Friday, January 29, 2010

Home Meet Tue-2-Feb vs Northview

  • Meet starts: 6:30pm
  • There is no bus. Athletes should arrive at Calvin College by 5:00pm.
  • Location: Calvin College (Click here for directions.)
  • Click here for the latest top times document you can print and take along.
  • We are hosting a meal for athletes of both teams after the meet. The sign-up sheet is shown below. Please bring your food items to the classroom across from the old gym. It is right behind the spectator stands of the pool on the upper level.

Click here to view the above document on its own page.

Reminder: Practice is at Ottawa Hills Tonight

The usual time.

Former Eagles Swimmer Keeton Tatum in the News

You can read the story in the Beaverton Valley Times here. Come back, Keeton! There's still time!

Results from Hamilton Meet

Hamilton 96 - Eagles – 90
  • Swimmers of the meet: Senior - Jono Jonker; Junior - Andrew VanderLei; Sophomore - John Swets; Freshmen - Craig Aldrink
  • Diver of the meet: Taylor Pruis
You can view the official results and the newly updated top times on the Meet Results page.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Professional Photos from Hayes Photography


Professional photos from last week's meet at East Grand Rapids are available through Hayes Photography. John Hayes is a GRCS parent and a member of the Eagles Athletics Boosters board. He got some really nice photos of our athletes.

You can browse his photos and order prints of the ones you like by visiting his website here. Once there, you'll be prompted to enter your email address and an event code. Use event code 55603-GRCW.

If you'd like a professional action shot of your athlete, please email John at jkhayes4@comcast.net and request it. He will come to a meet for that purpose.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Meet Thu-28-Jan at Hamilton

  • Meet starts: 6:30pm
  • Athletes board bus at GRCHS: 4:15pm
  • The bus is round trip, so athletes have the option of riding the bus back to GRCHS or getting a ride home on their own.
  • Click here for directions to Hamilton High School pool.
  • Hamilton will probably provide a meal for athletes after the meet.
  • Click here for the latest top times document you can print and take along.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Results from East Grand Rapids Meet

East Grand Rapids 112 - Eagles – 74
  • Swimmers of the meet: Hudson Liverance – freshman; Troy VanPortfliet – sophomore; Will VanderPols – junior; Erik Arent – senior
  • Diver of the meet: Taylor Pruis
  • State Qualification: Jack VanAllsburg – 200 IM
You can view the official results and the newly updated top times on the Meet Results page.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Team Mugshots


We know this does not include everyone. If you have photos of any missing athletes or if we have mislabeled any of these photos, please email pvanderlei.photos@gmail.com.

Meet Thu-21-Jan at East Grand Rapids

  • Meet starts: 6:00pm (please note the time change)
  • There is no bus. Athletes should arrive at East Grand Rapids High School by 4:30pm.
  • Click here for directions to East Grand Rapids High School pool.
  • East Grand Rapids will probably provide a meal for athletes after the meet.
  • Click here for the latest top times document you can print and take along.

Results from Muskegon Co-op Meet

Eagles – 114, Mona Shores – 68
Eagles - 121, Reeths Puffer - 64
  • Swimmers of the meet: Freshman – Kody Faulk; Sophomore – Jack VanAllsburg; Junior – Will VanderPols; Senior – Matt Block
  • Diver of the meet: Bradon Muilenburg
  • State Qualification: Andrew VanderLei – 100 Fly, Justin VanPortfliet – 200 Free
You can view the official results and the newly updated top times on the Meet Results page.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Meet Tue-19-Jan at Muskegon

  • Meet starts: 6:00pm (please note the time change)
  • Athletes board bus at GRCHS: 3:25pm (All athletes must meet at GRCHS All City Gym entrance and ride the team bus to the meet.)
  • The bus is round trip, so athletes have the option of riding the bus back to GRCHS or getting a ride home on their own. If athletes decide to arrange their own ride home, they need to inform Jeremy on Monday.
  • Click here for directions to Muskegon High School pool.
  • Muskegon will probably provide a meal for athletes after the meet.
  • Click here for the latest top times document you can print and take along.

Results from Union Meet

Eagles – 119, Union – 65
  • Swimmers of the meet: Freshman – Ryan Beezhold; Sophomore – Tyler Ligon; Junior – Phil Recker; Senior – Erik Arent
  • Diver of the meet: Brent Primus
  • State Qualification: Jono Jonker – 200 IM, 100 Fly
You can view the official results and the newly updated top times on the Meet Results page.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Meet Thu-14-Jan at Union


  • Meet starts: 6:00pm (please note the time change)
  • There is no bus. Athletes should arrive at Union High School by 4:30pm.
  • Click here for directions to Union High School pool.
  • Union will probably provide a meal for athletes after the meet.
  • Click here for the latest top times document you can print and take along.

Practice Tonight (Tuesday) is at Calvin

more details to follow

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Results from Holland Christian Mid-season Invitational

The Eagles finished 4th out of 11 teams.

Diver of the Meet: Taylor Pruis
Swimmers of the Meet: Jono Jonker, Grant Ludema, Mark Randall, Craig Aldrink
Qualifying for State:
Jono Jonker - 50 Free and 100 Free
Jono Jonker, Justin VanPortFliet, Andrew VanderLei, Nate Leppink — 200 Free Relay
Grant Ludema, Justin VanPortfliet, Nate Leppink, Jono Jonker — 400 Free Relay

The official results from Saturday's Holland Christian Mid-season Invitational are now available on the Meet Results page.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Photos from Holland Mid-season Invitational


You can download individual photos here.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Holland Christian Mid-season Invitational Sat-9-Jan


  • Meet starts: 12:00pm
  • Athletes board bus at GRCHS: 9:00am (All athletes must meet at GRCHS All City Gym entrance and ride the team bus to the meet.)
  • The bus is one way, so athletes need to arrange their own ride to Liverance's.
  • Click here for directions to the Holland Aquatic Center.
  • Party at Liverance's for ALL athletes and families after the meet. Click here for details. The party is NOT limited to those competing in the invitational!!
  • This invitational limits the number of swimmers and divers we can enter. So only the following athletes are entered in the meet and can attend:
    Craig Aldrink
    Erik Arent
    Grant Boer
    Jon Faber
    Jono Jonker
    Nate Leppink
    Tyler Ligon
    Grant Ludema
    Greg Ludema
    Bradon Muilenburg
    Brent Primus
    Taylor Pruis
    Mark Randall
    Mitch Schroder
    Clayton Siegle
    Jake Stevens
    Ben Stout
    John Swets
    Jack VanAllsburg
    Matt VanHarn
    Collin VandenBosch
    Michael VandenHeuvel
    Andrew VanderLei
    Justin VanPortfliet
    Troy VanPortfliet

Party After Holland Meet on Saturday

The Liverances will graciously host our second team and family party of the season this coming Saturday, after the Holland Christian Mid-season Invitational. Their house is right on the way home from Holland for most families. Athletes and families can make their way over to Liverance's house right after the meet. This party is for the entire team - all athletes and families. It is not limited to those competing at the invitational in Holland. The meet usually lasts 3-4 hours, so we expect folks to start arriving at Liverance's from Holland around 4:00 - 5:00pm.


Click here to view the above document on its own page.

If you have any questions, please call Jean Arent 363-6001.

Results from West Ottawa Meet

West Ottawa South – 113, Eagles – 72
  • Swimmers of the Night: Andrew VanderLei, Jono Jonker, Grant Ludema, Jon Faber, Matt VanHarn, Tyler Ligon, Craig Aldrink, John DeGraaf.
  • Diver of the Night: Mark VanWinkle.
  • State Qualifiers: Nate Leppink – 50 Free, Jack VanAllsburg – 100 Back, Justin VanPortfliet — 100 Fly and 500 Free
You can view the official results and the newly updated top times on the Meet Results page.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Meet Tue-5-Jan at West Ottawa



  • Meet starts: 6:30pm
  • Athletes board bus at GRCHS: 4:15pm (All athletes must meet at GRCHS All City Gym entrance and ride the team bus to the meet.)
  • The bus is round trip, so athletes have the option of riding the bus back to GRCHS or getting a ride home on their own. If athletes decide to arrange their own ride home, they need to inform Jeremy on Monday.
  • Click here for directions to West Ottawa High School pool. It's a looooong drive, parents!
  • West Ottawa will probably provide a meal for athletes after the meet.
  • Click here for the latest top times document you can print and take along.

Wed/Thu Practices at Calvin 6:15-9:00pm, Fri 6:15-8:30pm

Minor Time Correction for Mon-4-Jan

Practice at Calvin College tonight is from 6:15 - 9:00pm, ending 30 minutes later than previously announced.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

State Meet Hotel Reservation Info


The state meet will take place on Fri-12-Mar and Sat-13-Mar at Eastern Michigan University. We have a block of hotel rooms at the Hampton Inn Ann Arbor North set aside for families and friends who plan to attend the meet. The quoted rate is $72 per night for a room with two double beds. The normal rate is over $100.

You can make your reservation any time before February 9 to get this rate. Even if you're not sure if you're going, you can always reserve the room and cancel it with no penalty as long as you cancel at least 48 hours in advance.

You can reserve in one of two ways:
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Friday, January 1, 2010

Practice Mon-4-Jan at Calvin College

Monday's practice is at Calvin College from 6:15pm - 8:30pm. The team calendar has been updated.