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

The 29th 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 26 seniors who both lettered four years and achieved the academic distinction.  They are Sydney Asselin (swimming) from Holland/Holland Christian; Eliza Beird (soccer) from Holland/Black River; Amanda Bentley (cross country and indoor track and field) from Somonauk, Ill./Somonauk; Stephen Binnig (soccer) from Pittsburgh, Penn./North Allegheny HS; Abigail Brinks (swimming), from Commerce Township/Walled Lake Northern HS; Grace Bubin (soccer), from Rockford/Rockford HS; Morgan Buursma (soccer) from Grandville/Calvin Christian HS; Hilary Curry (soccer), from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian HS; Emma DuMez (volleyball) from Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger HS; Justin Folkert (tennis) from Hamilton/Hamilton HS; Emily Hamilton (cross country, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field) from Naperville, Ill./Naperville North; Connor Howell (football) from Novi/Novi HS; Michael Kiley (tennis), from Muskegon/Mona Shores HS; Lindsay Kooy (soccer) from Metamora/Flint Powers Catholic HS; Erin LaBarge (tennis) from Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS; Taylor LaBarge (tennis) from Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS; Avery Lowe (cross country, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field) from North Muskegon/North Muskegon HS; Kristen Marsman (soccer) from Holland/Holland Christian HS; Sara Plohetski (swimming & diving) from South Lyon/South Lyon HS; Katie Rietberg (volleyball) from Holland, Michigan (West Ottawa HS); Nathan Schloff (cross country, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field) from Holland/Holland Christian HS; Mackenzie Schmidt (cross country) from Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS; Brian Simonich (swimming & diving) from Highland/Milford HS; Murphy Stadelmaier (soccer) from Midland/Herbert Henry Dow HS; Benjamin Turner (indoor track & field, outdoor track & field) from Albion/Olivet HS; and Allison VanderStoep (indoor track & field, outdoor track & field) from Holland/West Ottawa HS.

2018/19 MIAA Academic Honor Roll

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

* denotes number of years named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll

KEY: BsB-Baseball, BB-Basketball, CC-Cross Country, FB-Football, GO-Golf, ITR–Indoor Track & field, LC-Lacrosse, OTR-Outdoor Track & field, SB-Softball, SO-Soccer, SW-Swimming & Diving, TE-Tennis, VB-Volleyball

A-B

*** Mitchel Achien’g (ITR, OTR), junior from Nairobi, Kenya/Kisumu Girls
**** Sydney Asselin (SW), senior from Holland/Holland Christian
* Janelle Baar (SB), freshman from Byron Center/Byron Center
* Tucker Babb (ITR), freshman from Caledonia/Caledonia
** Barry Bait (ITR, OTR), sophomore from Granville, Ohio/Granville
** Amanda Bandrowski (TE), junior from Traverse City/Saint Francis
* Courteney Barnes (BB), sophomore from Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central
** Cal Barnett (BsB), sophomore from Chelsea/Chelsea
* Brenna Bastien (ITR, OTR), freshman from West Olive/Allendale
** Claire Bates (SB), sophomore from Midland/Bullock Creek
** Danny Beckman (BB), sophomore from Shelby/Shelby
** Jason Beckman (BB), senior from Shelby/Shelby
**** Eliza Beird (SO), senior from Holland/Black River
**** Amanda Bentley (CC, ITR), senior from Somonauk, Ill./Somonauk
* Isabelle Bertolone (SO), freshman from Muskegon/Muskegon Catholic Central
*** Ellie Best (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Kalamazoo/Portage Central
*** Megan Bigelow (SO), junior from Flushing/Flushing
**** Stephen Binnig (SO), senior from Pittsburgh, Penn./North Allegheny
* James Bird (SW), freshman from Rockford/Rockford
* Evan Bleitz (CC, ITR), freshman from Milan/Saline
*** David Bos (FB), junior from Hudsonville/Unity Christian
*** Alicia Bostwick (CC, ITR, OTR), junior from Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community
*** Shelby Bowers (SO), senior from Coldwater/Coldwater
** Timothy Boyce (SW), sophomore from Rochester/Rochester Lourdes
** Hannah Bredeweg (ITR, OTR), junior from Benton Harbor/Lakeshore
**** Abigail Brinks (SW), senior from Commerce Township/Walled Lake Northern
** Scott Brooks (LC), junior from Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson
* Griffin Bruso (SO), freshman from Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community
** Lukas Bruxvoort (ITR, OTR), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
**** Grace Bubin (SO), sophomore from Rockford/Rockford
* Francesca Buchanan (BB), senior from Grant/Sparta
* Caroline Burkhardt (SO), freshman from Louisville, Ky./Martha Layne Collins
*** Julianna Burlet (LC), junior from Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
**** Morgan Buursma (SO), senior from Grandville/Calvin Christian
*** Logan Bylsma (SO), junior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville 

C - F

* Kaelin Callow (SB), freshman from Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North
* Sarah Cannon (CC), freshman from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
* Krista Carter (SB), freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
** Bailey Chorney (TE), sophomore from Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee
** Jacinda Cole (CC, ITR, OTR), sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
* Andrew Conlon (LC), freshman from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
** Jo Cook (SB), sophomore from Birch Run/Birch Run
*** Abby Couwenhoven (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way
** Elisabeth Craig (SW), senior from Grand Rapids/East Kentwood
* Liam Cunningham (LC), freshman from South Lyon/Detroit Catholic Central
**** Hilary Curry (SO), senior from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian
** Adair Cutler (VB), sophomore from East Lansing/Lansing Christian
** Allison Darnell (LC), senior from Waterford/North Farmington
* Cora Davis (LC), freshman from Waterford/Rochester Adams
* Nathan Davis (BB), freshman from Rochester/Stoney Creek
*** Joseph Dawson (CC), junior from Richland/Gull Lake
*** Mason Dekker (FB), junior from Holland/West Ottawa
* Deanna DeLeeuw (GO), freshman from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Kasey DeSmit (BB), freshman from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
*** Amanda Diaz (SB), junior from Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein
* Jordyn Diaz (SB), junior from Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley
* Jason Dietz (BB), freshman from Troy/Troy
*** Grace Ditzenberger (VB), senior from Centennial, Co./Chaparral
* Drew Dow (ITR, OTR), freshman from Bridgman/Bridgman
**** Emma DuMez (VB), senior from Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger
*** Rebecca Duran (CC), junior from Palatine, Ill./Palatine
* Brett Dyer (SO), freshman from Northport/Northport
** Maria Egloff (SO), sophomore from Kalamazoo/Loy Norrix
*** Carleigh Eidson (LC), junior from Holland/West Ottawa
* Luke Elder (LC), sophomore from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
** Rachel Elder (LC), sophomore from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
** Jack Elwell (SO), junior from Ada/Forest Hills Northern
* Allison Eppinga (SW), junior from Saline/Saline
* Liam Faber (SW), freshman from Grand Rapids/East Kentwood
* Jordon Fairchild (BsB), senior from Muskegon/Oakridge
** Emily Farwell, (VB) senior from Lowell/Forest Hills Central
* Ryan Flynn (SO), freshman from Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington
**** Justin Folkert (TE), senior from Hamilton/Hamilton
* Lauren Foltz (LC), freshman from Okemos/Okemos
* Garret Fragnoli (LC), freshman from Troy/Detroit Country Day
* Michael Francisco (SO), freshman from Ada/Forest Hills Central 

G - J

* Maxwell Gaishin (BsB), sophomore from Stevensville/Lakeshore
** Mallory Gerber (BB), sophomore from Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg
*** Kayla Gercak (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Vicksburg/Portage Northern
*** Addyson Gerig (ITR, OTR), junior from Holland/West Ottawa
* Andrew Gilpin (BsB), freshman from Brighton/Brighton
** Andrew Goble (GO), senior from Brighton/Brighton
* Ana Grunewald (VB), freshman from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
*** Jager Haan (ITR, OTR), junior from McBain/Northern Michigan Christian
* Tara Haan (ITR, OTR), freshman from McBain/Northern Michigan Christian
* Calvin Hackert (BB), sophomore from Brandenburg, Ky./Ludington
** Benjamin Hagman (SO), senior from Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty
* Sophie Hall (ITR, OTR), freshman from Holt/Haslett
** Claire Hallock (TE), junior from Lakeland, Fla./Harrison Center
**** Emily Hamilton (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Naperville, Ill./Naperville North
* Keaton Hamilton (BsB), sophomore from Wyoming/Grandville
** Sally Hansma (CC, ITR), senior from Grand Rapids/Jenison
* Matthew Harkema (LC), senior from Saint Louis Park, Minn./Saint Louis Park
* Chloe Haskins (SB), freshman from Brighton/Brighton
** Nathaniel Hentschel (LC), junior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
** Ty Hergenreder (CC, ITR, OTR), junior from Davison/Goodrich
* Nick Hoffman (CC, ITR, OTR), freshman from Holland/Holland
** Ryan Holman (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Holmen, Wis./Holmen
** Stephen Holpuch (LC), sophomore from Oswego, Ill./Oswego
** Nicholas Holt (FB), senior from Norton Shores/Muskegon Catholic Central
** Jordan Hooker (SO), senior from Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids
*** Tyler Horn (FB), senior from Marshall/Marshall
** Adam Howard (ITR, OTR), junior from Jacksonville, Ill./Routt Catholic
**** Connor Howell (FB), senior from Novi/Novi
*** Hannah Huizen (ITR, OTR), junior from Jenison/Jenison
* Toby Hulst (FB), freshman from Caledonia/South Christian
* Chloe Hutchison (SW), sophomore from Grosse Ile/Grosse Ile
* Eddie Ip (ITR, OTR), senior from Grand Rapids/South Christian
*** Josh Izenbart (ITR, OTR), junior from Glenwood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor Community
*** Emily Jackson (CC, OTR), junior from Grayling/Grayling
* Noelle Jackson (SB), senior from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc
*** Emma Johnson (ITR, OTR), junior from Wentzville, Mo./Timberland
* Evan Johnson (FB), freshman from Okemos/Holt
* Fiona Johnson (SW), freshman from Jenison/Jenison 

K - O

** Morgann Kanouse (SB), sophomore from Cadillac/Cadillac
*** Hannah Kenny (CC, ITR, OTR), junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
**** Michael Kiley (TE), senior from Muskegon/Mona Shores
* Arinn King (SB), freshman from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Sophia Kleinheksel (ITR, OTR), junior from Ann Arbor/Huron
**** Lindsay Kooy (SO), senior from Metamora/Powers Catholic
** Gretchen Koster (ITR, OTR), sophomore from Falmouth/McBain
* Benjamin Kramer (GO), senior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
*** Daniel Kroeze (TE), junior from Holland/Holland Christian
* Abigail Krueger (SO), sophomore from Holt/Lansing
*** Nicole Kruithof (ITR, OTR), junior from Byron Center/South Christian
** Brant Kym (BsB), sophomore from Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville
**** Erin LaBarge (TE), senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
**** Taylor LaBarge (TE), senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Abigail LaDuke (SW), freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
* Molly Ligon (VB), freshman from Beverly Hills/Seaholm
* Anneliese Lockner (SO), freshman from Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community
** Robyn Loselle (CC), sophomore from Wyandotte/Theodore Roosevelt
**** Avery Lowe (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from North Muskegon/North Muskegon
** Jared Lowe (ITR, OTR), sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming
* Kate Majerus (BB), freshman from Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore
* James Mandeville (SW), freshman from Manistee/Terre Haute South Vigo
* Jonathan Mann (LC), freshman from Plymouth/University Detroit Jesuit
**** Kristen Marsman (SO), senior from Holland/Holland Christian
*** Sam Mason (SO), senior from Wheaton, Ill/Wheaton North
*** Sarah McCoy (SO), junior from Stevensville/Lake Michigan Catholic
* David McHugh (ITR, OTR), freshman from Whitehall/Reeths Puffer
** Abigail Meder (GO), sophomore from Williamston/Lansing Catholic
* Sarah Mikesell (SO), freshman from Norton Shores/Mona Shores
** Caroline Milholland (LC), sophomore from Midland/Herbert Henry Dow
** Kameron Miller (BsB), sophomore from Coldwater/Coldwater
*** Chelsea Miskelley (CC, ITR, OTR), junior from Holland/Black River
* Hannah Mitroff (SO), freshman from Rochester/Stoney Creek
** Claire Muckian (CC, ITR, OTR), sophomore from Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles East** Zackary Murphy (CC, ITR, OTR), sophomore from Coldwater/Coldwater
*** Sarah Neumar (ITR, OTR), senior from Ypsilanti/Huron
** Lauren Newman (BB), sophomore from Flushing/Flushing
** Madison Nise (SB), sophomore from Caledonia/Caledonia
*** Paula Nolte (SW), junior from Elmhurst, Ill./York Community
* Jacob Ohren-Hoeft (BsB), freshman from Saline/Saline
*** CJ Otteman (BsB), junior from Zeeland/Zeeland East
* McKenna Otto (VB), freshman from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North 

P - Z

* Addison Panse (SO), freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
*** Andrew Pavey (LC), junior from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern
** Kelly Peregrine (CC, ITR, OTR), junior from Traverse City/Traverse City Central
*Grace Pettinger (VB), sophomore from Mount Vernion/ Mount Vernon
* Hailey Pickelheimer (ITR, OTR), junior from Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty
** Carly Pieri (LC), sophomore from Alto/Caledonia
*** Shay Pinhey (SB), senior from Ann Arbor/Pioneer
**** Sara Plohetski (SW), senior from South Lyon/South Lyon
* Gina Polito (ITR, OTR), freshman from Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington Community
* Alyssa Potyraj (SW), freshman form Grandville/Grandville
* Jack Radzville (LC), freshman from Howell/Howell
** Jane Ragains (LC), sophomore from Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township
** Mackenzie Ralston (SW), sophomore from Norton Shores/Mona Shores
** Teddy Ray (BB), senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead
* Christopher Rexroth (FB), freshman from Farmington Hills/Harrison
** Hope Reynolds (SW), sophomore from Exton, Pa./Villa Maria Academy
*** Christian Rhoades (TE), senior from Holland/Holland Christian
**** Katie Rietberg (VB), senior from Holland/West Ottawa
** Jordyn Rioux (GO), sophomore from Farmington/Ladywood
* Julia Robleski (CC, ITR, OTR), freshman from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Academy
* Paige Rosenbrook (LC), sophomore from East Lansing/Haslett
*** Analise Sala (SO), senior from West Bloomfield/Mercy
** Emma Schaefer (SW), sophomore from DeWitt/Saint Johns
** Nicholas Schanhals (LC), junior from North Muskegon/North Muskegon
* Matthew Schawel (GO), freshman from Vernon Hills, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson
**** Nathan Schloff (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Holland/Holland Christian
**** Mackenzie Schmidt (CC), senior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
** Drew Schmitz (CC, ITR), sophomore from Westfield, Ind./Westfield
* Caleb Schoon (SO), freshman form Ludington/Ludington
** Kenedy Schoonveld (BB), sophomore from Zeeland/Holland Christian
* Hayley Sollard (OTR), freshman from Traverse City/Traverse City Central
** Caroline Serkaian (SO), junior from Okemos/Okemos
*** Daniel Settecerri (GO), junior from Bloomfield Hills/Bloomfield Hills
** Nicholai Shaw (CC, ITR, OTR), senior from Allendale/Allendale
**** Brian Simonich (SW), senior from Highland/Milford
* Avery Slancik (SB), freshman from Scotts/Vicksburg
*** Erica Slenk (SW), junior from Zeeland/Holland Christian
* Hannah Smith (BB), freshman from Midland/Midland
*** Alison Sobkowski (SW), junior from Portage/Portage
*** Jack Sojka (BsB), senior from Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
** Terrell Solberg (ITR, OTR), sophomore from Traverse City/Traverse City Central
**** Murphy Stadelmaier (SO), senior from Midland/Herbert Henry Dow
** Joseph Stark (FB), sophomore from Troy/Athens
* Shelby Steele (SB), junior from Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids
** Luke Stehney (FB), senior from Royal Oak/Brother Rice
* Jael Stilwell (SW), freshman from Holland/Holland
** Ryann Stutz (VB), junior from Kalamazoo/Parchment
** Ashleigh Thomas (BB), sophomore from Shelby Township/Lutheran North
** Collin Thomas (ITR, OTR), senior from Novi/Novi
* Lauryn Thompson (CC, OTR), freshman from Portage/Hackett Catholic Prep
** Rose Thompson (VB), sophomore from Coopersville/Unity Christian
** Areal Tolsma (SW), junior from Holland/Holland Christian
**** Benjamin Turner (ITR, OTR), senior from Albion/Olivet
** Emily Tyner (ITR, OTR), sophomore from Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Skyline
*** Gabrielle Vachon (VB), junior from Walker/Jenison
*** Marshall VanBelkum (LC), junior from Rockford/Rockford
** Andrew VandeBunte (ITR, OTR), junior from Grand Rapids/Byron Center
*** Jenna Vander Laan (VB), junior from Grand Rapids/South Christian
** Jacob VanderRoest (ITR, OTR), sophomore from South Haven/Saugatuck
**** Allison VanderStoep (ITR, OTR), senior from Holland/West Ottawa
*** Mark VanderStoep (TE), senior from Holland/West Ottawa
** Jamie VanderZwaag (ITR, OTR), junior from Holland/West Ottawa
*** Matthew VanDyken (BsB), junior from Zeeland/Zeeland East
** Matthew VanHeest (FB, ITR), junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
* Mekenna VanKoevering (SO), sophomore from Zeeland/Unity Christian
* Breanna VanLaan (CC), junior from Lowell/Lowell
*** Annie Veld (SO), senior from Holland/West Ottawa
** Olivia Voskuil (BB), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
** Sam Vree (BB), sophomore from Lansing, Ill./Illiana Christian
* Whitney Wegener (SB), freshman from Ida/Ida
* Nick Weigle (SW), freshman from Grandville/Grandville
*** Noah Weigle (GO), junior from Grandville/Grandville
* Tracy Westra (VB), freshman from Clarendon Hills, Ill./Timothy Christian
** Audrey White (SO), sophomore from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Kamaron Wilcox (SW), freshman from Ada/Forest Hills Central
** Jacob Williams (FB), senior from Manistee/Manistee
** Paige Wilmer (LC), sophomore from Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington
* Matthew Zandstra (BB), junior from Schererville, Ind./Illiana Christian 

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