Fall Sports Letterwinners Are Announced; Twenty Student-Athletes Lettered Four Years
he winners of athletic letters for Hope College fall sports teams have been announced by athletic directors Ray Smith and Anne Irwin.
Hope teams had an excellent fall sports season in gaining the lead in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) all-sports standings.
During the fall season, Hope captured MIAA championships in football, men's golf and volleyball. The women's golf and men's cross country teams finished second; the men's soccer and women's cross country teams were third; and the women's soccer team ended fifth.
Twenty athletes lettered in their sports for a fourth consecutive year. They are Ben Bacon of Portage (soccer), Todd Corstange of Portage (football), Tim Cupery of Holland (cross country), Andrea Egeler of Fruitport (cross country), Jennifer Ernst of Westerville, Ohio (cross country), Mike Evans of Rochester (golf), Mike Feyen of East Grand Rapids (football), Jennifer Gerig of Montague (volleyball), Jami Grant of Holt (cross country), J.D. Graves of Troy (football), Kim Grotenhuis of Hamilton (volleyball), Jim Lamb of Mattawan (football), Scott Langlois of Hopkins (football), Shannon Oakley of Lincoln Park (cross country), Stephen Rabuck of Myerstown, Pa. (soccer), Nicole Reynolds of Mattawan (cross country), Lindsay Smies of Whitehall (soccer), Laura Splinter of Libertyville (soccer), Joe Veldman of Sawyer (cross country), Louis Williams of Paw Paw (cross country).
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY LETTERWINNERS *** Garett Childs Sr. Breckenridge Breckenridge *** Keith Cravotta Jr. Sussex, N.J. Vernon Township **** Tim Cupery Sr. Holland West Ottawa * Peter Derby Fr. Cadillac Cadillac * Michael Douma Fr. Grandville Grandville ** James Grosse So. Three Oaks River Valley ** Fred Herschelman Sr. Ortonville Brandon * Donavon Hornbeck Fr. Ovid Ovid Elsie ** Brennan Hughey Sr. Elsie Ovid Elsie ** Lee Kiessel So. Suttons Bay Suttons Bay ** David Lichtenberger Jr. Lansing Sexton * Kyle Morrison Fr. Niles Niles * Matt Roefer So. Naperville, Ill. Central ** Jeremiah Saier So. Honor Benzie Central ** Peter Schaafsma So. Cadillac Cadillac *** Dane Splinter Jr. Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville * Chris VanSlooten So. Zeeland Zeeland **** Joe Veldman Sr. Sawyer Three Oaks-River Valley *** Dylan Wade Jr. Beulah Benzie Central * Joel Ward Sr. Oolitic, Ind. Bedford-North Lawrence **** Louis Williams Sr. Paw Paw Paw Paw WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY LETTERWINNERS * Jenna Anderson Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Anderson * Meredith Care Jr. Grand Rapids Northview ** Kelly Clarkson Jr. Johnston, Iowa Johnston * Elinor Douglass Fr. Pinckney Pinckney **** Andrea Egeler Sr. Fruitport Fruitport **** Jennifer Ernst Sr. Westerville, Ohio Westerville * Veronica Farley Fr. Ann Arbor Pioneer * Kim Franklin Fr. Manistee Manistee * Martha Graham Fr. Midland Midland **** Jami Grant Sr. Holt Holt ** Janice Greca So. Charlotte Charlotte *** Lauren Hermes Jr. Arlington Hts., Ill. John Hersey ** Anna King Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. North ** Tiffany Nelson So. Sand Lake Cedar Springs * Christine Newell Fr. Troy Troy Athens **** Shannon Oakley Sr. Lincoln Park Lincoln Park ** Jaime Passchier Jr. Rockford Rockford ** Kristen Post So. Holland West Ottawa **** Nicole Reynolds Sr. Mattawan Mattawan * Libby Stancik Sr. St. Joseph St. Joseph ** Erica Torgerson Sr. Weidman Chippewa Hills ** Kathryn Veldman So. Three Oaks River Valley ** Heather Wicklund Jr. N. St. Paul, Minn. North High FOOTBALL LETTERWINNERS *** Brian Adloff Sr. East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapid * Spencer Bacon Jr. Custer Mason County Central ** Josh Baumbach So. Wyoming Wyoming Park ** Matt Baumbach So. Wyoming Wyoming Park * Matt Beaver Fr. Gladwin Gladwin * Kent Biggs Fr. Traverse City Traverse City Central * Kyle Blackport So. Grand Rapids South Christian * Dan Bloemers Fr. Caledonia Caledonia *** Matt Bride So. Petoskey Petoskey *** Chase Carpenter Sr. Lake Ann Benzonia Central ** Nick Conrad So. Wyoming Park Wyoming Park **** Todd Corstange Sr. Portage Portage Central * Bill Crane Jr. Cedar Springs Cedar Springs *** John Dobbins Sr. Marshall Marshall * Brian Fielhauer Fr. Byron Byron ** Ian Fish Jr. Parchment Parchment ** Jesse Gilding Jr. Charlotte Charlotte ** Casey Glass So. Hudsonville Hudsonville ** Mike Gle So. Brighton Brighton ** Kurt Glupker Jr. Hopkins Hopkins * Wes Goodrich So. Petoskey Petoskey **** J.D. Graves Sr. Troy Troy Athens ** Craig Gruner Sr. Chesaning Chesaning ** Brian Hammer Jr. Caledonia Caledonia * Vinnie Harambasic Jr. Troy Troy Athens * Jason Helsen Fr. Ravenna Ravenna * Andy Keller So. Hastings Hastings ** Ryan Kerstetter So. Kentwood South Christian *** Kevin Kudej Sr. Mount Morris Flint Powers * Nick Kunnen Jr. Muskegon Reeths Puffer **** Jim Lamb Sr. Mattawan Mattawan **** Scott Langlois Sr. Hopkins Hopkins * Nick Letarte Jr. Walled Lake Walled Lake Central *** Adam Magers Sr. Battle Creek St. Phillip Catholic * Chris Mangus Jr. Tawas Tawas * Dan Mann So. Grand Haven Grand Haven ** Sam Martin Jr. Alma Alma *** Landon Matthews Sr. Battle Creek Pennfield * Duane McCollum Sr. North Muskegon Fremont ** Steve Molesa Sr. Troy Troy Athens * Andy Oosterheert Jr. Grandville Calvin Christian * Ryan Overmyer Sr. Caledonia Caledonia ** Geno Peters Jr. Northville Northville * Devon Quinn So. Traverse City Traverse City St. Francis ** Bobby Raatz So. Northridge, Ind. Northridge ** Bryan Regner Jr. Livonia Livonia Franklin ** Chad Rivette So. Flint Flint Central * Bill Rozema Fr. Holland Holland * Joshua Rumpsa So. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central ** Vince Scheffler So. Chelsea Chelsea * John Sloothaak Fr. Hamilton Hamilton) ** Lucas Smith Jr. McBain McBain * Clay Trapp Jr. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central ** Curtis Tyler Jr. Charlotte Charlotte ** Andrew VanEngen So. Glendora, Ca. Glendora ** Pat Warren Jr. New Lothrop New Lothrop MEN'S GOLF LETTERWINNERS **** Mike Evans Sr. Rochester Rochester Hills **** Mike Feyen Sr. E. Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Christian * Chris Hagen Fr. Venice, Fla. Venice * Shannon Kohl Fr. Jenison Jenison ** Brian Leicht Jr. Naperville, Ill. St. Francis Prep ** Everett Leonard So. Kalamazoo Hackett * Jeff Melville Fr. Grandville Jenison ** Aaron Vandenberg Jr. Holland Holland * Jonathan Wendrick So. Brighton Pinckney *** Eric Wohlfield Jr. Brighton Brighton WOMEN'S GOLF LETTERWINNERS * Marianne Brown Fr. Midland Midland ** Emily Colenbrander So. Holland Holland *** Kathryn Miller Jr. Novi Novi * Sarah Scholten Fr. Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Christian * Layne Shoaf Fr. Midland Midland *** Emily Thielk Jr. Ann Arbor Pioneer * Lacey Wicksall Fr. Traverse City Traverse City Central MEN'S SOCCER LETTERWINNERS **** Ben Bacon Sr. Portage, Mich. Northern * Tim Barlow Fr. Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton * Travis Beynon Fr. Traverse City Traverse City ** Adam Chaffee So. Ann Arbor, Mich. Huron ** Sean Duffey So. Marshall, Mich. Marshall ** Brett Harring So. Holland, Mich. Holland * Edward Huebner Fr. Portage, Mich. Northern * Bryan Johnson Fr. Portage, Mich. Northern ** Travis Jonker So. Petoskey, Mich. Petoskey *** Tim Keeler Jr. Portage, Mich. Northern ** Tim Kelly So. Kalamazoo, Mich. Hackett Catholic Central * Jon Kucinski Jr. Portage, Mich. Northern * Steve Lepper Fr. Midland, Mich. Dow ** Bryant Loomis So. Fredonia, N.Y. Fredonia ** Matt Margaron So. Naperville, Ill. Central *** Charlie Matz Jr. Petoskey, Mich. Petoskey * Kyle Nevenzel Fr. Holland, Mich. Holland ** Devin Nuner Jr. South Bend, Ind. South Bend * Eric Plewka Fr. Whitehall, Mich. Whitehall **** Stephen Rabuck Sr. Myerstown, Pa. Eastern Lebanon Co. *** Andrew Riker Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich. Hackett ** Luke Rumohr So. Mason, Mich. Mason * Chris Sterling Fr. Montego Bay, JamaicaCornwall ** Tim Stowe So. Valparaiso, Ind. Valparaiso ** Scott VanTimmeren So. Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Christian * Aaron Viles Fr. Montague, Mich. Montague ** Marcus Voss So. Holland, Mich. Zeeland * Landan Webster Fr. Holland, Mich. Holland WOMEN'S SOCCER LETTERWINNERS ** Meredith Bulkeley So. Galesburg, Ill. Galesburg * Becky Creagh Fr. Williamston Williamston *** Emilie Dirkse Jr. Holland West Ottawa *** Amy Dobb Jr. Holland West Ottawa ** Kate Dornbos So. Vicksburg Vicksburg *** Liz Dornbos Jr. Vicksburg Vicksburg * Lauren Hinkle Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. North Central ** Miriam Khadija Sr. Haslett Haslett *** Candace Kool Jr. Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Christian * Christin Kool Fr. Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Christian ** Laurie McNamara So. Cedar Grove, N.J. Cedar Grove * Sara Messina So. Glenview, Ill. Glenbrook South * Danielle Nave Fr. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix ** Sarah Rahmel Jr. Naperville, Ill. Naperville North * Ashleigh Roberts Fr. Jackson Jackson **** Lindsay Smies Sr. Whitehall Whitehall **** Laura Splinter Sr. Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville *** Beth Stygstra Jr. Holland West Ottawa ** Kimiko Sugimoto So. Kijabe, Kenya Rift Valley Academy * Megan VanderKamp So. Midland Midland Christian VOLLEYBALL LETTERWINNERS *** Amy Brower Sr. Hamilton Hamilton ** Karen Clark So. Midland Midland **** Jennifer Gerig Sr. Montague Montague * Laura Geurink Fr. Zeeland Zeeland **** Kim Grotenhuis Sr. Hamilton Hamilton ** Laura Hahnfeld So. Midland Midland * Katie Hall Fr. Holland West Ottawa *** Molly Henson Jr. Holland West Ottawa ** Martha Luidens So. Holland Holland * Alexis Mick So. Roscommon Roscommon * McKenna Troyan Fr. Sylvania, Ohio Northview ** Kara VanAssen So. Jenison Jenison FOOTBALL CHEERLEADER LETTERWINNERS Stacey Baker So. Midland Midland Bethany Buege Jr. Evart Evart Jacob Cain Jr. Arcadia Onekema Camy Clift Jr. Bellevue Belleview Patrick Kearney So. Clinton Township DeLaSalle Kristin Sheehan So. Lansing Holt Emiko Teshima Sr. Ludington Ludington Benjamin Walters Fr. Marshall Marshall Brooke Wever Jr. Fremont Fremont
