The 2014-2015 Academic Honor Roll of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) includes 223 student-athletes from Hope College.

The academic awards program is administered by the faculty representatives of the MIAA member colleges. 

The 26th annual Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the year. 

Among the Hope students named to the Honor Roll are 19 seniors who both lettered four years and achieved the academic distinction.  They are Lindsey Bieri of Holland/Holland HS (soccer), Maddie Buursma of Grandville/Calvin Christian HS (soccer), Carli Capestany of Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS (tennis), Kirby Crook of Beech Grove, Ind./Beech Grove (football), Maria DeShaw of Holland/West Ottawa (soccer), Kathryn Dickson of Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central HS (soccer), Lauren Girard of Rockford/Rockford HS (swimming), Katherine Hauge of Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy (cross country, track), Matt Hughes of Kenosha, Wis./Home School (cross country, track), Emily Klauka of Holt/Holt HS (basketball), Ben Lanting of Littleton, Co./Front Range Christian HS (golf), Rebekah Llorens of Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central (basketball), Andrea Powell of Hudsonville/Hudsonville (golf), Courtney Schmidt of Lowell/Lowell (soccer), Erick Skaff of Flint/Carman-Ainsworth HS (swimming), Jillian Sommerville of Canton/Salem HS (volleyball), Stephanie Stover of Grandville/Calvin Christian HS (golf), Lindsay Timmerman of Hamilton, (cross country, track) and Amy VanderStoep of Holland/West Ottawa (volleyball).

2014-15 MIAA Academic Honor Roll 

        Student-Athlete/Sport/Yr/Hometown/High School

***  Katherine Afton (CC, TR), senior from Portage/Portage Central

*      Grace Ahlgrim (LC), freshman from Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville

***  Kyle Anderson (CC, TR), junior from Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka

**    Alex Arthurs (BsB), junior from Holland/West Ottawa

*      Michael Barnett (BsB), freshman from Saline/Saline

*      Melissa Bazany (SB), freshman from Howell/Howell

**    Madelyn Bellew (SB), sophomore from Jackson/Jackson

*      William Bennick (SO), sophomore from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

*      Brock Benson (BB), junior from Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South

***  Kyle Bernaciak (BsB), junior from Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice

***  Ethan Beswick (SO), junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

*      Mallory Beswick (SO), freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

*      Michaela Biegner (LC), freshman from Hillsdale/Hillsdale Academy

**** Lindsey Bieri (SO), senior from Holland/Holland Christian

**    Harrison Blackledge (BB), sophomore from Canton, Ohio/Hoover

**    Jacob Boersma (FB), junior from Grandville/Grandville

**    Andrew Borror (TR), junior from West Lafayette, Ind./Harrison

*      Thomas Bouwkamp (SO), freshman from Holland/Holland Christian

*      Zach Brandwein (TR), senior from Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central

**    Collin Breit (GO), senior from Muskegon/Western Michigan Christian

*      Erin Brophy (SO), freshman from West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette

*      Landon Brower (BsB), freshman from Holland/Holland Christian

**    Cody Brumm (TN), senior from Nashville/Maple Valley

**    Jamie Bulthuis (TN), junior from Holland/Holland Christian

***  Luisa Burgess (SW), senior from Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice

**    Zach Buth (TR), senior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian

**** Maddie Buursma (SO), senior from Grandville/Calvin Christian

*      Casey Campbell (CC, TR), junior from Swartz Creek/Swartz Creek

**** Carli Capestany (TE), senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville

**    Abigale Cassella (LC), junior from Okemos/Okemos

*      Erin Caton (LC), freshman from Pontiac/Notre Dame Preparatory

**    Jake Chipka (BsB), junior from Whitehouse, Ohio/Anthony Wayne

*      Jacilyn Clark (CC), senior from Normal, Ill./Normal Community West

*      Emily Cleland (GO), freshman from Oxford/Oxford

**    Thomas Conerty (SO), sophomore from Ada/Forest Hills Central

*      Leland Cook (CC), sophomore from Ada/Forest Hills Central

*      Claire Cooper (TE), junior from Williamston/Williamston

*      Kelsey Cooper (SB), senior from Romeo/Romeo

**    Virginia Cotterall (SW), junior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake

**** Kirby Crook (FB), senior from Beech Grove, Ind./Beech Grove

**    Matthew Culver (TE), senior from Clinton Township/Fraser

***  Alicia Curmi (LC), junior from Plymouth/Father Gabriel Richard

**    Natalie Curry (SO), sophomore from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian

**    Rachel deMarigny (SO), sophomore from Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South

**** Maria DeShaw (SO), senior from Holland/West Ottawa

*      Allison DeVries (SO), freshman from Rockford/Rockford

**    Dean DeVries (FB), junior from Grandville/Grandville

*      Jonathan DeVries (S)), senior from Ada/Forest Hills Eastern

***  Cameron Dice (SO), senior from Allendale/Unity Christian

**    Kendall Dice (SO), sophomore from Allendale/Unity Christian

**** Kathryn Dickson (SO), senior from Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central

***  Hannah Doell (BB), senior from Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh

*      Amanda Dort (CC), sophomore from Alpena/Alpena

**    Kelsey Duntley (GO), sophomore from Livonia/Adlai E. Stevenson

**    Max Elder (FB), junior from West Bloomfield/Andover

*      Andrew Erickson (TN), senior from Novi/Detroit Catholic Central

**    Jessica Fatum (SO), sophomore from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern

*      Sarah Fazio (SO), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian

*      Joseph Fifer (SO), freshman from Caledonia/Caledonia

*      Haley Fischman (TR), freshman from Lansing/Lansing Catholic

**    Emily Florek (TN), junior from Burr Ridge, Ill./Lyons Township

*      Jenna Fort (SB), freshman from Vicksburg/Vicksburg Community

*      Emma Forlow (TN), junior from Bannockburn, Ill./Deerfield

*      Kevin Franz (SW), freshman from Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein

*      Alissa Frazee (CC), freshman from Watervliet/Home School

**    Mikayla Freyling (SW), sophomore from Alto/South Christian

*      Kyle Funk (CC), freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

**    Jessica Gaines (CC, TR), junior from Sterling Heights/Utica Acad. Intl. Studies

**    Anna Garcia (TE), junior from Battle Creek/Lakeview

***  Benjamin Gardner (BB), junior from Carmel, Ind./Carmel

*      Madison Geers (BB), freshman from Scottville/Mason County Central

*      Hillary George (TR), senior from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc

*      Britni Glelow (GO), sophomore from Muskegon/Mona Shores

*      Mary Gipson (BB), sophomore from Rockford/Rockford

**** Lauren Girard (SW), senior from Rockford/Rockford

*      Keegan Goalen (FB), junior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville

*      Alejandra Gomez Limon (TR), freshman from Pontiac/Notre Dame Preparatory

**    Taryn Gras (SW), senior from Zeeland/Zeeland East

***  Jenna Grasmeyer (VB), senior from Jenison/Unity Christian

***  Molly Greenfield (LC), senior from Georgetown, Tex./Georgetown

*      Alexis Guttilla (CC, TR), freshman from Elgin, Ill./Westminster Christian

*      Christina Hammond (SO), freshman from Ann Arbor/Father Gabriel Richard

*      Michelle Hance (SW), junior from Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville

*      Sam Hansel (LX), senior from Wheaton, Ill./Glenbard West

*      Ryan Hanson (SO), freshman from Southfield/Southfield Christian

**    Mikaela Harrell (TN), junior from Rockford/Rockford

**** Katherine Hauge (CC, TR), senior from Edina, Minn./Minnehaha Academy

***  Lauren Hazekamp (VB), junior from Fruitport/Fruitport

*      Kristin Hazlett (SO), junior from Bay Village, Ohio/Bay

**    Erin Herrmann (CC, TR), sophomore from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South

*      Julia Hines (SW), freshman from Vienna, Va./James Madison

*      Natalie Hiser (SB), senior from Livonia/Winston Churchill

*      Amie Hixon (LC), freshman from Edwards, Co./Vail Christian

*      Kade Hoeksema (GO), freshman from Grand Rapids/South Christian

**    Marie Holaway (TE), junior from Holland/West Ottawa

*      Bryanna Howard (TN), freshman from Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein

*      Brooke Hubbel (SO), freshman from Caledonia/Caledonia

**** Matt Hughes (CC, TR), senior from Kenosha, Wis./Home School

*      Jacob Jansen (CC), freshman from Johnston, Iowa/Johnston

*      Annie Japinga (TN), senior from Holland/Holland

**    Erin Jipping (SO), senior from Holland/West Ottawa

*      Sarah Jones (SB), freshman from Norton Shores/Mona Shores

**    Emily Joosse (CC, TR), junior from Chillicothe, Ohio/Zane Trace

*      John Kendall (GO), freshman from Grand Rapids/South Christian

***  Michelle Kerr (CC), junior from Dearborn/Divine Child

***  Jayne Kessel (VB), junior from Byron Center/South Christian

*      Taryn King (TR), freshman from Haslett/Haslett

*      Nora Kirk (SO), senior from Maumee, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy

***  Janelle Kirsch (TR), senior from Harbor Beach/Harbor Beach

**    Kaylee Kish (TR), junior from Bay Village, Ohio/Bay

**** Emily Klauka (BB), senior from Holt/Holt

*      Alex Knorp (SB), freshman from Livonia/Adlai E. Stevenson

*      Connor Kogge (SO), senior from Mason/Mason

*      Kate Kooiker (TR), sophomore from Hamilton/Hamilton

*      Callie Kostrzewa (VB), junior from Traverse City/Traverse City Christian

***  Matthew Kroll (FB), junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

***  Anna Krueger (SO), junior from Traverse City/Traverse City Central

*      Emily Krueger (CC), freshman from Holt/Holt

**** Ben Lanting (GO), senior from Littleton, Co./Front Range Christian

***  Hannah Larson (SW), junior from Jackson/Jackson

**    Kate Laverty (SB), junior from Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids

***  Montana Leep (GO), senior from Hastings/South Christian

*      Zach Littleson (BB), sophomore from Rochester/Rochester Adams

***  Noah Litwiller (CC, TR), junior from Delavan, Ill./Olympia

***  Cal Livingway (FB), senior from Dearborn/Dearborn

**** Rebekah Llorens (BB), senior from Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake

*      Grant Ludema (SW), senior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian

*      Mallory Luke (VB), freshman from Saline/Saline

**    David Lunderberg (TR), junior from Grandville/Grandville

*      Anna Lynch (VB), senior from Lake Odessa/Lakewood

*      Katherine Mader (TE), sophomore from Mishawaka, Ind./Penn

***  Elyse Maley (VB), senior from Milton, Ind./Lincoln

***  Tyler Marone (TN), junior from Ann Arbor/Skyline

***  Boone Marois (TR), junior from Traverse City/Traverse City Central

**    Maura McAfee (BB), junior from Midland/Midland

*      Seth McCall (LC), freshman from Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson

**    Colin McKey (TE), senior from Stevensville/Lakeshore

**    Richard Medina (TR), sophomore from Bensenville, Ill./Timothy Christian

**    Madison Mertz (VB), sophomore from Frankenmuth/Frankenmuth

**    Molly Meyer (SW), sophomore from South Bend, Ind./John Adams

*      Nicole Meyer (GO), freshman from Brighton/Brighton

*      Molly Miedema (SO), sophomore from Spring Lake/Spring Lake

***  Allison Mitchell (VB), junior from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern

*      Francesco Moen (CC), junior from Saint Joseph/Lake Michigan Catholic

*      Alexandria Moxon (CC), freshman from Naperville, Ill./Naperville North

*      Kaleigh Mullen (SW), junior from Pontiac/Notre Dame Preparatory

*      Sarah Murphy (TR), freshman from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern

*      Leah Murray (CC), senior from Iowa City, Iowa/West

*      Taylor Myer (FB, TR), junior from Ludington/Ludington

**    Klare Northuis (SW), junior from Holland/Holland

*      Nicholas Olen (SW), freshman from Midland/Herbert Henry Dow

**    Aaron O’Meara (FB), sophomore from Wyandotte/Theodore Roosevelt

**    Christian Otteman (SW), sophomore from Zeeland/Zeeland East

**    Brandon Parcell (FB, TN), junior from Cadillac/Cadillac

*      Audrey Park (LC), sophomore from Ann Arbor/Pioneer

***  Jane Pearson (TR), junior from Lake City/Northern Michigan Christian

*      Ben Pederson (CC, TR), freshman from Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect

**    Matthew Pelyhes (TR), sophomore from Augusta/Gull Lake

**    Elizabeth Perkins (BB, SO), sophomore from Eaton Rapids/Lansing Christian

*      Rebecca Phillips (SB), senior from Wayland/Wayland

**** Andrea Powell (GO), senior from Jenison/Hudsonville

*      Natalie Rahrig (TE), freshman from Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers

*      Hayley Reitsma (SB), freshman from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian

***  Mitchell Reitsma (BsB), junior from Ada/Grand Rapids Christian

*      Alison Rich (TR), freshman from Haslett/Haslett

*      Meredith Rinke (TR), freshman from Canton/Canton

***  Jamie Rogalski (VB), junior from Munster, Ind./Munster

***  Matthew Rolain (CC, TR), junior from Oakland Township/Stoney Creek

*      Nathaniel Rommel (SW), junior from Overland Park, Ks./Blue Valley Northwest

**    Emma Ropski (CC, TR), junior from Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South

*      Madison Roskuszka (TN), freshman from Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North

*      Rachel Satkiewicz (TR), freshman from Birmingham/Seaholm

**** Courtney Schmidt (SO), senior from Lowell/Lowell

***  Mackenzie Schumborg (LC), junior from Ann Arbor/Saline

*      Jacquelyn Schwark (BB), freshman from Macomb/Lutheran North

*      Jordyn Severt (TR), senior from Traverse City/Traverse City West

***  Sarah Sheridan (SW), junior from Richmond, Ind./Richmond

**    Tim Simon (CC, TR), senior from Richland/Gull Lake

*      Kaitlyn Singer (SB), freshman from Hartland/Harland

**** Erick Skaff (SW), senior from Flint/Carman-Ainsworth

*      Ryan Skowronek (BB), junior from Novi/Detroit Catholic Central

*      S. Andreas Slette (SO), junior from Holland/Holland

*      Adrienne Smith (SW), freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

*      Akia Smith (TR), freshman from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern

*      Cathrine Smith (TN), junior from Byron Center/Lake Michigan Catholic

***  Julie Sobieski (SB), senior from Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles East

**** Jillian Sommerville (VB), senior from Plymouth/Salem

*      Julia Stock (CC, TR), junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven

**** Stephanie Stover (GO), senior from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian

*      Peter Stuckey (LC), senior from Okemos/Okemos

**    Cody Stuive (BB), senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville

***  Kamara Sudberry (BB), senior from Clio/Clio

*      Mary Clare Theis (SO), freshman from Haslett/Haslett

**    Reinie Thomas (LC), sophomore from Portage/Portage Central

**** Lindsay Timmerman (CC, TR), senior from Hamilton/Hamilton

*      Jack Twitty (BsB), sophomore from Rochester/Rochester Adams

*      Miranda Ulmer (CC), junior from Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community

*      Anna VandeBunte (VB), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian

**    Adam Vander Ploeg (LC), sophomore from Mundelein, Ill./Mudelein

**** Amy VanderStoep (VB), senior from Holland/West Ottawa

***  TJ VanDyken (FB), senior from Zeeland/Zeeland East

**    Gabriela Vazquez (CC), sophomore from Muskegon/Muskegon

*      Natalie Vela (SW), freshman from Clarkston/Clarkston

*      Christopher Waechter (SW), senior from Ventura, Calif./Foothill Technology

**    Trevor Wagoner (SW), sophomore from Hixson, Tenn./Mccallie

*      Stephen Waltersdorf (FB), junior from Pinckney/Pinckney Community

*      Chandler Warren (LC), sophomore from Grosse Pointe Farms/University Liggett

**    Jorgie Watson (SW), junior from Grand Rapids/Catholic Central

***  Matthew Webb (TR), junior from Grand Rapids/Grandville

*      Rachael Webb (CC, TR), freshman from Grand Rapids/Grandville

***  Emily Weber (SW), senior from Milan/Milan

*      Griffin Weigl (TN), freshman from Saginaw/Nouvel Catholic Central

*      Peyton Wells (SB), senior from Rockford/Rockford

*      Ross Whitman (TR), sophomore from Monroe/Saint Mary Catholic Central

*      Lindsay Wiederhold (SW), junior from Plainwell/Plainwell

***  Karina Winkelman (TR), junior from St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury

*      Allie Wittenbach (SO), freshman from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Central

*      David Wolliston (TR), freshman from Remus/Chippewa Hills

***  Zach Zandbergen (CC, TR), senior from Grandville/Grandville

***  Ben Zank (CC, TR), senior from Midland/Herbert Henry Dow

*      Sarah Zieschang (SW), freshman from Austin, Tex./Veritas Academy

**    Ethan Zimmerman (FB), junior from Niles/Edwardsburg

**    Abbie Zuiderveen (TN), sophomore from Hudsonville/Unity Christian

 

*      denotes number of years named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll

 

KEY: BsB-Baseball, BB-Basketball, CC-Cross Country, FB-Football, GO-Golf, LC-Lacrosse, SB-Softball, SO-Soccer, SW-Swimming, TE-Tennis, TR-Track, TN-Trainer, VB-Volleyball