Hope women's track wins 4th straight MIAA title, men finish runner-up
Event by event, Hope College accumulated points at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and set the stage for a four-peat.
The Flying Dutch's winning performance in the second-to-last event — a 1-2-3 medal sweep in the 5,000 meters — made them champions again.
Hope finished the two-day meet at Albion College with 171 points. The Flying Dutch finished 19 points ahead of runner-up Albion for their eighth outdoor MIAA title.
Head coach Kevin Cole said the Flying Dutch rose to the occasion while extending their championship run (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022). The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"It was a toss-up coming into the meet," Cole said. "It was a true team effort. We had one champion. It was everybody getting those places from second to eighth and never giving up."
In the 5,000 meters, junior Anna Mason (Zeeland, Michigan / Libertas Christian), pictured, led the Flying Dutch charge by recording a winning run of 17 minutes, 37.16 seconds.
Junior Ana Tucker (Midland, Michigan / Midland) finished runner-up at 17:49.75. Sophomore Rebecca Markham (Hoffman Estates, Illinois / William Fremd) took third at 17:51.89.
The Flying Dutch scored in 12 more events on Friday, including runner-up performances in three.
Hope finished second in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
In the 4x100, Helen Dodge (Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan / Grosse Pointe South), Amanda LInes (Naples, Florida / First Baptist), Kimmie Drake (Katy, Texas / Seven Lakes) and Grace Behrens (MIshawaka, Indiana / Trinity School at Greenlawn) clocked a time of 49.74 seconds.
In the 4x400 relay, Julie Timperman (Lafayette, Indiana / Faith Christian), Behrens, Ellie Jankowski (Granger, Indiana / Penn) and Jacinda Cole (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) recorded a run of 4:03.83.
In the 400, Behrens finished second with a time of 1:00.24. Timperman took third at 1:01.63. Madeline Moore (Hillsdale, Michigan / Hillsdale) was eighth at 1:06.88.
In the 200, Behrens placed third with a run of 25.89. Dodge was sixth at 27.06.
In the 100, Lines recorded a third-place time of 12.84. Dodge was fifth at 13.17.
In the 400 hurdles, Hayley Scollard (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City Central) finished third with a run of 1:07.25. Sophie Hall (Holt, Michigan / Haslett) clocked a fourth-place time of 1:09.91. Anna Haseley (Jenison, Michigan / Hudsonville) took sixth at 1:12.31. Erin Kloostra was eighth (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Loy Norrix) at 1:12.75.
In the javelin, Libby Strotman (Park Ridge, Illinois / Maine Township) posted a third-place and season-best toss of 32.91 meters (108-0). Riki Ediger (Hudsonville, Michigan / Haslett) was fourth with a season-best throw of 32.24 (105-9).
In the 800, Jankowski clocked a fourth-place run of 2:19.10. Cole was fifth at 2:20.22.
In the 1,500, Hope finished fourth, fifth and sixth: Cole at 4:50.21, Jankowski at 4:53.31 and Heleyna Tucker (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow) at 4:53.67.
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Hope went 5-6-7-8: Maddy Struck (Hainesville, Illinois / Grayslake Central) at 12:00.46, Kennedy Kuhlmann (Grand Blanc, Michigan / Grand Blanc) at 12:09.07, Katie Cole (Batavia, Illinois / Batavia) at 12:10.94, and Lauren Taylor (Yorkville, Illinois / Yorkville) at 12:17.08.
In the triple jump, Taylor Novotny (Batavia, Illinois / Batavia) recorded a sixth-place leap of 10.20 meters (33-5 ¾). Kyria Gowman (Livonia, Michigan / Aladi Stevenson) was eighth at 9.20 meters (30-2 ¼).
In the 100 hurdles, Scollard finished seventh at 16.97. Lily Kueber (Northville, Michigan / St. Catherine of Siena) was eighth at 17.39.
Trine University finished third with 156 points and was followed by Calvin University (102), Olivet College (59), Alma College (53), and Adrian College (45).
On the men's side, the team came up short but Hope crowned three individual champions and charged to a second-place finish at the MIAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Runners Nick Hoffman and Eli Meder joined thrower Aidan Kyle in recording first-place finishes. The Flying Dutchmen rose two spots during the final day of the two-day competition at Albion College to finish with a runner-up total of 161 points.
"That was the possible outcome I was hoping for. We wanted to finish ahead of Calvin. We were much closer to Trine than I expected," head coach Kevin Cole said. "Everybody ran, jumped and competed really well. It was a great team effort."
Hoffman (Holland, Michigan / Holland) repeated as MIAA champion in the 1,500 meters by clocking a winning time of 4 minute, 1.80 seconds.
The senior is the fourth Flying Dutchmen runner to repeat as MIAA champ in the event. Hoffman joins Ryan Terlouw (2006-07), Erik Carpenter (1994-96), and Mark Southwell (1982-83).
Meder (Williamston, Michigan / Lansing Catholic) edged Hoffman in the 800-meter final by clocking a time of 1:54.79 to Hoffman's 1:55.04. The junior is the Flying Dutchmen's 12th MIAA champion in the event.
Kyle (Weston, Connecticut / Weston), pictured, became Hope's 11th MIAA javelin champion. The freshman heaved a season-best toss of 47.31 meters (155 feet, 2 inches).
Hope finished second in three events on Friday, including both relays.
In the 4x100 relay, Alex Daniels, Nathan Woolum, Drew Dow, and Nathan Trumble clocked a time of 42.48 seconds.
In the 4x400 relay, David McHugh, Dow, Trumble, and Woolum posted a run of 3:19.13.
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, sophomore Dan Campbell (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton) finished runner-up with a season-best time of 9:41.56.
The Flying Dutchmen scored in 12 more events.
In the 400 hurdles, Woolum (Mattawan, Michigan / Mattawan) took third by clocking a time of 56.81. McHugh placed fourth at 58.54. Samuel Miller (Zionsville, Indiana / Zionsville) was fourth with 1:01.39.
In the 200, Daniels (Holland, Michigan / Holland) recorded a third-place and season-best run of 22.37. Trumble (Granger, Indiana / Trinity School at Greenlawn) was seventh with a season-best 22.93.
In the 100, Daniels sprinted to a fourth-place and season-best time of 11.06. Trumble was seventh with a season-best 11.27.
In the 800, Connor Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison) finished fourth with a time of 1:56.82. Lucas Guidone (Chicago, Illinois / Taft) was sixth at 1:58.58.
In the javelin, Andrew Knieper (Lake Orion, Michigan / Lake Orion) tossed a fourth-place throw of 44.66 meters (146-6).
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Anders Bogard (Mattawan, Michigan / Kalamazoo Christian) placed fourth with a run of 9:51.04.
In the 110 hurdles, Jackson Player (San Antonis, Texas / Winston Churchill) clocked a fifth-place and season-best time of 15.58. Woolum placed sixth at 16.52. McHugh was seventh at 16.57.
In the 400, Dow (Bridgman, Michigan / Bridgman) recorded a fifth-place run of 51.04. Kyle was sixth at 51.60.
In the high jump, Player took sixth by clearing 1.75 meters (5-8 ¾). Case VanderZee (Holland, Michigan / Holland Christian) was eighth at 1.70 meters (5-7).
In the 1,500 meters, Kyle finished sixth in the 1,500 with a run of 4:06.49.
In the discus, Tucker Babb (Caledonia, Michigan / Caledonia) placed seventh with a season-best toss of 37.68 meters (123-7).
In the triple jump, McHugh recorded a seventh-place and season-best leap of 12.82 meters (42-0). VanderZee was eighth at 12.75 meters (41-10).
Trine University won the meet with 228 points. After Hope, Calvin placed third with 153 points and was followed by Albion with 92, Adrian with 79, Olivet with 49, and Alma with 11.
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Hope College women's track wins 4th straight MIAA title, men finish runner-up
