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Archived Press Releases for Athletics
July
2008
July 3, 2008
Lindsay Lange Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
 Recent
Hope College graduate Lindsay Lange of Manistee (Manistee
HS) has been awarded a postgraduate scholarship by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program was created
in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education
by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes.
Athletics and academic achievements, as well as campus
involvement, community service, volunteer activities
and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated. In maintaining
the highest broad-based standards in the selection process,
the program aims to reward those individuals whose dedication
and effort are reflective of those characteristics necessary
to succeed and thrive through postgraduate study in an
accredited graduate degree program.
Read
the Press Release
July 2, 2008
Two Golfers are All-American Scholars
  Two
members of the 07-08 Hope women's golf team have been
named an All-American Scholars by the National Golf Coaches
Association.
Honored were Cassie Sneller of Holland (Hamilton HS)
and Julie Hoogerhyde of Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Northern
HS).
Golfers needed to have played in at least two-thirds
of their team's matches and maintained a minimum 3.50
cumulative grade point average.
Read
the Press Release
June
2008
June 27, 2008
Teams Honored by MIAA for Academics
Ten Hope College athletic teams have been presented
the 2007-08 Team GPA Award by the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA).
The award is presented to conference teams who
achieved a 3.300 or better grade point average
during the entire academic year.
This program, now in its tenth year, is administered
by the Faculty Athletic Representatives of the
MIAA member colleges.
The women's cross country team (3.542 gpa),
coached by Mark Northuis, has received the honor
for the tenth consecutive year.
For the second consecutive year, the men's golf
team, coached by Robert Ebels, had the highest
GPA (3.475) among all MIAA men's teams.
Read
the Press Release
June 27, 2008
Hope Athletes Named to 2007-08
MIAA Academic Honor Roll
The 2007/2008 Academic Honor Roll of the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) includes
162 student-athletes from Hope College.
The academic awards program is administered
by the faculty representatives of the MIAA member
colleges.
The 19th annual Academic Honor Roll consists
of student-athletes who maintained a minimum
3.5 grade point average for the year.
Among the Hope students named to the Honor Roll
are ten seniors who both lettered four years
and achieved the academic distinction. They are
Rebecca Baker of Lafayette, Co./Centaurus HS
(softball), Jordyn Boles of Grand Rapids/Forest
Hills Central HS (basketball), Kylee Brouwer
of Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS (softball), Amanda
Friedline of Howell/Howell HS (trainer), Christine
Garcia of Battle Creek/Battle Creek Central HS
(tennis), Erika Guijarro of Los Angeles, Ca./John
Marshall HS (softball), Andrew Hickok of Portage/Kalamazoo
Christian HS (trainer), Anne Hoekstra of Kalamazoo/Loy
Norris HS (cross country and track), Joseph Seymour
of Holland/Holland HS (cross country, track),
Seth Weener of Grand Rapids/Grandville HS (track).
Read
the Press Release
June 21, 2008
Hope Finishes on Top in Men's Basketball Attendance
For
the sixth straight year, Hope College has led
all NCAA Division III men's basketball programs
in home attendance.
This is the tenth time in school history that
Hope has been the men's basketball attendance
leader. The 2007-08 MIAA champion Flying Dutchmen
averaged 3,016 fans per game over 17 dates, nearly
doubling runnerup Wooster, Ohio who averaged
1,621. MIAA rival Calvin slipped from third to
fifth in the rankings, averaging 1,373 fans over
13 home dates.
Hope's attendance average, the best in school
history, was bolstered by three home NCAA tournament
games that averaged over 3,600 fans. The Flying
Dutchmen posted a 17-0 home floor record that
included a pair of victories over rival Calvin
before sellout crowds. In three seasons at DeVos
Fieldhouse, Hope has posted a 48-2 record.
Read
the Press Release
June 12, 2008
Hope Among Leaders in NACDA Director's Cup Standings
Hope College finished among the nation's top
NCAA Division III schools in the annual NACDA
Directors' Cup standings for the 2007-08 school
year.
Hope ranked 39th among 306 NCAA Division III
colleges in the standings compiled by the National
Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
(NACDA) and USA Today.
The NACDA Directors' Cup standings are based
on points earned by teams that compete in NCAA
championship events.
Hope College has been ranked among the nation's
top 50 NCAA Division III programs in 11 of
the 13 years. Hope's place in the standings
other years were 1995-96, 26th; 1996-97, 46th;
1997-98, 23rd; 1998-99, 47th; 1999-00, 47th;
2000-01, 38th; 2001-02, 70th; 2002-03, 31st;
2003-04, 39th; 2004-05, 56th; 2005-06, 12th;
2006-07, 20th.
Read
the Press Release
June 7, 2008
Flying Dutch Second in
Nation
in WBB Attendance
The
Hope women's basketball team ranked second
in the nation in average home attendance among
all NCAA Division III programs during the 2007-08
season.
It marks the third consecutive season at DeVos
Fieldhouse that the Flying Dutch have averaged
over 1,000 fans per home game. Coach Brian
Morehouse's Dutch averaged 1,107 fans over
18 home dates.
The Division III attendance leader was national
champion Howard Payne, Tex. with an average
of 1,549 fans over 15 home dates. One of those
home dates was an NCAA tournament game against
Hope that attracted 2,777 fans. Hope also hosted
the NCAA Final Four, attracting an average
of 2,453 fans over four games, but those didn't
figure into Hope's season average since the
Flying Dutch were not playing in them.
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(MIAA) ranked seventh among Division III conferences
averaging 380 fans over a cumulative 101 home
dates. Hope accounted for more than half of
the total attendance at MIAA member sites (19,930
of 38,394).
Read
the Press Release
June 6, 2008
Two Tracksters Receive
CoSIDA Academic Honors
  Two
members of the Hope track and field team have
received ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
IV honors in the cross country/track and field
division.
Distance runner Seth Weener of Grandville,
Mich. (Grandville HS) and sprinter Nora Kuiper
of Parchment, Mich. (Parchment HS) have been
named to the all-district first team and are
now eligible for Academic All-America consideration.
Weener, a recent graduate, received all-conference
(MIAA) honors in both cross country and track
during his career. This spring he was the conference
champion in the 1,500 meter run He was co-captain
in both cross country and track & field.
An accounting major who maintained a 3.82 GPA,
he was the recipient of a "Fifth/Graduate
Year Scholarship" from the Michigan Accountancy
Foundation and the Michigan Association of
Certified Public Accountants and a Deloitte & Touche
Accounting book award. He was also active in
co-curricular activities serving as a member
of finance committee for the student-organized
Dance Marathon that benefited the Children's
Miracle Network, raising $120,878 this year.
A chemistry major with a 3.96 GPA, Kuiper
will be a senior in 08-09. This spring she
achieved NCAA All-America distinction by finishing
fifth at nationals in the 100-meter dash. She
is a three-time conference (MIAA) champion
in 100-meter dash (2006-07-08) and holds the
conference record (:12.13) in the event. She
became the first woman in MIAA history to be
an All-American in 100-meters Her time of :12.03
at nationals was career-best.
Read
the Press Release
June 3, 2008
Spring Sports Letterwinners
Are Announced
Letterwinners on spring sports teams at Hope
College have been announced by athletic directors
Ray Smith and Eva Dean Folkert.
The spring season culminated a successful
year of intercollegiate athletics as Hope shared
the Commisioner's Cup with Calvin for having
the best cumulative men's and women's program
in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(MIAA). Hope also finished first in the MIAA
men's all-sports standings. It marks the 30th
time in school history that Hope has won the
coveted MIAA Commissioner's Cup, the most of
any member school.
Eighteen athletes lettered in their sport
for a fourth consecutive year. They are Becca
Baker (softball), Andrew Bedan (baseball),
Kylee Brouwer (softball), Andrew Denninger
(track), Christine Garcia (tennis), Erik George
(track), Joey Goeb, (baseball), Erika Guijarro
(softball), Katie Immink (softball), Lindsay
Lange (track), Chad Rector (track), Jessica
Regnerus (softball), Matthew Sattler (baseball),
Joseph Seymour (track), Scott Sommavilla (baseball),
Laura Tanouye (softball), Nate VandeGuchte
(track), Seth Weener (track).
Read
the Press Release
June 2, 2008
Article by Coach Published by Volleyball Magazine
 Assistant
Professor of Kinesiology and Head Volleyball
Coach Becky Schmidt had an article published
in the June-July issue of Coaching Volleyball,
the publication of the American Volleyball
Coaches Association.
The article, "Cultivating Competition:
Five Scrimmages to Kindle Your Athletes' Competitive
Fire," flows from Coach Schmidt's twin
interests - volleyball and sports psychology.
After graduating from Hope with a degree in
physical education she was a graduate assistant
volleyball coach at Miami University of Ohio
while completing her master's degree in Sport
Behavior and Performance.
Read
the Press Release
May
2008
May 31, 2008
Professor's Expertise
Extends Across the World
 Richard
Ray, professor and chair of kinesiology,
spent a week during May in Taipei,
Taiwan consulting with the faculty
and administration at the National
Taiwan Sports University.
NTSU offers a major program of study
in athletic training and is considered
a pioneer in the development of athletic
training education in Asia. The program
enrolls approximately 50 upper division
students who take courses in both Western
and traditional Chinese approaches
to injury and illness diagnosis and
treatment.
NTSU is attempting to position itself
to the be the first university outside
the U.S. to have its athletic training
program accredited.
Dr. Ray is experienced in specialized
accreditation and has served as a consultant
or accreditation site visitor to approximately
40 colleges and universities.
Read
the Press Release
May 29, 2008
Kylee Brouwer Named an
Academic All-American
 Hope
College senior Kylee Brouwer of Hudsonville,
Mich. (Hudsonville HS) excelled on
the softball diamond and in the classroom.
Earlier this month she was named a
first-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA
Division III All-American.
Now, she is being honored as a first
team Academic All-American by the College
Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Brouwer was able to balance her outstanding
four-year softball career with the
academic demands of being a nursing
major. A 3.76 GPA student, she received
the college kinesiology department's
Vanderbush Student-Athlete Award and
the nursing department's Senior Sigma
Xi Research Award. She is now pursuing
a professional career as an emergency
room nurse in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Brouwer is a two-time NFCA All-American.
In 2006 she was named to the third
team as a catcher. This year she was
honored as the designated player, a
position
she assumed a month into the season
after suffering a hand injury and
subsequent infection that affected
her ability to throw the softball.
Read
the Press Release
May 29, 2008
Spring Sports Honors Announced
Honors for spring sports athletes
at Hope College have been announced.
BASEBALL
Senior outfielder Matt Sattler of
Brighton (Hartland HS) was named the
most valuable player. He was also named
to the MIAA all-conference first team
and a Rawlings/ABCA Division III All-Mideast
Region honorable mention honoree.
SOFTBALL
Sharing most valuable player
honors were senior designated player/catcher
Kylee Brouwer of Hudsonville (Hudsonville
HS) and sophomore pitcher Leah VanEnk
of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Christian HS).
MEN'S TENNIS
In addition to being named
the most valuable player, junior John
Pelton
of Rock Hill, S.C. (Midland, Mich.
HS) was presented the team's sportsmanship
award. Pelton was also named the most
valuable player in the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA) and was
presented the Division III Central
Region "Player to Watch" award
which goes to a player who has an outstanding
career and is expected to perform at
a high level the rest of his/her career.
The criteria for this award included
a player's sportsmanship and character.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Junior Samantha (Sammi)
Stille of Holland (Holland HS) was
named to the
All-MIAA first team while senior Christine
Garcia of Battle Creek (BC Central
HS) received second team honors and
was presented the MIAA's Karen Caine
Scholar-Athlete Award. Stille was named
captain of the 2009 team.
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Honored as
the team's most valuable athletes were
senior distance runner
Seth Weener of Grandville (Grandville
HS) and sophomore triple jumper Jeff
Minkus of Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard
West HS).
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Honored as
the team's most valuable athletes were
senior heptathlete Lindsay
Lange of Manistee, Mich. (Manistee
HS) and junior high jumper Christina
Lis
of Novi (Novi HS).
Read
the Press Release
May 27, 2008
Flying Dutch Crown Three
Track/Field All-Americans
The Hope women's track and field team
scored a school-record 13 points as
three athletes achieved NCAA All-America
status at the national championships
held in Oshkosh, Wisc.
The Flying Dutch totaled 13 points
to place 20th out of 80 schools who
scored in the three-day meet. The Flying
Dutchmen qualified two athletes who
had top-ten performances, but did not
score in the men's meet.
The Flying Dutch had two repeat All-America
performances. Senior heptathlete Lindsay
Lange of Manistee, Mich. (Manistee
HS) achieved NCAA All-America status
in the heptathlon for a third straight
year while junior Christina Lis of
Novi (Novi HS) earned A-A high jump
honors for the second year in-a-row.
Each finished fourth in their event.
Read
the Press Release
May 21, 2008
Christina Lis Receives
Regional Track Honor
 Junior
Christina Lis of Novi, Mich. (Novi
HS) has been named the Great Lakes
Region Division III women's field athlete
of the year by the U.S. Track & Field
and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The association honors the top track
and field performers in eight Division
III regions across the country.
Lis won the high jump championship
of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA) this spring and
with a season-best jump of 5-7 1/4
has qualified for the NCAA Division
III track and field championships this
weekend in Oshkosh, Wisc.
Read
the Press Release
May 17, 2008
Hope 18th at Men's
NCAA Golf Championships
Hope
finished 18th at the 2008 NCAA Division
III
men's golf championships played in
Braselton, Ga.
St. John's Minn. repeated as national
champion with a 72-hole total of
1,192 strokes. Hope was 52 strokes
off the pace (312-322-313-297--1,244).
It marks the second consecutive year
that coach Bob Ebels' Flying Dutchmen
have finished 18th in the field of
35 teams.
Read
the Press Release
May 21, 2008
John Pelton Bows in First
Round at Tennis Nationals
 Hope
junior John Pelton lost his first round
match in the singles tournament of
the NCAA Division III championships
in Lewiston, Me.
He was defeated in three sets by Spencer
Feldman of Trinity, Conn., 6-2, 3-6,
6-3.
Pelton was the first Hope men's tennis
player invited to the national tournament
in 26 years. He ends with a 22-4 season
record.
Read
the Press Release
May 16, 2008
Kylee Brouwer Named
a Softball All-American
Hope
College has a first team softball All-American.
Senior Kylee Brouwer of Hudsonville,
Mich. (Hudsonville HS) was named to
the 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division
III All-America team Thursday prior
to the start of the NCAA championships
in Salem, Va.
Brouwer is being honored as a NFCA
All-American for the second time in
her career. In 2006 she was named to
the third team as a catcher.
This year she is being honored as the
designated player, a position
she assumed a month into the season
after suffering a hand injury and
subsequent infection that affected
her ability to throw the softball.
Read
the Press Release
May 16, 2008
Volleyball Home Attendance
Among the Best in D3
Two
members of the 07-08 Hope women's golf
team have been named an All-American Scholars
by the National Golf Coaches Association.
Honored were Cassie Sneller of Holland
(Hamilton HS) and Julie Hoogerhyde of Grand
Rapids (Forest Hills Northern HS).
Golfers needed to have played in at least
two-thirds of their team's matches and
maintained a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade
point average.
Read
the Press Release
R. Richard Ray Jr. Appointed Dean
 Dr.
R. Richard Ray Jr. of the Hope College kinesiology
faculty has been appointed dean for the social
sciences at the college.
A member of the faculty since 1982, he succeeds
Dr. Nancy Sonneveldt Miller, who is retiring
at the end of June after serving as dean since
1985. He has been appointed following a nationwide
search based on the high quality of his service
to the college and of his service and scholarship
within his primary discipline of athletic training,
according to the college's provost, Dr. James
N. Boelkins.
"Dr. Ray was the consensus choice of
the search committee based on his understanding
of and commitment to our mission, experience
as chair of a complex department, understanding
of planning and assessment, previous leadership
of the North Central Association accreditation
process, national recognition in his field,
work ethic, inclusive perspective, communication
skills and ability to be a systems thinker," Boelkins
said. "Dr. Ray will provide effective
and caring leadership for the Social Science
Division." Read
the Press Release
May 13, 2008
MIAA Commissioner's
Cup Standings
End in Tie
For the first time in the eight-decade-long
history of the MIAA<
Commissioner's Cup (All-Sports) standings,
there is a tie for first
place. Hope and Calvin each accumulated
202 points in the compilation.
The MIAA Commissioner's Cup award is
based on the cumulative
performance of each member school in
the league's 18 sports for men
and women.
The Commissioner's Cup (MIAA All-Sports
Award) has been presented
since 1934-35. The standings have been
based on men's and women's
sports standings since 1981-82. The closest
finish before this tie
occurred in 1999-2000 when Calvin edged
Hope 178-176. Hope won the
Commissioner's Cup the next seven years
(2000-01 thru 2006-07).
Read
the Press Release
May 13, 2008
Hope Places Two on
All-MIAA Baseball Team
Two Hope baseball players have been
named to the coaches' All-MIAA teams.
Senior outfielder Matt Sattler of Brighton,
Mich. (Hartland
HS) has been named to the first team
for a second consecutive year while sophomore
second baseman Robby Poll of Grandville,
Mich. (Grandville HS) is a second team
honoree.
Sattler ranked second in the MIAA in
batting this spring with a .413 average.
He batted .403 for the entire season
and ended his career as Hope's alltime
leader in total hits (176) and triples
(11). Poll, who also is a starting
pitcher, batted .357 in league games.
Read
the Press Release
May 7, 2008
Hope has a Record Number
of All-MIAA Tracksters
A record number of Hope College track
and field athletes have received all-conference
honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA).
Sixteen athletes have been named by
coaches to the honor squad. Thirteen
of them were gold medal winners at the
annual Field Day championships. The others
were selected in the at-large category.
Men's and women's All-MIAA teams have
been named since 1983. The previous combined
high of All-MIAA honorees from Hope was
nine. The Hope teams had 13 conference
champions, the school's highest number
since 1986.
The teams, coached by Kevin Cole, each
finished second in the conference standings.
Each had their highest team point total
since the current point-system was initiated
in 2000.
Read
the Press Release
May 7, 2008
MIAA Softball Honors
Include Conference
MVP
Four Hope College players have received
all-conference honors from the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(MIAA), including the top prize as most
valuable.
Senior Kylee Brouwer is the seventh
Hope player to receive the most valuable
award joining Lisa Walters (1991), Johanna
Pscodna (1992), Carrie Scott (2001),
Andrea Adams (2002), Jessica Regnerus
(2006) and Becky Whitman (2006).
Joining Brouwer on the All-MIAA first
are junior first baseman Kelli Duimstra
and senior cehterfielder Jessica Regnerus.
All three players are from Hudsonville,
Mich. and graduates of Hudsonville High
School.
Read
the Press Release
May 7, 2008
Four Softball Players are All-Region
Four
Hope softball players have been named
to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division
III Central All-Region team.
Seniors Kylee Brouwer and Jessica Regnerus
have been named to the first team. Junior
Kelli Duimstra is a second team honoree
while sophomore Beth Yahraus is a third
team choice. Brouwer was chosen at the
designated player position while Regnerus,
a centerfielder, was named to one of
three at-large spots. Duimstra (a first
baseman) and Yahraus (a shortstop) were
honored at-large players.
Brouwer, Regnerus and Duimstra are from
Hudsonville and graduates of Hudsonville
High School while Yahraus is from Bryan,
Ohio (Bryan HS). Brouwer and Regnerus
have each received All-Region honors
four consecutive years.
All-Region first team honorees become
eligible for All-America recognition
which will be announced in conjunction
with the NCAA Division III championships
later this month. Brouwer received All-America
recognition in 2005 and Regnerus in 2006.
Read
the Press Release
May 7, 2008
John Pelton Receives NCAA Tennis
Bid
Hope
College junior John Pelton is one of
32 players nationwide invited to compete
in the singles tournament of the NCAA
Division III championships to be held
May 16-18 at Bates College in Lewiston,
Me.
The selection of players for the tournament
is based on won-lost record, strength
of schedule and eligibility and availability
of student athletes.
Pelton is a graduate of Midland High
School. He transferred to Hope after
playing at Division I Western Michigan
University. His family currently resides
in Rock Hill, S.C. He posted a 22-3 dual
match record at #1 singles. He lost to
only one Division III opponent.
Read
the Press Release
May 4, 2008
Karla Wolters Achieves
Coaching
Milestone
A
coaching milestone was reached when the
Hope College softball team posted a pair
of victories in the recent MIAA conference
tournament.
A 7-1 victory over Saint Mary's was
the 1,100 collegiate coaching victory
for Karla Wolters who over her 33-year
career has guided student-athletes in
five different sports, including the
past 20 years as coach of the Flying
Dutch softball team.
A 4-0 win over Alma a day later put
Wolters at an amazing 1,101-606 over
56 coaching seasons in softball, volleyball,
basketball, field hockey and tennis.
Read
the Press Release
April
2008
April 24, 2008
Seniors Honored for Athletic Accomplishments
Seventy Hope College seniors have been
awarded monogrammed blankets for their
participation in athletics at Hope.
The orange and blue "H" blankets
are presented to seniors who earned at
least three varsity letters while at Hope.
One of the varsity letters must have been
earned during the student's senior year.
The students were recognized during the
college's Honors Convocation on Thursday,
April 24, and will also be honored during
a reception on-campus on Monday, April
28.
Read
the Press Release
April 24, 2008
Senior Scholar-Athletes Honored
 Awards
as the outstanding senior athletes among Hope
College graduates in the class of 2008 were presented
to two students during the college's Honors Convocation
on Thursday (April 24).
Lindsay Lange of Manistee (Manistee HS) was
presented the John Schouten award while Tommy
Yamaoka of Zeeland (Zeeland East HS) received
the Otto van der Velde All-Campus Award.
The van der Velde award is presented to a senior
man for outstanding contributions to the college
in athletics, scholarship and participation in
student activities. The award, presented annually
since 1932, is named in memory of Dr. Otto van
der Velde, a 1915 HopeCollege graduate who lettered
in four sports and was later the college's team
physician for more than 40 years.
The Schouten award is given to a senior woman
who, in addition to excelling in athletics, possesses
other strong character traits and leadership
abilities. The award is named in memory of John "Jack" Schouten
who was a long-time physical educator and coach
at Hope, in addition to serving as the college's
first director of athletics.
Read
the Press Release
April 23, 2008
Hope College Honors
Anne Irwin & Norm
Japinga
Two
persons who have made lasting impacts on HopeCollege
athletics will be recognized through the naming
of the press boxes in their honor at the college's
new baseball and softball stadiums.
The press box at the Wolters Softball Stadium
is being named in recognition of Dr. Anne Irwin
while the Boeve Baseball Stadium press box is
being named in honor of Norm "Bunko" Japinga.
Dr. Irwin will be honored Saturday, April 26,
during the dedication festivities for the softball
stadium. Japinga will be recognized prior to
the Saturday, May 3, home baseball doubleheader
against Alma.
Both stadiums feature spacious, state-of-the-art
press boxes that compliment the outstanding playing
fields and areas for spectators.
Read
the Press Release
April 20, 2008
Baseball/Softball
Stadiums to be Dedicated
Hope College will celebrate its new baseball
and softball stadiums by using them on Saturday,
April 26.
Doubleheaders are scheduled immediately following
the dedications of Boeve Baseball Stadium and
Wolters Softball Stadium.
The dedication ceremonies will begin at 12:45
p.m., first at Boeve Stadium and then at Wolters
Stadium. The Flying Dutchmen baseball team will
then play Kalamazoo College while the Flying
Dutch will take on Alma College. A complimentary
picnic will be served those attending the festivities.
Wolters Softball Stadium honors Karla and Tom
Wolters, both graduates of Hope. Karla has coached
collegiate athletics for 34 years. Since becoming
Hope's softball coach in 1988, she has brought
a new level of success to the program. She entered
this softball season ranked the fourth winningest
NCAA Division III coach all-time. She has coached
a multitude of collegiate sports over her career,
garnering more than 1,000 victories in softball,
volleyball, field hockey, basketball and tennis.
Read
the Press Release
April 4, 2008
Winter Sports Letterwinners
Are Announced
The winners of athletic letters for Hope College
winter sports teams have been announced by men's
athletic director Ray Smith and women's athletic
director Eva Folkert.
Hope teams captured three of the four Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) winter
sports championships. Hope was champion in men's
and women's basketball and men's swimming/diving.
Women's swimming/diving finished in second place.
Hope is also in first place in the MIAA Commissioner's
Cup standings after the winter season. The Commissioner's
Cup is presented to the MIAA member school with
the best cumulative standings in the 18 sports
sponsored by the MIAA.
Eleven athletes lettered in their sport for a
fourth consecutive year. They are Jordyn Boles
(basketball), Wade Engers (swimming), Julie Henderson
(basketball), Nicholas Hinkle (swimming), Jeffrey
Holtman (swimming), Trisha Meier (swimming), Emily
Mills (cheerleading), Kevin O'Brien (swimming),
Gregory Reznich (swimming), Amanda Scheeringa (cheerleading),
and Stacy Warsen (basketball).
Read
the Press Release
March
2008
March
25, 2008
Flying Dutchmen Swimmers
16th at Nationals
The Flying Dutchmen
finished 16th at
the NCAA Division
III men's swimming
and diving championships
which were held
in Oxford, Ohio
from March 20-22.
Coach John Patnott's
Dutchmen ended
with 84 points
by collecting one
All-America and
seven honorable
mention All-America
finishes.
The All-America
recognition came
in the 400-yard
medley where an
all-sophomore team
finished seventh
with a time of
3:34.72. Members
of the relay were
Phil Heyboer of
Zeeland, Mich.
(Holland Christian
HS), Brandon King
of Willowbrook,
Ill. (Hinsdale
Township HS), Ryan
Nelis of Holland,
Mich. (West Ottawa
HS), and Matt Rose
of Grandville,
Mich. (Grandville
HS).
Honorable mention
All-America is
afforded swimmers
who finish between
ninth and 16th
place overall.
Phil Heyboer had
the best individual
performance, winning
the consolation
finals of the 200-yard
backstroke for
an overall ninth
place finish (1:51.76).
He was also tenth
overall in the
400-yard individual
medley with a school
record time of
4:00.48. Ryan Nelis
finished 14th in
the 100-yard butterfly
(:50.34).
Read
the Press Release
March
25, 2008
Hope Basketball Afforded
Post-Season Honors
The success of Hope's
basketball program
this season continues
to receive recognition
on a national level.
Men's basketball coach
Glenn Van Wieren has
been named the Division
III Coach-of-the-Year
by the publication
Basketball Times. It
is the second time
in his career that
Van Wieren has been
honored for the publication.
In 1995 he was named
the Division III co-coach
of the year.
Two senior players
can be considered consensus
All-Americans. Marcus
Vanderheide has been
honored four times
as an All-American
-- the National Basketball
Coaches Association
(first team), Basketball
Times (third team),
DIII News (first team)
and D3hoops.com (third
team) while Jordyn
Boles has been honored
three times -- the
Women's Basketball
Coaches Association
(first team), DIII
News (first team) and
D3hoops.com (honorable
mention).
Read
the Press Release
March
22, 2008
Hope Has Two
Basketball All-Americans
Two Hope basketball
players have received
All-America honors
for outstanding play
during their senior
seasons.
Marcus Vanderheide
of Grandville (Calvin
Christian HS) was named
to the first team by
the National Association
of Basketball Coaches
while Jordyn Boles
of Grand Rapids (Forest
Hills Central HS) was
one of 10 players named
to the All-America
team of the National
Association of Women's
Basketball Coaches.
Each is being honored
for their role in Hope's
MIAA championship season.
Vanderheide was voted
the MIAA's most valuable
player and was name
the Great Lake region's
most outstanding DIII
player. Boles was a
three-time All-MIAA
honoree who over her
career started in a
school-record 120 games
and compiled an amazing
110-10 record.
Read
the Press Release
March
25, 2008
Hope Men's Basketball Finishes Third in NCAA Division III
The Flying Dutchmen
capped a most successful
season by winning the
consolation title game
of the NCAA Division
III men's basketball
championship by defeating
Ursinua, Pa. 100-86.
With the win, coach
Glenn Van Wieren's
Dutchmen tied a school
record for wins in
a season (28-4).
The Flying Dutchmen
were making their third
trip to DIII's final
four. Hope was second
in 1996 and 1998.
Senior Derek Van Solkema
was voted to the all-tournament
team.
Read
the Press Release
March
25, 2008
Hope Basketball Afforded
Post-Season Honors
The success of Hope's
basketball program
this season continues
to receive recognition
on a national level.
Men's basketball coach
Glenn Van Wieren has
been named the Division
III Coach-of-the-Year
by the publication
Basketball Times. It
is the second time
in his career that
Van Wieren has been
honored for the publication.
In 1995 he was named
the Division III co-coach
of the year.
Two senior players
can be considered consensus
All-Americans. Marcus
Vanderheide has been
honored four times
as an All-American
-- the National Basketball
Coaches Association
(first team), Basketball
Times (third team),
DIII News (first team)
and D3hoops.com (third
team) while Jordyn
Boles has been honored
three times -- the
Women's Basketball
Coaches Association
(first team), DIII
News (first team) and
D3hoops.com (honorable
mention).
Read
the Press Release
March
25, 2008
Hope Basketball Afforded
Post-Season Honors
The success of Hope's
basketball program
this season continues
to receive recognition
on a national level.
Men's basketball coach
Glenn Van Wieren has
been named the Division
III Coach-of-the-Year
by the publication
Basketball Times. It
is the second time
in his career that
Van Wieren has been
honored for the publication.
In 1995 he was named
the Division III co-coach
of the year.
Two senior players
can be considered consensus
All-Americans. Marcus
Vanderheide has been
honored four times
as an All-American
-- the National Basketball
Coaches Association
(first team), Basketball
Times (third team),
DIII News (first team)
and D3hoops.com (third
team) while Jordyn
Boles has been honored
three times -- the
Women's Basketball
Coaches Association
(first team), DIII
News (first team) and
D3hoops.com (honorable
mention).
Read
the Press Release
March 18,
2008
Flying Dutchmen Headed
to NCAA Final Four
The 2008 NCAA Division
III Men's Basketball Championship
is set with four schools
ready to make the trip
to Salem. Amherst College
is back to defend its 2007
NCAA D-III crown following
its sectional victory.
Hope College and Washington
University in St. Louis
also make return trips
to Virginia's "Championship
City." Ursinus College
rounds out the field, making
its first men's basketball
championship visit to the
Roanoke Valley.
The national semifinals
are set for Friday, March
21. Amherst will take on
Ursinus in the opening
contest at 5 p.m. Hope
and Washington will lock
horns at 7 p.m. Two more
games follow on Saturday,
March 22, with the two
losing squads from the
first night squaring off
in the consolation match
at 1:30 p.m. The remaining
two teams stand toe-to-toe
for a 4 p.m. tip-off to
determine the 2008 national
champion. All games will
be played in the Salem
Civic Center.
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the Press Release
March 12, 2008
Hope Tennis Pro Nate Price Honored
 DeWitt
Tennis Center Head Professional
Nate Price has been honored
as the 2008 Western Michigan
Tennis Association Adult Player
of the Year.
The award is presented to
the adult who has achieved
at a high level through either
tournament or travel team play.
Price is ranked number 1 in
the West Michigan District
in the Men's Open Division.
He is also ranked in the top
20 in the Midwest Section of
the United States Tennis Association
for the Men's Open Singles,
Doubles (individual), and Doubles
(team).
His role at the DeWitt Tennis
Center includes teaching individual
and group lessons, coordinating
special events, and working
with the Hope Summer Tennis
Academy.
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the Press Release
March 12, 2008
Jordyn Boles Named to
All-Region Basketball Team
 Hope
College senior Jordyn Boles of
Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central
HS) has been voted to the Division
III All-Region team of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association
(WBCA). She becomes eligible for
All-America consideration.
She is among 40 players nationwide
selected by the WBCA member coaches
in each of the eight WBCA award
regions.
The 10-member All-America team
will be announced Thursday, March
20 at the national championship
finals to be hosted by Hope College.
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the Press Release
March 7, 2008
Graduate Receives NCAA Internship
 Former Hope College student-athlete
Kyle Waterstone of Holland, Mich. has
been appointed to a prestigious one-year
internship at the National Collegiate
Athletic Association.
Kyle graduated in December 2007 with
an Art Education major. He as a member
of the swimming and diving team during
his college years and erved as team
captain in 2005, 2006, and 2007. He
was honored as an ll-MIAA swimmer in
2006 and 2007, specializing in the
backstroke, butterfly, and individual
medley.
Kyle participated in the athletic
program's leadership development retreat
at the Gainey Ranch in Montana and
served as a member of the Student Athlete
Advisory Committee.
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the Press Release
March 7, 2008
Athletic Training Students
Receive
Scholarships
Hope College athletic training students
Amanda Friedline, a senior from Howell,
Mich., and Molly Smith, a junior from Champaign,
Ill., have been awarded prestigious scholarships
by the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association.
Friedline was recognized as the most outstanding
student in the seven-state region by the
professional association with the William
E. Newell Postgraduate Scholarship. Named
in honor of longtime Purdue University
athletic trainer and National Athletic
Trainers Association Executive Director
William "Pinky" Newell, the scholarship
serves as a memorial to Newell's signature
role as one of the athletic training profession's
most influential founding fathers.
Smith was awarded a Living Memorial undergraduate
scholarship, one of only five students
so honored.
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the Press Release
March 7, 2008
Hope Qualifies Six for Men's NCAA
Swimming Championships
Hope College has qualified six swimmers for
the NCAA Division III men's championships to
be held March 20-22 at Miami University's Corwin
M. Nixon Aquatic Center in Oxford, Ohio.
Hope's qualifiers include sophomore Phil Heyboer
of Zeeland, Mich. (Holland Christian HS), sophomore
Brandon King of Willowbrook, Ill. (Hinsdale
Twp. Central HS), sophomore Ryan Nelis of Holland,
Mich. (West Ottawa HS), sophomore Matt Rose
of Grandville, Mich. (Grandville HS); senior
Charles VanderBroek of Holland, Mich. (Holland
HS), and junior Ryan Vogelzang of Holland,
Mich. (Holland Christian HS).
The Flying Dutchmen, coached by John Patnott,
were champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA) this season. The
team has qualified for nationals swimmers in
all five relays and nine individual events.
Hope's highest seeded relay is the 400-yard
medley relay at sixth (3:24.67) among 23 eligible
teams. The seedings of other relays are: 400-yard
freestyle relay, 10th (3:04.29); 200-yard medley
relay, 15th (1:34.13); 200-yard freestyle relay,
16th (1:23.62) and 800-yard freestyle relay
(6:56.32).
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the Press Release
March 3, 2008
All-MIAA Basketball Honors Announced
All-MIAA honors have been presented to
seven members of
Hope's conference champion basketball teams.
Both Hope basketball teams finished atop
their respective regular
season standings, won their conference
tournament and are now headed
to the NCAA Division III championships.
Senior Marcus Vanderheide of Grandville
(Calvin Christian HS) has been
voted the men's MVP while senior Julie
Henderson of Grand Haven (Grand
Haven HS) was named the women's defensive
player of the year for the
second year in-a-row.
Read
the Press Release
March 2, 2008
Hope Qualifies Four for Women's
NCAA Swimming Championships
Hope College has qualified four swimmers
for the NCAA Division III championships to
be held March 13-15 at Miami University's
Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center in Oxford,
Ohio.
Hope's qualifiers include junior Laura Ansilio
of Western Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township
HS), freshman Angela Griffore of Holland
(Holland HS), junior Brittaney Reest of Holland
(West Ottawa HS), and sophomore Kate Williams
of Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville HS).
The quartet qualified to compete in the
400-yard medley relay as the seventh-seeded
team (3:56.23). It makes them eligible for
other relays after posting conditional qualifying
performances -- 400 freestyle relay, seeded
10th (3:32.46); 800 freestyle relay, seeded
11th (7:46.96); 200 freestyle relay, seeded
15th (1:37.39) and 200 medley relay, seeded
16th (1:48.78).
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the Press Release
February 27, 2008
Cross Country Teams
Honored for Academics
Both Hope College cross country teams have been honored
for academic excellence by the College Cross Country
Coaches Association.
The recognition is especially significant for the women's
cross country program which has been named to the Academic
Honor Roll every year since the award was initiated in
1990. The men's program has been recognized every year
but one during that time.
To qualify for the award, a team needed to maintain
a minimum 3.10 team cumulative grade point average and
compiled a team score at an NCAA regional meet. The women's
team posted a 3.40 cumulative GPA while the men's team
recorded a 3.10 GPA. The leading women's team was Hamline,
Minn. with a 3.74 GPA and topping the men was MIT at
3.68.
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the Press Release
February 23, 2008
Hope Cheerleaders Take
First in Competition
The Hope cheerleaders competed at the Midwest Open
National Championship, sponsored by COA (Cheerleaders
of America) in Columbus, Ohio on February 23. Hope performed
an impressive routine that took first place honors in
the Coed College Division.
In addition to winning their championship, the Hope
squad made it to Angola, Indiana in time to cheer on
the Hope men's basketball team, as they clinched the
outright MIAA championship.
February 23, 2008
All-MIAA Honors Presented
Hope Swimmers
Honors
have been presented to Hope College swimmers by the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
Hope won the men's seasonal championship while the women's
team finished in second place.
 Hope is coached by John Patnott who has now guided his
teams to Coach Patnott has now guided his teams to 29
MIAA championships (19 women, 10 men). He is the winningest
active MIAA coach and second alltime among all MIAA coaches.
  Two Hope athletes were presented the league's most valuable
swimmer honor -- sophomore Ryan Nelis and junior Brittaney
Reest, both from Holland, Mich. and graduates of West
Ottawa High School. Nelis was a triple winner at the
league championship meet (200 IM, 100 Butterfly and 200
Butterfly) while Reest was the league backstroke champion
(100 and 200). Her 200 time was a conference record.
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the Press Release
Championship Website Unveiled
Saturday's Starting Times Changed
Posted February 10, 2008
HOLLAND
-- Hope College has rolled out the website that will
provide information about the NCAA Division III women's
basketball championship coming to Holland the weekend
of March 21-22. Click
here for tournament website home page
Hope has also unveiled a giant billboard heralding
the upcoming tournament. The billboard is just a block
from the DeVos Fieldhouse, site of this year's championship.
The Championship committee has also announced a change
in the starting times for Saturday's consolation (3:30
p.m. ET) and championship (6 p.m. ET) games. The times
were changed to accomodate CSTV which will televise the
championship game nationally, according to Kristin M.
Steckmesser , Assistant Director of Championships for
the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Hope College ticket manager Anne Baker has announced
that pre-tournament ticket sales have surpassed 2,600
for the two-day tournament. This is an unprecedented
pre-tournament sale, according to NCAA officials.
February 6, 2008
Jorge Capestany Named
Michigan Pro of the Year
 Jorge
Capestany, manager of the DeWitt Tennis Center at Hope
College, has been named the "Michigan Pro of the
Year" by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR).
He will receive the recognition during the PTR annual
awards dinner in Hilton Head, S.C., on Monday, Feb. 18.
It is the sixth time that Capestany has been named the "Michigan
Pro of the Year" by either the PTR or the United
States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA).
Capestany has managed the college's DeWitt Tennis Center
since the fall of 2003 and is a 26-year veteran of the
tennis industry. In 1992 he became the youngest Master
Professional in the history of the USPTA, and he is currently
one of only 120 Master Professionals worldwide.
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the Press Release
CONGRATULATIONS COACH GLENN VAN WIEREN
600 Career Collegiate Victories!
January 15, 2008
Flying Dutchmen Win #600
Under Coach Van Wieren
The Flying Dutchmen posted the 600th victory under
men's basketball coach Glenn Van Wieren on January 12,
2008 when they defeated Olivet 80-71 in a road game.
Van Wieren becomes just the sixth coach in NCAA Division
III men's basketball history to achieve 600 victories.
His 31-year record is 600-201. His winning percentage
(.749) is the best in this elite coaching group.
He also has reached 600 victories faster than any other
Division III coach (801st game). The previous mark was
by Glenn Robinson of Franklin & Marshall who won
number 600 in his 821st game.
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December 11, 2007 Two
Seniors Honored as
All-Region Football Players
Two Hope seniors have been
named to the De3football.com All-North Region
team.
  Wide receiver Doug VanEerden of Grand Rapids,
Mich. (GR Christian HS) is a second team
honoree while tight end Kevin Vandenbosch
of Grandville, Mich. (Calvin Christian HS)
was elected to the third team.
The All-North Region team is comprised of
Division III players from colleges in Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Hope was co-champion of the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA). Van Eerden was
voted the MIAA's co-most valuable offensive
player while Vandenbosch is a two-time All-MIAA
first team honoree.
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November 30, 2007
Tom and Carole Renner
Honored for Service
After spending more than
four decades helping to put the spotlight
on Hope College students, faculty, teams,
coaches and athletes, Tom Renner is in
turn receiving some enduring recognition
from the college.
Renner and his wife Carole are being honored
for their significant roles in the life
of the college by having the media section
of the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse
named in their honor. A bronze plaque commemorating
the recognition will be unveiled during
pre-game activities for the Hope men's
basketball game that begins at 8 p.m. on
Friday, Dec. 7, as part of the Holland
Sentinel Community Tournament.
"It is time to recognize Tom and
Carole for their distinguished service
to Hope College for the past 40 years," said
President Dr. James E. Bultman. "Tom
has received accolades from so many different
organizations, and it is fitting now for
this place that receives most of his attention
to honor him and his wife Carole. Their
work at Hope, especially in intercollegiate
sport, has been a team effort. No one could
give what Tom has given without the involvement
and support of an understanding spouse."
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November 13, 2007
All-MIAA Honors Flow
to Hope Players
MIAA co-champion
Hope has placed 13 players on the
all-conference
football
teams of the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA).
 In addition, two players have been
name recipients of the league's special
awards. Senior wide receiver Doug Van
Eerden is the co-recipient of the league's
outstanding offensive player award
and senior fullback George Klupchak
is the co-recipient of the Pete Schmidt
Scholar-Athlete Award.
Players receiving All-MIAA first team
recognition are senior offensive tackle
Jake Droppers, junior offensive tackle
Erik Ladomersky, senior tight end Kevin
VandenBosch, senior wide receiver Doug
Van Eerden, senior tailback David Booko,
senior defensive end Matt Rugenstein,
senior linebacker Drew Weigel, senior
defensive back Troy Blasius, and senior
kicker Chris Bowen.
All-MIAA second team honors were presented
to senior offensive guard Ben Smith,
sophomore tailback Brent Jones, junior
quarterback Jake Manning and senior
defensive tackle Colin Balas.
A Photo Salute to Hope's MIAA Champions
Photo
Gallery #1 / Photo
Gallery #2
November 11, 2007
Victory
Assures Dutchmen
Co-Championship
The Flying Dutchmen defended
their MIAA football crown by posting
a season-ending
38-12 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran
on Saturday. Coach Dean Kreps' Dutchmen
will share the championship with Olivet.
Both teams finished at 6-1 in conference
play. The MIAA's automatic berth in
the
NCAA Division III playoffs goes to
Olivet, however, because the Comets
defeated
Hope in their head-to-head game, 28-25.
The championship is the sixth in 10
years and the 20th in school history.
The team finished 6-4 overall marking
the 11th straight season that the team
ended .500 or above, a school-record.
November 8, 2007
Senior Dan Tresslar Voted
MIAA's MVP
 Seven
Hope men's soccer players have been presented
All-MIAA honors led by senior forward
Daniel Tresslar of Bloomington, Ind.
(Bloomington East HS),
who has been voted the league's most
valuable player. Tresslar is an All-MIAA
first team honoree for the third year.
This season he topped the MIAA in scoring
with with 15 goals and seven assists
ovr 14 league games.
Joining Tresslar on the All-MIAA first
team are sophomore midfielder Kevin
Bartosek of Traverse City, Mich. (TC
West HS), junior back James Trebilcock
of Haslett, Mich. (Haslett HS), and
senior goalkeeper Mike Amerman of Indianapolis,
Ind. (Brebeuf Prep). Amerman is being
honored for the second time.
All-MIAA second team honorees are
junior midfielder Kevin McMahon of
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Central
HS), junior back Mitchell Currie of
Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS)
and sophomore forward John Turner of
East Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood
HS).
November 8, 2007
Three Hope Players Named
All-MIAA
Three Hope women's soccer
players have received All-MIAA first
team honors from conference coaches.
Senior forward Sarah Cochrane of Watertown,
Wisc. (Watertown HS) and juniormidfielder
Allison VanBeek of Libertyville, Ill.
(Libertyville HS) are being honored for
the second time while freshman defender
Courtney Cook of Grand Rapids (Forest
Hills Central HS) is a first-time honoree.
November 8, 2007
Three Hope Players Honored
by MIAA
Three Hope volleyball
players have received All-MIAA honors
from conference coaches. Junior Nora
Slenk of Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian
HS) has been named to the All-MIAA first
team while Kara VandeGuchte of Hamilton,
Mich. (Hamilton HS) was voted the league's
Freshman of the Year.
VandeGuchte and
sophomore Andrea Helminiak of Maumee,
Ohio (Anthony Wayne HS) were voted to
the All-MIAA second team. The Flying
Dutch, coached by Becky Schmidt, finished
second in the MIAA standings and posted
an overall 24-9 record.
November 8, 2007
Kara
VandeGuchte Named
Outstanding VB Freshman
 Hope's Kara VandeGuchte
of Hamilton, Mich. (Hamilton HS) has
been named the outstanding Division III
freshman volleyball player in the Great
Lakes Region by the American Volleyball
Coaches Association.
The Great Lakes region includes NCAA
Division III teams in Michigan and Ohio.
VandeGuchte had an outstanding first
collegiate season on a team that posted
a 24-9 record, including 14-2 in the
MIAA. She topped the MIAA in hitting
hitting percentage with a .370 average.
For the season she led the team in kills
with 304 over 101 games. VanderGuchte
and junior Nora Slenk of Holland, Mich.
(Holland Christian HS) received all-region
honorable mention recognition.
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November 8, 2007
Seven athletes have been
presented
All-MIAA cross country honors
Junior Rob Bailey of Portage, Ind.
(Portage HS) is Hope's only All-MIAA
first team honoree.
Receiving All-MIAA second team recognition
are sophomore Jackie Ellis of Lebanon,
Ohio (Lebanon HS), junior Zach King
of Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern
HS), junior Paul VanderVelde of Lawrence,
Kan. (Free State HS), sophomore Matt
Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka
HS) , senior Anne Hoekstra of Kalamazoo,
Mich. (Loy Norrix HS), and freshman
Susan Savasky of Berkley, Mich. (Birmingham
Marian HS).
Both Hope cross country teams, coached
by Mark Northuis, finished third in
their respective MIAA standings.
November 8, 2007
CLINGING TO HOPE: Coaches remain
loyal to one of D-III's top programs
Is there a secret to Hope's remarkable
basketball success all these years?
"Yeah, there is," said Glenn
Van Wieren, a guy who certainly would
know. "But it's a very emotional
thing for me to talk about, OK?"
OK, but it's best to let him explain.
"I've been at Hope for 41 years
now, and I've been the head basketball
coach for the last 31," said Van
Wieren, who is a 1964 graduate of the
school, where he met his wife, Jackie,
and sent two of his daughters. "Tom
Davelaar, my assistant, has been with
me 26 years. He's a Hope graduate, and
he played basketball here. Matt Neil,
he's starting his 23rd year with me.
He played for me and was the MVP of our
conference. Eric Elliott is starting
his third year coaching the JV team,
he was an All-American player for me
who played 15 years overseas and came
back to Hope."
In all, that's more than 100 years of
involvement with the Hope basketball
program, first as players and now as
coaches, notes Van Wieren, the sixth-winningest
coach (590-199, .748) in NCAA Division
III history.
Detroit
News story
October 20, 2007
MIAA & Hope
Take
Measures to Protect Athletes
This release was first posted in January,
2007 by the
Michigan Intercolelgiate Athletic Association.
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(MIAA) schools, of which Hope College is a
member, has implemented a program designed
to lessen the risk of the transmission of skin
and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) among its
athletes.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) and other SSTIs are being recognized
and transferred with increasing frequency in
community settings. If left untreated, MRSA
can cause significant disability or even death.
The MIAA has provided its member schools with
CleenFreek® anti-microbial towels for use
during athletic contests and other "shared" towel
situations. The towels are treated to eliminate
the transfer of bacteria from one athlete to
another in a "shared" towel situation.
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October
17, 2007
English Professor
Honored
for Impact on Sport
 In
a world of well-paid professional athletes,
high-profile coaches and notable sports personalities,
the selection of a college English professor
as one of America's most influential sports
educators might seem to be out of place.
Not so, according to the Institute for International
Sport which has included Hope College emeritus
English professor Jack Ridl on its first
list of the 100 most influential sports educators
in America.
"In America and in many other countries,
we honor elite athletes, winning coaches,
wealthy team owners and media moguls. We
praise sports educators yet we really do
not honor them in a manner befitting their
admirable impact on society," said Daniel
Doyle, executive director of the Institute
for International Sport. "This project
is aimed at honoring individuals and organizations
who have creatively and effectively used
sport in the very best way -- as a means
to educate and shape positive values."
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October
13, 2007
Ticket sales wow NCAA
It didn't take long for DeVos Fieldhouse
and Hope College's passion for basketball
to impress the NCAA. Early ticket sales
for the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's
Basketball Championships Hope is hosting
and DeVos Fieldhouse's amenities impressed
two NCAA officials who visited campus for
the first time this week.
Division III basketball committee chairwoman
Shirley Egner and NCAA Assistant Director
of Championships Donnie Wagner look forward
to returning in March for the Final Four.
"It's a first-class venue," said
Egner, also the women's basketball coach
at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. "We're
always thinking about the student-athlete,
and when they walk through the front doors,
it's going to be, 'Wow.'"
Holland
Sentinel story
October 13, 2007
Dutchmen Win #400 &
Keep Wooden Shoes
The Flying Dutchmen marked a milestone
in grand style Saturday sweeping past
longtime rival Kalamazoo 57-7 to mark
the 400th football victory in school
history. The win also keeps the treasured
Wooden Shoes in Hope's possession for
a 12th consecutive year. With their
third straight victory, coach Dean
Kreps' Dutchmen moved to 3-3 on the
season. Hope and Olivet share first
place in the MIAA race with 3-0 marks.
The Flying Dutchmen have now won 12
consecutive league games dating back
to the 2005 season. They are just one
away from the record 13 straight MIAA
victories from 1980-82.
October 11, 2007
Hope one win from football milestone
Hope College football
players have been so focused on getting
back to the
NCAA Division III playoffs this season,
they didn't realize a significant
milestone stood within reach.
The Flying Dutchmen need one win for
their 400th victory since they first
began playing college teams in 1908.
Hope plays at Kalamazoo College Saturday.
Senior running back David Booko said
he and his teammates want to make history
this weekend.
"This will be huge," Booko
said. "It's an honor just to be on
this team when it happens. It will mean
a lot to this team."
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Highlights of MIAA championship
season
October 9, 2007
Hope
Claims Fifth Straight
MIAA Men's Golf Title
Hope College has captured
its fifth consecutive Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (MIAA) men's golf
championship.
With a come-from-behind effort, coach
Bob Ebels' Flying Dutchmen finished 13
strokes ahead of Olivet over the course
of the eight-tournament season. Hope did
not move into first place until the seventh
tournament of the year. The Flying Dutchmen
won four of the year's tournaments outright,
tied for first in another and were second
in three others.
As league champions, Hope has earned
a berth in the NCAA Division III championships
to be held next spring. It will be Hope's
third consecutive trip to nationals, the
fifth since 2000 and the ninth in school
history. The Flying Dutchmen finished
18th at last year's nationals.
 For
the second time in his career, senior
Tommy Yamaoka of Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland
East HS) captured MIAA medalist honors
by averaging 73.5 strokes over the season's
eight tournaments. Yamaoka was also the
conference medalist as a freshman (2004).
As a sophomore he was second in the seasonal
standings and as a junior was fourth.
Over 32 league tournaments in his career,
he maintained a 73.3 strokes average.
Yamaoka and senior teammate Matt Lapham
of Brighton, Mich. (Brighton HS) earned
All-MIAA first team honors four consecutive
years. They become part of an elite group
of only seven MIAA golfers to achieve
that distinction. The only other Hope
golfer to be All-MIAA four times was Eric
Wohlfield from 1998-2001.
Senior Ryan Sheets of Saline,
Mich. (Saline HS) received All-MIAA second
team honors by finishing eighth in the
seasonal standings with a 76.6 average.
It marked the third year he has been All-MIAA
having received second team honors as
a junior (2006) and first team recognition
as a sophomore.
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Hope
Golfer Recognized by MIAA
Senior Juliue Hoogerhyde
of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern
HS) finished second in the conference
seasonal standings to achieve All-MIAA
first team honors.
The Flying Dutch, coached by Eva Dean
Folkert, finished fourth in the MIAA standings.
October 07, 2007
Red-letter day for women athletes
 Mary
Lou Koop doesn't see herself as an athletic
pioneer.
The 83-year-old from Hamilton played sports at Hope College before graduating
in 1946 because she enjoyed being with friends and participating in extracurricular
activities.
Yet, Koop was one of the 240 Hope alumnae
the school honored during homecoming.
She received her varsity "H" letter
as part of a project to formally recognize
female athletes who competed between 1938
and 1972 but received little fanfare.
"The thought of the school doing
that is very special," said Koop,
one of 50 alumnae who attended Saturday's
ceremony during the alumni H-Club's luncheon. "Yet
with the competition that is out there,
I'm not sure we would have succeeded (as
athletes) as they are doing now to earn
the letter.
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The alumni H-Club presented it's Hope for
Humanity Award to Russ DeVette '45 (left) who spent 37 years
at Hope as a member of the faculty and coach. Gord Brewer '48
(right) presented the award
to his longtime colleague.
September 30, 2007
DeVette to
receive
Hope for Humanity Award
Russ DeVette has a humble,
soft-spoken manner, yet his impact on Hope
College and Holland has been substantial.
DeVette, 84, of Holland, will be this year's
recipient of the Hope for Humanity Award,
an annual recognition presented by the Hope
alumni H-Club to graduate athletes who have
demonstrated the values of Christian commitment
and service to others in their careers after
Hope.
A 1945 Hope graduate, DeVette taught and
coached at Hope for nearly 40 years, from
1948 until retiring in 1988, with three years
away in the 1950s to serve with the Marine
Corps and on the faculty of the University
of Maine.
"I've had the privilege of knowing
Russ for a long time, and I'm a better person
for it," said Ray Smith, men's athletics
director at Hope and H-Club board member.
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Renovation of Baseball & Softball
Fields Underway
A renovation is underway of the baseball and softball
fields at the Buys Athletics Complex on the campus of Hope College.
The college has also announced the naming of the two
fields in honor of four persons who have been involved
in the life of the college for several decades.
 
The
softball stadium has been named in honor Karla Hoesch
Wolters, longtime Hope softball coach, and her
husband Tom. Both are graduates of the Hope College
class of 1973. The baseball stadium has been named
in honor of Ronald Boeve, Hope College class of 1953
and
an assistant
baseball coach for nearly a quarter of century, and
his wife Sonya (Sunny).
"We are pleased to honor these two very special
coaches. Both Karla and Ron have been integral parts
of Hope athletics as players and coaches. And, because
coaching at its best involves spouses as well, we are
pleased to honor Tom and Sunny," said President
James E. Bultman.
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