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Hope Highlights
2009 MIAA Swimming/Diving Championships

MIAA Champions

Men's 50-Yard Freestyle
Senior Ryan Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS)
successfully defended his conference championship, :20.59.
He set an MIAA and Hope record in 200 Free leadoff leg, :20.54

Men's 400-Yard Individual Medley
Junior Phil Heyboer (Zeeland/Holland Christian HS)
successfully defended his conference championship, 4:04.99.

Men's 100-Yard Butterfly
Junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa) successfully defended his
conference championship in a Hope and MIAA record time, :48.88.
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly
Junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa) won the conference
championship in a Hope record time, 1:50.32

Women's 200-Yard Freestyle
Senior Laura Ansilio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS)
qualified for nationals, 1:53.12.
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle
Senior Laura Ansilio (West Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS) successfully
defended her conference championship, :51.90

Women's 100-Yard Backstroke
Senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa HS) tied the
MIAA record in defending her league championship, :57.82.
It tied the record established 15 years ago (1994) by Hope's Susan Looman. The time qualified her for the NCAA Division III championships.
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke
Senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa) defended her championship in setting an MIAA record, 2:06.25. The previous record was 2:06.39 in 2008.

Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle
Freshman Sarah Sohn (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect HS)
established an MIAA record and qualified for nationals, 17:26.4.

Men's 1,650-Yard Freestyle
Freshman Jeff Shade (Davison/Davison HS) set Hope record, 16:02.57.
Previous record was 16:03.95 in 1995.

Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Senior Laura Ansilio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS), senior Meghan DeWees (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay HS), senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa HS), and junior Christina Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS) finished in MIAA-record time (3:29.09). Previous record was 3:29.12 in 2007.

Hope College Records
  • Women's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay - Senior Laura Ansilio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS), senior Rachel Bakken (Golden, Colo./D'Evelyn HS), senior Meghan DeWees (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay HS), and junior Christina Vogelzang (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), 1:35.78. The previous record of 1:36.04 was set in 1994.
  • Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay - senior J. Ryan Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS), senior Stephen Kurti (Battle Creek/Lakeview HS), junior Aaron Welsch (St. Peters. Mo./Ft. Zumwalt South HS), and junior Matt Rose (Grandville/Grandville HS), 1:21.74. Previous record was 1:22.47 in 2006.
  • Women's 50-Yard Freestyle - Senior Laura Ansiolio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS) tied record, :23.77. She shares the record with Erika Steele, 2007.
  • Men's 50-Yard Freestyle - Senior Ryan Vogelzang (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), :20.54. The previous record was :20.67 by Kurt Blohm in 2006.
  • Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley - Junior Phil Heyboer (Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), 1:53.12. The previous record was 1:53.45 by Dan Knapp in 1995.
  • Men's 400-Yard Medley Relay - Junior Phil Heyboer (Zeeland/Holland Christian HS), sophomore Brandon King (Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale Twp. Central HS), and junior Matt Rose (Grandville/Grandville HS), 3:22.63. The previous record was 3:22.68 in 2001.
  • Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay - Junior Mitch Ruch (Zeeland/Zeeland West HS), sophomore Brandon King (Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale Twp. Central HS), junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa HS), and senior Ryan Vogelzang (Holland/Holland HS). 1:32.17. The previous record was 1:32.26 in 2001.
  • Women's 400-Yard Individual Medley - Freshman Sarah Sohn (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect HS), 4:31.75. The previous record was 4:31.82 in 1994.
  • Men's 100-Yard Butterfly - Junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa HS), :48.88. The previous record was :49.78 in 2008. Also an MIAA record.
  • Women's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay -- Senior Laura Ansilio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS), freshman Sarah Sohn (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect HS), junior Claire Piester (Columbia, Mo./Hickman HS), Christina Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS), 7:40.1. The previous record was 7:43.15 in 2007.
  • Men's 1,650-Yard Freestyle -- Freshman Jeff Shade (Davison/Davison HS), 16:02.57. Previous record was 16:03.95 in 1995.
  • Men's 200-Yard Butterfly -- Junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa HS), 1:50.32. Previous record was 1:52.05, 2008.
  • Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay -- Senior Laura Ansilio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS), senior Meghan DeWees (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay HS), senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa HS), and junior Christina Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS), 3:29.09). Previous record 3:30.41.
  • Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay -- Senior Ryan Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS), junior Aaron Welsch (St. Peters, Mo./Hickman HS), junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa HS), and junior Matt Rose (Grandville/Grandville), 3:01.48. The previous record was 3:02.84, 2002.

    MIAA Records
  • Men's 50-Yard Freestyle -- Senior Ryan Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS), :20.54 (set in 200 Free leadoff leg) Previous record was :20.67.
  • Men's 100-Yard Butterfly -- Junior Ryan Nelis (Holland/West Ottawa), :48.88. Previous record was :49.65.
  • Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle -- Freshman Sarah Sohn (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect HS), 17:26.54. The previous record was 17:26.62 in 1996.
  • Women's 100-Yard Backstroke -- Senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa HS), tied league record, :57.82. Record first set by Susan Looman of Hope, 1994.
  • Women's 200-Yard Backstroke -- Senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa HS), 2:06.25. Previous record was 2:06.39 in 2008, also by Reest-Delo.
  • Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay -- Senior Laura Ansilio (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township HS), senior Meghan DeWees (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay HS), senior Brittaney Reest Delo (Holland/West Ottawa HS), and junior Christina Vogelzang (Holland/Holland Christian HS), 3:29.09, Previous record was 3:29.12 in 2007.

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