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Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

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Track and field records fall at Hillsdale College

Jeff Meitler
May 2, 2013

“Calvin! Calvin! Calvin! Calvin!’’ The cheers rang off of the walls of Muddy Waters Stadium at Hillsdale College last Friday night, a night when records fell and times dropped. The men’s and women’s...

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Men’s and women’s track win jamboree

Jeff Meitler
April 16, 2013

Half of the MIAA track and field conference title is determined by the victor of the Jamboree track and field day. Calvin brought home the men’s and women’s titles, giving them the upper hand for the...

Track team competes with D-1 schools at Spartan Invitational

Track team competes with D-1 schools at Spartan Invitational

Jeff Meitler
April 10, 2013

The Calvin track team had a successful day at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational. The team was able to compete with NCAA Division I and Division II talent despite cold and windy conditions. In...

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Michmerhuizen takes national runner-up in indoor 5,000-meter run

Jeff Meitler
March 14, 2013

This weekend Nicole Michmerhuizen took second place at NCAA D-III Indoor Track Nationals in the 5,000-meter run at North Central College in Naperville, IL. She ran a time of 16:57 in her breakout performance...

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Track and field victorious at Trine Invitational

Jeff Meitler
February 25, 2013

The Calvin College Track and Field team did what they were planning to do: win the Trine Invitational in Angola, Ind., the equivalent of the indoor conference championship. The women’s team won six...

Aaron Meckes hoists the shotput.  calvin.edu

Calvin posts multiple nationally-ranked marks in track and field

Jeff Meitler
February 18, 2013

Three meets in seven days provides a lot of opportunity to post big marks on the national level, and Calvin’s track team took full advantage. At the Grand Valley State University Big Meet, senior...

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Track team travels to Olivet Nazarene for NCAA vs. D-III Invite

Jeff Meitler
February 1, 2013

Calvin’s track and field team travelled to Kankakie, IL for the NCAA versus D-III Invitational on Saturday. The day was littered with fantastic performances, including five individual victories. Leading...

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Cross country men finish season as national runners-up

Jeff Meitler
November 28, 2012

For six seniors on Calvin’s men’s cross country team, this was it. The culmination of their celebrated running careers ended at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country course in Terre Haute, Ind., landing...

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Men’s cross country takes regional championship, women take third

Jeff Meitler
November 13, 2012

The Yule Golf course in Alexandria, IN was the setting for the second-place nationally ranked men’s team to win their 17th consecutive regional title and qualify for nationals while the No. 6 ranked...

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Cross country men and women clinch MIAA championship

Jeff Meitler
October 27, 2012

The weather was perfect at the Wiffletree Hill golf course for the MIAA Conference Championships. Senior Dan Kerr and junior Nicole Michmerhuizen took the men’s and women’s individual championships,...

Senior Alyssa Penning finished sixth in 21:54.11. Photo courtesy calvin.edu.

Cross country wins Oshkosh Invitational, takes down defending champs

Jeff Meitler
October 15, 2012

When the weather is awful, Calvin runs well. This held true on Saturday as both the men’s and women’s teams took home the team titles in a race filled with nationally-ranked teams. Even without...

Job Christenson took sixth place on Friday. Photo by Jess Koster

Cross country places second at Michigan Intercollegiates

Jeff Meitler
October 9, 2012

It was a blustery day on Calvin’s Gainey cross country course Friday afternoon at the Michigan Intercollegiate Invitational.  Both the men and women placed second in their respective races against the...

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XC men and women place third at Notre Dame Invitational

Jeff Meitler
October 1, 2012

The varsity men’s and women’s cross country teams placed third in a stacked field which boasted some of the nation’s best NCAA Division III competition on Friday. The varsity teams spent the day...

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