Athletics

Hope's athletic tradition embraces championships and scholar-athletes. Our coaches teach in the classroom and academic recognition and athletic accomplishment go hand-in-hand for our athletes.

As of 2010-11, Hope's 18 intercollegiate teams had won 10 NCAA Championships and 33 MIAA Commissioner’s cups, for the best cumulative performance in the league’s 18 sports for men and women.

Hope, a Division III member, won 26 of the last 32 All Sports Awards in the MIAA conference in 2010-11, when Hope athletes and/or teams qualified for 8 NCAA championships.

High Spirits

Hope’s mascot is the Flying Dutchman, a nod to our Dutch heritage. Passion for our teams flies high, too. Fans deck out in orange and blue to fill DeVos Field House, one of the finest small college arenas in the nation. Several sports lead the nation in attendance.

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Men’s Teams and Coaches

Baseball Stu Fritz fritz@hope.edu
Basketball Matt Neil neil@hope.edu
Cross Country Mark Northuis northuis@hope.edu
Football Dean Kreps kreps@hope.edu
Golf Bob Ebels ebelsr@hope.edu
Soccer Steve Smith sdsmith@hope.edu
Swimming & Diving John Patnott patnott@hope.edu
Tennis Steve Gorno gorno@hope.edu
Track & Field Kevin Cole cole@hope.edu

Women’s Teams and Coaches

Basketball Brian Morehouse morehouse@hope.edu
Cross Country Mark Northuis northuis@hope.edu
Golf Greg Stafford stafford@hope.edu
Soccer Leigh Sears sears@hope.edu
Softball Mary Vande Hoef vandehoef@hope.edu
Swimming & Diving John Patnott patnott@hope.edu
Tennis Nate Price price@hope.edu
Track & Field Kevin Cole cole@hope.edu

Co-Ed Team and Coach

Cheerleading Wes Wooley wooley@hope.edu