Football

Defensive
Player of the Week

Jakob Frederick, Kalamazoo

Sophomore, LB
Spring Lake, Mich. 

• Had 15 tackles, all solo, in 36-29 win over Oberlin Sept. 3

• Registered two sacks in the contest

• Also had a broken up pass

• Sacks totaled for 25 yards lost

Offensive
Player of the Week

Lamar Carswell, Trine

Sophomore, RB
Toledo, Ohio

• In 23-9 win at Manchester Sept. 1, had 150 yards rushing

• Scored two touchdowns in the victory

• Averaged 10.0 yards per carry

• Added two receptions for 14 yards

Special Teams
Player of the Week

Cameron Cook, Adrian

Junior, P
Linden, Mich. 

• In 30-28 win at Pacific (Ore.) Sept. 2, finished with 12 points

• Went 3-for-3 in field goal attempts, with a long of 46 yards

• Added three extra points

Volleyball

Player of the Week

 
Laura Danhoff, Calvin

Senior, OH
Willard, Ohio 

• Named MVP of the University of Chicago Tournament Sept. 2-3

• Had a .525 attack percentage on the weekend, finishing with 33 kills

• Helped Calvin defeat two 2015 NCAA Tournament participants

• Had six service aces, including five in five-set win over Milikin Sept. 2

• Added eight blocks and 15 digs over three matches

Specialist of the Week

Sophia Hackett, Hope

Junior, S
Indianapolis, Ind.

• Named to the Mount Union Invitational All-Tournament Team

• Her double-double of 14 digs and 28 assists aided Hope in three-set sweep of No. 2 Wittenberg Sept. 2

• Finished the week with 9.79 assists per set while adding 3.14 digs per set

• Fired off four service aces in win against John Carroll Sept. 3

Men's Soccer

Defensive
Player of the Week

 
Nick Strait, Alma

Senior, GK
Jenison, Mich. 

• Started season with two shutouts at home: vs. Greenville Sept. 1 and Central Sept. 3

• In win over Central, put up a career-high 12 saves in 90 minutes

• Now has 10 career shutouts for Alma

• Lowered career goals-against average to 0.91

Offensive
Player of the Week

Kyle Bourlier, Albion

Junior, M
Commerce Twp., Mich.

• Scored three of Albion's four goals on the two-game weekend

• Tallied two goals in win at Grinnell Sept. 3, striking twice in the first half

• Added third goal of the weekend in 4-1 setback at No. 2 Loras

• Surpassed his season scoring total from last year (2) in first two games

Women's Soccer

Defensive
Player of the Week

 
Emily Rompola, Saint Mary's

Senior, D
Granger, Ind. 

• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Belles Invitational Sept. 2-3

• Played all 180 minutes in a 1-1-0 weekend for Saint Mary's

• In win over Manchester Sept. 2, scored on lone shot on goal

• Showed strength in the air to help the Belles give up only two goals on the week

Offensive
Player of the Week

Mackenzie Wilcox, Adrian

Junior, F
Battle Creek, Mich.

• Had a hat trick in 3-2 road win at Westminster (Pa.) Sept. 5, accounting for all three goals for the Bulldogs

• Shook the nets in the 45th, 70th and 81st minutes against Westminster

• Added a goal in 3-0 win against Lawrence Tech Sept. 1 for four goals on the weekend

• Needed only five shots on goal to accomplish her scoring totals

Men's Cross Country

Runner of the Week

 
Zac Nowicki, Calvin

Senior
Comstock Park, Mich. 

• Was the collegiate winner at Calvin Knight Invitational Sept. 3

• Posted a time of 25:31.9 on the 8K course

• Outran the collegiate field by 15 seconds

• Led 21st-ranked Calvin to first-place finish with 21 team points

Women's
Cross Country

Runner of the Week

 
Kaitlyn Arnold, Alma

Senior
Jackson, Mich. 

• Won the 15-team Calvin Knight Invitational Sept. 3 for her first collegiate victory

• Won with a personal best time of 17:40.8 to win by 8 seconds

Men's Golf

Golfer of the Week

 
Andrew Goble, Hope

Sophomore
Brighton, Mich. 

• Fired a six-under 66 second round at Lou Collins Memorial Tour Sept. 2-3

• His two-round total of seven-under 137 gave him medalist honors by four strokes

• Set two Olivet Tournament records, including lowest round (66) and lowest 36-hole total (137)

Women's Golf

Golfer of the Week

 
Britni Gielow, Hope

Senior
Norton Shores, Mich. 

• Was the low scorer for Hope in second-place finish at Shootout on the Border hosted by Carthage (Wis.) Sept. 2-3 

• Had a team-low five-over 77 in the opening round Sept. 2

• Finished tied for fourth overall, missing on a tie for second place by one stroke