2008-09 Olivet College Wrestling News
Olivet College senior wrestler Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) has earned 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® At-Large College Division first-team honors, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America.
Olivet College’s Lindsay Pipkin (White Lake/Lakeland) and Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) have earned 2008-09 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV At-large first-team honors.
Todd Hibbs has decided to step down as head wrestling coach at Olivet College, according to an announcement by Dominic Livedoti, director of athletics. Hibbs will continue to serve as an assistant professor in the Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport department of the college.
Senior Jason Brew (Sparta) has earned All-American honors with a second-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championships, which was held at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Seeds have been announced and the brackets have been drawn up for the 2009 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships this Friday and Saturday, March 6-7 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Olivet College senior Jason Brew (Sparta) has received the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds, while senior Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) is the No. 3 seed at 174 pounds.
The Olivet College wrestling tied Trine (Ind.) University for second-place today at the 2009 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional. The Comets and the host Thunder each had 128.5 points. Delaware Valley (Pa.) College won the regional championship with 183 points.
Behind first-place finishes by sophomore 133-pounder Adam Wilson (Battle Creek/Harper Creek), senior 157-pounder Jason Brew (Sparta) and senior 174-pounder Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta), the Olivet College wrestling team captured the 2009 Mid-States Conference Tournament championship today inside The Cutler Event Center in Olivet.
Olivet College’s Jason Brew (Sparta) has been named the d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week.
Behind championship performances by senior Jason Brew (Sparta) at 157 pounds and senior Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) at 174 pounds, the Olivet College wrestling team finished in seventh-place (out of 31 schools) at the 2009 Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) College Invitational.
The Olivet College wrestling team posted wins in six weight classes en route to a 22-13 victory over Grand Valley State University, 22-13, this afternoon at Allendale High School.
Behind three championship performances, the Olivet College wrestling team finished in second-place Saturday at the 27th Annual Al Hanke Invitational, which was hosted by Elmhurst (Ill.) College.
The Olivet College wrestling team entered the 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals as the No. 8 seed, and the Comets will return to Michigan with an eighth-place finish. In today’s match, Olivet was defeated by Heidelberg (Ohio) College, 32-13.
The Olivet College wrestling team split its four matches today at the 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Comets, ranked No. 18 in the latest NWCA Top 30 poll, opened the day with a 25-17 loss against No. 19 Luther College. They bounced back to beat unranked Wabash (Ind.) College, 33-15. Olivet then beat Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University, 33-9, and ended the day with a 21-16 loss against Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) College.
The Olivet College wrestling team has received the #8 seed for the 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Jan. 10 and 11 at the University of North Iowa. As the eighth seed, Olivet will open competition against #9 Luther (Iowa) College on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. CT.
Olivet College senior Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) has been named the d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week.
Senior Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) finished in sixth-place at 174 pounds, leading the Olivet College wrestling team to a tie for 30th-place at the 46th Annual Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.