2007-08 Olivet College Men's Swimming & Diving News
The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been named to the 2007-08 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-American team. In addition, sophomore Kellen Beckwith (Farmington Hills/North Farmington) and graduates Dustin Meisner (Temperance/Erie Mason) and Courtney Mich (Bay City/Western) have earned the CSCAA Individual Academic All-American Award.
Ninety-two Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2007-08 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic (MIAA) Honor Roll.
Awards by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the outstanding senior athletes from its member schools during the 2007-08 academic year have been announced by Commissioner David Neilson. Dustin Meisner of Olivet College has received the Albert H. Deal Scholar-Athlete Award.
Olivet College freshman Kellen Beckwith (Farmington Hills/North Farmington) competed at the 2008 NCAA Division III National Swimming/Diving Championships March 21-23. Miami (Ohio) University hosted the meet at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center in Oxford, Ohio. With an 11th-place in the 100-yard backstroke, Beckwith earned honorable mention All-American honors.
Four Olivet College student-athletes – freshman Kellen Beckwith (Farmington Hills/North Farmington), junior Shawn Bergman (Chelsea), junior Steven Davis (Davidsville, Md./DeMatha) and senior Dustin Meisner (Temperance/Erie Mason) – have been named to the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Men’s Swimming/Diving Team.
The Olivet College men’s swimming and diving team has finished in second-place at the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships Saturday night, which was held at the Holland Aquatic Center. The Comets had 504.5 points, which was only 38.5 points behind Hope College.
The Olivet College men’s swimming and diving team slipped into second-place after the second day of the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships at the Holland Aquatic Center. The Comets have scored 318.5 points, which is only 26.5 points behind leader Hope College.
The Olivet College men’s swimming and diving team holds a slim 1/2 point lead after day one of the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships at the Holland Aquatic Center. The Comets have 160.5 points, while Hope College has 160 points.
The defending Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) champion Olivet College men’s swimming and diving team fell to Hope College, 150-144, this afternoon at the Upton Center Pool in Olivet. The Comets had six first-place and 11 runner-up finishes.
The Olivet College men’s swimming and diving team won 9-of-13 events to beat Albion College, 132-100, today at the Dean Aquatic Center in Albion. In addition to their nine first-place finishes, the Comets had eight runner-up performances.
The Olivet College men’s swimming and diving team cruised to a 115-76 victory over Alma College this afternoon at the Upton Center Pool in Olivet.
The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each fell to Carthage (Wisc.) College today in non-conference duals at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The Comet men dropped a 123-97 decision, while the women lost, 109-95.
The Olivet College divers participated in the Second Annual Albion College Diving Invitational today at the Dean Aquatic Center.
The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming teams finished in second and fourth-place, respectively, at the 21st Annual DePauw University Invitational. The men had 623 points to finish behind the host Tigers, who had 920 points. The women collected 405 points, only 10 points behind third-place Rhodes (Tenn.) College.
After the first day of competition at the 21st Annual DePauw University Invitational, the Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming teams stand in second and third-place, respectively. The men have tallied 318 points and are more than 100 points behind 11th-ranked DePauw, who has 452 points. The women have 218 points.
The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed this weekend at the Wabash (Ind.) College/Pat Woehnker Invitational at the Class of 1950 Natatorium in Crawfordsville, Ind. The men’s team finished in fourth-place (out of nine schools) with 339 points. The women were sixth (out of nine) with 239 points.