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 to All-Academic Teams and Individuals

Katie Stefl earns honorable mention All-American honors in 200 Butterfly
Kalamazoo College junior swimmer Katie Stefl earned honorable mention All-American honors by finishing 16th in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:10.18 at the NCAA III Championships. Stefl advanced to the Saturday evening finals with a time of 2:09.18 in prelims earlier in the day. On Friday, Stefl finished 25th in the prelims of the 400 individual medley (4:40.45). On Thursday, Stefl finished 36th in the prelims of the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:12.95.