Seth Weener Competes at Nationals
Results
Senior Seth Weener finished 119th in a field of 280 runners at the NCAA Division III national cross country championships in Hanover, Ind. He competed in the national meet for the second time in his career. As a sophomore he placed 205th.

Flying Dutchmen Compete at NCAA Regional
Results
The Flying Dutchmen finished 10th in the field of 34 teams at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional in Westerville, Ohio. Hope was led by senior Seth Weener who was 15th among the 240 competitors. It marked the seventh time in the last eight years that coach Mark Northuis' Dutchmen have been a top-ten team in the Great Lakes region. Weener earned himself a spot in the national championships next Saturday in Hanover, Ind. Calvin ended with 37 points while Hope total 284. The men's regional champion was Jed Christiansen of Calvin with an 8K time of 24:44. Weener was timed in 25:26. Other Hope finishers were senior Rob Bailey, 48th (26:09); senior Paul VanderVelde, 59th (26:22); junior Matt Wiersum, 69th (26:28); junior Ryan Jara, 93rd (26:44); senior Zach King, 112th (27:01); and freshman Nathan Love, 123rd (27:10).

Hope Teams Finish Second in MIAA
MIAA CC Results
The Flying Dutchmen finished runnerup at the MIAA championships and ended second in the league's seasonal standings. The Flying Dutchmen had two runners finish in the top ten, senior Rob Bailey in fifth and senior Seth Weener in sixth just one second apart.

Flying Dutchmen Win Great Lakes Meet
The Flying Dutchmen won the eight-team Great Lakes Colleges Association Invitational held at Oberlin, Ohio. The Flying Dutchmen edged Denison by two points, 57-59, with three runners finishing in the top ten. Senior Seth Weener finished third while teammates Rob Bailey and Matt Wiersum were fourth and 10th respectively Rounding out the Hope finishers were Paul VandeVelde in 17th and Zach King 23rd.

Vanderbilt Invitational Launches Season
Vanderbilt History / 2008 Invitational Results
The Flying Dutchmen celebrated the start of the season by winning their own Vanderbilt Invitational championship. The Hope women's team also took first place. It marked the seventh time since the joint men's/women's invitational started in 1980 that both Hope teams are champions. The Flying Dutchmen took advantage of running as pack as the top five runners were within 55 seconds of each other. Hope totaled 24 points followed by Cornerstone 46, Albion 60 and Concordia-Ann Arbor 119. Hope junior Matt Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. topped the men's field in 26:27 while teammate Rob Bailey followed in second place at 26:38. Rounding out Hope's top five were #5 Seth Weener (26:46), #6 Paul VanderVelde (26:51), and #10 Zach King (27:22).