Hope College April 2012 : Page 17Swimming/Diving Hope’s swimming and diving teams, coached by John Patnott, each finished second at the MIAA championships, combining to win the gold medal in 18 events. Ten athletes were named to the All-MIAA teams. Junior Libby Westrate of Grandville, Mich., was named the women’s most valuable swimmer. She was a triple winner at the MIAA championships, capturing the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle races. Seniors Sarah Sohn of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Jeff Shade of Davison, Mich., were each named All-MIAA for a fourth consecutive year. Other honorees were junior Josh Grabijas of Howell, Mich., senior Matt Gregory of St. Joseph, Mich., junior Nick Hazekamp of Janesville, Wis., sophomore Maria Kieft of Spring Lake, Mich., senior Andrew Rose of Holland, Mich., junior Kyleigh Sheldon of Hastings, Mich., and senior Chelsea Wiese of Rochester, Mich. Outstanding accomplishment in both athletics and in the classroom was highlighted at the NCAA championships, when Chelsea Wiese (pictured) was presented the Elite 89 award for maintaining the highest cumulative Chelsea wiese grade point average among all of the competitors at the Division III swimming and diving championships. The Elite 89 award is presented to the top scholar-athlete at each of the 89 NCAA championships held over the year. An accounting major, Wiese has maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average. Co-captain of the team, she was the MIAA champion in the 200-and 400-yard individual medley events. Hope had three honorable mention All-America performances at nationals – Libby Westrate in the 50-free; Josh Grabijas in the 1,650-free; and the women’s 800-free relay of Libby Westrate, Sarah Sohn, Chelsea Wiese and junior Erin Holstad of Traverse City, Mich. tournament of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Coached by Chris VanTimmeren ’97, the Flying Dutchmen were 1-1-1 at nationals and finished the season with a 26-7-1 record. Seniors Chris Kunnen of Des Moines, Iowa, and Dave Nowicki of Littleton, Colo., were named ACHA All-Americans. Hockey For the 11th consecutive year, the Flying Dutchmen qualified for the national Exciting Athletic Moments in Photos See photos of several exciting Hope sports moments during the winter season at: More ONLINE www.hope.edu/pr/gallery senior David Krombeen was league mVp and a first-team All-American. April 2012 17 Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
