Calvin Knights

Calvin Knights
University Calvin College
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA Division III
Varsity teams 21
Nickname Knights

The Calvin Knights are the Calvin College athletics teams. Calvin College fields ten men's and eleven women's varsity intercollegiate teams that participate in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III level.[1]

Teams

There are currently both men's and women's varsity athletic teams participating in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, diving, tennis, and track and field.[1] In addition, there is a men's varsity baseball team and women's varsity softball and volleyball teams.[1]

Calvin also fields an American Collegiate Hockey Association men's ice hockey team.[1]

History of the name

Between 1920-21 and 1926–27, the school's athletic teams were known as the "Calvin-ites.[2] The first reference to the "Calvin Knights" appeared in 1926-27.[2]

Calvin–Hope rivalry

In 2005, ESPN polled its staff about what they thought were the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries, and the Calvin–Hope rivalry was voted fourth in all college basketball.[3][4]

Championships

Calvin has won 11 NCAA Division III national championships and one club sport (ACHA Division III) national championship.[1]

YearSportAssociation
2016Women's VolleyballNCAA III
2013Women's VolleyballNCAA III
2010Women's VolleyballNCAA III
2006Men's Cross CountryNCAA III
2004Men's Cross CountryNCAA III
2004Men's Ice HockeyACHA III
2003Men's Cross CountryNCAA III
2000Men's Cross CountryNCAA III
2000Men's BasketballNCAA III
1999Women's Cross CountryNCAA III
1998Women's Cross CountryNCAA III
1992Men's BasketballNCAA III

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Calvin Knights". Calvin College. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  2. 1 2 "Why the Knights?". 125th Anniversary Year Celebration. Calvin College. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ↑ Behm, Jon (February 26, 2010). "The Calvin–Hope Rivalry: from obscurity to national limelight". Chimes. Calvin College Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Lauren (July 24, 2007). "No hate, just heat in Hope-Calvin rivalry". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
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