Letterwinners of 2019 spring sports teams at Hope College have been announced by athletic directors Tim Schoonveld and Melinda Larson.

Hope finished first in three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) sports this spring; men’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, and women’s outdoor track & field; was MIAA runner-up in baseball and men’s tennis; came in third in softball and men’s outdoor track & field; and took fourth in women’s lacrosse.

Twenty-five lettered in their sport for a fourth consecutive year.  They are Gino Battaglia (lacrosse), Bailey Berberich (lacrosse), Micah Bieri (lacrosse), Josh Blackburn (lacrosse), Abby Couwenhoven (track & field), Allison Darnell (lacrosse), Jordon Fairchild (baseball), Justin Folkert (tennis), Justin Freeman (track & field), Emily Hamilton (track & field), Matthew Harkema (lacrosse), Noelle Jackson (softball), Michael Kiley (tennis), Louis Kopp (track & field), Brad Kotenko (baseball), Erin LaBarge (tennis), Taylor LaBarge (tennis), Nick LePore (baseball), Avery Lowe (track & field), Shay Pinhey (softball), Jack Sojka (baseball), Liam Turley (lacrosse), Ben Turner (track & field), Allison VanderStoep (track & field), and Mark VanderStoep (tennis).

Baseball Letterwinners

Sam Balke***, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Eastern)

Cal Barrett**, sophomore from Chelsea (Chelsea)

Grant Barrett*, freshman from Chelsea (Chelsea)

Evan Becker**, sophomore from Rochester (Stoney Creek)

Dylan Berghorst*, freshman from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

Jared Blum***, junior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

Ted Eppinga**, sophomore from Saline (Saline)

Jordon Fairchild****, senior from Muskegon (Oakridge)

Tucker Fritz*, freshman from Holland (West Ottawa)

Max Gaishin**, sophomore from Stevensville (Lakeshore)

Andrew Gilpin*, freshman from Brighton (Brighton)

Keaton Hamilton*, sophomore from Wyoming (Grandville)

Sean Hoey**, sophomore from Holland (West Ottawa)

Micah Holzwarth*, freshman from Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)

Shane Hykin*, freshman from Ada (Forest Hills Northern)

Brad Kotenko****, senior from Macomb (Lutheran North)

Brant Kym**, sophomore from Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)

Nick LePore****, senior from Clinton Township (De La Salle)

Drew Lunsford***, junior from Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)

Evan Maday**, sophomore from Grand Rapids (East Kentwood)

Dane Martin*, freshman from New Baltimore (L’Anse Creuse)

Joey Merucci**, sophomore from Northville Township (Catholic Central)

Kameron Miller**, sophomore from Coldwater (Coldwater)

Jack Nurenberg**, sophomore from Hudsonville (Hudsonvillle)

Jacob Ohren-Hoeft*, freshman from Saline (Saline)

Mason Opple***, junior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

CJ Otteman***, junior from Zeeland (Zeeland East)

Trace Slancik***, junior from Scotts (Vicksburg)

Jack Sojka****, senior from Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)

Matt VanDyken***, junior from Zeeland (Zeeland East)

Al Vasquez*, freshman from Chelsea (Chelsea)

Ethan Willett*, sophomore from Orland Park (Nazareth Academy)

Men’s Lacrosse Letterwinners

Gino Battaglia****, senior from Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon)

Nick Bazany***, junior from Howell (Detroit Catholic Central)

Adam Bell**, sophomore from Lake Orion (Oxford)

Micah Bieri****, senior from Holland (Holland Christian)

Brayden Blackburn*, freshman from Muskegon (Reeths-Puffer)

Josh Blackburn****, senior from Muskegon (Reeths-Puffer)

Ian Bosman*, freshman from Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek)

Scott Brooks***, junior from Columbus, Ohio (Hilliard Davidson)

Andrew Caris***, junior from Hartland (Detroit Catholic Central)

Andrew Conlon*, freshman from East Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids)

Liam Cunningham*, freshman from South Lyon (Detroit Catholic Central)

Nicholas Dilly*, freshman from Vicksburg (Vicksburg)

Luke Elder*, sophomore from East Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids)

Garret Fragnoli*, freshman from Troy (Detroit Country Day)

Sean Gliebe***, junior from Delaware, Ohio (Rochester)

Matthew Harkema****, senior from St. Louis Park, Minn. (St. Louis Park)

Nathaniel Hentschel***, junior from Spring Lake (Spring Lake)

Stephen Holpuch**, sophomore from Oswego, Ill (Oswego)

Max Kuiper***, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central)

Jonathan Mann*, freshman from Plymouth (University of Detroit Jesuit)

Tucker Martinez*, freshman from Zeeland (Zeeland West)

Rocco Mularoni***, junior from Hartland (Detroit Catholic Central)

Andrew Pavey***, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Eastern)

Andrew Pawlanta**, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Eastern)

Ethan Pinto*, freshman from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Eastern)

Jack Radzville*, freshman from Howell (Howell)

Peter Reynolds**, sophomore from Holland (Black River)

Nick Schanhals***, junior from North Muskegon (North Muskegon)

Ben Staubus**, sophomore from Westville, Ind. (Mount Carmel Catholic Prep)

Liam Turley****, senior from Middleton, Wis. (Middleton)

Gareth Ulmer**, junior from Delaware, Ohio (Rutherford B. Hayes)

Marshall VanBelkum***, junior from Rockford (Rockford)

Colton Warren**, sophomore from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

Women’s Lacrosse Letterwinners

Bailey Berberich****, senior from Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)

Julianna Burlet***, junior from Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)

Caitlyn Cowell**, sophomore from Culver, Ind. (Culver Academies)

Allison Darnell****, senior from Farmington Hills (North Farmington)

Cora Davis*, freshman from Waterford (Rochester Adams)

Carleigh Eidson***, junior from Holland (West Ottawa)

Rachel Elder**, sophomore from Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids)

Lauren Foltlz*, freshman from Okemos (Okemos)

Laurel Frederickson**, sophomore from Alto (Lowell)

Kelly Gotham*, freshman from Britton (Tecumseh)

Helen Holt*, freshman from Myersville, Md. (Middletown)

Bridgette Lay*, freshman from Ottawa Hills, Ohio (Saint Ursula Academy)

Madison McCreery*, freshman from Rockford (Rockford)

Madison Micho**, sophomore from Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids)

Caroline Milholland**, sophomore from Midland (Herbert Henry Dow)

Sydney Muller*, sophomore from Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian)

Carly Pieri**, sophomore from Alto (Caledonia)

Jane Ragains**, sophomore from Western Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township)

Paige Rosenbrook**, sophomore from East Lansing (Haslett)

Madeline Suhrheinrich*, freshman from Okemos (Okemos)

Paige Wilmer**, sophomore from Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington)

Softball Letterwinners

Janelle Baar*, freshman from Byron Center (Byron Center)

Claire Bates**, sophomore from Midland (Bullock Creek)

Kaelin Callow*, freshman from Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North)

Halle Carpenter*, freshman from Three Rivers (Three Rivers)

Krista Carter*, freshman from Holland (West Ottawa)

Jo Cook**, sophomore from Birch Run (Birch Run)

Amanda Diaz***, junior from Round Lake, Ill. (Mundelein)

Jordyn Diaz***, junior from Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

Savannah Dixon**, sophomore from Niles (Edwardsburg)

Alex Ebert**, sophomore from Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

Lexi Gray*, freshman from Osceola, Ind. (Penn)

Chloe Haskins*, freshman from Brighton (Brighton)

Morgan Hoogeveen*, freshman from South Bend, Ind. (New Prairie)

Noelle Jackson****, senior from Grand Blanc (Grand Blanc)

Morgann Kanouse**, sophomore from Cadillac (Cadillac)

Arinn King*, freshman from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

Maddie Nise**, sophomore from Caledonia (Caledonia)

Breana Nolan*, freshman from Metamora (Lapeer)

Shay Pinhey****, senior from Ann Arbor (Pioneer)

Avery Slancik*, freshman from Scotts (Vicksburg)

Megan Soderbloom**, sophomore from Dowagiac (Dowagiac)

Shelby Steele***, junior from Eaton Rapids (Eaton Rapids)

Abby Wallar**, sophomore from Zeeland (Zeeland West)

Whitney Wegener*, freshman from Ida (Ida)

Men's Tennis Letterwinners

David Bacon**, sophomore from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Northern)

Alec Berrodin***, junior from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Northern)

Justin Folkert****, senior from Hamilton (Hamilton)

Michael Kiley****, senior from Muskegon (Mona Shores)

Danny Kroeze***, junior from Holland (Holland Christian)

Christian Rhoades***, senior from Holland (Holland Christian)

Timothy Roe**, senior from Bakersfield, Ca. (Frontier)

Carter Smiley**, sophomore from Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka)

Mark VanderStoep****, senior from Holland (West Ottawa)

Women's Tennis Letterwinners
 

Amanda Bandrowski***, junior from Traverse City (Saint Francis)

Bailey Chorney**, sophomore from Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)

Brigid DeVries**, sophomore from Brandenburg, Ky. (Meade County)

Claire Hallock***, junior from Lakeland, Fla. (Harrison Center)

Sydney Jackson*, freshman from Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll)

Erin LaBarge****, senior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

Taylor LaBarge****, senior from Hudsonville (Hudsonville)

Liz Pniewski***, junior from Lowell (Catholic Central)

Men's Outdoor Track & Field Letterwinners
 

Barry Bait**, sophomore from Granville, Ohio (Granville)

Lukas Bruxvoort**, sophomore from Holland (Holland Christian)

David Clark*, sophomore from Sterling Heights (Adlai E. Stevenson)

Korey Derr**, junior from Grand Rapids (Northview)

Drew Dow*, freshman from Bridgeman (Bridgman)

Justin Freeman****, senior from Holland (West Ottawa)

Chase Gaca***, senior from Kingsley (Kingsley Area)

Tucker Gibbons***, senior Fowlerville (Fowlerville)

Jager Haan***, junior from Mc Bain (Northern Michigan Christian)

Sally Hansma**, junior from Grand Rapids (Jenison)

Emari Hardy**, sophomore from Muskegon (Mona Shores)

Ty Hergenreder**, junior from Davison (Goodrich)

Nick Hoffman*, freshman from Holland (Holland)

Ryan Holman***, senior from Holmen, Wis. (Holman)

Adam Howard***, junior from Jacksonville, Ill. (Routt Catholic)

Eddie Ip**, senior from Grand Rapids (South Christian)

Josh Izenbart***, junior from Glenwood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)

Louis Kopp****, senior from Spring, Tex. (Providence Classical)

Ethan Larson**, sophomore from Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)

Owen Ljung*, junior from Sonoma, Ca. (Sonoma Valley)

Jared Lowe**, sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio (Wyoming)

Brandon Maurice**, junior from Howell, N.J. (Howell)

David McHugh*, freshman from Whitehall (Reeths Puffer)

Zackary Murphy*, sophomore from Coldwater (Coldwater)

Matt Ruff****, senior from Wayne, Ill. (Wheaton Academy)

Noah Russo**, sophomore from Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids)

Nathan Schloff**, junior from Holland (Holland Christian)

Nicholai Shaw**, senior from Allendale (Allendale)

Terrell Solberg**, sophomore from Traverse City (Traverse City Central)

Chris Stamatopolous*, sophomore from Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South)

Collin Thomas**, senior from Novi (Novi)

Ben Turner****, senior from Albion (Olivet)

Andrew VandeBunte*, junior from Grand Rapids (Byron Center)

 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Letterwinners
 

Mitchel Achien’g***, junior from Nairobi (Kisumu)

Brenna Bastien*, freshman from West Olive (Allendale)

Ellie Best**, senior from Portage (Portage Central)

Alicia Bostwick**, junior from Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville Community)

Hannah Bredeweg**, junior from Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville)

Jenna Breuker*, freshman from Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Eastern)

Colleen Burns*, junior from Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield)

Jacinda Cole**, sophomore from Saint Paul, Minn. (Eastview)

Abby Couwenhoven****, senior from Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln Way East)

Anna Frazee**, junior from Watervliet (Home School)

Kayla Gercak***, senior from Vicksburg (Portage Northern)

Addyson Gerig***, junior from Holland (West Ottawa)

Tara Haan*, freshman from McBain (Northern Michigan Christian)

Sophie Hall*, freshman from Holt (Haslett)

Emily Hamilton****, senior from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North)

Hannah Huizen***, junior from Jenison (Jenison)

Emily Jackson*, junior from Grayling (Grayling)

Emma Johnson***, junior from Wentzville (Timberland)

Hanna Kenny**, junior from Grand Haven (Grand Haven)

Sophia Kleinheksel*, junior from Ann Arbor (Huron)

Gretchen Koster**, sophomore from Falmouth (McBain)

Nicole Kruithof***, junior from Byron Center (South Christian)

Avery Lowe****, senior from North Muskegon (North Muskegon)

Chelsea Miskelley***, junior from Holland (Black River)

Sarah Neumar***, senior from Ann Arbor (Huron)

Kelly Peregrine***, junior from Traverse City (Traverse City Central)

Hailey Pickelheimer***, junior from Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty)

Gina Polito*, freshman from Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Barrington Community)

Julia Robleski*, freshman from Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Academy)

Hayley Scollard*, freshman from Traverse City (Traverse City Central)

Lauryn Thompson*, freshman from Portage (Hackett Catholic Prep)

Emily Tyner**, sophomore from Ann Arbor

Allison VanderStoep****, senior from Holland (West Ottawa)

Jamie VanderZwaag**, junior from Holland (West Ottawa)