Covenant News

Updated List of North Park Athletes

CHICAGO (August 16, 2000) - North Park University has been making its Covenant connections with high school athletes in the denomination, bolstering an already improved sports program.

Following is a partial listing of athletes affiliated with Evangelical Covenant churches who are currently student-athletes at NPU or who have been recruited by one of the teams and are registered at the school. Abbreviations following each name indicate the year in school, with the hometown and home church listed for each.

Baseball

• Jeff Hanson (FR), Concord, CA; (Hillside Covenant)
• Peter Morris (SO), Seattle, WA; (First Covenant)
• Jared Novak (JR), Issaquah, WA; (Redeemer Covenant)
• Tim Peterson (FR), Omaha, NE; (Bensonvale Covenant)
• Andy Taylor (SR), Iron Mountain, MI; (First Covenant)

Women's Basketball

• Carrie Swenson (SO), Little Falls, MN; (Grace Covenant)
• April Wenell (FR), Laurens, IA; (Albert City Evangelical Covenant)

Football

• Dana Anderson (SR), Wallace, MI; (Bethel Mission Covenant)
• Kyle Bada (SO), Stambaugh, MI; (Grace Covenant)
• Don Dillon (SR), Melvin, IL; (Paxton Covenant)
• Breandan Finnigan (SO), Minneapolis, MN; (Community Covenant)
• Peter Hobbs (FR), Tigard, OR; (Tigard Covenant)
• Eric Norberg (FR), Mount Prospect, IL; (Northwest Covenant)
• Mike Peppersack (SR), Minneapolis, MN; (Faith Covenant)
• Jon Sellnow (FR), St. Cloud, MN; (Hope Covenant)
• Scott Sousa (FR), Turlock, CA; (HilmarCovenant)
• Josh Zabel (SO), Cranston, RI; (Cranston Evangelical Covenant)

Men's Soccer

• Luke Anderson (SO), Victoria, MN; (Excelsior Covenant)
• Kyle Gadbois (SR), Edmonds, WA; (Martha Lake Covenant)
• Jon Jenkins (FR), Lakewood, NY; (Zion Covenant)
• Erik Johnson (SR), Bridgewater, MA; (Community Covenant)
• Luke Johnson (SO), St. Anthony, MN; (Salem Covenant)
• Aaron Moon (SO), Granby, CT; (Pilgrim Covenant)
• Dave Petersen (JR), Mount Prospect, IL; (Northwest Covenant)
• Ben Zabel (FR), Cranston, RI; (Cranston Evangelical Covenant)
• Aaron Zirk (FR), Kasson, MN; (Rochester Covenant)

Women's Soccer

• Kirsten Anderson (SO), Sartell, MN; (Salem Covenant)
• Ashley Balsam (JR), Evanston, IL; (Winnetka Covenant)
• Stacy Beukhof (JR), Excelsior, MN; (Excelsior Covenant)
• Heidi Hjelm (SO), Anchorage, AK; (First Covenant)
• Beth Johnson (JR), Plainville, CT; (Bethany Covenant)
• Melissa Koster (JR), Grand Rapids, MI; (First Covenant)
• Randi Novak (SO), Issaquah, WA; (Redeemer Covenant)
• Nikki Park (SO), Portland, OR; (West Hills Covenant)
• Katie Rose (FR), Wasilla, AK; (Mat-Su Covenant)
• Kristin Sellnow (JR), St. Cloud, MN; (Hope Covenant)
• Alicia VerHage (JR), Galesburg, MI; (The Covenant Church)

Softball

• Carrie McKee (FR), Fairfield, OH; (Covenant Community)
• Sarah Snow (FR), Orland Park, IL; (Trinity Covenant)

Women's Tennis

• Gretchen Holmgren (SO), Mercer Island, WA; (Mercer Island Covenant)
• Angela Kathon (FR), Beldenville, WI; (First Covenant)
• Samara Tilkens (FR), Columbia Heights, MN; (Salem Covenant)

Women's Volleyball

• Brittany Bodin (SO), Braham, MN; (Evangelical Covenant Church)
• Shannon Hampton (SR), Lake in the Hills, IL; (Highland Covenant)
• Sarah Jagodzinske (SO), Welcome, MN; (Evangelical Covenant Church)
• Becky Nichols (FR), Cicero, NY; (Grace Covenant)

Men's Track and Field

• Adam Carlson (FR), Toyko, Japan; (Nakahara Covenant Church)
• Dave Fisher (FR), Moraga, CA; (First Covenant Church)
• John Robinson (FR), Issaquah, WA; (Pine Lake Covenant)
• Peter Strom (FR), Chicago, IL; (North Park Covenant)

Women's Track and Field

• Beth Holmertz (FR), Stillman Valley, IL; (Valley Evangelical Covenant)
• Rachel Jackson (FR), Greensfork, IN; (Evangelical Covenant)
• Rebecca Nichols (FR), Cicero, NY; (Grace Evangelical Covenant)
• Julie Royster (FR), Easton, CT; (Covenant Church of Easton)

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