Nolan Holtrop and Grace Wesley: Hope Athletics Podcast

Hope College hockey defenseman Nolan Holtrop and swimmer Grace Wesley are featured on the Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Podcast. The two seniors discussed their time as Hope College student-athletes, the Hope Athletics mission of academic success, competitive excellence and transformational experiences, and competing for two of the nation’s top athletic programs. Holtrop (Walker, Michigan …

Dallas Fisher: Hope Athletics Podcast

Hope College swimmer Dallas Fisher is featured on this week’s Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Podcast. The senior electrical engineering major from Highland, Michigan (Detroit Catholic Central HS) talked about his rewarding experience in the pool with the Flying Dutchmen and the Hope Athletics mission of academic success, competitive excellence and transformational experiences. Fisher also …

Tyler King and Olivia Dieppa: Hope Athletics Podcast

Hope College senior runner Tyler King and soccer defender Oliva Dieppa are featured on the Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Podcast this week. The student-athletes discuss the Hope Athletics mission of academic success, competitive excellence and transformational experiences. They also share their memories from a Sport Evangelism to Equip Disciples (SEED) mission trip last summer …

Jerry Root ’75: Hope Athletics Podcast

Inspired by Colossians 1:16, Jerry Root ’75 has loved to meet and get to know Hope College student-athletes and coaches over the past 17 years. A former college athlete and youth coach himself, Root enjoys talking sports with anyone, especially Hope College teams. Yet, he revels even more in digging deeper with individuals, learning who …

Cara Anderson and AJ Boucher: Hope Athletics Podcast

Cara Anderson and AJ Boucher pour themselves into everything they do for Hope College and Hope College Athletics. Anderson, who is graduating this December after majoring in social work, has been a team manager for the Flying Dutch women’s lacrosse team. The Adrian, Michigan, native and Lenawee Christian High School graduate also works in the …

Justice Mims and Samantha Smith: Hope Athletics Podcast

On a recent Hope College Athletics SEED mission trip, juniors Justice Mims and Samantha Smith felt God’s spirit moving within them. The two student-athletes and kinesiology majors spoke about their time in The Dominican Republic on the Hope Athletics Orange and Blue Podcast. Season 4’s fourth episode featured a conversation with Mims, a guard on …

Keegan DeKuiper and Annie Lockett: Hope Athletics Podcast

When injuries sidelined Hope College’s Keegan DeKuiper and Annie Lockett from competition last season, they put aside their disappointment and focused on supporting their teammates and coaches. Their servant leadership drew praise from those around them, including their respective men’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams. They were announced as Anchor Award recipients in April at …

Dylan Clem: Hope Athletics Podcast

Dylan Clem is poised to build a successful and fulfilling career as a structural engineer with a foundation set at Hope College and his hometown of Stevensville, Michigan. The All-American offensive guard has one more college football season to play, though. Clem is returning for a fifth season with the Flying Dutchmen this fall. Hope …

Kara VanderKamp: Hope Athletics Podcast

Kara VanderKamp ‘95 carries the lessons she learned on the soccer field and at Hope College into her missionary work in Niger. The 2024 H-Club “Hope for Humanity” Award recipient and Remember Niger Coalition CEO talked about her drive to support educational opportunities for youth in Niger (pronounced knee-jeer), the landlocked western African nation between …

NCAA Division III Week Spotlight: Sophia Farbarzhevich, Women’s Diving

Editor’s note: From Monday-Sunday, April 1-7, Hope College Athletics is celebrating NCAA Division III Week with member schools across the country as we observe and celebrate the impact Division III athletics and student-athletes have on campus and in the surrounding community. There are special events planned at Hope Athletics home events throughout the week. Check …