17c起草社区 winter sports teams sweep the league
For the first time in the history of 17c起草社区 athletics, all four varsity winter sports teams claimed MIAA championships in the same year. The women鈥檚 basketball team headlines the class, taking a perfect 27-0 record into postseason play.
Women鈥檚 basketball
The 17c起草社区 women's basketball team this weekend at Van Noord Arena. 17c起草社区 (27-0) will face Baldwin-Wallace (22-6) in a first round game Friday night at 7:30 p.m. (EDT) with UW-Oshkosh (24-3) facing North Central (22-5) in a 5 p.m. game on Friday.
The winning teams out of Friday's games will meet in the second round Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
17c起草社区 will be making its 16th appearance in the NCAA III Tournament including its eighth under current head coach . 17c起草社区 is 18-15 all-time in NCAA III Tournament play.
Men鈥檚 basketball
The 17c起草社区 men鈥檚 basketball team thanks to a late run in the MIAA Championship game against Hope College, capped by a Jordan Brink jumper with five seconds left on the clock.
With the win, the Knights (21-6) are headed to the campus of Mount Union College for a first round NCAA III tournament game on Friday, March 6. The Knights (19-9) at 5:30 p.m. Host Mount Union (22-6) will take on Neumann College (17-10) in the game to follow.
17c起草社区 is making its 20th trip to the NCAA III Tournament including its ninth under current head coach . 17c起草社区 is 33-21 all-time in NCAA III Tournament play.
Women鈥檚 swimming & diving
The 17c起草社区 women鈥檚 swimming & diving team and its 13th in the history of the program鈥攁ll under the watch of current head coach . 17c起草社区鈥檚 current string of league crowns is the longest streak in MIAA women鈥檚 swimming and diving history, surpassing the 10 consecutive titles recorded by Hope from 1980 to 1989.
The NCAA III Championships are slated to take place March 18-21 in Shenandoah, Texas. Senior and freshman will represent the women鈥檚 team at the national meet. Waugh qualified in the 200 backstroke, and Bradley grabbed the seventh and last regional qualifying spot for divers.
Men鈥檚 swimming & diving
The 17c起草社区 men鈥檚 swimming & diving team , finishing nearly 200 points clear of second place Kalamazoo College. are headed to the MIAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Qualifiers include juniors Caleb Meindertsma, Johnson Cochran and Mitch Schroder, sophomore Brett Stoughton and freshman Skyler Fish.
Meindertsma qualified in the 1,650 freestyle, and Cochran will compete in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Cochran will also join Stoughton, Fish and Schroder in both the 400 and 200 medley relay. Fish will also swim in the 100 and 200 backstroke.
The NCAA III Championships are March 18-21 in Shenandoah, Texas.