ROYAL OAK, MICH.-- Trine's Caleb Knust has been named First-Team All-MIAA, the conference announced as part of the league's all-conference release Saturday.
Knust (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) earned First-Team All-MIAA honors for the second-time in his Trine career. The sophomore was 6-1 in MIAA-singles matches, with all of those coming in the no. 1 court. He finished with an overall record of 18-4, including a 16-2 mark in dual matches. Knust won 13 of his last 15 matches, with all of those wins coming in straight sets.
Knust has had a strong start to his Thunder career. Over the last two seasons, he has gone 12-1 in MIAA matches and 35-8 overall.
The complete All-MIAA teams and award-winners are listed below.
Most Valuable Player: Branden Metzler, Kalamazoo
Allen B. Stowe Sportsmanship Award: Josh Gove, Alma
Lawrence Green Scholar-Athlete Award: John Strikwerda, Calvin
All-MIAA First Team
Brandon Metzler, Kalamazoo- Fr.*
Peter Rothstein, Kalamazoo- Sr.**
Eric Guindli, Albion- Fr.*
Caleb Knust, Trine- So.**
Parker Bussies, Hope- Sr.*
David DeSimone, Kalamazoo- Jr.*
*-number of years All-MIAA first team
All-MIAA Second Team
Jonathon Gurnee, Albion- So.
Josh Gove, Alma- Sr.
Mike Korn, Kalamazoo- Sr.
Jordan Verbauwhede, Adrian- So.
Joey Loselle, Adrian- Fr.
Loukas Peterson, Calvin- Sr.