Hope College

( ) indicates number of WMIAA or MIAA championship teams
The word "present" means active coach. 
Note: Louise Van Domelen (1946-1953), Mary Louise Breid (1950-60), Joan Pyle (1960-65), Daughn Schipper (1964-72), Sandra Parker (1967-72), Cynthia Bean (1972-76), and Leslie Swertfager (1975-76) were physical education teachers and coaches during the formulative years of several women's athletic teams. Determining specific years and teams they coached was not always possible. Coaches listed were determined through research of college publications.

COACHES

Baseball

Jack Schouten, 1919-1932
Program suspended until 1938
Jack Schouten, 1938 thru 1942
Program suspended, 1943 thru 1945
Jack Schouten, 1946 thru 1952
Russ DeVette, 1953 & 1954 (2)
John Visser, 1955
Russ DeVette, 1956 thru 1961
Daryl Siedentop, 1962 thru 1966 (3)
Glenn Van Wieren, 1967 & 1968 (1)
Daryl Siedentop, 1969 & 1970 (1)
Jim Bultman, 1971 thru 1985 (2)
Bob Johnston, 1986 thru 1988 (1)
Ray Allen, 1989 thru 1993 (3)
Stu Fritz, 1994 thru 2024
Ryan Dorow, 2025-present

Men's Basketball

Student managers, 1900-01 thru 1905-06
George De Kruif, 1906-07 thru 1907-08
Student manager, 1908-09
George De Kruif, 1909-10 thru 1912-13
Student manager, 1913-14
Carl Bowen, 1915-16 thru 1916-17
Jack Schouten, 1916-17
Miner Stegenga, 1917-18
Clarence Lokker, 1918-19
Jack Schouten, 1919-20 thru 1930-31
Milton "Bud" Hinga, 1931-32 thru 1942-43 (6)
Program suspended, 1943-44
Milton "Bud" Hinga, 1944-45 thru 1947-48
Russ DeVette, 1947-48 thru 1950-51
John Visser, 1951-52 thru 1955-56 (2)
Russ DeVette, 1956-57 thru 1976-77 (9)
Glenn Van Wieren, 1978-79 thru 2009-10 (17)
Matt Neil, 2010-11 thru 2013-14 (3)
Greg Mitchell, 2014-15 thru present (4) 

Women's Basketball

Daughn Schipper, 1964-65 thru 1971-72
Cynthia Bean, 1972-73 thru 1974-75
Carol Braaksma, 1975-76
Anne Irwin, 1976-77 thru 1978-79
Jan Ossewarde, 1979-80
Marjorie Snyder, 1980-81 thru 1983-84
Carol Henson, 1984-85
Terrri McFarland, 1985-86 thru 1988-89
Susan Wise, 1989-90 thru 1992-93 (1)
Tod Gugino, 1993-94 thru 1995-96 (1)
Brian Morehouse, 1996-97 thru present (20)

Men's Cross Country

Jack Schouten, 1919 thru 1921
Francis Ihrman, 1922
Stanley Schipper, 1924
Jack Schouten, 1925
Robert Ritchie, 1926
Jack Schouten, 1927
No team, 1928
Lars Granberg, 1948 thru 1950
Bob Vanderham, 1951
Lawrence (Doc) Green, 1952 & 1953 (1)
Bob Vanderham, 1954
Lawrence (Doc) Green, 1955 thru 1957
Alvin Vanderbush, 1958 & 1959
Darryl Siedentop, 1960 thru 1965
Glenn Van Wieren, 1966 & 1967
Barry Werkman, 1968
Doug Formsma, 1969
Glenn Van Wieren, 1970
Bill Vanderbilt, 1971 thru 1987 (14)
Mark Northuis, 1988 thru 1992 (1)
Nick Kramer, 1993
Mark Northuis, 1994 thru present

Women's Cross Country

Bill Vanderbilt, 1981 thru 1987 (3)
Mark Northuis, 1988 thru 1992
Nick Kramer, 1993
Mark Northuis, 1994 thru present (10)

Football

Dr. Everett, 1902
A.J. Helmer, 1907 & 1908
Jonas "Smoke" Mitchell, 1909
Lambert Eidson, 1912 &  1913
Sidney Drew, 1916
Jack Schouten, 1917
Sidney Drew, 1918
Earnest Brooks, 1919
Jack Schouten, 1920 thru 1930
Milton (Bud) Hinga, 1931 thru 1942 (1)
Program suspended, 1943 thru 1945
Al Vanderbush, 1946 thru 1954 (2)
Russ DeVette, 1955 thru 1969 (2)
Ray Smith, 1970 thru 1994 (9)
Dean Kreps, 1995 thru 2015 (6)
Peter Stuursma, 2016 thru present (2)

Men's Golf

Clarence Becker, 1930
Milton (Bud) Hinga, 1934 (1)
Bruce Raymond, 1935
Milton (Bud) Hinga, 1936
Bruce Raymond, 1937 & 1938
Milton (Bud) Hinga, 1939 thru 1942
Program suspended 1943 thru 1945
Albert Timmer, 1946 thru 1952 (1)
John Visser, 1953 & 1954
Albert Timmer, 1955 thru 1957
William Hilmert, 1958-59-60
Bill Oostenink, 1961 thru 1963
Bill Hilmert, 1964 thru 1967
Robert Brown, 1968- & 1969
Bob Klaasen, 1970
Ray Smith, 1971
Ric Scott, 1972 thru 1974
Hal Cutshall, 1975 & 1976
Doug Peterson, 1977 thru 1979
Bill Vandenberg, 1980
Doug Peterson, 1981 thru 1987 (2)
Jed Mulder, 1988 thru 1990 (2)
Bob Ebels, 1991 thru 2016 (14)
Scott Lokers, 2017 thru present (3)

Women's Golf

Jane Holman, 1991 thru 1997 (4)
Donna Eaton, 1998 & 1999 (1)
Sam Bedrosian, 2000
Tom Smith, 2001 thru 2004 (1)
Eva Dean Folkert, 2005 thru 2008
Greg Stafford, 2009 thru present (4)

Men's Lacrosse

Michael Schanhals, 2013 thru present (4)

Women's Lacrosse

Tracy Benjamin, 2013 & 2014
Kim Vincent, 2015 thru 2019
Keagan Pontious, 2020 thru present (2)

Men's Soccer

Phil VanEyl, 1964 thru 1967
Bill Vanderbilt, 1968 & 1969
Gene Brown, 1970 thru 1972 (2)
Glenn Van Wieren, 1973 thru 1979 (1)
Gregg Afman, 1980 thru 1984 (2)
Todd Kamstra, 1985 thru 1987
Glenn Van Wieren, 1988
Todd Winkler, 1989
Steven Smith, 1990 thru 2017 (9)
Dave Brandt, 2018 thru 2021
David Blahnik, 2022 thru present

Women's Soccer

Stein Slette, 1989
Bob Holwerda, 1990
Allan Allsup, 1991 & 1992
Stein Slette, 1993 thru 1996
Paul Rosenbrook, 1997 thru 1999
Leigh Sears, 2000 thru 2002
Lindsey Engelsman, 2003 (1)
Leigh Sears, 2004 thru 2023 (6)
Holly Van Noord, 2024 thru present

Softball

Chris Blauwkamp, 1975
Barb Basnett, 1976
Anne Irwin, 1977 thru 1987
Karla Wolters, 1988 thru 2010
Mary Vande Hoef, 2011 thru 2022 (2)
Brittany Harvey, 2023
Michelle Brander Metiva, 2024 thru present

Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving

Henry Reest, 1963-64
Program suspended until 1978-79
John Patnott, 1978-79 thru 1981-82 (3W)
Michael Landis, 1982-83 (1W)
Sherry Wamsley, 1983-84 (1W)
John Patnott, 1985-86 thru 2018-19 (17W, 12M)
Jake Taber, 2019-20 thru present (5W, 1M)

Men's Tennis

Russell Damstra, 1925
Harvey Kleinheksel, 1934 thru 1939
Bernard Arendshorst, 1941 & 1942
Program suspended 1943 thru 1945
Milton "Bud" Hinga, 1946 & 1947
Harold Haverkamp, 1948 & 1949
Harold Haverkamp & Ken Weller, 1950
Harold Haverkamp, 1951
Ken Weller, 1952 thru 1955
John Van Ingen, 1956
Al Vanderbush, 1957 thru 1958
Lawrence (Doc) Green, 1959 thru 1970 (1)
Gene Brown, 1971
Lawrence (Doc) Green, 1972 thru 1981
William Japinga, 1982 thru 1992
Steve Gorno, 1993 thru 2015 (2)
Adam Ford, 2016
Nate Price, 2017
Bob Cawood, 2018 thru 2021
Austin Hunt, 2022 thru present

Women's Tennis

Joan Pyle, 1945
Louise Van Dommelen, 1948 thru 1953 (4)
Mary Louise Breid, 1955 thru 1960 (1)
Joan Pyle, 1963
Daughn Schipper, 1965 thru 1972
Marjorie Snyder, 1973
Karla Wolters, 1974
Karen Page, 1975
Rick Smith, 1976
Greg Archer, 1977
Don Dickinson, 1978 & 1979 (1)
Alice Hayes Droppers, 1980
Tanya Shire, 1981 thru 1984 (2)
Donna Sass, 1985
Andrea Dahl, 1986 & 1987 (1)
Kathy Van Tubbergen, 1988 thru 1997 (5)
Karen Page, 1998 thru 2009 (4)
Nate Price, 2010 thru 2012 (1)
Adam Ford, 2013 thru 2016 (3)
Nate Price, 2017 (1)
Bob Cawood, 2018 thru 2021 (3)
Austin Hunt, 2022 thru present (2)

Men's Indoor Track & Field

(became intercollegiate sport in 2016)
Kevin Cole, 2016 thru present

Women's Indoor Track & Field

(became intercollegiate sport in 2016)
Kevin Cole, 2016 thru present (5)

Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Jack Schouten, 1919 thru 1921
No team, 1922
Jack Schouten, 1923 thru 1928
Walter De Velder, 1929
Jack Schouten, 1934 thru 1942
Alvin Vanderbush, 1946 thru 1948
Russ De Vette, 1949 thru 1951
Alvin Vanderbush, 1952
Lawrence (Doc) Green, 1953 thru 1956 (2)
Gordon Brewer, 1957 thru 1988 (6)
Mark Northuis, 1989 thru 1993
Sue Ellis, 1994
Mark Northuis, 1995 thru 1999
Dereck Chavis, 2000 thru 2004
Mark Northuis, 2005
Kevin Cole, 2006 thru present (2)

Women's Outdoor Track & Field

Sandra Parker, 1976 thru 1980
Gordon Brewer, 1981 & 1982 (1)
Russ DeVette, 1983 thru 1988 (2)
Donna Eaton, 1989 & 1990
Karen Bishop, 1991
Nick Kramer, 1992
Donna Eaton, 1993 thru 1998
Mark Northuis, 1999
Dereck Chavis, 2000 thru 2004
Mark Northuis, 2005
Kevin Cole, 2006 thru present (6)

Volleyball

Sandra Parker, 1967 thru 1975
Margo Jonker, 1976
Sandra Parker, 1977 thru 1979 (1)
Sander DeHaan, 1980
Sander DeHaan & Tanya Shire, 1981
Tanya Shire, 1982 & 1983
Donna Sass Eaton, 1984 thru 1990 (1)
Karla Wolters, 1991 thru 1993
Amber Warners, 1994
Karla Wolters, 1995 & 1996
Maureen Odland Dunn, 1997 thru 2003 (4)
Becky Schmidt, 2004 thru present (8)

DISCONTINUED SPORTS

Archery

Leslie Swertfager, 1976
Mary Grondin, 1977-78-79-80-81 (1)
Note: the program discontinued after 1981 season

Field Hockey

Mary Lou Breid, 1959 & 1960
Joan Pyle, 1961 thru 1963
Daughn Schipper, 1964 thru 1972
Cynthia Bean, 1973 & 1974
Leslie Swertfager, 1975 & 1976 (1)
Anne Dimitre, 1977 & 1978
Anne Irwin, 1979 & 1980
Marjorie Snyder, 1981 thru 1983 (1)
Carol Henson, 1984
Andrea Dahl, 1985 & 1986
Karla Wolters, 1987 thru 1990
Note: the program discontinued after 1990 season

Wrestling

Eldon Greig, 1964-65
Sid Huitema, 1965-66 & 1966-67
George Kraft, 1967-68 thru 1973-74
Rick Vanderlind, 1974-75
George Kraft, 1975-76 thru 1978-79
Bruce Harrington, 1979-80
Jim DeHorn, 1980-81 & 1981-82
Jamie Hosford, 1982-83
Tim Horn, 1983-84
Note: the program was discontinued after 1983-84 season

Years of Service as a Head Coach of One Sport
(determined thru 2023-24)

39 – John Patnott, men's and women's swimming & diving
35 – *Mark Northuis, men's and women's cross country
33 – Glenn VanWieren, men's basketball
32 – Gordon Brewer, men's outdoor track & field
31 – *Stu Fritz, baseball
29 – *Brian Morehouse, women's basketball
28 – Steve Smith, men's soccer
26 – Jack Schouten, baseball
26 – Bob Ebels, men's golf
25 – Ray Smith, football
25 – Russ DeVette, men's basketball
23 – Karla Wolters, softball
23 – Steve Gorno, men's tennis
 
* active coach in 2022-23
Note: Glenn Van Wieren was a head coach a total of 41 years – 33 were in men's basketball. The others occurred before he became head men's basketball coach. They are 2 in baseball, 1 in cross country and 5 in men's soccer. He was also a two-sport head coach three times – 66-67 men's cross country and baseball, 67-68 men's cross country and baseball, 78-79 men's soccer and men's basketball, and 79-80 men's soccer and men's basketball. 

Number of Season as a Head Coach

80 — Mark Northuis (35 MXC, 35 WXC, 10 MOTR)
74 — Jack Schouten (26 BSB, 18 MTR, 13 MBB, 12 FB, 5 CC)
45 — Glenn Van Wieren (33 MBB, 2 BSB, 3 CC, 7 MSO)
39 — John Patnott (39 MSW-WSW)
35 — Milton "Bud" Hinga (15 MBB, 12 FB, 6 MGO, 2 MTE)
34 — Gordon Brewer (32 MTR. 2WTR)
33 — Karla Wolters (23 SB, 5 VB, 4 FH, 1 WTE)
31 — Stu Fritz (31 BSB)

STAFF

Directors of Athletics

Tim Schoonveld, 2019-present (Director of Athletics)
Melinda Larson, 2014-19 (Co-Director of Athletics)
Tim Schoonveld, 2009-2019 (Co-Director of Athletics)
Eva Dean Folkert, 2003-14  (Co-Director of Athletics)
Ray Smith, 1980-2009 (Director of Athletics for Men)
Anne Irwin, 1976-2004 (Director of Athletics for Women)
Gordon Brewer, 1961-80 (Director of Athletics)
Alvin W. Vanderbush, 1954-60 (Director of Athletics)
Milton (Bud) Hinga, 1931-53 (Director of Athletics)
John (Jack) Schouten, 1919-31 (Director of Physical Education)

Equipment Managers

Chris Scheldt, 2022 to present
Keagan Pontious, 2020-22
Gordon VanderYacht, 1989-90 to 2019-20
Norm "Bunko" Japinga, 1968-88