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Athletics [1]

Hope's athletic tradition embraces championships and scholar-athletes. Our coaches teach in the classroom and academic recognition and athletic accomplishment go hand-in-hand for our athletes.

As of 2012-13, Hope's intercollegiate teams had won 10 NCAA Championships and 34 MIAA Commissioner’s cups, for the best cumulative performance in the league’s 20 sports for men and women.

Hope, a Division III member, won 27 of the last 38 All-Sports Awards in the MIAA conference. iN 2012-13 Hope athletes and/or teams qualified for 10 NCAA championships.

High Spirits

Hope’s mascot is the Flying Dutchman, a nod to our Dutch heritage. Passion for our teams flies high, too. Fans deck out in orange and blue to fill DeVos Field House, one of the finest small college arenas in the nation. Several sports lead the nation in attendance.

Interested in playing a Division III sport at Hope?
Complete a recruitment questionnaire » [2]

Men’s Teams and Coaches

Baseball Stu Fritz fritz@hope.edu [3]
Basketball Matt Neil neil@hope.edu [4]
Cross Country Mark Northuis northuis@hope.edu [5]
Football Dean Kreps kreps@hope.edu [6]
Golf Bob Ebels ebelsr@hope.edu [7]
Lacrosse Michael Schanhals schanhals@hope.edu [8]
Soccer Steve Smith sdsmith@hope.edu [9]
Swimming & Diving John Patnott patnott@hope.edu [10]
Tennis Steve Gorno gorno@hope.edu [11]
Track & Field Kevin Cole cole@hope.edu [12]

Women’s Teams and Coaches

Basketball Brian Morehouse morehouse@hope.edu [13]
Cross Country Mark Northuis northuis@hope.edu [5]
Golf Greg Stafford stafford@hope.edu [14]
Lacrosse Tracy Benjamin benjamin@hope.edu [15]
Soccer Leigh Sears sears@hope.edu [16]
Softball Mary Vande Hoef vandehoef@hope.edu [17]
Swimming & Diving John Patnott patnott@hope.edu [10]
Tennis Adam Ford ford@hope.edu [18]
Track & Field Kevin Cole cole@hope.edu [12]

Co-Ed Team and Coach

Cheerleading Wes Wooley wooley@hope.edu [19]
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Source URL: http://www.hope.edu/admissions/athletics

Links:
[1] http://www.hope.edu/admissions/athletics
[2] http://hope.edu/athletics/recruit.html
[3] mailto:fritz@hope.edu
[4] mailto:neil@hope.edu
[5] mailto:northuis@hope.edu
[6] mailto:kreps@hope.edu
[7] mailto:ebelsr@hope.edu
[8] mailto:schanhals@hope.edu
[9] mailto:sdsmith@hope.edu
[10] mailto:patnott@hope.edu
[11] mailto:gorno@hope.edu
[12] mailto:cole@hope.edu
[13] mailto:morehouse@hope.edu
[14] mailto:stafford@hope.edu
[15] mailto:benjamin@hope.edu
[16] mailto:sears@hope.edu
[17] mailto:vandehoef@hope.edu
[18] mailto:ford@hope.edu
[19] mailto:wooley@hope.edu