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Fall Sports Letterwinners Are Announced;
16 Student-Athletes Lettered Four Years

Posted November 25, 1998

The winners of athletic letters for Hope College fall sports teams have been announced by athletic directors Anne Irwin and Ray Smith.

Hope teams enjoyed an excellent fall sports season in gaining the lead in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) all-sports standings.

During the fall season Hope teams captured MIAA championships in women's and volleyball while finishing second in football, men's and women's cross country, and men's golf, third in women's soccer and sixth in men's soccer. The women's cross country and volleyball teams qualified for the NCAA championships.

At the end of the fall season, Hope had collected 97 MIAA all-sports points followed by Kalamazoo 78, Calvin 77, Albion 76, Alma 52, Olivet 52, Adrian 32 and Defiance. Hope led all MIAA colleges in both the men's and women's phases of the standings.

Sixteen athletes lettered in their sport for a fourth consecutive year. They are: David DeHommel of Jenison/Jenison HS (football), Andrew Dressler of Portage/Portage Northern HS (soccer), Tina Gill of Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Central HS (soccer), Fred Hackett of Fowlerville/Fowlerville HS (football), Zach Jonker of Petoskey/Petoskey HS (soccer), Trystin Kleiman of Holt/Holt HS (soccer), Melody Morscheck of Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS (soccer), Melody Oonk of Holland/Holland HS (golf), Adam Paarlberg of Alto/Caledonia HS (football).

Also, Jennifer Passchier of Rockford/Rockford HS (cross country), Lance Pellow of Canton/Plymouth Canton HS (soccer), Gretchen Schoon of Holland/West Ottawa HS (soccer), Becky Schmidt of Holland/Holland HS (volleyball), Ellen Schultz of Glen Lake (Maple City-Maple City-Glen Lake HS (cross country), Bryan VanHaitsma of Scottville/Mason County Central (cross country); Justin Wormmeester of Jenison/Jenison HS (football) and Elizabeth Yared of Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids HS (golf)

Men's Cross Country Letterwinners
Paul Berke, junior from Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine Township)
Garrett Childs, sophomore from Breckenridge (Breckenridge)
Keith Cravotta, freshman from Sussex, N.J. (Vernon Township)
Tim Cupery, sophomore from Holland (West Ottawa)
Jeffrey Kauffman, junior from Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka)
Doug Mulder, sophomore from Holland (Holland Christian)
Mike Pittiglio, senior from Boyne City (Boyne City)
Ryan Shaw, senior from West Branch (Ogemaw Heights)
Dane Splinter, freshman from Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)
Bryan VanHaitsma, senior from Scottville (Mason County Central)
Joe Veldman, sophomore from Sawyer (Three Oaks-River Valley)
Dylan Wade, freshman from Beulah (Benzie Central)

Women's Cross Country Letterwinners
Cynthia Bannink, senior from Holland (Holland Christian)
Cara Brackenridge, sophomore from Mattawan (Mattawan)
Liz Chapman, freshman from Marquette (Marquette)
Andrea Egeler, sophomore from Fruitport (Fruitport)
Jennifer Ernst, sophomore from Westerville, Ohio (Westerville)
Angela Giuliani, freshman from Missoula, Mt. (Loyola-Sacred Heart)
Sarah Golden, sophomore from Valparaiso, Ind. (Valparaiso)
Jami Grant, sophomore from Holt (Holt)
Lauren Hermes, freshman from Arlington Hts., Ill. (John Hersey)
Erin Hoopes, freshman from Chestertown, Md. (Kent County)
Carrie Kitchen, junior from Shelby (Shelby)
Carrie Langstraat, senior from Eagan, Minn. (Eagan)
Jennifer Mark, junior from Manistee (Manistee)
Jill McKinnon, sophomore from Chelsea (Chelsea)
Jessica Mulder, junior from Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury)
Emily Niewendorp, freshman from East Jordan (East Jordan)
Shannon Oakley, sophomore from Lincoln Park (Lincoln Park)
Jaimie Passchier, sophomore from Rockford (Rockford)
Jennifer Passchier, senior from Rockford (Rockford)
Nicole Reynolds, sophomore from Mattawan (Mattawan)
Sarah Schripsema, freshman from Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Christian)
Ellen Schultz, senior from Glen Lake (Maple City-Glen Lake)
Jannah Thompson, senior from Port Sanilac (Bullock Creek)
Rebecca Timmer, senior from Pella, Ia. (Pella)
Ann Zeneberg, junior from Roscommon (Roscommon)