At the ITA Regional Small College Championship, the Hillsdale Chargers got their first experience in collegiate competition since March. The Chargers found positive results in the individual style tournament in Indianapolis, where they faced off against some of the top teams in the Midwest. “It was very good for the girls to get a realistic...
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Averkamp takes over women’s basketball
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team welcomed Charlie Averkamp as the new head coach this spring, right in the middle of a pandemic. Averkamp previously coached at Benedictine University, an NCAA Division III institution in Lisle, Illinois. His five-year run as head coach at Benedictine was the best in the school’s history. Now, Averkamp said...
Chargers win home opener invitational
The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team returned to competition with a solid showing at the Charger Invitational at home on Sunday, Sept. 13. Stepping onto the courts for match play for the first time since March, the Chargers won four of six singles draws and earned the highest winning percentage in a day of matches...
Senior athletes return for fifth-year after spring 2020 season cut short
Countless college athletes had an abrupt end to their spring seasons, but four Hillsdale College seniors weren’t ready to finish their athletic career just yet. Seniors Ian Brown, Andrew Verbrugge, Sam Catron, and Allysa Viola decided to return to Hillsdale as fifth-year student-athletes. Brown found out that his final outdoor track and field season was...
Chargers kick off 2020 season with home opener
The Hillsdale College men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off their 2020 season on Saturday, Sept. 12 at their home course in Hayden Park. With senior Maryssa Depies leading the women, the Chargers finished first, leaving a promising first impression for the rest of the abbreviated season. On the men’s side, junior Adam Wier...




