Three from Hope College earned MIAA Athlete of the Week recognition: cross country runners Olivia Ippel and Elijah Forbord, and football kicker Avery Umphrey.

Each is receiving the honor for the first time.

Ippel (St. Joseph, Michigan / St. Joseph) is the MIAA Women's Cross Country of the Week. The communication major clocked a 6K PR on Saturday as she led the nationally ranked Flying Dutch to an eighth-place finish at the Pre-National/Running with the Cows Invitational hosted by Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Her time of 22 minutes, 11 seconds placed her among runners from 20 of the top 30 nationally ranked teams. Ippel was the MIAA's and the Great Lakes Region's highest finisher.

Forbord (Howell, Michigan / Brighton) is the MIAA Men's Cross Country of the Week after topping the nationally ranked Flying Dutchmen during a 13th-place team finish at the Pre-National/Running with the Cows Invitational on Saturday at Carleton College. The biochemistry and molecular biology major posted an 8K PR time of 25:17 that was good for 48th place. Forbord recorded the Great Lakes Region's and the MIAA's top run.

Umphrey (Cedar Springs, Michigan / Cedar Springs) is the MIAA Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week after scoring 12 points during the Flying Dutch's 66-17 victory at The University of Olivet on Saturday. Umphrey kicked a 28-yard field goal to open the scoring, then booted all nine PAT attempts for the second consecutive game, including six when Hope outscored the Comets 42-0.