The winners of athletic letters for Hope College fall sports teams have been announced by co-athletic directors Eva Folkert and Tim Schoonveld.Competing in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), Hope’s eight fall sports teams finished no worse than in third place in their respective races and are in second place in the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup standings into the winter season. Hope athletes competed in NCAA championships in volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country.
Twenty-three athletes lettered in their sport for a fourth consecutive year. They are Megan Altieri (soccer), Tricia Bajema (soccer), Greer Bratschie (volleyball), John Cannon (golf), Kylie Clark (soccer), Maxwell DeBoef (soccer), Luke Dishnow (soccer), Rachel Doud (soccer), Courtney Earles (volleyball), Jeffrey Ekdom (soccer), Kyle Gibson (cross country), Olivia Haines (cheerleading), Will Hewitt (cross country), Lindsay Jipping (soccer), Sara Lang (soccer), Jessica Maier (volleyball), Maggie Mangan (golf), Taylor Mttarella (cross country), Morgan McCardel (cross country), Charlotte Park (golf), Blake Rottschafer (cross country), Chris Ryan (cross country), Andrew Wiersum (cross country).
Men's Golf Letterwinners
Paul Bardenhagen*, freshman from Cedar/Leland
Collin Breit**, sophomore from Muskegon/West Michigan Christian
John Cannon****, senior from Traverse City/Traverse City West
Kevin Cross*, freshman from East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
Sean La Douce**, senior from Saginaw/Sault Area
Ben Lanting**, sophomore from Littleton, Colo./Front Range Christian
Ben Lewis**, sophomore from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Adam Peplinski*, senior from Cedar/Saint Mary
Evan Telzerow**, sophomore from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern
Graham Vanderheide**, sophomore from Grandville/Calvin Christian
Women's Golf Letterwinners
Mary Bradley***, junior from Pierson/Tri-County Area
Claire Butts*, freshman from Farmington Hills/Harrison
Brittany Haight**, sophomore from Otsego/Otsego
Montana Leep**, sophomore from Hastings/South Christian
Maggie Mangan****, senior from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville S.
Charlotte Park****, senior from Grosse Pointe/Grosse Pointe South
Andrea Powell**, sophomore from Jenison/Hudsonville
Chelsea Root*, freshman from Haslett/Haslett
Stephanie Stover*, freshman from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian
Men's Soccer Letterwinners
David Abiera*, sophomore from Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South
Samuel Barthel*, freshman from Waukesha, Wisc./Waukesha
Ethan Beswick*, freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Toby (Corey) Blom*, freshman from Holland/Holland Christian
Maxwell DeBoef****, senior from Plainwell/Plainwell
Jonathan DeVries**, sophomore from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern
Cameron Dice**, sophomore from Allendale/Unity Christian
Luke Dishnow****, senior from Saline/Saline
Jeffrey Ekdom****, senior from Holland/Holland Christian
Nicholas Heyboer**, junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Preston Jaenichen*, freshman from Elkhart, Ind./Concord
Michael Johns*, freshman from Flushing/Flushing
Connor Kogge**, sophomore from Holt/Mason
Tarwo Konbloa**, sophomore from Kentwood/East Kentwood
Benjamin Lemmen***, junior from Holland/Holland Christian
Gavin Midlam**, sophomore from East Lansing/East Lansing
Gustavo Moura*, freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
Jason Muller***, senior from Petoskey/Petoskey
Grant Neil***, junior from Holland/West Ottawa
David Porte*, freshman from Mattawan/Mattawan
Logan Sikkenga**, sophomore from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
Andreas Slette*, freshman from Holland/Holland
Macall Smith**, sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
Corey Stelk**, sophomore from Bettendorf, Ia./Pleasant Valley
Brandon Underwood**, sophomore from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern
Matthew VanZytveld***, junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Brayden West***, junior from West Olive/West Ottawa
Josh Whitaker*, freshman from Vicksburg/Vicksburg
Women's Soccer Letterwinners
Megan Altieri****, senior from Bay Village, Ohio/Bay Village
Tricia Bajema****, senior from Grandville/Grandville
Lindsey Bieri**, sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
Kristina Bosch***, junior from Holland/Holland Christian
Madison Buursma**, sophomore from Grandville/Calvin Christian
Mary Cefaratti**, sophomore from Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
Kylie Clark****, senior from Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville
Maria DeShaw**, sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
Kat Dickson**, sophomore from Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central
Brooke Dippel**, sophomore from Mason/Mason
Erin Doolittle*, freshman from Holland/Black River
Rachel Doud****, senior from Rockford/Rockford
Maddie Estrada**, junior from Holt/Mason
Katie Gabriel***, junior from Grandville/Grandville
Kelsey Grasman*, freshman from Hudsonville/Unity Christian
Kristin Hazlett*, freshman from Bay Village, Ohio/Bay
Erin Jipping**, sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
Lindsay Jipping****, senior from Jenison/Unity Christian
Nora Kirk**, sophomore from Maumee, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy
Lauren Kooy**, junior Metamore/Flint Powers Catholic
Amanda Krause*, freshman from Brighton/Brighton
Anna Krueger*, freshman from Traverse City/Traverse City Central
Sara Lang****, senior from Traverse City/Traverse City Central
Courtney Laux***, junior from Novi/Novi
Maddie Nelson*, freshman from Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard Weat
Jillian Nichols*, senior from Brighton/Brighton
Amy Olson*, junior from Rockford, Ill./Guilford
Rachel Rebhan***, junior from Holland/Zeeland East
Courtney Schmidt**, sophomore from Lowell/Lowell
Raisa Yewah***, junior from East Lansing/Okemos
Volleyball Letterwinners
Katie Afton*, sophomore from Portage/Portage Central
Katie Ansel**, junior from Zeeland/Zeeland East
Greer Bratschie****, senior from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
Courtney Earles****, senior from Kentwood/East Kentwood
Nicole George***, senior from Hamilton/Hamilton
Julia Gomez*, sophomore from DeWitt/Lansing Christian
Jenna Grasmeyer**, sophomore from Hudsonville/Unity Christian
Lauren Hazekamp*, freshman from Fruitport/Fruitport
Jayne Kessel*, freshman from Byron Center/South Christian
Callie Kostrzewa*, freshman from Traverse City/Traverse City Christian
Anna Lynch**, sophomore from Lake Odessa/Lakewood
Jessica Maier****, senior from Grandville/Jenison
Elyse Maley*, sophomore from Milton, Ind./Lincoln
Allie Mitchell*, freshman from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern
Jamie Rogalski*, freshman from Munster, Ind./Munster
Jordan Scholten*, freshman from Byron Center/Covenant Christian
Marietta Schoolmaster***, junior from Portage/Portage
Jillian Sommerville**, sophomore from Plymouth/Salem
Caitlin Trompeter***, senior from Kalamazoo/Gull Lake
Amy VanderStoep**, sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
Football Cheerleader Letterwinners
Karly Annett***, junior from Bloomfield Hills/Lahser
Kelli Battistone*, freshman from St. Joseph/St. Joseph
Dalton Blood*, freshman from Holt/Lansing Christian
Mitch Cuckovich*, freshman from Oxford/University Detroit Jesuit
Anna Foos**, sophomore from Clarkston/Clarkston
Ashley Fox**, sophomore from Kimball/Port Huron
Lauren Gobelman**, sophomore from Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills
Olivia Haines****, senior from Gowen/Greenville
Kensey Heys*, freshman from Ada/Grand Rapids Christian
Alexandra Huss*, freshman from Brighton/Brighton
Laurel Mattice**, junior from Woodland/Lakewood
John May**, sophomore from Kentwood/East Kentwood
Nicole Miller**, sophomore from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
Brandy Mullen**, sophomore from Muskegon/Reeths Puffer
Alex Stradal**, junior from Muskegon/Mona Shores
Chelsea Tessier**, junior from Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Central
Kyle Vegt*, freshman from West Olive/Unity Christian
Kevin Wonch***, junior from East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
Men's Cross Country Letterwinners
Kyle Anderson*, freshman from Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka
Joseph Beemer*, freshman from St. Joseph/St. Joseph
Ryan Boxeth*, freshman from Saline/Saline
Travis Clous*, freshman from Benzonia/Benzie Central
Colin Drinkard**, junior from Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central
Austin Elluru*, freshman from Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Hackett
Joseph Frakes***, junior from Ann Arbor/Pioneer
Kyle Gibson****, senior from Alma/Alma
Erik Gonzalez***, junior from Athens/Athens
Will Hewitt****, senior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Matt Hughes**, sophomore from Kenosha, Wisc./Home School
Josh Kammeraad**, senior from Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park
Jacob Lazar*, freshman from Fairfax Station, Va./South County Secondary
Tim Lewis***, junior from South Haven/South Haven
Noah Litwiller*, freshman from Delavan, Ill./Olympia
Tom Mahaffie**, sophomore from The Netherlands/American School of the Hague
Kyle Mireles***, senior from Livonia/Churchill
Samuel Pederson***, junior from Mt. Prospect, Ill./Mt. Prospect
James Rogers***, junior from Saginaw/Valley Lutheran
Matt Rolain*, freshman from Rochester/Stoney Creek
Blake Rottschafer****, senior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
Chris Ryan****, senior from Vicksburg/Vicksburg
John Ryan*, senior from Vicksburg/Vicksburg
Daniel Schriemer***, junior from Vicksburg/Vicksburg
Tim Simon**, sophomore from Richland/Gull Lake
Tom Smeltzer***, junior from Frankfort/Benzie Central
Brian Terry*, freshman from Hillsdale/Hillsdale
Andrew Wiersum****, senior from Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka
Zach Zandbergen**, sophomore from Grandville/Grandville
Women's Cross Country Letterwinners
Lena Biedrzycki*, freshman from Hinsdale/Hinsdale South
Camille Borst***, junior from Allendale/Allendale
Meredith Busman***, junior from Coopersville/Coopersville
Katie Carlson***, junior from Rockford/Rockford
Jacilyn Clark**, sophomore from Normal, Ill./Normal West
Cory Cook*, freshman from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
Leah Ewald*, sophomore from West Bloomfield/Notre Dame Prep
Sandra Garcia*, freshman from Maywood, Ill./Malther Lutheran
Elyse Gryniewicz*, freshman from Plymouth/Plymouth
Katherine Hauge*, sophomore from Blaine,Minn./Minnehaha Academy
Sharon Hecker***, senior from Grandville/Grandville
Michelle Kerr*, freshman from Dearborn/Divine Child
Anna Leikert**, junior from Grand Rapids/West Catholic
Emily Martini*, sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
Taylor Mattarella****, senior from Traverse City/Central
Morgan McCardel****, senior from Traverse City/St. Francis
Sheri McCormack***, junior from Holland/West Ottawa
Elli Meiusi*, sophomore from Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka
Hannah Nyboer**, junior from Spring Lake/Nunica
Katy Olsen***, senior from Traverse City/St. Francis
Allyson Schnell*, freshman from Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South
Caitlin Schwark*, junior from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South
Julia Slesinski***, junior from Ann Arbor/Portage Central
Julia Stock*, freshman from Spring Lake/Grand Haven
Lindsay Timmerman*, junior from Hamilton/Home School
Priscilla VanHeest*, freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Emily Wrozek*, sophomore from Clarklake/Hanover-Horton
Football Letterwinners
Logan Ahrens*, sophomore from Three Rivers/Mendon
Michael Atwell***, junior from Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo
Nathan Barnes**, senior from Laingsburg/Laingsburg
Gregory Bird***, junior from Byron Center/Byron Center
Vincent Boddy**, junior from West Bloomfield/West Bloomfield
David Brown*, freshman from Ithaca/Ithaca
Paul Brucker**, senior from Grosse Pointe/Grosse Pointe North
Taylor Brynaert**, sophomore from Washington/Romeo
Kirby Crook*, sophomore from Beech Grove, Ind./Beech Grove
Dean DeVries*, freshman from Grand Rapids/Grandville
Santino DiCesare***, junior from Dorr/Wayland
Adam Drooger***, junior from Holland/Holland
Joe Droppers*, sophomore from Kalamazoo/Portage Northern
Reginald Duncan**, junior from Williamston/Williamston
Andrew Erickson*, sophomore from Novi/Detroit Catholic Central
Steven Felusme*, freshman from Berrien Springs/Berrien Springs
Evan Finch***, junior from Ann Arbor/Pioneer
Stephen Gerger*, sophomore from Laingsburg/Laingsburg
Alex Issa*, freshman from Saint Clair Shores/De La Salle Collegiate
Fluarry Jackson**, junior from Norton Shores/Muskegon
Shawn Jackson***, junior from Granger, Ind./Mishawaka Penn
Kevin Kandow***, senior from Clio/Clio
Mark Karam***, senior from Grosse Pointe Woods/Warren DeLasalle
Timothy Klaus***, junior from Saugatuck/Saugatuck
Dylan Korzetki**, freshman from Wayne/Wayne Memorial
Matthew Kroll*, freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
Andrew Lapak*, freshman from Montose/Birch Run
Cody Lindemulder**, sophomore from Mulliken/Lakewood
Cal Livingway*, sophomore from Dearborn/Dearborn
Brian Lynn***, senior from Holland/Holland
Nathan Massa*, sophomore from Mason/Williamston
Augie Mata*, freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
Tyler Mayer**, junior from Greenville/Belding Area
Jacob Mckellar*, freshman from Zeeland/Zeeland West
Kyle McRill*, sophomore from Flint/Kearsley
Jordan Meyers***, senior from Kent City/Kent City
Aaron Mick*, sophomore from Clinton Township/Parkway Christian
Michael Nagy*, sophomore from Imlay City/Imlay City
Dustin Noll*, junior from Munith/Stockbridge
Brandon Parcell*, freshman from Cadillac/Cadillac
Conner Parcell***, junior from Cadillac/Cadillac
Darnell Pearson*, junior from Chicago, Ill./Clark Prep)
Brandon Robinson**, junior from Chicago, Ill./Michele Clark Academic Prep
Brian Schroeder*, sophomore from Shelby/Shelby
Michael Skiver*, freshman from Manton/Manton
BJ Smith*, sophomore from Twin Lake/Holton
Mark Soisson***, senior from Gobles/Otsego
Brett Stewart*, sophomore from Kalamazoo/Comstock
Christian Subdon***, junior from Twin Lake/Whitehall
Kyle Tison*, sophomore from Goodrich/Goodrich
Ben VanAudsall***, senior from Hudsonville/Unity Christian
TJ VanDyken*, sophomore from Zeeland/Zeeland East
Steven Vanhoven**, senior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian
John Van Laan**, senior from Caledonia/South Christian
David Veasley*, freshman from Southfield/Sothfield-Lathrup
Justin Warren**, senior from Alto/Caledonia
Alexander Witek**, sophomore from Whitehall/Whitehall
Brandon Zervas*, sophomore from Spring Lake/Spring Lake