MEN’S TRACK/FIELD
Men’s Track and Field Claims National Academic Awards
The Hope College men’s track and field team earned All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021-22 school year.
Additionally, four members of the team were named All-Academic Athletes by the USTFCCCA: Nick Hoffman, Eli Meder, Nathan Trumble and Connor Vachon.
Led by head coach Kevin Cole, the Flying Dutchmen recorded a 3.341 team grade point average.
All four honorees ran on Hope’s All-America distance medley relay that finished fourth at the 2022 indoor national championships.
Hoffman (Holland, Michigan / Holland HS) also qualified for the Division III outdoor championships in the 1,500 meters for the second consecutive season. The public accounting major and 2022 graduate claimed all-region honors in the 800 and 1,500 meters and repeated as MIAA champion in the 1,500 meters. Meder (Williamston, Michigan / Lansing Catholic) sprinted to an MIAA championship in the 800 meters. The junior is majoring in business and economics. Trumble (Granger, Indiana / Trinity School at Greenlawn) is a 2022 graduate who majored in psychology. Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison) earned all-region honors in the 800 meters as a freshman.
WOMEN’S TRACK/FIELD
Women’s Track and Field Earns National Academic Accolades
The Hope College women’s track and field team claimed All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021-22 school year.
Additionally, four members of the team were chosen as All-Academic Athletes by the USTFCCCA: Jacinda Cole, Rebecca Markham, Greta Robrahn and Ana Tucker.
Led by head coach Kevin Cole, the Flying Dutch recorded a 3.628 team grade point average.
All four individual honorees helped Hope earn a fourth consecutive MIAA outdoor track and field championship.
Cole (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa HS) is a runner, English Language Arts major and 2022 graduate. Markham (Hoffman Estates, Illinois / William Fremd) is a sophomore runner who is majoring in civil engineering. Robrahn (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland East) is a freshman thrower. Tucker (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow) ran to two All-America honors at the outdoor championships as a junior, finishing fifth in the 5,000 meters and eighth in the 10,000 meters. The exercise science major claimed all-region honors in both events. Tucker also qualified for the indoor championships in the 5,000 meters.
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