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Women's Swimming and Diving
Headlines Men's
Swimming finishes 12th in the nation; Women finish 33rd
The Kalamazoo College men's swimming and
diving team finished 12th at the NCAA III Championships March
18-21 in Minneapolis, Minn. The Hornets' finish was the best
of any MIAA team, and the best Kalamazoo finish since 2004.
On Saturday, the Men's 400 Free Relay (Bazzell, Ellis, Dekker,
Fleming) earned honorable mention All-America honors with
a ninth place finish (3:01.36). Craig Fleming also earned
honorable mention All-America honors by finishing 14th in
the 100 Freestyle (:45.25). Brian Bazzell finished 22nd (:45.56).
Ryan Booms broke a school record and finished 18th in the
200 Breaststroke (2:04.06). Paul Ellis finished 35th in the
200 Backstroke (1:54.78). The Kalamazoo women's team finished
33rd overall. On Saturday, Katie Grue broke a school record
while finishing 36th in the 200 Backstroke (2:09.88). Championships
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Results
Men 12th,
Women 27th after third day of NCAA III Swimming Championships
The men's swimming and diving team is in
12th place (71 points) while the women's team is 27th (19
points) after the third of four days at the NCAA III Swimming
Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. Katie Stefl set a school
record and turned in a 10th-place performance in the 200 Butterfly
(2:05.02) to earn honorable mention All-America honors. Katie
Grue and Katy Knoechel followed at 24th and 31st, respectively.
Paul Ellis had the top performance of the day on the men's
side, finishing 14th in the 100 Backstroke (:50.60) to earn
honorable mention All-America honors. The Men's 800 Free Relay
(Bazzell, Ellis, Manning, Fleming) also earned honorable mention
All-America honors by finishing 16th with a time of 6:50.70.
In other action, Bobby Dekker finished 28th in the 200 Butterfly.
Ryan Booms finished 29th in the 100 Breaststroke while Chris
Manning came in 40th. Championships
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Results
Swimmers
gather more honors at NCAA III Championships
Kalamazoo College swimmers earned additional
honors on the second of four days at the NCAA III Championships
in Minneapolis on Thursday, March 19. The Men's 200 Free Relay
(Brian Bazzell, Paul Ellis, Bobby Dekker, Craig Fleming) opened
things up with a 10th-place finish to earn honorable mention
All-America honors (1:22.47). Katie Stefl and Katy Knoechel
earned honorable mention All-America honors as well. Stefl
finished 12th in the 400 IM (4:30.91) while Knoechel finished
10th in the 100 Butterfly (:56.64). Brian Bazzell and Craig
Fleming earned honorable mention All-America honors in the
200 Freestyle as Bazzell finished 14th (1:41.92) and Fleming
came in 16th (1:43.63). The Men's 400 Medley Relay wrapped
up the evening with a sixth-place finish to earn All-America
honors with a time of 3:20.52 (Ellis, Ryan Booms, Dekker,
Fleming). Other results from Thursday included Bobby Dekker
(22nd, 100 Butterfly) and Katie Grue (32nd, 100 Butterfly).
The men's team is currently in ninth place with 66 points.
The women are 27th with 12 points. Championships
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Results
Dekker, Fleming,
200 Medley earn honorable mention All-America honors
The NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships
began on Wednesday, March 18 in Minneapolis, Minn. Kalamazoo's
Bobby Dekker and Craig Fleming took home honorable mention
All-America honors. Dekker finished 16th in the 200 IM (1:52.85)
while Fleming finished 14th in the 50 Freestyle (:20.61).
Brian Bazzell finished just behind at 18th in the 50 Freestyle
(:20.64). The Men's 200 Medley Relay (Paul Ellis, Manning,
Dekker, Bazzell) also captured honorable mention All-America
honors with a ninth-place finish (1:32.26). Chris Maning was
41st in the 200 IM (1:56.21). For the Kalamazoo women, Katie
Stefl finished 27th in the 500 Freestyle (5:01.64) and Katy
Knoechel finished 49th in the 200 IM (2:11.11). The men's
team is in 12th place after the first day of competition with
22 points. Championships
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Results
Four Women
Swimmers earn All-MIAA honors
Four members of the Kalamazoo College women's
swimming and diving team were selected to the 2008-09 All-MIAA
Team on Wednesday, March 4. Katie Stefl,
a senior from Farmington Hills (Harrison HS), was selected
for the fourth consecutive year. She won league championships
in the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley, and finished
second in the 500 freestyle. Katy Knoechel,
a junior from Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Central HS), was selected
for the second time. She won a league championship in the
100 butterfly while finishing third in the 200 butterfly and
200 individual medley. Katie Grue, a freshman
from Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS), finished second in the
200 butterfly at the championship meet and was a member of
relay teams. Danielle Williams, a sophomore
from Redford Township (Mercy HS), finished third in the 100
butterfly and was a member of relay teams. The Kalamazoo women's
team finished third at this year's MIAA Championships.
Kalamazoo
Men finish second, Women third at 2009 MIAA Championships
Paul Ellis named MIAA Men's Most Valuable Swimmer
The final day of MIAA Championship swimming
and diving action provided even more entries into the already
shattered record book. The men's team narrowly missed out
on a league championship, falling short by 17.5 points. Kalamazoo
tallied 850 total points while Hope finished with 867.5. On
the women's side, Kalamazoo finished third with 504 points,
trailing Calvin (849) and Hope (759.5). Hornet swimmers added
to an already impressive list of league champions and school
and league-record holders. Paul Ellis was
selected as the Men's Most Valuable Swimmer.
On Saturday, Ellis captured a league championship
while setting school and MIAA records in the 200 Backstroke
(1:49.01). Craig Fleming won the 100 Freestyle
with a time of :44.76, breaking the MIAA and school records
set earlier in the day during prelims. Brian Bazzell
finished second in the event, just .13 behind at :44.89. Ryan
Booms defended his championship in the 200 Breaststroke
with a time of 2:05.02. Chris Manning finished
second (2:08.59). Bobby Dekker finished second
in the 200 Butterfly (1:50.91). -The Men's 400 Free
Relay (Bazzell, Ellis, Dekker, Fleming) took home
a championship with a time of 2:59.26 while setting school
and MIAA records. Katie Stefl won the 200
Butterfly as the Hornets took the top five spots in that event.
Her time of 2:05.75 set school and league records. Katie
Grue finished second (2:06.49) and Katy Knoechel
finished third (2:08.03). The Women's 400
Free Relay (Knoechel, Baumann, Stefl, Grue) finished
third with a time of 3:35.09. Complete
Results
Saturday
morning swim action results in additional records
In Saturday morning's preliminary action at the MIAA
Championships in South Bend, Kalamazoo swimmers broke the
MIAA Men's 100 Freestyle record in back-to-back heats. Brian
Bazzell swam a :45.25 to set a new record, but in
the next heat Craig Fleming swam a :45.05
to set the record again!
Also, the Men's 200 Free Relay (Bazzell,
Ellis, Dekker, Fleming) time of 1:20.71 on Thursday
set a new Notre Dame Pool Record, making Kalamazoo the only
non-Division I school to hold a pool record there.
Swimmers
continue to excel at MIAA Championships
The Kalamazoo College swimmers continued to have
excellent performances at the MIAA Championships on Friday,
Feb. 20. The Men's 200 Medley Relay (Ellis, Manning,
Dekker, Bazzell) got things off to a good start
with an MIAA and school record-setting championship time of
1:30.51. Craig Fleming took home a championship
while setting school and MIAA records in the 200 Freestyle
(1:39.33). Ryan Booms captured a championship
as the Hornets went one-two-three in the 100 Breaststroke
(:57.61). Paul Ellis won the 100 Backstroke
with a time of :48.99 after setting the national record (:48.56)
in the same swim on Thursday. The Men's 800 Free Relay
(Bazzell, Gailey, Manning, Fleming) wrapped up the
men's events with a school and MIAA record-setting championship
time of 6:49.35. On the women's side, Katie Stefl
took home her third consecutive championship in the
400 IM (4:29.73), setting a school record in the process.
Katy Knoechel led a Hornets' one-two-three
finish in the 100 Butterfly with a school-record time of :56.43.
The Women's 200 Medley Relay (Weeks, Keen, Connochie,
Baumann) finished third while setting a school record
with a time of 1:49.42. The Women's 800 Free Relay
(Stefl, Knoechel, Lewis, Grue) also finished third
(7:46.70) while setting a new school record. In the 100 Butterfly,
Maegan Connochie took second (:57.84) while
Danielle Williams took third (:58.32). Kaitlin
Weeks finished third in the 100 Backstroke (:59.84).
Other top performers for the men included Kevin Lodewyk's
third-place finish in the 400 IM (4:14.22), Bobby
Dekker's second-place finish in the 100 Butterfly
(:49.52), Paul Ellis' third-place finish
in the 100 Butterfly (:50.20), and Brian Bazzell's
second-place finish in the 200 Freestyle (1:40.51). Chris
Manning took second in the 100 Breaststroke (:57.88)
while Dan Kovacs finished third (:58.78).
The men's team remains in second place with 574 points, but
now just 31.5 points behind Hope (605.5). The women's team
remains in third with 319 points, trailing Calvin (569) and
Hope (493). Complete
Results - Follow
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Friday Morning
Swim action results in more broken records
Three more school records fell during Friday's preliminary
action. Craig Fleming's time of 1:40.37 in
the 200 Freestyle set both school and league records. Kaitlin
Weeks rebroke the school record in the 100 Backstroke
(:59.44) and Katy Knoechel broke the school
record in the 100 Butterfly (:57.04). Follow
the Results Here
Records continue
to fall at MIAA Championships
In addition to the numerous MIAA records broken by
Kalamazoo College swimmers Thursday night, the Hornets broke
several school records and a national in the process. Paul
Ellis set NCAA III, MIAA and Kalamazoo College records
in the 100 Backstroke with a time of :48.56 in the lead of
the 400 Medley Relay. Katie Stefl's time
of 5:00.82 in the 500 Freestyle set a school record. School
records also were broken by Katy Knoechel
in the 200 IM (2:10.67) and Katie Grue in
the 100 Backstroke lead-off Thursday morning.
Swimmers
shatter MIAA records at league championship meet
Kalamazoo College swimmers shattered league records
at the MIAA Championships in South Bend on Thursday, Feb.
19. Bobby Dekker set a new MIAA record in
the 200 IM at Thursday's prelims. His time of 1:51.67 broke
the previous mark set by Kalamazoo's John Latham (1:52.89)
in 1999. Brian Bazzell followed with a new
MIAA record (:20.41) in the 50 Freestyle. In the evening's
championship session, the Men's 200 Free Relay (Bazzell,
Ellis, Dekker, Fleming) took home a championship
while setting a new league record with a time of 1:20.71.
Bobby Dekker took home a championship with
a time of 1:51.10, breaking his own league record set earlier
in the day. Kalamazoo rounded out the evening with a league
championship and new league record in the 400 Medley
Relay (Ellis Booms, Dekker, Fleming) with a time
of 3:19.01. Earlier in the evening Craig Fleming
finished third in the 500 Freestyle (4:41.19) and Brian
Bazzellfinished second in the 50 Freestyle (:20.71).
The Kalamazoo men are in second place with 148 points after
the first day of competition. Hope is first with 250.5 points.
On the women's side, Kalamazoo is currently third with 89
points, trailing Calvin (198.5) and Hope (160.5). Katie
Stefl finished second in the 500 Freestyle (5:00.82).
Katy Knoechel finished third in the 200 IM
(2:10.67). Follow
the Results Here
Swim teams split meets at Calvin
The men's swimming and diving team won 177-97 at Calvin
on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Hornet women fell 195-100. Winning
events for the men were: 200 Medley Relay (Ellis, Kovacs,
Dekker, Bazzell), Alex Keselring (1000 Freestyle), Brian Bazzell
(200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle), Steve Brower (100 Backstroke,
200 Backstroke), Barret Mueller (200 Butterfly), Craig Fleming
(50 Freestyle), Ryan Booms (200 Breaststroke), Patrick Gailey
(500 Freestyle), and Paul Ellis (100 Butterfly). Winning for
the women were: Kaitlin Weeks (100 Backstroke), Katie Stefl
(200 Butterfly), Katy Knoechel (100 Butterfly), Katie Grue
(200 IM), and the 200 Free Relay (Keen, Baumann, Stefl, Williams).
Results
Men's and Women's Swimming win
at Albion
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams were
both victorious at Albion on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Kalamazoo
men won 162-115 while the women won 159-130. Winning events
for the Kalamazoo men were: 200 Medley Relay (Brower, Manning,
Fleming, Bazzell), Zach Janes (1000 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly),
Brian Bazzell (200 Freestyle), Alex Keselring (100 Backstroke),
Bobby Dekker (100 Freestyle), Nate Robinson (200 Backstroke),
Ryan Booms (200 Breaststroke), Craig Fleming (500 Freestyle),
and Paul Ellis (100 Butterfly). Winning for the women were:
200 Medley Relay (Weeks, Keen, Knoechel, Grue), Christine
Lewis (1000 Freestyle), Katie Stefl (200 Freestyle), Katie
Grue (200 Butterfly, 1000 Freestyle), Erin Campbell (1M Diving),
Sarah Baumann (500 Freestyle), Katy Knoechel (100 Butterfly),
and the 200 Free Relay (Baumann, Lewis, Knoechel, Williams).
Kalamazoo wraps up the regular season next Saturday, Feb.
7 at Calvin. Results
Women's Swimming/Diving wins at
Saint Mary's
The women's swimming and diving team won an MIAA dual
meet 155-145 at Saint Mary's on Friday, Jan. 30. Winning events
for the Hornet women were: Christine Lewis (200 Freestyle),
Katy Knoechel (200 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle), Sarah Baumann
(50 Freestyle), Erin Campbell (1M, 3M Diving), Katie Stefl
(200 Backstroke), Katie Grue (100 Butterfly), and the 400
Free Relay team (Stefl, Lewis, Baumann, Grue). The Hornets
return to action on Saturday at Albion. Results
Swim Teams sweep Alma
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams were
victorious over visiting Alma on Saturday, Jan. 24. The Kalamazoo
men won 156-89 while the Hornet women won 151-88. Winning
events for the men were: 200 Medley Relay (Brower, Manning,
Dueweke, Fleming), Paul Ellis (200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle),
Dan Kovacs (100 Breaststroke), Bobby Dekker (200 Butterfly),
Craig Fleming (50 Freestyle), Alex Keselring (200 Backstroke),
Ryan Booms (200 Breaststroke), Steve Brower (500 Freestyle),
and Barret Mueller (100 Butterfly). Winning for the women
were: 200 Medley Relay (Weeks, Keen, Knoechel, Bayci), Katie
Grue (200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke), Kaitlin Weeks (100 Backstroke),
Katie Stefl (100 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly), Katy Knoechel
(200 Butterfly), Melissa Bayci (50 Freestyle), Erin Campbell
(1M Diving), and Christine Lewis (500 Freestyle). The Hornets'
next meet is Jan. 30 in South Bend. Results
Men's Swimming wins Michigan/Illinois
Quad; Women finish third
The men's swimming and diving team won the Michigan/Illinois
Quad hosted by Hope on Saturday, Jan. 17. Kalamazoo scored
625, 20 points better than Hope. Wheaton finished third at
410 followed by Lake Forest (124). On the women's side, Hope
won the meet with 652 points. Wheaton was second (533), Kalamazoo
third (466) and Lake Forest fourth (165). Winning events for
the Kalamazoo men were: Craig Fleming (200 Freestyle, 100
Freestyle), Brian Bazzell (50 Freestyle), Paul Ellis (200
Backstroke), Ryan Booms (200 Breaststroke), 400 Medley Relay
(Ellis, Booms, Dekker, Bazzell) and the 400 Free Relay (Bazzell,
Dekker, Ellis, Fleming). Winning for the women's team were
Christine Lewis (1000 Freestyle) and Erin Campbell (1M, 3M
Diving). Men's
Results - Women's
Results
Swim teams split against Chicago
The Kalamazoo College swimming and diving teams split
with the University of Chicago on Saturday, Jan. 10 as the
Kalamazoo men won 132-99 while the Hornet women lost 147-92.
Winning events for the men were: 200 Medley Relay (Brower,
Booms, Dekker, Fleming), Craig Fleming (200 Freestyle, 100
Freestyle), Brian Bazzell (50 Freestyle), Chris Manning (200
IM, 500 Freestyle), Steve Brower (100 Backstroke), Ryan Booms
(100 Breaststroke), and the 200 Free Relay (Manning, Hennigar,
Dekker, Bazzell). Bazzell's time of 21.14 in the 50 Freestyle
was a pool record and an NCAA 'B' qualifying time. Winning
events for the women's team were Sarah Baumann (50 Freestyle)
and Erin Campbell (1M Diving, 3M Diving). Campbell earned
NCAA qualifying times in both dives (1M - 249.85, 3M - 261.40).
Complete
Results
Men's Swimming third, Women fifth
at Eastern Michigan Invitational
The Kalamazoo College swimming and diving teams competed
at the annual Eastern Michigan Invitational Dec. 5-6. The
Kalamazoo men finished third while the women finished fifth.
On Friday, Paul Ellis had a second-place finish in the 200
backstroke. Bobby Dekker was third in the 200 butterfly. Craig
Fleming finished fourth in the 100 freestyle. The men's 400
Free Relay team finished third (Bazzell, Ellis, Manning, Fleming).
On Saturday, Bobby Dekker was second in the 100 butterfly
and Paul Ellis was second in the 100 backstroke. Third-place
finishes were turned in by the Men's 200 Medley Relay (Ellis,
Manning, Dekker, Bazzell) and the 400 Medley Relay (Ellis,
Booms, Dekker, Fleming). Complete
Results
Swim teams compete
at Hope Tri-Meet
The men's and women's swimming teams competed in a
tri-meet with Hope and Carthage at Hope Nov. 14-15. The men
split, defeating Carthage and falling to Hope. The women were
defeated against both teams. Winning events for the men were:
Craig Fleming (100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle), 200 Medley Relay,
Paul Ellis (100 Backstroke), and Bobby Dekker (100 Butterfly).
Erin Campbell won the 1M & 3M Diving events for the women. Men's
Results - Women's
Results
Swim teams defeat Olivet
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams defeated
Olivet at home on Saturday, Nov. 1. The Kalamazoo men won
179-115 while the women won 166.5-130.5. Results
Swim Teams rank high on CSCAA
All-Academic Teams
The Kalamazoo College men's and women's swimming and
diving teams once again ranked highly on the College Swimming
Coaches Association of America's All-Academic listings. For
the 2007-08 season, the Kalamazoo women's team ranked seventh
in Division III with a 3.49 cumulative GPA. The Hornet men
ranked 14th with a 3.28 GPA. Katie Stefl
earned Women's All-Academic Team honors with a 4.0 GPA. Katy
Knoechel, also with a 4.0 GPA, earned honorable mention
All-Academic Team honors. On the men's side, Bobby
Dekker (4.0) and Brian Bazzell (3.85)
earned All-Academic Team honors. Ryan Booms
(4.0) earned honorable mention All-Academic Team honors. As
a team (combined men and women), Kalamazoo ranked sixth with
a 3.888 cumulative GPA. Of the nine Kalamazoo swimmers to
earn NCAA cuts last season, four had 4.0 GPAs and five earned
All-American honors. Link
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