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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 / Kenowa Hills HS) and Wesley (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan / Grosse Pointe North) also shared about their mission trip to Zambia last summer with the college’s Sports Evangelism to Equip Disciples (SEED) program.
A business major, Holtrop was a key leader on the Flying Dutchmen’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 national championship team this season.
Wesley, an exercise science major, also led the Flying Dutch swimming and diving team to a fifth consecutive Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title and ninth place in the nation, the program’s second top-10 finish in three years at the NCAA Division III Championships.
The podcast episode is part of Hope College’s NCAA Division III Week celebration.
The annual nationwide event highlights the positive impact Division III student-athletes have on their campuses and in their community. Hope is a founding member of Division III, which started in 1973. Learn more about Division III at ncaa.org/d3.
By Alan BabbittHope 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 / Kenowa Hills HS) and Wesley (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan / Grosse Pointe North) also shared about their mission trip to Zambia last summer with the college’s Sports Evangelism to Equip Disciples (SEED) program.
A business major, Holtrop was a key leader on the Flying Dutchmen’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 national championship team this season.
Wesley, an exercise science major, also led the Flying Dutch swimming and diving team to a fifth consecutive Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title and ninth place in the nation, the program’s second top-10 finish in three years at the NCAA Division III Championships.
The podcast episode is part of Hope College’s NCAA Division III Week celebration.
The annual nationwide event highlights the positive impact Division III student-athletes have on their campuses and in their community. Hope is a founding member of Division III, which started in 1973. Learn more about Division III at ncaa.org/d3.