Sixty-eight Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2004-05 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll.
Bob Kubiak has been named assistant head football coach at Olivet College, according to an announcement by new head football coach Dominic Livedoti.
Sophomore offensive guard Josh Van Laan (Caledonia/South Christian) has been named to the 2004 Don Hansen Football Gazette NCAA Division III All-American Football third-team.
Three football players have been named to the 2004 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Division III All-North Region teams. Sophomore offensive guard Josh Van Laan (Caledonia/South Christian) is a first-team selection while junior tight end Josh Ewing (Hopkins) and junior offensive center Mike Pfeister (Bellevue) are third-team choices.
Olivet College Head Football Coach Irv Sigler has announced his retirement from coaching, effective immediately. A 1965 Olivet graduate, Sigler said the decision to leave his alma mater is based on health issues and the desire to spend more time with his family. Dominic Livedoti, who served as assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator under Sigler the last three years, has been named the Comets’ new head coach.
Olivet College junior running back Travis Sleight has been named to the 20014 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division second-team as selected by CoSIDA.
Seven Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2004 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) football teams.
Olivet College junior Travis Sleight (Battle Creek/Lakeview) scored a school and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) single-game record seven touchdowns as the Fighting Comet football team defeated MIAA rival Albion College, 58-35, this afternoon before 4,244 fans at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium and Morley Fraser Field in Albion.
The Olivet College football team defeated Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Wisconsin Lutheran College, 52-28, this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex. With the win, the Fighting Comets (7-2, 4-2 MIAA) won their fourth straight game, and the seven victories are the most since 1991 when they also won seven games.
The Olivet College football team won its third straight game today with a 42-20 victory at Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Kalamazoo College. With the win, the Fighting Comets (6-2, 3-2 MIAA) secured a winning season for the second time in three years and only the fourth since 1974.
Six different Olivet College football players scored a touchdown as the Fighting Comets defeated Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Tri-State (Ind.) University, 41-21, this afternoon at Shive Field in Angola.
Olivet College sophomore fullback Drew Neilsen (Belding High School) has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in last Saturday’s 33-22 win over Adrian College.
The Olivet College football team snapped an eight-game Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) losing streak with a 33-22 win over Adrian College this afternoon before 1,735 Homecoming fans at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. Olivet last won a MIAA contest on Nov. 16, 2002.
Sophomore fullback Drew Nielsen (Belding High School) rushed for a career-high 214 yards but it was not enough as the Olivet College football team dropped a 41-24 decision this afternoon at Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Hope College at the Holland Municipal Stadium.
The Olivet College football team lost a heartbreaker, 21-18, to Alma College in its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) opener this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex. The Scots earned the victory after Jeff LaPorte made a 38-yard field goal with three seconds left.
Olivet College sophomore return specialist Chris Quackenbush (Waterford Mott High School) has been named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Special Teams Player of the Week.