HIGHLIGHTS
The first national championship in diving - men’s or women’s - from Sarah Sheridan’s victorious 3-meter performance and milestone coaching wins for Brian Morehouse in women’s basketball and Stu Fritz in baseball.
Conference champions
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Golf
Women’s Golf
Women’s Tennis
NACDA Division III Directors’ Cup Standings
Hope placed 39th in the nation out of 322 scoring Division III teams in the NACDA Directors’ Cup Division III all-sports standings. Hope totaled 413.5 points during appearances in NCAA championship postseason competition.
MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings
Hope finished second in the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup all-sports standings with 129.5 points. Hope was runner-up in the men’s standings with 61.5 points and the women’s standings with 68 points to place 1.5 points behind Calvin.
MIAA Otto van der Velde All-Campus Award Recipient
Boone Marois, indoor and outdoor track & field
John Schouten Award Recipient
Sarah Sheridan, diving
Transitions
Dean Kreps concluded a 30-year run as a Hope College football coach and professor. He spent the past 21 seasons as head coach. He led the Flying Dutchmen to six MIAA titles and an overall record of 109-97 during his tenure as head coach.
Peter Stuursma ’93 was introduced as Hope’s seventh full-time head coach on January 25, 2016. He returned to Hope after a successful high school coaching career at East Grand Rapids. Stuursma was co-captain for the Flying Dutchmen in his senior season in 1992. He was defensive coordinator on Hope’s 1999 MIAA championship team.
Historic Moments and Notable Performances
FALL
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Hope took second at the MIAA Men’s Cross Country Championships for the fifth consecutive season with a score of 55 points in Charlotte, Michigan. Senior Joseph Beemer topped the Flying Dutchmen by placing fourth in 25:27.9 and claimed a spot on the All-MIAA First Team along with senior teammate Ben Zank. Juniors Tyler Brinks and Julian Morrison were second-team honorees.
Hope came in 11th out of 39 teams at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional in Terre Haute, Indiana. Senior Joseph Beemer all-region recognition with a 23rd-place effort in the 8K race of 25:56.0.
The Flying Dutchmen earned United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team honors for the 25th time in 29 years. Joseph Beemer and Tyler Brinks also claimed individual All-Academic recognition from the USTFCCCA.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Hope finished 28th at the NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships with a score of 591 points as junior Erin Herrmann raced to All-America honors with a 34th-place time of 21:45.40in Winneconne, Wisconsin. Herrmann became the sixth female Hope runner to become an All-American.
Senior Michelle Kerr claimed the NCAA Elite 90 Award for the second time in three years. The award is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at a NCAA Championship event.
The Flying Dutch qualified for nationals by winning their Great Lakes Regional for the fifth time in team history. Hope totaled 112 points in the 33-team event in Terre Haute, Indiana to join previous regional champs from 2012, 1987, 1986 and 1985.
Hope overcame illness to win its seventh MIAA championship with 42 points in Charlotte, Michigan and end Calvin’s three-year reign. The Flying Dutch had seven of the top 18 performances. Erin Herrmann and freshman Avery Lowe were All-MIAA First Team honorees, while senior Julia Stock, Emily Joosse and Emily Hamilton were second-team selections.
The Flying Dutch joined Williams, Massachusetts as one of two Division III teams in the country to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors with a maximum seven All-Academic individual honorees. Hope runners honored were seniors Michelle Kerr and Julia Stock, juniors Erin Herrmann and Emily Joosse, and freshmen Emily Hamilton, Avery Lowe and Sarah Neumar.
FOOTBALL
Receiver Matt Kroll and punter Dean DeVries both set Hope football career records during the 2015 season that saw the Flying Dutchmen finish with a 2-8 overall record and an 0-6 mark in MIAA play. Kroll totaled 26 career touchdowns to pass Mike Gle’s mark of 23 (1999-2001) with eight touchdowns as a senior. DeVries averaged 40.5 yards per punt over four seasons to pass Henry Loudermilk’s mark of 38.9 (1977-79).
Matt Kroll was Hope’s representative on the All-MIAA First Team. Three teammates earned second-team honors: Dean DeVries, safety Colin Kelly and offensive lineman Brandon Parcell.
MEN’S GOLF
Hope tied for 23rd place at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships in May in Rochester, N.Y. by shooting 53-over par over 36 holes. Junior Winton Munch made the second round cut at nationals and tied for 62nd at 28-over for 72 holes
Winton Munch was named a Division III Pink All-Great Lakes Region performer for the third time in his career.
The Flying Dutchmen advanced to nationals for the third consecutive season and 11th overall by winning the 54-hole MIAA qualifier in April with a score of 880. Hope finished 21 strokes ahead of runner-up Calvin after completing one round of play at Watermark Country Club in Grand Rapids and two rounds on its home course at Wuskowhan Players Club.
The Flying Dutchmen completed a three-peat of MIAA Championships and earned their 19th league title overall during fall play with a 144-hole total of 2,418. Hope shot a final-round 300 at Wuskowhan Players Club in the MIAA’s final jamboree.
Winton Munch and sophomore Kade Hoeksema golfed their way to All-MIAA First Team recognition. Munch joined a group of five Hope golfers to be named all-league at least three times. Freshmen Josh Gibson and Ben Kramer made the second team.
WOMEN’S GOLF
Hope recorded a team-best 10th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships in May in Houston. The Flying Dutch shot a 54-hole score of 952 in their second appearance at nationals. Rain washed out the final round. Junior Britni Gielow became the third Hope female golf to earn All-America honors after finishing at 9-over-par (225).
The Flying Dutch qualified for nationals by winning the MIAA’s 54-hole NCAA qualifier for the second consecutive season with a total of 962. They finished 29 strokes ahead of runner-up Saint Mary’s after one round at The Medalist in Marshall and two rounds at Hope’s home course at The Ravines. Sophomore Nicole Meyer earned tournament medalist honors.
The Flying Dutch secured back-to-back MIAA championships and their eighth league title overall with a winning, six-round total of 1,961 strokes. Nicole Meyer was tournament medalist for the final 36-hole, two-day event at Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek.
Three Hope golfers earned All-MIAA First Team honors: Britni Gielow, Nicole Meyer and sophomore Megan Klintworth.
MEN’S SOCCER
Hope qualified for MIAA Tournament play after winning four of its final five regular-season matches to finish fourth in the MIAA standings. The Flying Dutchmen had a 9-10-1 overall record.
Senior forward David Porte represented Hope on All-MIAA honors with a second-team selection.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Hope matched the third-most single-season victories with a 16-3-3 overall record that included runner-up finishes in the MIAA regular season and postseason play. The Flying Dutch went 12-1-3 in MIAA matches.
Hope won its 300th match all-time by defeating Kalamazoo 2-0 in a MIAA Tournament semifinal at Van Andel Stadium. The Flying Dutch qualified for their fifth MIAA Tournament championship game.
Freshman midfielder Rylie Dalton and sophomore forward Erin Brophy received second- and third-team all-region honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Erin Brophy’s nine assists this season tied for the ninth-highest in team history.
Erin Brophy earned All-MIAA First Team honors. She was joined by three teammates who were second-team honorees: junior Elizabeth Perkins, freshman Rachael Braginton and Rylie Dalton.
VOLLEYBALL
Hope qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 13th time in team history. The Flying Dutch finished with a 24-7 record after a first-round loss to Bethel, Minnesota. Hope received an at-large berth to postseason play after placing runner-up in the MIAA regular-season and tournament.
Setter Lauren Hazekamp received All-America Second-Team honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Senior libero Allie Mitchell and sophomore right-side hitter Haley Muller were honorable-mention All-Americans.
Senior libero Jamie Rogalski was awarded a NCAA Women’s Enhancement Program Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics. She became the 22nd Hope student-athlete to be given a NCAA postgraduate scholarship.
Seniors Lauren Hazekamp and Jayne Kessel were selected College Sports Information Directors of America Second-Team Academic All-Americans. They were among 18 Division III volleyball players in the nation honored by CoSIDA.
Lauren Hazekamp repeated as All-MIAA First Team selection. Allie Mitchell was named MIAA Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. She also claimed All-MIAA Second Team honors along with junior outside hitter Sarah Feldpausch. They helped Hope post a 14-2 league record.
WINTER
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Hope advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament and finished with a 24-4 overall record. It was the Flying Dutchmen’s 27th postseason appearance all-time and first under head coach Greg Mitchell. Hope received an at-large NCAA berth after winning the regular-season MIAA title with a 13-1 league record.
Hope topped Division III in home attendance for the 14th consecutive season and 18th overall. The Flying Dutchmen drew 2,638 fans to DeVos Fieldhouse by totaling 34,300 fans over 13 home games.
Senior guard Ben Gardner was named to the Allstate National Association of Basketball Coaches Good Works Team. He was one of 20 student-athletes across the country selected. He was invited to Division I Men’s Final Four in April. Gardner also was named a College Sports Information Directors Association of America Third-Team Academic All-American and a D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region Second Team honoree.
Ben Gardner and senior center Brock Benson both joined the Flying Dutchmen’s 1,000-point club during the 2015-16 season. Gardner totaled 1,295 points for 17th place out of 38 who achieved the feat, while Brock Benson had 1,050 points for 32nd place
Ben Gardner and Brock Benson also represented Hope on All-MIAA honors. Gardner made the first team, while Benson was on the second team.
Hope reached a milestone in “The Rivalry” by beating Calvin for the 100th time with a 65-61 win at Calvin on February 20, 2016. The victory clinched the MIAA championship outright for the Flying Dutchmen.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Hope returned to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the fourth consecutive time and the 16th time overall en route to a 26-2 overall record. The Flying Dutch captured their 15th MIAA championship with a 15-1 league record.
Hope repeated as NCAA Division III home attendance champion after averaging 1,313 fans with a total of 21,004 fans to DeVos Fieldhouse. The Flying Dutch topped the nation in home attendance for the eighth consecutive season and 10th time overall.
Head coach Brian Morehouse reached a career milestone with his 500th career victory after a 95-58 win against Saint Mary’s on February 5, 2016 at DeVos Fieldhouse. He was the 28th Division III women’s coach to achieve the feat. All of Morehouse wins have come with the Flying Dutch.
Senior forward Maura McAfee became the first Hope women’s basketball player to accumulate 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during her career. She finished with 1,409 points to rank third all-time in team history and with a school-record 1,047 rebounds. McAfee averaged 16.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Maura McAfee was chosen a First Team All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and a Second Team All-American by D3hoops.com.
Maura McAfee was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Maura McAfee joined Amanda Kerkstra as two-time MIAA Most Valuable Players, as chosen by the league’s coaches. McAfee earned All-MIAA First Team honors for the third time and headlined a first team that included teammate and junior guard Angelique Gaddy. Senior guard Autumn Anderson made the second team and named the league’s defensive player of the year.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Junior Jean Luc Miralda became Hope’s third 3-meter league diving champion at the MIAA Championships at Calvin. He won after posting a score of 495.55 points. The Flying Dutchmen finished third in the team standings.
Senior swimmers Duncan MacLean and Jean Luc Miralda both earned All-MIAA First Team honors.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Senior diver Sarah Sheridan became the first Hope female or male to claim a national title when she won the 3-meter board with a score of 478.40 points during the NCAA Division III Championships in Greensboro, N.C. It was Sheridan’s sixth All-American performance. Sheridan also finished third in 1-meter diving to match the best finish in team history. Sheridan was selected the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Female Diver of the Year.
Assistant coach Zach Golin was named the NCAA Division III Women’s Diving Coach of the Year.
The Flying Dutch finished second in the MIAA standings while crowning league champions in four events. Sarah Sheridan swept 1- and 3-meter diving for the third consecutive season en route to a repeat of MIAA Diver of the Year honors. Other MIAA champions were Molly Meyer in the 200-yard backstroke and Jorgie Watson in the 200 breaststroke.
Sarah Sheridan was named Hope’s John Schouten Award winner and the top female student-athlete for the 2015-16 school year.
Hope earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors for the eighth consecutive year and 13th overall. The Flying Dutch had a collective 3.57 GPA.
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Hope competed in its first indoor season and finished fourth at the inaugural MIAA Championships at Trine. The Flying Dutchmen were runner-up in four events: senior Boone Marois in the 60-meter dash, senior Dion Goliday in the long jump, freshman Louis Kopp in the triple jump and the 4x400 relay.
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Junior Erin Herrmann recorded a 12th-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Grinnell, Iowa. She was the first Hope athlete to compete at indoor nationals.
Hope finished runner-up at the inaugural MIAA Indoor Championships in Angola, Indiana. The Flying Dutch earned four league championships at the meet: the distance medley of freshman Sarah Neumar, senior Emma Ropski, sophomore Rachael Webb and Erin Herrmann, Rachel Satkiewicz in the 400 meters, Webb in the 800 meters and Herrmann in the 3,000 meters.
Hope put five on the All-MIAA First Team: Erin Herrmann, Sarah Neumar, Emma Ropski, Rachel Satkiewicz and Rachael Webb.
SPRING
BASEBALL
Hope advanced to the championship game of the MIAA Tournament and finished the 2016 season with a 25-19 overall record. It was the Flying Dutchmen’s eighth consecutive 20-win season.
Senior leftfielder Ryan Konkle was selected a Division III All-American by D3baseball.com (second team) and the American Baseball Coaches Association (third team). He is Hope’s third All-American in baseball.
Ryan Konkle set a school record with 59 RBI to rank seventh among Division III players. He batted .447 to give the Flying Dutchmen their 23rd .400 hitter. It was the third-highest single-season batting average.
Ryan Konkle earned All-MIAA First Team recognition after becoming Hope’s 17th MIAA batting champion with a .511 average in league games. All-MIAA second-team honors went to pitchers Jake Chipka and Coty Franklin, first baseman Landon Brower, catcher Nick Glowacki and designated hitter Luke Brower.
Head coach Stu Fritz achieved a career milestone when he reached 500 wins on April 30, 2016 as the Flying Dutchmen swept Albion at Boeve Stadium. He is Hope’s all-time winningest baseball coach.
Pitcher Matt Glowacki set a school record with eight saves. He passed Jordan Carrigan’s previous record of seven.
MEN’S LACROSSE
Junior attacker Gunnar Elder set school records with 65 goals, 34 assists and 99 points while leading Hope to a 9-7 overall record. The Flying Dutchmen won the most matches in their four-year varsity history.
Gunnar Elder repeated as All-MIAA First Team honoree.
Hope recorded a varsity-best nine-match win streak from March 10 to April 16.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Hope set a team record for single-season wins with a 7-6 overall record and MIAA wins with a 6-2 league record that resulted in a third-place finish. The Flying Dutch qualified for the MIAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons.
Junior defender Mara Droppers and freshman midfielder Hannah VanAlst were named All-MIAA First Team selections. They were joined by four teammates who claimed second-team recognition: senior attacker Abigale Cassella, senior defender Mackenzie Schumborg, junior midfielder Alexandra Webb and sophomore attacker Emily Deane.
Hannah VanAlst was selected MIAA Rookie of the Year. She totaled 26 goals in 13 overall matches, the seventh-most by a Hope player.
SOFTBALL
Hope recorded its third consecutive 20-win season and qualified for the MIAA Tournament while posting a 23-18 overall record. The Flying Dutch finished third in the MIAA standings with an 11-5 league record.
Senior centerfielder Autumn Anderson finished with career records for stolen bases with 75, stolen-base attempts with 82 and at-bats with 504. She also ranks third with 199 career hits and fifth with a .395 batting average.
Sophomore pitcher Sydney Jones broke the school record with a 12-strikeout performance in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Kalamazoo.
Anderson became the fourth Hope player to earn All-MIAA First Team four times. Three teammates made the second team: Jones, junior outfielder Sammi Adams and sophomore second baseman Sierra Mutschler.
MEN’S TENNIS
The first season for Hope under head coach Adam Ford was a successful one as the Flying Dutchmen rose to second place in the MIAA standings and finished runner-up in the MIAA Tournament. With four freshman in the starting singles lineup, Hope won five of its six final matches for an 8-12 overall record.
Freshman Michael Kiley earned All-MIAA First Team honors after playing No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Flying Dutchmen. Freshman Mark VanderStoep was on the All-MIAA Second Team.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Hope posted a season full of accomplishments that included advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament, claiming MIAA tournament and regular-season championships and posting a 19-5 overall record. The Flying Dutch went 8-0 to conference matches.
Junior Nancy Benda and senior Anna Garcia earned All-MIAA First Team plaudits. Benda played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Flying Dutch. Garcia was at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles.
Anna Garcia repeated as the MIAA’s Sue Little award for outstanding sportsmanship. She became the second Hope women’s tennis player to earn the recognition twice. She joined Audrey Coates (2005 and 2007). Anna’s sister, Katherine, was a Little award winner in 2010.
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Hope recorded its first All-America relay performance in men’s track & field after the 4x100 relay of seniors Boone Marois and Dion Goliday, junior Matt Pelyhes and freshman Justin Freeman placed eighth in the nation at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The relay set school and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Field Day records during the season. Junior Nicholas Salomon placed 10th in the nation in the 800 meters.
Six Flying Dutchmen claimed all-region recognition from the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association: Dion Goliday, Boone Marois, Matt Pelyhes, Nicholas Salomon, sophomore Ben Pederson and Justin Freeman.
Hope won four events at MIAA Field Day, where the Flying Dutchmen placed second in the team standings: Boone Marois in the 200 meters, Nicholas Salomon in the 800 meters and Julian Morrison in 10,000 meters and the 4x100 relay.
Six from Hope earned All-MIAA honors: Boone Marois, Dion Goliday, Matt Pelyhes, Nicholas Salomon and Justin Freeman.
Boone Marois was named a College Sports Information Directors of America First Team Academic All-American and Hope’s second winner of the MIAA’s Albert L. Deal Male Scholar Award.
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Two All-America performances were among Hope’s many highlights. Junior Erin Herrmann placed national runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while senior Jane Pearson came in sixth in the heptathlon. Senior Julia Stock finished 15th in the nation in the 10,000 meters.
Five from Flying Dutch earned all-region honors from the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association: Jane Pearson, Erin Herrmann, Julia Stock, and sophomores Rachel Satkiewicz and Rachael Webb.
Hope won six events en route to a runner-up finish at the MIAA Field Day: the 4x400 relay of Jane Pearson, Rachael Webb, senior Emma Ropski and Rachel Satkiewicz, Erin Hermmann in the 3.000-meter steeplechase, Jane Pearson in the javelin, Rachel Satkiewicz in the 400 meters, Rachael Webb in the 800 meters and sophomore Sarah Murphy in the pole vault.
Hope’s All-MIAA honorees were Jane Pearson, Erin Herrmann, Rachel Satkiewicz, Emma Ropski, Sarah Murphy and Rachael Webb. Pearson was a three-time recipient, while Herrmann and Satkiewicz were two-time honorees.
Two school records were set this spring: Julia Stock in the 10,000 meters and Erin Herrmann in the steeplechase.
