2019-20 Olivet College Men's Swimming & Diving News

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Eight Olivet College athletic teams receive MIAA Team GPA award
Eight Olivet College athletic teams receive MIAA Team GPA award

FREELAND, Mich. – Eight Olivet College athletic teams have received the 2020-21 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team GPA award. This award is presented annually to the conference teams who post a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average for the entire academic year.

Olivet lands school-record 171 student-athletes on MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Olivet lands school-record 171 student-athletes on MIAA Academic Honor Roll

A school-record 171 Olivet College student-athletes have earned 2019-20 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll honors.

Thirteen Olivet College athletic teams garner MIAA Team GPA award honor
Thirteen Olivet College athletic teams garner MIAA Team GPA award honor

Thirteen Olivet College athletic teams have garnered 2019-20 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team GPA honors. This honor is presented annually to the conference teams who have a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average for the entire academic year.

Olivet swimming & diving teams named CSCAA Scholar All-America teams
Olivet swimming & diving teams named CSCAA Scholar All-America teams

The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams are one of 461 programs to receive College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team honors for the 2020 spring semester.

Olivet men and women finish fifth and sixth at MIAA Swimming & Diving Championships
Olivet men and women finish fifth and sixth at MIAA Swimming & Diving Championships

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have finished in fifth- and sixth-place at the 2020 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships. Calvin hosted the championships at the the Venema Aquatic Center.

Olivet swimming and diving teams are fifth at 2020 MIAA Championships
Olivet swimming and diving teams are fifth at 2020 MIAA Championships

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams continue to be in fifth-place after the third day of the 2020 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships, held at the Venema Aquatic Center.

Olivet men and women sit fifth at 2020 MIAA Swimming & Diving Championships
Olivet men and women sit fifth at 2020 MIAA Swimming & Diving Championships

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams are in fifth-place after day two of the 2020 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships, held at the Venema Aquatic Center.

Day 1 at 2020 MIAA Championships is complete, Wood breaks school record in 200 free
Day 1 at 2020 MIAA Championships is complete, Wood breaks school record in 200 free

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Day one at the 2020 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships is complete for the Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams. The championships are taking place at the Venema Aquatic Center.

Swimming & diving teams have 5-1 combined record in triple dual at Manchester
Swimming & diving teams have 5-1 combined record in triple dual at Manchester

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams combined to post a 5-1 record in a non-conference triple dual meet today at the Strauss-Peabody Aquatic Center in North Manchester, Indiana. The Comet men beat all three schools, Manchester (Ind.) Anderson (Ind.) and Urbana (Ohio). The Comet women defeated Manchester and Urbana.

Swimming & diving teams lose to Albion
Swimming & diving teams lose to Albion

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams lost 156-73 and 163-57 to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College this evening at the Dean Aquatic Center.

Olivet swimming & diving teams garner Scholar All-America Team honors from CSCAA
Olivet swimming & diving teams garner Scholar All-America Team honors from CSCAA

The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams received Scholar All-America Team honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2019 fall semester.

Swimming & diving teams swept in double dual meet at Calvin
Swimming & diving teams swept in double dual meet at Calvin

The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving team were swept in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA double dual meet this afternoon at the Venema Aquatic Center in Grand Rapids. The Comet men fell to Calvin University, 141-81, and Kalamazoo College, 153-85. The Olivet women suffered a 166-49 loss to Calvin and 178-44 loss to Kalamazoo.

Swimming & diving program vs. Bethel
Swimming & diving program vs. Bethel
Men’s swimming & diving team defeats Bethel, 150-82
Men’s swimming & diving team defeats Bethel, 150-82

The Olivet College men’s swimming & diving team celebrated Senior Day with a 150-82 win over Bethel (Ind.) University in a non-conference dual meet this afternoon inside the Upton Center Pool in Olivet.

Swimming & diving teams compete at the 2019 Carthage A3 Classic
Swimming & diving teams compete at the 2019 Carthage A3 Classic

The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams competed in the three-day Carthage Classic, held inside the Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Highlighting the meet was the first-place performance by the men's 200-yard medley relay.

Swimming & diving program vs. Alma
Swimming & diving program vs. Alma