Hope College

Mark Northuis '82 has guided the cross country fortunes of his alma mater since 1988.

Over 37 seasons, the Flying Dutch have qualified for the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Nationals Championships 15 times, earned three NCAA regional titles and claimed 11 MIAA women's titles 11. In 2023, Hope extended a school-record run of MIAA titles to eight after earning a co-championship. The Flying Dutch finished third or higher in the conference standings every year during his tenure.

Northuis has coached 13 All-Americans, 55 all-region selections, nine MIAA Most Valuable Cross Country Runners and 169 All-MIAA honorees.

A professor of kinesiology, Northuis is also an assistant coach for the men's and women's track and field teams.  He has served on the NCAA Division III advisory committee for cross country and track and field.

Northuis was a five-time MIAA all-conference cross country and track runner at Hope. He won the 1979 Hope Cross Country Invitational and the 1980 MIAA cross country championship. He finished in the top five at the MIAA meet each of his four years. He was among the nation's top small college cross country runners, finishing 27th as both a junior and senior at the NCAA Division III national championship meet.

In track, Northuis won the 5,000-meter run at the 1980 MIAA Field Day. He is still the Hope record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and six-mile run.

Northuis earned a master's degree in exercise physiology at the University of Michigan and received a Ph.D. in exercise science from the University of Minnesota.

He and his wife, Pam Bulthouse, a 1981 Hope College graduate, have five children, Anders, Elizabeth, Klare, Madalyn, and Michaela.