Several Hope College students earned honors during the National Association of Teachers of Singing Great Lakes Regional Audition, held at Western Michigan University on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31.

Eight Hope College runners have achieved all-conference cross country recognition from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The Hope cross country teams, coached by Mark Northuis,finished second in their respective conference standings. Senior Ellen Schultz of Glen Lake (Maple City-Glen Lake HS)has the distinction of becoming just the sixth runner in MIAAwomen's cross country history to achieve all-conference honorsfor four years. She has also been an All-MIAA track athletetwice. Schultz and senior teammate Becky Timmer of Pella, IowaPella HS) are All-MIAA first team honorees while senior CyndiBannink of Holland (Holland Christian HS) and sophomore AndreaEgeler of Fruitport (Fruitport HS) earned second team honors. Last spring Timmer earned All-MIAA honors in track. Schultz andTimmer were NCAA cross country All-Americans in 1997. At the league championship meet Schultz and Timmer finishedsecond and fourth respectively while Bannink was 12th and Egeler17th. In men's cross country sophomore Joe Veldman of Sawyer(Three Oaks-River Valley HS) and freshman Dylan Wade of Beulah(Benzie Central HS) achieved All-MIAA first team honors whilejunior Paul Berke of Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine Township HS) andsophomore Garrett Childs of Breckenridge (Breckenridge HS) earnedsecond team recognition. At the league championship meet Wade and Veldman wereseventh and tenth respectively while Childs was 12th and Berke13th.