The 2016-2017 Academic Honor Roll of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association includes a league-high 202 student-athletes from Hope College.
The 28th annual Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the year. The academic awards program is administered by the faculty representatives of the MIAA member colleges.
Among the Hope students named to the Honor Roll are 16 seniors who both lettered four years and achieved the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. They are softball's Madelyn Bellew from Jackson, Michigan (Jackson HS), basketball's Harrison Blackledge from Canton, Ohio (Hoover), soccer's Thomas Conerty from Ada, Michigan (Forest Hills Central), soccer's Natalie Curry from Grand Rapids, Michigan (Grandville Calvin Christian), soccer's Rachel deMarigny from Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine Township South), soccer's Kendall Dice from Allendale, Michigan (Hudsonville Unity Christian); golf's Kelsey Duntley from Livonia, Michigan (Adlai E. Stevenson), cross country and track & field's Jessica Gaines from Sterling Heights, Michigan (Utica Academy International Studies), cross country and track & field's Erin Herrmann from Wheaton, Illinois (Wheaton-Warrenville South), cross country and track & field's Emily Joosse from Chillicothe, Ohio (Zane Trace HS); track & field's David Lunderberg from Grandville, Michigan (Grandville); swimming & diving's Molly Meyer from South Bend, Indiana (John Adams), football's Aaron O'Meara from Wyandotte, Michigan (Theodore Roosevelt); basketball and soccer's Elizabeth Perkins from Eaton Rapids, Michigan (Lansing Christian); basketball's Cody Stuive from Hudsonville, Michigan (Hudsonville), and swimming & diving's Trevor Wagoner from Hixson, Tennessee, (McCallie).
MIAA release
2016-17 MIAA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
* denotes number of years named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll
KEY: BsB-Baseball, BB-Basketball, CC-Cross Country, FB-Football, GO-Golf, ITF–Indoor Track & Field, LC-Lacrosse, SB-Softball, SO-Soccer, SW-Swimming, TE-Tennis, OTF-Outdoor Track & Field, VB-Volleyball
Student-Athlete, Sport, Year, Hometown/High School
* Mitchel Achien'g (OTF), freshman from Nairobi, Kenya/Kisumu Girls
* Samantha Adams (SB), senior from Griffith, Ind./Griffith
* Rachel Alfond (ITF, OTF), junior from Mukilteo, Wa./Archbishop Murphy
** Rachel Anderson (OTF), junior from Muskegon/Mona Shores
** Sydney Asselin (SW), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
* Tena Baar (SB), freshman from Byron Center/Byron Center
* Amanda Bandrowski (TE), freshman from Traverse City/Saint Francis
*** Michael Barnett (BsB), junior from Saline/Saline
** Eliza Beird (SO), sophomore from Holland/Black River
**** Madelyn Bellew (SB), senior from Jackson/Jackson
** Nancy Benda (TE), senior from Sewickley/Seaholm
*** William Bennick (SO), senior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
** Amanda Bentley (CC), sophomore from Somonauk, Ill./Somonauk
* Ellie Best (CC), sophomore from Kalamazoo/Portage Central
*** Mallory Beswick (SO), junior from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
* Megan Bigelow (SO), freshman from Flushing/Flushing
** Stephen Binnig (SO), sophomore from Pittsburgh, Penn./North Allegheny
**** Harrison Blackledge (BB), senior from Canton, Ohio/Hoover
* David Bos (FB), freshman from Hudsonville/Unity Christian
* Alicia Bostwick (CC), freshman from Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community
* Shelby Bowers (SO), sophomore from Coldwater/Coldwater
** Abigail Brinks (SW), sophomore from Commerce Township/Walled Lake Northern
** Tyler Brinks (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from Commerce Township/Walled Lake Northern
* Scott Brooks (LC), freshman from Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson
*** Erin Brophy (SO), junior from West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette
*** Landon Brower (BsB), junior from Holland/Holland Christian
** Keith Brushwyler (BB), senior from St. Joseph/Lakeshore
** Grace Bubin (SO), sophomore from Rockford/Rockford
* Julianna Burlet (LC), freshman from Hinsdale/Hinsdale Central
** Morgan Buursma (SO), sophomore from Grandville/Calvin Christian
* Logan Bylsma (SO), freshman from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Chad Carlson (BB), senior from Rockford/Rockford
*** Erin Caton (LC), junior from Pontiac/Notre Dame Preparatory
* James Cerone (CC), freshman from Fishers, Ind./Fishers
* Grace Charnesky (CC), freshman from Lake Orion/Seoul Foreign
* Daniel Clyde (SW), freshman from Ann Arbor/Huron
**** Thomas Conerty (SO), senior from Ada/Forest Hills Central
* Abby Couwenhoven (CC, OTF), sophomore from Mokena/Lincoln-Way
** Hilary Curry (SO), sophomore from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian
**** Natalie Curry (SO), senior from Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian
** Michael Custer (FB), senior from Zeeland/Zeeland East
* Joseph Dawson (CC), freshman from Richland/Gull Lake
* Mason Dekker (FB), sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
* Agosto Dellacqua (SW), freshman from Holland/Bloomington North
**** Rachel deMarigny (SO), senior from Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South
* Mitchell DePree (OTF), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
* Amanda Diaz (SB), freshman from Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein
**** Kendall Dice (SO), senior from Allendale/Unity Christian
* Holden Dippel (SO), freshman from Mason/Mason
* Grace Ditzenberger (VB), sophomore from Centennial, Co./Chaparral
** Emma DuMez (VB), sophomore from Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger
**** Kelsey Duntley (GO), senior from Livonia/Adlai E. Stevenson
* Rebecca Duran (CC, ITF, OTF), freshman from Palatine/Palatine
* Carleigh Eidson (LC), freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
* Katrina Ellis (SB), senior from Holly/Goodrich
** Brandon Ellsworth (FB), senior from Webberville/Fowlerville
* Erin Emmert (SW), freshman from Grand Blanc/Powers Catholic
* Jonah Engelhardt (CC, ITF, OTF), freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming
** Sarah Feldpausch (VB), senior from White Cloud/White Cloud
*** Haley Fischman (TR), junior from Lansing/Lansing Catholic
** Justin Folkert (TE), sophomore from Hamilton/Hamilton
** Darren Ford (FB), junior from Howell/Howell
*** Jenna Fort (SB), junior from Vicksburg/Vicksburg Community
*** Kevin Franz (SW), junior from Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein
*** Alissa Frazee (CC, OTF), junior from Watervliet/Home School
** Elizabeth Fris (SW), senior from Holland/West Ottawa
* Benjamin Fry (SO), freshman from Gaylord/Gaylord
**** Jessica Gaines (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from Sterling Heights/Utica Acad. Intl. Studies
* Kayla Gercak (CC, OTF), sophomore from Vicksburg/Portage Northern
* Addyson Gerig (ITF, OTF), freshman from Holland/West Ottawa
* Tucker Gibbons (ITF, OTF), sophomore from Fowlerville/Fowlerville
** Kirk Gibson (FB), senior from Scotts/Climax-Scotts
*** Britni Gielow (GO), senior from Norton Shores/Mona Shores
* Quincey Glupker (TE), freshman from Grandville/Grandville
** Kristen Godwin (CC), junior from Oxford/Oxford
* Mackenzie Govier (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from China/Marine City
*** Alexis Guttilla (CC, ITF, OTF), junior from St. Charles, Ill./Westminster Christian
* Jager Haan (OTF), freshman from McBain/Northern Michigan Christian
* Benjamin Hagman (SO), sophomore from Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty
* Claire Hallock (TE), freshman from Lakeland, Fla./Harrison Center
** Emily Hamilton (CC, ITF, OTF), sophomore from Naperville, Ill./Naperville North
* Sally Hansma (CC, OTF), freshman from Grand Rapids/Jenison
**** Erin Herrmann (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South
*** Julia Hines (SW), junior from Vienna, Va./James Madison
*** Amie Hixon (LC), junior from Eagle, Co./Vail Christian
*** Kade Hoeksema (GO), junior from Byron Center/South Christian
* Payton Hoff (SW), senior from Clarkston/Notre Dame Preparatory
* Adam Howard (FB, ITF, OTF), freshman from Jacksonville, Ill./Routt Catholic
* Hannah Howard (ITF, OTF), junior from Jacksonville, Ill./Routt Catholic
** Connor Howell (FB), sophomore from Novi/Novi
* Hannah Huizen (OTF), freshman from Jenison/Jenison
** John Hunger (LC), senior from Bay Village, Ohio/Bay
* Joshua Izenbart (ITF, OTF), freshman from Glenwood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor Community
* Emily Jackson (ITF), freshman from Grayling/Grayling
*** Jacob Jansen (CC), junior from Johnston, Iowa/Johnston
* Emma Johnson (ITF, OTF), freshman from Wentzville, Mo./Timberland
** Ryan Johnson (SW), senior from Milford/International Academy West
* Cameron Jones (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from Holland/Black River
**** Emily Joosse (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from Chillicothe, Ohio/Zane Trace
* Hannah Kenny (CC, ITF, OTF), freshman from Grand Haven/Grand Haven
** Michael Kiley (TE), sophomore from Muskegon/Mona Shores
*** Alexandra Knorp (SB), junior from Livonia/Adlai E. Stevenson
*** Kathleen Kooiker (CC, OTF), senior from Hamilton/Hamilton
** Lindsay Kooy (SO), sophomore from Metamora/Powers Catholic
** Louis Kopp (ITF, OTF), sophomore from Spring, Tex./Providence Classical
** Jessica Korte (OTF), freshman from Washington/Cairo American
* Daniel Kroeze (TE), freshman from Holland/Holland Christian
* Nicole Kruithof (ITF, OTF), freshman from Byron Center/South Christian
** Dana Kym (LC), senior from Union/Libertyville
** Erin LaBarge (TE), sophomore from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
** Taylor LaBarge (TE), sophomore from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Marcus Lambert (FB), junior from West Olive/Zeeland West
** Christopher Leigh (FB), junior from Lake Orion/Lake Orion
* Allison Lindquist (SW), sophomore from Louisville, Co./Peak to Peak Charter
* Jessica Lockwood (SO), senior from Byron Center/South Christian
** Avery Lowe (CC, ITF, OTF), sophomore from North Muskegon/North Muskegon
**** David Lunderberg (ITF, OTF), senior from Grandville/Grandville
** Kristen Marsman (SO), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
* Samuel Mason (SO), sophomore from Wheaton, Ill/Wheaton North
* Blair McCormick (SO), freshman from Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township
* Sarah McCoy (SO), freshman from Stevensville/Lake Michigan Catholic
* John McMorris (CC), freshman from Ann Arbor/Saline
* Richard Medina (ITF, OTF), Bensenville, Ill./Timothy Christian
**** Molly Meyer (SW), senior from South Bend, Ind./John Adams
*** Molly Miedema (SO), senior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
* Chelsea Miskelley (CC, ITF, OTF), freshman from Holland/Black River
* Dominique Molinaro (GO), senior from Kimball/Port Huron Northern
** Julian Morrison (CC, ITF, OTF), senior from Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley
** Alexandria Moxon (CC), junior from Naperville, Ill./Naperville North
* Haley Muller (VB), junior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian
* Paula Nolte (SW), freshman from Elmhurst, Ill./York Community
* Anders Northuis (SO), sophomore from Holland/Holland
* Bryce Norwood (FB), junior from Dearborn/Dearborn
* Sarah O'Mara (LC), freshman from Bloomfield Hills/Bloomfield Hills
**** Aaron O'Meara (FB), senior from Wyandotte/Theodore Roosevelt
* Charles Otteman (BsB), freshman from Zeeland/Zeeland East
*** Christian Otteman (SW), senior from Zeeland/Zeeland East
* Sophia Palajac (SW), freshman from Dearborn/Dearborn
** Jacob Pardonnet (FB), junior from Brighton/Brighton
*** Audrey Park (LC), senior from Ypsilanti/Pioneer
* Andrew Pavey (LC), freshman from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern
*** Benjamin Pederson (CC, ITF, OTF), junior from Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect
* Kelly Peregrine (CC), freshman from Traverse City/Traverse City Central
**** Elizabeth Perkins (SO, BB), senior from Eaton Rapids/Lansing Christian
** Justin Phillips (FB), senior from Kent City/Kent City
* Sara Plohetski (SW), sophomore from South Lyon/South Lyon
* Elizabeth Pniewski (TE), freshman from Lowell/Catholic Central
*** Natalie Rahrig (TE), junior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers
** Katrina Rietberg (VB), sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
*** Hayley Reitsma (SB), junior from Ada/Grand Rapids Christian
* Christian Rhoades (TE), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
*** Alison Rich (ITF, OTF), junior from Haslett/Haslett
*** Rachel Satkiewicz (ITF, OTF), junior from Birmingham/Seaholm
* Nicholas Schanhals (LC), freshman from North Muskegon/North Muskegon
** Nathan Schloff (CC), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
** Mackenzie Schmidt (CC), sophomore from Spring Lake/Spring Lake
** Sierra Schultz (ITF, OTF), senior from Clinton, Wis./Grinnell Community
* Andrew Schuring (CC), freshman from Cedar Rapids, Ia./Linn Mar
*** Jacquelyn Schwark (BB), junior from Fraser/Lutheran North
* Daniel Settecerri (GO), freshman from Bloomfield Hills/Bloomfield Hills
* Logan Shadaia (FB), sophomore from Oakland/Lake Orion
** Madeline Shupe (LC), sophomore from Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
** Brian Simonich (SW), sophomore from Highland/Milford
* Erica Slenk (SW), freshman from Zeeland/Holland Christian
** Adrienne Smith (SW), junior from West Olive/Grand Haven
** Hayden Smith (BsB), junior from Hamilton/Hamilton
* Alison Sobkowski (SW), freshman from Portage/Portage
* Jonathan Sojka (BsB), sophomore from Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
** Thomas Sprys-Tellner (LC), sophomore from Brighton/Detroit Catholic Central
** Murphy Stadelmaier (SO), sophomore from Midland/Herbert Henry Dow
** Tymi Staub (SO), junior from Ann Arbor/Father Gabriel Richard
** Michael Stephan (FB), senior from Belding/Belding
**** Cody Stuive (BB), senior from Hudsonville/Hudsonville
* Jared Stygstra (FB), sophomore from Holland/Holland Christian
** Victoria Swift (BB), sophomore from La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township
*** Mary Clare Theis (SO), junior from East Lansing/Haslett
** Alexis Thompson (VB), senior from Monroe/Saint Mary Catholic Central
* Areal Tolsma (SW), freshman from Holland/Holland Christian
*** Amanda Traversa (BB), senior from Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North
** Benjamin Turner (OTF), sophomore from Albion/Olivet
** Jack Twitty (BsB), senior from Rochester/Rochester Adams
** Allison Utting (CC), sophomore from Grandville/Grandville
* Gabrielle Vachon (VB), freshman from Walker/Jenison
* Logan Vallie (BsB), sophomore from Norton Shores/Mona Shores
* Courtney Van Houzen (VB), senior from Traverse City/Traverse City West
* Marshall VanBelkum (LC), freshman from Rockford/Rockford
* Sophia Vander Kooy (CC, OTF), freshman from Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
* Jenna Vander Laan (VB), freshman from Grand Rapids/South Christian
** Allison VanderStoep (OTF), sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
* Matthew VanDyken (BsB), freshman from Zeeland/Zeeland East
* Annie Veld (SO), sophomore from Holland/West Ottawa
**** Trevor Wagoner (SW), senior from Hixson, Tenn./Mccallie
** Adam Walma (FB), senior from Caledonia/Caledonia
** Cole Watson (FB), senior from Louisville, Colo./Monarch
** Alexandria Watts (LC), senior from Union/Edwardsburg
* Alexandra Webb (LC), senior from Woodland Hills, Ca./Calabasas
*** Rachael Webb (CC, ITF, OTF), junior from Grand Rapids/Grandville
** Tyler Webb (ITF, OTF), senior from Grand Rapids/Grandville
* Noah Weigle (GO), freshman from Grandville/Grandville
* Megan Wierenga (GO), junior from Byron Center/South Christian
* Samuel Wolfe (LC), freshman from Rochester Hills/Rochester
** Ryan Woodside (SO), sophomore from Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community
** Sarah Zieschang (SW), junior from Austin, Tex./Veritas Academy
