Final Standings as of 11/1/14
1. Calvin
2. Hope
3. Adrian
4. Trine
5. Olivet
6. Albion
7. Alma
x. Kalamazoo
The MIAA men’s cross country champion shall be determined by two conference meets involving all schools – a Jamboree that counts one-third toward the final standings and the championship meet, which counts two-thirds toward the final standings.
Standings from 2012-15 reflect vacated MIAA results for Kalamazoo following sactions brought by the MIAA Presidents' Council.
Saturday, November 22 - NCAA National Championships at Wilmington, Ohio
Team Scores: 1. North Central, Ill. 130. 2. St. Olaf, Minn. 143. 3. Wis.-La Crosse 188. T4. Washington-St. Louis. Mo. 192. 4. Colby, Me. 192. 21. Calvin 522.
Top MIAA Runners: 90. Zac Nowicki, Calvin, 25:16.7. 120. Ben Zank, Hope, 25:29.0. 138. Nathan VanHaitsma, Calvin, 25:34.4. 141. Josh Ferguson, Calvin, 25:35.2. 144. Steven Haagsma, Calvin, 25:35.5.
Saturday, November 15
NCAA Regionals at Wilmington, Ohio
Team Scores: 1. Wabash, Ind. 46. 2. Mount Union, Ohio 135. 3. Rose-Hulman, Ind. 148. 4. Calvin 157. 5. John Carroll, Ohio 214. 6. Hope 219. 12. Adrian 298. 15. Trine 467. 20. Olivet 581. 22. Alma 681. 25. Albion 701. 26. Kalamazoo 706.
Top MIAA Finishers (8K): 8. Ben Zank, Hope, 24:44.1. 11. Zac Nowicki, Calvin, 24:46.5. 16. Josh Ferguson, Calvin, 24:57.9 20: Mitch Clinton, Albion, 25:02.6. 24. Adam Sanchez, Alma, 25:05.3. 35. Joseph Beemer, Hope, 25:12.8. 36. Andrew Rylaarsdam, Calvin, 25:13.5. 38. Adam Schaaf, Trine, 25:14.6. 42. Steven Haagsma, Calvin, 25:17.3. 44. Dominick Reed, Adrian, 25:18.6.
Calvin Sweeps MIAA Cross Country Championships
Calvin continued its domination of MIAA men's and women's cross country Saturday as the Knights captured both conference championships at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
In the men's 8-kilometer race, the Knights clinched their 28th consecutive MIAA title as they finished with a team score of 42 points. Hope finished second with 60 points and Adrian third with 71. Calvin sophomore Zac Nowicki was first to the finish line in 25:36.
The Knights' two championships on Saturday now make head coach Brian Diemer the winningest coach, in terms of MIAA championships, in league history. Diemer has coached Calvin to 36 conference championships since 1986 - 28 in men's cross country and eight in women's cross country. He moves past former Kalamazoo men's tennis coach George Acker, who led the Hornets to 35 conference titles from 1959-1993.
Final Men's Team Scores: 1. Calvin 42 2. Hope 60. 3. Adrian 71. 4. Trine 131. 5. Olivet 143. 6. Albion 166. 7. Alma 175. x. Kalamazoo TSV.
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All-MIAA Team Announced; Calvin's Nowicki Most Valuable Runner
The MIAA has announced its 2014 All-MIAA team in men’s cross country.
Calvin’s Zac Nowicki, who won took first place at both the Jamboree and at the MIAA Championships, has been named Most Valuable Runner for the season. He won Saturday’s championship meet at Calvin by 12 seconds over his nearest challenger, covering the 8-kilometer course in 25:36 as the Knights won their 28th consecutive MIAA championship.
Here is the 2014 All-MIAA men’s cross country team:
Most Valuable Runner
Zac Nowicki, Calvin
(sophomore from Comstock Park/Grandville Calvin Christian HS)
All-MIAA First Team
*Joseph Beemer, Hope (junior from St. Joseph/St. Joseph HS)
*Mitch Clinton, Albion (junior from Plymouth/Canton HS)
**Zac Nowicki, Calvin (sophomore from Comstock Park/Grandville Calvin Christian HS)
*Dominic Reed, Adrian (senior from East Leroy/Athens HS)
*Andrew Rylaarsdam, Calvin (freshman from Grandville/Calvin Christian HS)
*Adam Sanchez, Alma (junior from Alma/Alma HS)
*Adam Schaaf, Trine (sophomore from Greentown, Ind./Eastern HS)
**Ben Zank, Hope (senior from Midland/H.H. Dow HS)
All-MIAA Second Team
Josh Ferguson, Calvin (senior from Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley HS)
Jonathon Gingrich, Calvin (junior from Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty HS)
Steven Haagsma, Calvin (senior from Grandville/Calvin Christian HS)
Matt Konieczki, Adrian (senior from Horton/Hanover-Horton HS)
Greg Lutzke, Olivet (senior from Williamston/Williamston HS)
Andrew Phillipose, Calvin (freshman from Mount Prospect, Ill./John Hersey HS)
Thomas Windle, Adrian (senior from Plymouth/Livonia Churchill HS)
Zach Zandbergen, Hope (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
*-denotes number of years All-MIAA First Team
MIAA Meet Results
Saturday, September 27
MIAA Jamboree at Kalamazoo
Team Scores: 1. Calvin 29. 2. Adrian 65 3. Hope 76. 4. Trine 133. 5. Olivet 148. 6. Albion 155. 7. Alma 176. x. Kalamazoo TSV.
Individual Winner (8K): Zac Nowicki, Calvin, 25:35
Top Ten Runners: 1. Zac Nowicki, Calvin, 25:35. 2. Thomas Windle, Adrian, 25:45. 3. Ben Zank, Hope, 26:04. 4. Andrew Rylaarsdam, Calvin, 26:20. 5. Adam Schaaf, Trine, 26:22. 6. Ethan Anderson, Calvin, 26:26. 7. Steven Haagsma, Calvin, 26:28. 8. Dominick Reed, Adrian, 26:29. 9. Mitch Clinton, Albion, 26:31. 10. Joseph Beemer, Hope, 26:32.
Complete Results
Runner of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Ben Zank, Hope
Week #2 - Adam Schaaf, Trine
Week #3 - Zac Nowicki, Calvin
Week #4 - Jordan Henning, Kalamazoo
Week #5 - Josh Ferguson, Calvin
Week #6 - Landon Potts, Calvin
