Final Standings as of 11/1/14
1. Calvin
2. Hope
3. Albion
4. Alma
5. Saint Mary's
6. Adrian
7. Trine
8. Olivet
-- Kalamazoo
The MIAA women’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. Johns Hopkins, Md. 87. 2. Mass. Institute of Technology 112. 3. St. Lawrence, N.Y. 138. 4. Washington-St. Louis, Mo. 180. 5. Geneseo State, N.Y. 212.9. Calvin 280. 23. Hope 591.
Top MIAA Runners: 3. Cassie Vince, Calvin, 21:30.2. 51. Lauren Strohbehn, Calvin, 22:45.8. 68. Kaitlyn Arnold, Alma, 22:57.9. 99. Kimby Penning, Calvin, 23:13.8. 101. Sarah Danner, Calvin, 23:15.4.
Saturday, November 15
NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional at Wilmington, Ohio
Team Scores: 1. Calvin 61. 2. Oberlin, Ohio 73. 3. Mount Union, Ohio 161. 4. Hope 165. 5. Case Western Reserve, Ohio 192. 12. Albion 315. 16. Alma 460. 18. Saint Mary's 522. 21. Adrian 683. 25. Trine 736. 30. Kalamazoo 832. 31. Olivet 836.
Top MIAA Finishers (6K): 1. Cassie Vince, Calvin, 21:01.1. 4. Lauren Strohbehn, Calvin, 21:36.3. 5. Jessica Shaw, Albion, 21:40.9. 6. Kaitlyn Arnold, Alma, 21:54.8. 8. Sarah Danner, Calvin, 22:06.0. 19. Emily Allison, Albion, 22:26.2. 23. Kimby Penning, Calvin, 22:28.6. 24. Brittany Beeler, Saint Mary's, 22:29.3. 25. Kate Ardinger, Calvin, 22:29.5.
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 women's 6-kilometer race, Calvin placed five runners among the top nine finishers as the Knights won their third consecutive MIAA championship, finishing the meet with a team score of 27 points. Knights' sophomore Cassie Vince led the way as she reached the tape first in 21:10.
Hope finished second, followed by Albion and Alma.
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 Team Scores: 1. Calvin 27. 2. Hope 55. 3. Albion 95. 4. Alma 113. 5. Saint Mary's 119. 6. Adrian 162. 7. Trine 206. 8. Olivet 217. 9. Kalamazoo 243.
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All-MIAA Team Announced; Calvin’s Vince Wins Most Valuable Runner Honors
The MIAA has announced its 2014 All-MIAA team in women’s cross country.
Calvin’s Cassie Vince, who took first place among individual runners at both the MIAA Jamboree and at Saturday’s MIAA Championships, has been named the season’s Most Valuable Runner.
Vince finished 37 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor in the championship meet with a time of 21:10 over the 6-kilometer course, leading the Knights to their third consecutive MIAA title.
Here is the 2014 All-MIAA women’s cross country team:
Most Valuable Runner
Cassie Vince, Calvin
(sophomore from Amherst, Ohio/Amherst HS)
All-MIAA First Team
*Kaitlyn Arnold, Alma (sophomore from Jackson/Northwest HS)
*Sarah Danner, Calvin (senior from Watkins Glen, N.Y./Charles Dickerson HS)
*Michelle Kerr, Hope (junior from Dearborn/Divine Child HS)
*Jessica Shaw, Albion (sophomore from Allegan/Allegan HS)
*Julia Stock, Hope (junior from Spring Lake/Grand Haven HS)
*Lauren Strohbehn, Calvin (sophomore from Stillwater, Minn./St. Croix Preparatory Academy)
***Kimby Penning, Calvin (senior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
**Cassie Vince, Calvin (sophomore from Amherst, Ohio/Amherst HS)
All-MIAA Second Team
Emily Allison, Albion (freshman from Pinckney/Pinckney HS)
Kate Ardinger, Calvin (senior from Elmhurst, Ill./Timothy Christian HS)
Brittany Beeler, Saint Mary's (sophomore from Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS)
Hope Gaffner, Calvin (sophomore from Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS)
Misty Godley, Alma (senior from Ithaca/Ithaca HS)
Erin Herrmann, Hope (sophomore from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South HS)
Emily Joosee, Hope (sophomore from Chillicothe, Ohio/Zane Trace HS)
Paige McGahan, Calvin (senior from Brighton/Brighton HS)
*-denotes number of years All-MIAA First Team
MIAA Meet Results
Saturday, September 27
MIAA Jamboree at Kalamazoo
Team Scores: 1. Calvin 20. 2. Hope 59. 3. Albion 103. 4. Alma 117. 5. Saint Mary's 121. 6. Adrian 162. 7. Trine 195. 8. Olivet 231. 9. Kalamazoo 241.
Individual Winner (6K): Cassandra Vince, Calvin, 22:29.
Top Ten Runners: 1. Cassandra Vince, Calvin, 22:29. 2. Lauren Strohbehn, Calvin, 22:36. 3. Sarah Danner, Calvin, 22:42. 4. Jessica Shaw, Albion, 22:54. 5. Kaitlyn Arnold, Alma, 23:20. 6. Paige McGahan, Calvin, 23:31. 7. Emily Joosee, Hope, 23:31. 8. Kimby Penning, Calvin, 23:39. 9. Michelle Kerr, Hope, 23:44. 10. Julia Stock, Hope, 23:46.
Runner of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Cassie Vince, Calvin
Week #2 - No nominations
Week #3 - Cassie Vince, Calvin
Week #4 - Brittany Beeler, Saint Mary's
Week #5 - Lauren Strohbehn, Calvin
Week #6 - No nominations
