Fall Letterwinners Announced
The winners of athletic letters for Hope College fall sports teams have been announced by athletic director Ray Smith and women's administrator Eva Folkert.
Hope teams had an excellent fall sports season in gaining the lead in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) all-sports standings.
Seventeen athletes lettered in their sport for a fourth consecutive year. They are Matt Beaver (football), Dan Bloemers (football), Marianne Brown (golf), Peter Derby (cross country), Brian Fielhauer (football), Tony Frucci (football), Martha Graham (cross country), Katherine Hall (volleyball), Donavon Hornbeck (cross country), Steven Lepper (soccer), Kyle Nevenzel (soccer), Eric Plewka (soccer), Bill Rozema (football), Sarah Scholten (golf), Christopher Sterling (soccer), McKenna Troyan (volleybell), Aaron Viles (soccer).
Men's Golf Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School * Nathaniel Golomb Fr. Schoolcraft Schoolcraft * Gabe Hall So. Coopersville Coopersville * Brian Hammer So. Williamsburg Elk Rapids ** Alden Hoksbergen So. Holland West Ottawa *** Jeffrey Melville Sr. Grandville Jenison * Ryan Otto Fr. St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic * Aaron Peacock Fr. Dearborn Divine Child *** Ryan Shedd Jr. Coldwater Coldwater ** Justin Spyker Jr. Portage Portage Central *** Kody Taylor Jr. Greenville Greenville
Women's Golf Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School **** Marianne Brown Sr. Midland Midland * Kim Harrison Fr. Mason Mason ** Brittanny Philo So. Greenville Greenville ** Julie Pollock So. Midland Midland **** Sarah Scholten Sr. Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Christian * Holly Sneller Fr. Holland Hamilton *** Lacey Wicksall Sr. Traverse City Central
Men's Soccer Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School *** Tyler Basler Jr. Auburn Bay City Western * Paul Beaverstad Fr. Ft. Waynd, Ind. Canterbury *** John Boote Jr. Holland Holland ** Kevin Butterfield So. Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville *** Todd Chappa Jr. Portage Portage Northern ** Kevney Dugan Sr. Holland Holland Christian ** David Gonthier So. Holland West Ottawa * Jordan Goorhouse Fr. Caledonia East Kentwood * David Grinnel Fr. Owosso Owosso * R. Jacob Hofmeister Jr. Canal Winchester, Ohio Pickerington *** Edward Huebner Sr. Portage, Mich. Northern ** Karter Klingenberg So. Holland Holland Christian ** Phil Lepper So. Midland Dow **** Steven Lepper Sr. Midland Dow * Patrick McMahon Fr. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central ** Devin McNeil So. Lansing DeWitt ** Geoff Meyer So. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern * Matthew Moorehead Fr. Lansing DeWitt **** Kyle Nevenzel Sr. Holland Holland ** Daniel Olson Jr. Mason Mason * Hunter Paris Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Carroll **** Eric Plewka Sr. Whitehall Whitehall ** Craig Root So. Holland Holland **** Christopher Sterling Sr. Montego Bay, Jamaica Cornwall **** Aaron Viles Sr. Montague Montague * Kyle Waterstone Fr. Holland Holland * T. Bryan Wills Fr. Pawcatuck, Ct. Stonington
Women's Soccer Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School *** Lauren Albonico Jr. Spring Lake Spring Lake * Kendall Aliber Fr. Birmingham Marian *** Stephanie Bylsma Jr. Hudsonville Hudsonville * Erin Dargis Fr. Geneva, Ill. Geneva Community ** Marie DePetris So. Troy Troy Athens ** Leah DeWitt So. Holland Holland Christian *** Dawn Gillam Jr. Portage Portage Northern ** Stefanie Haba So. Marian Marian *** Kathryn Hughes Jr. Paw Paw Paw Paw ** Stephanie Koenke So. Troy Athens * Kristine Krcmar So. LaGrange, Ill. Lyons Township * Katherine Lynch Fr. Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township * Sarah Manville Fr. Chelsea Whitmore Lake ** Negeen Masghati So. Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central * Ashleigh McNeil Fr. DeWitt DeWitt *** Catherine Neidlinger Sr. Marshall Marshall * Holly Nestle Fr. Mason Mason ** Erica Pagorek So. Munster, Ind. Andrean * Lauren Peters Fr. East Lansing Okemos * Rachael Sauerman Fr. Naperville, Ill. North ** Tess Scholz So. Portage Portage Northern ** Lauren Stieper So. Dearborn Dearborn ** Emily Tyler So. Rochester Rochester Adams
Volleyball Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School * Kimberly Brandes Fr. Hillsdale Hillsdale * Linsey Buche So. Lake Odessa Lakewood ** Shawna Buche So. Saranac Lakewood ** Anna Eriks Sr. Holland West Ottawa **** Katherine Hall Sr. Holland West Ottawa * Amber Hoezee Fr. Jenison Jenison ** Sara Homakie So. Cass City Cass City * Natalie Hoogeveen So. Orange City, Ia. Maurice *** Kelley Hutchins Jr. Livonia Livonia Stevenson * Brynn Ray Fr. Fruitport Fruitport ** Lindsey Schaap So. Holland Holland **** McKenna Troyan Sr. Sylvania, Ohio Northview * Deena VanAssen Fr. Jenison Jenison ** Julie VanderSlice So. New Era Shelby
Football Cheerleader Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School *** Meredith Albers Sr. Hamilton Hamilton * Kelly Bauer Jr. Traverse City Traverse City West ** Katelyn DeYoung Jr. Portage Portage Northern *** Ashley Farr Jr. Jenison Jenison * Jennifer Hansen Fr. West Olive West Ottawa * Will Huisman Fr. Hudsonville Hudsonville ** Anthony Kreucher So. Orchard Lake Detroit Catholic ** Carmen Nee Jr. Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Christian ** Ashleigh Sartor Jr. Plymouth Plymouth Canton * J. Frank Shirey Fr. Battle Creek Harper Creek ** Anne Slaughter Sr. Holland West Ottawa ** Kelly Steeves Jr. Claredon Hills, Ill. Hinsdale Central *** Sarah Stowell Jr. Lake Odessa Lakewood
Men's Cross Country Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School ** Kyle Barnes So. Central Lake Central Lake * Peter Bassman Fr. Scotch Plains, N.J. Scotch Plains ** Justin Blazek So. Portage Northern * Dmitri Brown Sr. Zeeland Zeeland * Jonathan Cain Sr. Des Plaines, Ill. Elk Grove ** Matt Casillas So. East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids **** Peter Derby Sr. Cadillac Cadillac ** Sean Derby So. Cadillac Cadillac *** Michael Douma Sr. Grandville Grandville * John Gallagher Sr. Muskegon Muskegon * John Hoffman So. Scotia, N.Y. Burnt Hills/Balston Lake **** Donavon Hornbeck Sr. Ovid Ovid Elsie *** Eric Jongekryg Sr. West Olive Zeeland * Aaron Kenemer Fr. Zeeland Zeeland * Jeffrey Layman Fr. Holland West Ottawa * Christopher Post So. Holland West Ottawa * Ryan TerLouw Fr. Pella, Ia. Pella ** Tyson Warner So. Portage Northern ** Jeffrey Weber So. Grandville Grandville ** Kyle Williams So. Plainwell Delton Kellogg * Alexander Woods Fr. Traverse City West
Women's Cross Country Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School ** Christine Alcenius So. Horton Hanover Horton ** Amy Blum So. Saline Saline * Caralyn Burdick Jr. Ada Forest Hills Central * Ashley Dean Fr. Cadillac Cadillac ** Elly Douglas Sr. Pinckney Pinckney *** Veronica Farley Sr. Ann Arbor Pioneer *** Kimberly Franklin Sr. Manistee Manistee **** Martha Graham Sr. Midland Midland * Cayla Henn Fr. Douwman, Wisc. Waukesha * Kinsi Hower Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. R. Nelson Snider * Monique Hoyle Fr. Delton Delton-Kellogg * Amanda Huck Fr. Fowlerville Fowlerville *** Julie King Jr. Jenison Jenison * Denay Kippley Fr. Holland Holland * Brietney Lewis Fr. West Chicago, Ill. St. Francis * Alison Mejeur Fr. St. Joseph St. Joseph * Christine Morden Fr. Sandusky Sandusky * Taffetta Nicholas Sr. Wolverine Inland Lake * Andrea Oosting Fr. Grand Rapids Calvin Christian * Ashley O'Shaughnessey Fr. Elk Rapids Elk Rapids *** Tina Pike Jr. Rochester, Minn. Century *** Rachel Riemer Sr. Ludington Ludington * Katie Robinson Fr. Shelby Township Lutheran North * Barbara Schornstein Fr. Shoreview, Minn. Mounds View * Leslie Tableman Fr. Lansing Eastern * Britta Trepp Fr. Traverse City West * Emily Wandell Fr. Mason Mason ** Stephanie Witmer Jr. Muskegon Muskegon * Kelli Zoellner Fr. Eastpointe Lutheran East
Football Letterwinners
Player Yr. Hometown High School ** Nate Barnett So. Goodrich Goodrich **** Matt Beaver Sr. Gladwin Gladwin **** Dan Bloemers Sr. Caledonia Caledonia * Murry Burgess Jr. Byron Center Byron Center ** Paul Burgess So. St. Joseph Stevensville Lakeshore *** Phil Butler Sr. Howard City Tri-County ** T.J. Carr Sr. Fort Gratiot Port Huron Northern * Derek Cooper Fr. Hudsonville Zeeland *** Andy Crane Jr. Cedar Springs Cedar Springs ** Mitch Cumings Jr. Holton Holton * Joshua DeHaan So. Fremont Fremont * Ryan DeMann Jr. Kentwood South Christian * Joseph Diekevers So. Jenison Jenison * Brandon Doherty Sr. Westland Westland John Glenn *** Jeff Eldersveld Jr. Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids * Matthew Erb Fr. Middleville Middleville **** Brian Fielhauer Sr. Byron Byron * John Freyermuth Jr. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills **** Tony Frucci Sr. Plainwell Plainwell * Joseph Gritter Fr. Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids * Dan Hansens Jr. Midland Dow ** Paul Hoeksema Jr. Grand Rapids Creston * Zachary Huizing Fr. Grand Rapids Northview *** Travis Jager Sr. Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Christian *** Scott Jeschke Sr. Gobles Gobles ** Kyle Jewett So. Muskegon Muskegon Catholic Central *** Tim Keur Jr. Hudsonville Hudsonville * Seth Kovarik Jr. Traverse City Traverse City Central ** Todd Limback Jr. Roseville Roseville * Caleb Martz Jr. Big Rapids Morley Stanwood * Ryan McPherson Jr. Muskegon Fruitport * Aaron Mehl Jr. Battle Creek Harper Creek * Joe Mendenhall Jr. Big Rapids Big Rapids * Andy Mercer Jr. Barrington, Ill. Barrington *** Jason Misner Jr. Kalamazoo Parchment *** Phil Morse Jr. Dearborn Heights Divine Child * Michael Peters Jr. Northville Northville ** Jon Pobuda Sr. Lawrence Lawrence * Kevin Roscheck Fr. Holland Holland **** Bill Rozema Sr. Holland Holland * Bryan Scheffers Jr. Portage Kalamazoo Christian ** Dan Scholfield Jr. Portage Portage Central * Jake Schrock Jr. Clarkston Lakewood * S. Andrew Serrano Fr. Holland Holland * Joe Shaffer Jr. Muskegon Orchard View * Shaun Smith So. Lake Orion Notre Dame Prep *** Andy Snyder Jr. Berrien Springs Berrien Springs ** Joel Teft Sr. Grand Rapids South Christian * Matthew Thorne Jr. Vermontville Maple Valley ** John Toth Jr. Northville Orchard Lake St. Mary's * Scott Travis So. Unionville Unionville-Sebewaing * Dan VanDis Jr. Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Christian ** Joe Verschueren Sr. Muskegon Reeths Puffer *** Mike Verwys Jr. Otsego Otsego ** Jeff Walburn Sr. Gobles Gobles * Ross Williams Jr. Traverse City Traverse City * Brady Wilson So. Jenison Jenison * Philip Wilson So. Fruitport Fruitport
