 12th overall at the University of Washington Sundodger Invitational Sept. 17

• Crossed the line in 21:23, helping the 13th-ranked Knights to a second-place finish overall

• Was the second-highest Division III finisher in the race

Men's Golf

Golfer of the Week

Josh Gibson, Hope

Sophomore
Grandville, Mich. 

• Was the medalist at Irish Hills Intercollegiate Invitational Sept. 16-17, shooting five-under 139 to win by two strokes

• Finished second at MIAA Jamboree #2 with a two-under 70 at Bedford Valley Golf Course Sept. 13

Women's Golf

Golfer of the Week

Kennedy Hilley, Alma

Sophomore
Lake Odessa, Mich. 

• Shot a two-over 74 at Railside D3 Classic Sept. 17 to claim medalist honors at the five-team event

• Her single-round effort tied for the lowest round in Alma history

• Alma's team score of 333, good for second place overall, established a new team record