<?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=wxc</link><description>Latest news items for Hope College</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.hope.edu/rss?path=wxc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>2025-26 Hope College Athletics Highlights</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hope-college-athletics-highlights.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hope-college-athletics-highlights.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cheerleading, 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, 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url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/2526_HOPEYsHighlights.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9005</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 HOPEYs Award Recipients Announced</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hopeys-award-recipients-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hopeys-award-recipients-announced.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="25-26 HOPEYs winners stand together on a stage." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg" /><br /><br />The HOPEYs are a celebration of Hope College Athletics and senior student-athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg"><media:title>25-26 HOPEYs winners stand together on a stage.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9003</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hope College SEED Program: 2024 Mission Trips</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2024/10/8/general-hope-college-seed-program-2024-mission-trips.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2024/10/8/general-hope-college-seed-program-2024-mission-trips.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 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 students teach you how to play a sport." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/10/8/24_SEEDMission.png" /><br /><br />SEED stands for Sport Evangelism to Equip Disciples.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/8/24_SEEDMission.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/8/24_SEEDMission.png"><media:title>Hope students teach you how to play a sport.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/8/24_SEEDMission.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 8 Oct 2024 10:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7756</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 HOPEYs Award Nominees 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Accolades</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/2/7/womens-cross-country-claims-multiple-ustfccca-all-academic-accolades.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/2/7/womens-cross-country-claims-multiple-ustfccca-all-academic-accolades.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Five Hope women's cross country runners pose for portraits." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/7/wxc_academic_26.png" /><br /><br />Five runners earn individual accolades.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/7/wxc_academic_26.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/7/wxc_academic_26.png"><media:title>Five Hope women's cross country runners pose for 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EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8644</s:story_id></item><item><title>NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country National Championships Preview</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2025/11/22/womens-cross-country-senior-molly-durows-breakthrough-places-runner-at-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2025/11/22/womens-cross-country-senior-molly-durows-breakthrough-places-runner-at-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Seven Hope women's cross country runners pose together for a photo." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/25_NCAAWXC.jpg" /><br /><br />Hope competes at nationals as a team at 11 a.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/25_NCAAWXC.jpg" /><media:content 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Country Make History Qualifying for the Same NCAA Championships</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2025/11/16/general-mens-and-womens-cross-country-make-history-qualifying-for-the-same-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2025/11/16/general-mens-and-womens-cross-country-make-history-qualifying-for-the-same-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="The Hope men's and women's cross country team pose together for a group photo." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/16/25_XCatRegionals.jpg" /><br /><br />The meet is on Saturday, Nov. 22, in Spartanburg, S.C.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/16/25_XCatRegionals.jpg" /><media:content 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