Updated through the 2007 season

• Cross country for women became an intercollegiate sport at Hope in 1981. Over a relatively short period of time, the program has become highly regarded at the conference, regional and national level.
• Five years into the program Hope was both conference and Great Lakes regional champion. In its first quarter of century, Hope women's cross country has been a top five team in the region 16 times.
• The best finish by a Hope women's cross country team at the NCAA Division III championship was fourth place in 1993. It was an amazing accomplishment for a team that had finished second at both the conference and regional championships.
• The best finish by a Hope runner at the NCAA Division III women's cross country championships was fourth place by Marcia Vandersall '93 in 1992. A year later, Alicia Mendenhall-Elmore '94 placed fifth at the national meet.
• A trademark of the Hope cross country program is the orange and blue school bus used to transport the teams to their practices. Hope cross country personifies the Division III model for participation, annually attracting in the area of 20-30 runners to the team.
• Hope College was host to the 1987 NCAA Division III national cross country championships for men and women. The races were run over a challenging, snow-covered course at the Holland Country Club.
• Jilanne Bannink '91 is Hope's most decorated female athlete by the MIAA. She was All-MIAA in cross country four consecutive years and three years in swimming.
• Jennifer Ernst '00 achieved NCAA All-America status in both cross country and track (10,000 meters).

• The 2004 Flying Dutch won the MIAA championship, ending Calvin's 14-year hold on first place. Hope's five runners all finished in the top ten at the league championship meet, led by conference MVP Tina Pike.