2009 Season in Review
Hope Teams Compete at NCAA Regional (11/14/09)
Regional Website
Women's Results / Men's Results
Hope's cross country teams are competing in the men's and women's Great Lakes Cross Country Regionals in Terre Haute, Ind.
Approximately 550 runners from 40 institutions located in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are competing.
Women: The Flying Dutch finished sixth in a field of 34 teams with 187 points. Calvin led the women's field scoring 50 points. The individual winner was Katie Navarre of Denison (21:23.09). Emily Fischer led Hope's finishers in 25th place (23:16.56). Next was Kate Nelson in 31st (23:30.48), Taylor Mattarella, 38th (23:40.29), Katie Martin, 52nd (24:07.44), and Claire Byrd, 58th (24:12.86). Fischer and Nelson were named to the all-region team.
Men: The Flying Dutchmen finished 10th in a field of 35 teams with 314 points. Calvin led the men's field scoring 73 points.
The individual winner was Nick Kramer of Calvin (25:45.65). Matt Wiersum led Hope's finishers in 18th place (26:24.73) to earn all-region honors. Next was Collin Kooy in 44th (27:04.53) followed by Blake Rottschafer, 68th (27:26.78), Ryan Jara, 8th (27:37.55), and Nate Love, 98th (27:52.88).
Both Teams Second at MIAA Championships (10/31/09)
Women's Results /
Men's Results
Both Hope teams finished in second place at the championships of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) on Saturday. Calvin swept the championships with perfect-score performance in both the men's and women's races.
Women: The Flying Dutch finished a solid second with two runenrs in
the top ten, freshman Taylor Mattarella in 8th place and junior Emily Fischer
in 10th. Other Hope finishers were sophomore Kelly Luftkin, 11th; freshman
Karly Sikma, 12th; and freshman Katie Martin, 15th. Five Hope runners received
All-MIAA honors -- Mattarella, Fischer, Luftkin, Sikma and junior Susan Savasky.
Men: The Flying Dutchmen edged-out Albion for second place. Senior
Matt Wiersum led Hope's runners in sixth place. Other Hope finishers were sophomore Brian Hernandez, 13th; senior Collin Kooy, 17th; senior Ryan Jara, 18th; and freshman Blake Rottschafer, 20th. Wiersum and Hernandez were named
to the All-MIAA team.
MIAA Championships Saturday at Adrian (10/30/09)
Championships Website
See New Cross Country Video
The MIAA cross country season culminates Saturday when runners from all nine member schools will compete in the conference championships, hosted by Adrian,
at Lenawee Christian High School. The women's meet begins at 11 a.m., with the men to follow at noon. Calvin is the defending league champion for both men's and women's cross country and leads the standings heading into the championship meet.
Hope stands in second place in both the men's and women's standings.
Wisconsin Invite is Final Tuneup (10/17/09)
Men's Results / Women's Results
Hope's cross country team got a glimpse of their future NCAA competition by
competing in the Brooks Cross Country Invitational in Oshkosh, Wisc. on Saturday.
The meet attracted more than 1,000 runners. In their final competition before
the league championships (Oct. 31) and NCAA regional (Nov. 14), the
Flying Dutch finished seventh in a 34-team women's field while the Flying
Dutchmen were 13th among 35 teams.
Leading the Flying Dutch was freshman Taylor Mattarella in 24th place (22:16 for 5K) among 466 runners. Other Hope runners were Karly Sikma, 34th (22:31), Emily
Fischer, 35th (22:33), Kate Nelson, 44th (22:48), and Kelly Lufkin, 51st (22:51).
Leading the Flying Dutchmen was sophomore Nathan Love in 62nd place (25:37 for 8K) among 551 runners. Other Hope runners were Matt Wiersum, 69th (25:44), Blake
Rottschafer, 79th (25:49), Andrea McKeachie, 88th (26:02), and Collin Kooy, 97th (26:08).
Flying Dutchmen 3rd at Rose-Hulman Invite (10/10/09)
The Flying Dutchmen finished third in the 14-team Gibson Family Cross Country
Invitational hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute on Saturday. Heidelberg, Ohio won
the meet with 78 points while Hope's totaled was 95. Leading Hope was Matt Wiersum
in eighth place with an 8K time of 26:26. Other Hope
finishers were Nathan Love, 14th (26:40); Collin Kooy, 20th (26:52); Kevin Hagan,
22nd (26:55); and Brian Hernandez, 31st (27:09). The NCAA Regional in November
will
be held on Saturday's course.
Hope Teams Compete in Invitational (10/3/09)
Both Hope cross country teams compete in an invitational hosted by Lansing Community College on Saturday. The Flying Dutch won the
women's meet while the Flying Dutchmen were second among the men.
WOMEN'S 5K - 1. Hope 45, 2. Lansing CC 46, 3. Spring Arbor 53, 4. Siena Heights 128,, 5. Oakland CC 149,
6. Jackson CC 179, 7. Macomb CC 180, 8. Madonna 197, 9. Schoolcraft CC 215, 10. Kirkland CC 283, 11. Glen Oaks CC 311. Hope Finishers:
3. Taylor mattarella, 18:58; 8. Sharon Hecker, 19:25; 9. Katie Martin, 19:25; 12. Claire Bird, 19:28; 13. Morgan McCardel, 19:33
MEN'S 8K 1. Lansing CC 35, 2. Hope 63, 3. Spring Arbor 68, 4. Oakland CC 92, 5. Jackson CC 139, 6. Macomb CC 169, 7.
Glen Oaks CC 262, 8. Kirtland CC 264, 9. Mott 292. Hope Finishers: 9. Collin Kooy, 26:39; 11. Brian Hernandez, 26:45;
12. Blake Rottschaffer, 26:47; 15. Ryan Jara, 26:55; 16. Bruce Kraay, 26:56
Hope Teams Second at MIAA Jamboree (9/26/09)
Results
Both Hope teams finished second behind rival Calvin at the MIAA cross country jamboree hosted by Hope. In the women's 5K, Calvin took the first eight places. Hope
sophomore Karly Sikma (pictured above) led the Dutch with a 10th place finish in a field of 135 runners. In the men's 8K, Hope sophomore Nate Love (pictured above) averted a Calvin sweep by finishing fifth in the
field of 127 runners.
Hope Hosts MIAA Jamboree on Saturday, Sept. 26 (9/22/09)
MIAA MCC Website / MIAA WCC Website
The nine member colleges of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) will compete in the cross country
jamboree hosted by Hope College on Saturday at the Ridge Point Community Church (340 104th Avenue, Holland MI 49423). The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. and
the men's race at noon.
The MIAA cross country championship is determined on the basis of two meets involving all schools. One jamboree during the season
determines one-third of the seasonal champion and a season-ending meet determines the remaining two-thirds. The season-ending meet will be hosted
by Adrian on Oct. 31.
DIRECTIONS TO MIAA JAMBOREE at HOPE COLLEGE
From I-196 exit 52, go west (toward Holland) to the first stop light (approx 0.25 miles). Turn left at 104th ave and go 0.75 miles to church entrance on LEFT (east) side of road. The starting line is just off the SE course of parking lot.
From US-31: once to Holland, turn east on 16th st (if heading from the north you'll need to do a Michigan u-turn). Travel about 2 miles to 104th ave (at the base of a large hill) turn right (south) and go 0.75 miles to church entrance on LEFT (east) side of road. The starting line is just off the SE course of parking lot.
Hope Team Compete at MSU Invitational (9/18/09)
Results
Hope's cross country teams competed at the Michigan State University Invitational in East Lansing on Friday. The event drew more than
4,200 competitors ranging in age from middle school to college athletes, and totaled 12 races. Hope's first finisher in the men's field of 218 runners was sophomore Nathan Love in 61st
place. In the women's field of 160 runners, junior Emily Fischer led the Dutch with a 48th place finish.
Vanderbilt Invitational Launches CC Season (9/5/09)
Men's Results / Women's Results
The small college cross country season began Saturday with the traditional
Vanderbilt Invitational Division II Grand Valley won both the men's and women's races. Hope finished second among
six teams in the women's race and was third among five teams in the men's. Hope's first finisher in the women's race was
junior Emily Fischer (Naperville, Ill.) in fifth place while sophomore Nate Love (Midland) topped the men with a 12th place finish.
Pre-Season Outlook
The Flying Dutchmen face a rebuilding task from a squad that finished second in the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) standings.
The Flying Dutchmen have a long history of competitiveness in the MIAA and NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region. Under coach Mark Northuis the past 21 seasons, the team has finished third or higher every year in the conference standings.
The 2008 team had five All-MIAA honorees, but four of them were seniors. The only returning all-league is senior Matt Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS).
This year’s squad returns 16 letterwinners. The pre-season roster of 29 athletes
includes 11 freshmen, six sophomores, five juniors and seven seniors.
Joining Wiersum as co-captains are seniors Ryan Jara of Commerce Township (Walled Lake North HS) and Kent Reschke of Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS).
Other returning letterwinners include senior Eric Anderson of Ann Arbor
(Pioneer HS), junior Carl
Dunker of Bloomfield Hills (Seaholm HS), sophomore Ben Fineout of Zeeland
(Zeeland East HS), junior Kevin Hagan of Okemos (Okemos HS), sophomore
Brian Hernandez of Saline (Saline HS), senior Collin Kooy of Metamora
(Flint Power
Catholic HS), sophomore Bruce Kraay of Zeeland (Zeeland East HS), sophomore
Nathan Love of Midland (Midland HS), junior Chris Mauney of South Lyon
(South Lyon HS), sophomore Andrew McKeachie of Milford (Milford HS),
junior Jordan
Richardson of Reading (Reading HS), and senior Lucas Wolthuis of Vicksburg
(Vicksburg HS).
The Flying Dutchmen also excelled in the classroom in 2008-09 receiving Team Academic All-America honors from the College Cross Country Coaches Association for the 18th time over 19 years and the MIAA Team GPA award.
Hope will host two meets this fall, the season-opening Hope Invitational on September 5 and the MIAA Jamboree on September 26.
Off-Season Headlines
Flying Dutchmen Presented MIAA GPA Award
2008-09 MIAA Academic Honor Roll Recipients
Highlights of 2008 Season
2008 MCC Season in Review
2008 Fall Season in Review
2008 Fall Sports Guide
Four Runners Named National Scholar-Athletes
Four members of the 2008 Hope cross country teams have been named national Division III scholar-athletes by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).
Honorees are freshman Kelly Luftkin of Houghton (Houghton HS), freshman Kate Nelson of Williamston (Williamston HS), freshman Karlyn Sikma of Grand Rapids (North Pointe Christian HS), and senior Seth Weener of Grandville (Grandville HS). read
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).
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