Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter November 11, 2024
Students arriving at Calvin this fall were greeted with a wealth of new facilities. Ranging from a renovated library to a new soccer stadium to a new cadaver lab for pre-health students, these spaces were...
As Calvin starts its first-ever football season, we understand that not everyone on campus is familiar with American football, its rules or its scoring system. To give Calvin students a better understanding...
Two years after the announcement of a football program back in 2022, Calvin’s football team starts its inaugural season this fall. Last year, the Knights roster consisted of 62 players. After two years...
On the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30, Calvin University held multiple sports competitions — including the inaugural football scrimmage — as a part of its annual homecoming weekend celebration.
The...
This summer, Calvin’s first football team began practice on campus and it is scheduled to play its first scrimmage at the end of the month. Head Coach Trent Figg’s recruitment strategy leaned on traditional...
Calvin Athletics stadium construction update
As the semester comes to a close, the timeline for Calvin Athletics’ outdoor infrastructure investments still remains in flux. The plan has changed...
“We’ve talked with a significant number of current and prospective students who are really excited about football,” Vice President for Enrollment Strategy Lauren Jensen told Chimes in an email. “Students...
Co- Captains Celia Carey and Abigail VanDoorne have begun to spearhead the new Calvin Knights Cheer program under Calvin Athletics. Calvin Knights Cheer is a new co-ed club sport that does not require...
Calvin has concluded its search for a head-coach for the new football program. A 12-person committee selected former University of Oregon Offensive Analyst Trent Figg out of nearly 150 applicants.
Figg...
Calvin’s board of trustees approved football, men’s volleyball, and women’s acrobatics and tumbling as future varsity sports on Oct. 28.
“Football is an exciting development, but it’s part...
The Board of Trustees has approved the university’s Strategic Plan for Athletics — an investment and expansion strategy that aims to bring a number of new teams, including football, to campus, as well...
On Nov. 6, runners of all ages gathered on a chilly, sunny morning at Calvin’s Gainey Athletic Complex to participate in a 5K fundraiser for the Grand Rapids Tidal Waves, a local women’s football team.
Besides...
