Kzoo wins conference?

Still seems like a large gap to me, and with so many unknowns. Not this year, but the next, is what I think (at this early point). Of course I will be thrilled to see them make a strong push this coming year… it wil involve some great improvement out of the swimmers K currently has.

I think it will be a dog fight for first place. Three teams will have a shot at it next year, but what do you think will make this difference this time?

In the interest of being the fourth K guy to post on this thread…

I’d say that K can do it, but it will be a spectacular meet for K and a ho-hum meet for the other teams… also, those “ifs” have to come true.

K does have the most exciting team right now. Does that translate into the win? It could.

@Derek wrote:

K does have the most exciting team right now. Does that translate into the win? It could.

I don’t even know what that means.

studs a lot of the time equate to exciting. Like watching the 200 medley break the meet record that is exciting or watching paul thrown down his last 50 of the 200 back that is exciting. I think that is what Derek was talking about.

I think the difference this coming year may be even more dependent on the other 3 teams in the conference. Calvin and Albion decided it this year. If Alma’s moving up and taking points, there’s no reason to not thing it’s the same.

Kzoo has some studs thats for sure. Although I think that unless they get a class like Hopes freshmen class this past year they are not going to be competing for a MIAA championship this upcomming year. Mabye in 2009 the legit rivalry will be back.

Although I think that unless they get a class like Hopes freshmen class this past year they are not going to be competing for a MIAA championship this upcomming year.

From what little I know… it could be close. There is a Heyboeresque swimmer Kzoo is waiting on.

I’ll take Olivet for the win please. They have a solid class of depth coming in and i think the right mix of guys to do well in every event and not have the extreme weak spots seen by K and Hope. Kzoo and Hope both have shots and will obviously beat them at NCAAs, but i am not sure they are ready for the throne this coming season.

Dual meets should be more exciting than ever though, that’s for sure.

Kzoo has a better shot at being top 10 at nats than winning conference. I really think they should be top 10 if they get this Heyboeresque guy, plus if they can get freestyle dudes to help to score some of those relays. Hope can improve upon their positioning and be top 15. Olivet can hope to send a relay, which is a legit possibility.

@Captain Insano wrote:

@Derek wrote:

K does have the most exciting team right now. Does that translate into the win? It could.

I don’t even know what that means.

nobody knows what that means, but it’s provocative!

@The Treat wrote:

@Captain Insano wrote:

@Derek wrote:

K does have the most exciting team right now. Does that translate into the win? It could.

I don’t even know what that means.

nobody knows what that means, but it’s provocative!

So provocative that there have been 8 posts in the 15 days since then. Woohoo!

(now 9)

It’s about that time of year when all the off-topic posts are acceptable.
How about this: What are all the graduating seniors doing?

I’ll be at Ohio State next year for grad school in chemical engineering.

I know Abe Glas has a job as an electrical engineer in Holland.

Jake Holton is headed to University of Michigan for social work.

Karl Hoesch was also planning on grad school at U of M but changed his mind and is now going to Tennessee for Teach For America.

I don’t know about any others.

I am going to be student teaching in kalamazoo.

If we are talking about what people are doing since grad, I have to bring this post back up.

@Duck wrote:

How lovely, and thank you for that update Stiles. I think we all knew Flikkema was a young gentleman on the rise. Because this list is a little ambiguous, allow me to add some further detail:

Lubbers-teaches in Kzoo — Homemaker & Homeschooler
Veltman-Social Work in Compton,CA — Drug Dealer
Penninga-Self Employed Web designer, calvin coach — Unemployed, gaining weight FAST
Ryan Johnson-engineer at Gentex — Sanitary Engineer
Hekman-Western Seminary, working at church in Holland — Bombing abortion clinics
B. White-Giant Pro Race team, opening bike shop in CO. — Using food stamps to buy booze and cigs
Boumgarden-Getting PhD in Business Consulting at Wash U. — In this case PhD stands for Pizza Hut Delivery
Mulder-Grad school in Chicago — Still living on Ramen Noodles
Preston-Firefighter in IN. — Alchoholic
Sveen-Law school in Chicago — Suicidal

I’ll be studying Electrical Engineering in Atlanta at Georgia Tech, home of the 1996 Olympic pool (since this is ostensibly still a swimming forum).

And Rudy, I’m sorry but I can’t seem to put a name with that pretty reindeer face.

@Peregrin wrote:

I’ll be studying Electrical Engineering in Atlanta at Georgia Tech, home of the 1996 Olympic pool (since this is ostensibly still a swimming forum).

Hey Peregrin,

I’m also moving to Atlanta. We’ll have to have a mini-MIAA Alumni meet there.