<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.hope.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Hope College</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/rss.aspx?path=wlax</link><description>Latest news items for Hope College</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.hope.edu/rss?path=wlax" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Four Student-Athletes Chosen for 2025-26 MIAA Academic Elite Distinction</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/31/general-four-hope-college-student-athletes-chosen-for-2025-26-miaa-academic-elite-distinction.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/31/general-four-hope-college-student-athletes-chosen-for-2025-26-miaa-academic-elite-distinction.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Four Hope College student-athletes pose for portraits." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_miaa_academic_elite_web.png" /><br /><br />All achieved a 4.0 GPA.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_miaa_academic_elite_web.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_miaa_academic_elite_web.png"><media:title>Four Hope College student-athletes pose for portraits.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_miaa_academic_elite_web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9181</s:story_id></item><item><title>Register for the 2026 Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Golf Outing</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/8/5/general-register-for-the-hope-athletics-orange-and-blue-2026-golf-outing.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/8/5/general-register-for-the-hope-athletics-orange-and-blue-2026-golf-outing.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="26 Orange and Blue Golf Outing promo" src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/11/26ORANGE_BLUE_GOLF_1920x1080__3_.jpg" /><br /><br />The annual event is Friday, Sept. 11, at Clearbrook Golf Club.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/11/26ORANGE_BLUE_GOLF_1920x1080__3_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/11/26ORANGE_BLUE_GOLF_1920x1080__3_.jpg"><media:title>26 Orange and Blue Golf Outing promo</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/11/26ORANGE_BLUE_GOLF_1920x1080__3_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 5 Aug 2026 15:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9188</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hope College Puts 328 Student-Athletes on MIAA Academic Honor Roll</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/29/general-hope-college-puts-328-student-athletes-on-miaa-academic-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/29/general-hope-college-puts-328-student-athletes-on-miaa-academic-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Drone view of Buys Athletics Fields." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_BuysFieldsDrone.jpg" /><br /><br />Fifty-three seniors are four-time recepients.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_BuysFieldsDrone.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_BuysFieldsDrone.jpg"><media:title>Drone view of Buys Athletics Fields.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/30/26_BuysFieldsDrone.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9180</s:story_id></item><item><title>Twenty Hope College Teams Honored with MIAA Team GPA Award</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/27/general-twenty-hope-college-teams-honored-with-miaa-team-gpa-award.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/27/general-twenty-hope-college-teams-honored-with-miaa-team-gpa-award.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="The Hope College Anchor shines on a sunny day." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/27/26_HopeCollegeAnchor.jpg" /><br /><br />Hope College tops the MIAA for award recipients.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Roll</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/27/womens-lacrosse-five-make-iwlca-academic-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/7/27/womens-lacrosse-five-make-iwlca-academic-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Five Hope College women's lacrosse standouts pose for portraits." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/27/26_w_lax_iwlca_scholars_web.png" /><br /><br />The group excelled on and off the field.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/27/26_w_lax_iwlca_scholars_web.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/27/26_w_lax_iwlca_scholars_web.png"><media:title>Five Hope College women's lacrosse standouts 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EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9143</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hope College Places 15th in Learfield Directors' Cup Standings for Second-Highest Finish</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/6/9/general-hope-college-places-15th-in-learfield-directors-cup-standings.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/6/9/general-hope-college-places-15th-in-learfield-directors-cup-standings.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="The Learfield Directors' Cup trophy" src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/9/learfield_directors_cup_.png" /><br /><br />Hope also topped all MIAA schools this year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/learfield_directors_cup_.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/learfield_directors_cup_.png"><media:title>The Learfield Directors' Cup trophy</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/learfield_directors_cup_.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2026 18:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9142</s:story_id></item><item><title>Director of Athletics Tim Schoonveld Reflects on the Power of People</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/6/1/general-director-of-athletics-tim-schoonveld-reflects-on-the-power-of-people.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/6/1/general-director-of-athletics-tim-schoonveld-reflects-on-the-power-of-people.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tim Schoonveld stands inside DeVos Fieldhouse." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/29/050126_TimSchoonveld_0MVcT.jpg" /><br /><br />His essay is featured in the News from Hope College magazine.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/29/050126_TimSchoonveld_0MVcT.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/29/050126_TimSchoonveld_0MVcT.jpg"><media:title>Tim Schoonveld stands inside DeVos Fieldhouse.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/29/050126_TimSchoonveld_0MVcT.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2026 08:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9138</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hope College Leads from Start to Finish, Earns 42nd MIAA Commissioner's Cup</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/5/27/general-hope-college-leads-from-start-to-finish-earns-42nd-miaa-commissioners-cup.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/5/27/general-hope-college-leads-from-start-to-finish-earns-42nd-miaa-commissioners-cup.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MIAA Commissioner's Cup trophy" src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/26/commissioners_cup_25-26_web.png" /><br /><br />Hope claims the all-sports award for the sixth consecutive 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Brazil</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/5/29/general-hope-college-seed-blog-serving-in-brazil.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/5/29/general-hope-college-seed-blog-serving-in-brazil.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hope SEED group poses for a photo with children in Brazil." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/29/26_HopeSEEDBrazil03.jpg" /><br /><br />The group is partnering with Push the Rock and Sawyer Products.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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