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Where to
Be, What to Do for Athletic Events at Hope College
AN OVERVIEW
Hope College is a four-year, liberal arts, undergraduate college, affiliated
with the Reformed Church in America. The curriculum offers a variety of courses
in 83 majors. During the 2012-13 school year, Hope enrolled 3,343 students
from
44 states and territories and 29 foreign countries.
Hope College fields athletic teams in 20 sports, ten for men and ten for women. Sports offered men include cross country, football,
golf and soccer in the fall, basketball and swimming in the winter, and baseball, lacrosse, tennis and track & field in the spring. Sports offered women include cross country,
golf, soccer and volleyball in the fall, basketball and swimming in the winter, and softball, lacrosse, tennis and track & field in the spring.
Hope has been a member since 1926 of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The MIAA is an nine-member conference consisting
of Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, Olivet, Saint Mary's and Trine (formerly Tri-State).
Hope is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
DIRECTIONS TO AND AROUND HOPE AND HOLLAND
To find where we are in Michigan, go to: http://www.hope.edu/pr/map.html.
To find the facility you want to visit, go to: http://www.hope.edu/tour/map.htm.
To find directions to any facility address listed below, go to: http://www.mapquest.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tim Schoonveld, Co-Director ofAthletics -- 616.395.7698, schoonveld@hope.edu
Eva Dean Folkert, Co-Director of Athletics -- 616.395.7694, folkert@hope.edu
Kirk Brumels, Head Athletic Trainer -- 616. 395.7705, brumels@hope.edu
Tom Renner, Sports Information Director -- 616.395.7860, trenner@hope.edu
Anne Bakker, Ticket Manager -- 616.395.7890, abakker@hope.edu
Campus Safety -- 616.395.7770
Athletic Office FAX -- 616.395.7175
BASEBALL
Baseball games are played at the Boeve Baseball Stadium, at the Buys
Athletics Complex, located along
Fairbanks Avenue between 9th and 12th Streets.
For locker room
and athletic training facilities, visiting teams use DeVos Fieldhouse
at
222 Fairbanks Avenue. Teams may be dropped off here and then buses
must park in the Holland Municipal Stadium lot at 313 Fairbanks; vans
may park in the gravel parking lot next to the /baseball/softball/track
complex.
At Boeve Stadium, visiting teams use the first
base dugout.
Head Baseball Coach: Stu Fritz – 616.395.7692, fritz@hope.edu
SOFTBALL
Softball games are played at the Wolters Softball Stadium, at the Buys
Athletics Complex, located along
Fairbanks Avenue between 9th and 12th Streets.
For locker room
and athletic training facilities, visiting teams use DeVos Fieldhouse
at
222 Fairbanks Avenue. Teams may be dropped off here and then buses
must park in the Holland Municipal Stadium lot at 313 Fairbanks; vans
may park in the gravel parking lot next to the /baseball/softball/track
complex.
At Wolters Stadium, visitors use the third base dugout.
Head Softball Coach: Mary Vander Hoef – 616.395.7956, vandehoef@hope.edu
BASKETBALL
Games are played at the DeVos Fieldhouse located at 222 Fairbanks
Avenue.
Teams are to be dropped off at the loading dock of
DeVos which faces Lincoln Avenue. Buses must then leave and park
at Physical Plant parking lot off 11th Street west of the railroad
tracks; vans must leave after drop-off and may park in any non-reserved
lot next to DeVos Fieldhouse.
Locker room
assignments
will be given upon each visiting teams arrival. The visiting bench
is at the east side of the arena, closest to the fieldhouse’s
main entrance.
Head Men’s Basketball Coach: Matt Neil – 616.395.7539,
neil@hope.edu
Head Women’s Basketball Coach: Brian Morehouse – 616.395.7691,
morehouse@hope.edu
CROSS COUNTRY
Meets are held a course locatged at Ridgepoint Community Church on 340 104th Avenue, Holland.
Ample parking is available for vans or buses in the church parking lots.
Locker rooms are available at the Dow Center, located at 168 East 13th Street, upon request. Contact Gordon VanderYacht, equipment manager, to make arrangements at 616.395.7917, or vanderyacht@hope.edu.
Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach: Mark Northuis, 616.395.7689, northuis@hope.edu
FOOTBALL
Games are played at Holland Municipal Stadium located at 313
Fairbanks Avenue.
Visiting teams use the Bouws Pool locker room facilities located
immediately adjacent to
the stadium. Buses must park next to Bouws Pool and NOT in
the stadium parking lot.
Athletic training is available on site and at the Lugers Fieldhouse.
Head Football Coach: Dean Kreps – 616.395.7704,
kreps@hope.edu
GOLF
The home course for both men’s and women’s golf is Wuskowhan
Players Club located
at 16111 Blair St., in West Olive.
Head Men’s Golf Coach: Robert Ebels – 616.395.7690,
rebels@chartermi.net
Head Women’s Golf Coach: Greg Stafford– 616.395.7070, stafford@hope.edu
SOCCER
Games are played at the Van Andel Soccer Stadium, located along
Fairbanks Avenue between 9th and 12th Streets.
Locker room and athletic training
facilities are available in DeVos Fieldhouse, located at 222 Fairbanks Avenue, and are
assigned upon arrival. Teams may be dropped off here and then buses must park in the
Holland Municipal Stadium lot at 313 Fairbanks.
The visiting team’s bench is at the north end of
the competition field.
Head Men’s Soccer Coach: Steve Smith – 616.395.7569,
sdsmith@hope.edu
Head Women’s Soccer Coach: Leigh Sears – 616.395.7693, sears@hope.edu
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Dual home meets take place at the Dow Health and Physical Education
Center, located at
168 East 13th Street. Quad meets are hosted at the Holland
Community Aquatic Center
(HCAC) located at 550 Maple Avenue. Locker rooms and athletic
training facilities are
available just off each pools’ decks. Bus parking at
the Dow can be found along the east
side of the building; at the HCAC, bus parking is available
in any lot.
Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach: John
Patnott – 616.395.7697,
patnott@hope.edu
TENNIS
Indoor matches are played at the DeWitt Tennis Center located
at 301 Fairbanks Avenue.
Van parking is available in the DeWitt Tennis Center lot or
the Holland Municipal
Stadium lot. Locker rooms are available at this site.
Outdoor matches for men’s tennis are played at the courts across
from the Dow Center, 168 East 13th. Locker rooms are available
at the Dow and parking as well. The location for outdoor matches
for women’s tennis matches vary.
Head Men’s Tennis Coach: Steve Gorno – 616.395.7690,
steven.m.gorno@jci.com
Head Women’s Tennis Coach: Nate Price– 616.395.4965,
price@hope.edu
TRACK AND FIELD
Meets are held at the Brewer Track at the Buys Athletic Field
Complex, located behind the DeWitt Tennis Center at 301 Fairbanks.
Bus parking is available
in the Holland Municipal Stadium lot; vans many park in the gravel lot next
to the track/baseball/softball complex. Locker room and athletic training facilities are available
at DeVos Fieldhouse at 222 Fairbanks Avenue.
Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach: Kevin Cole – 616.395.7138,
cole@hope.edu
VOLLEYBALL
Matches are played at the DeVos Fieldhouse, located at 222 Fairbanks
Avenue.
Teams are
to be dropped off at the loading dock of DeVos which faces
Lincoln Avenue. Buses must then leave and park
at the Physical Plant parking lot off 11th Street west of the railroad tracks; vans must leave after drop-off and may
park in any non-reserved lot next to DeVos Fieldhouse.
Locker room assignments will be given upon each visiting
teams’ arrival.
Head Volleyball Coach: Becky Schmidt – 616.395.7682, schmidt@hope.edu
ATHLETIC TRAINING INFORMATION
The following services will be provided by the Hope College
athletic training program:
1) Certified athletic trainer (ATC) and athletic training students
at all contests.
a. ATC staff on call for golf and tennis events
2) Team physician at all home varsity and junior varsity football
games. In
attendance or on call for all other contests.
a. Stand-by ambulance coverage at all varsity and junior varsity
football games. Additional ambulance coverage is provided
according to MIAA
guidelines and event size.
3) Emergency supplies available at all contests.
4) Water, cups, and ice bags in locker room or competition
area.
5) Taping and pre-competition preparation can be performed
as needed. Please
provide supplies for any taping or other preventative measures
you expect us to
provide. Therapeutic treatments will only be given with written
letter from your
institution’s ATC or physician outlining the specific
instructions and parameters
for the treatment.
The Hope College athletic training rooms are located in the
Devos Fieldhouse, Dow
Center, and Lugers Fieldhouse. Each of these facilities is
equipped with a variety of
therapeutic modalities and treatment/exam areas. Please refer
to event information for
information regarding which athletic training room to use for
your sport.
Directions and contact numbers to Holland Hospital and other
local medical care
providers are available upon request. Any questions please
contact:
Kirk Brumels, ATC
Hope College Head Athletic Trainer - 616.395.7705, brumels@hope.edu
DEVOS
FIELDHOUSE POST-GAME ORDERING (opens as a pdf
document)
DEVOS FIELDHOUSE EVENT MENU SELECTIONS
(opens as a pdf document)
LODGING AND RESTAURANTS
Information regarding hotel accommodations and local restaurants
for team meals can be found by accessing the Holland Area Convention
and Visitors Bureau website: http://www.holland.org/.
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