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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AT HARPER COLLEGE

Whether you’re an athlete looking to be part of a winning team, improve your chances at a scholarship or take your playing skills to the next level, Harper provides you with a high-quality education that will allow you to go far.

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Harper College’s winning tradition attracts dozens of Fall suburban athletes each year. Men’s Soccer Become a Harper Hawk and actively practice your sport in Men’s Cross Country top-of-the-line facilities, improve your game and transfer on Women’s Cross Country with academic and athletic scholarships. Women’s Soccer Harper athletes leave behind a legacy and gain valuable recognition for their athletic and academic accomplishments. Join Harper’s long list of athletes who have received the All-Regional, All-Conference and the notable All-American Winter distinction after working with dedicated and esteemed coaches Wrestling and faculty. Start at Harper and see how far you can go. Men’s Women’s Basketball

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“I came from playing different sports in high school. They welcomed me in with no experience, found out that I had potential and worked with me to reach that potential.” - John Majerus, Elk Grove High School

“The coaching at Harper was an amazing experience that revived my running spirit. I will definitely miss the people and the cross country and track and field environment I experienced during my time here, which was also the part I enjoyed the most, especially when people support me no matter what.” -Jordy Arriaga, Wheeling High School

John Majerus and Jordy Arriaga both became two-time national champions in cross country as part of the 2013 and 2014 NJCAA DIII Men’s Cross Country National Championship teams. The two also competed in the same events during track and field season and formed a brotherly bond during their sophomore seasons. Both student-athletes received scholarships to compete at Judson University in Elgin.

Affordable tuition makes it possible for you to save up to $60,000 by starting at Harper and then transferring to a four-year college or university to complete your degree.*

In addition, financial assistance, including scholarship, grants and loans, may be available to help pay for tuition. In 2013-2014, 8,000+ students were awarded more than $23 million in scholarships, grants and tuition waivers through Harper College.

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“I feel prepared academically because of the great teachers Harper’s athletic complex is highlighted by a multi-level I had. Their goal is to help you succeed. I don’t feel sports center offering facilities for 12 sports, along with anxious. I feel completely prepared going into the cross weight training and a fitness center. The stadium, track, country season (at Biola), but I will most definitely miss all fields and courts provide a complement to these facilities. the amazing people and friends I have made along the way.” Indoor Facilities Outdoor Facilities -Stephanie Chaires, Christian Liberty Academy Gymnasium with four Stadium and press A nagging injury threatened Stephanie Chaires’ running career at basketball/volleyball courts, box with seven-lane track Harper College. However, coach Jim Macnider encouraged Chaires a three-lane track and Baseball field to continue rehabbing. Chaires recovered and developed into an batting cage Softball field even better runner in her sophomore season, opening the door for Six-lane pool her to attend and run for Biola University in La Mirada, California. 12 courts Weight training room Wrestling mat room “They [Macnider and assistant coach Eric Wallor] were the two coaches that saw potential in me and pushed me to Fitness center what I didn’t think I was capable of doing. I’m blessed to Fully equipped athletic have them,” she says. training room Separate athletic team locker room Cliff Brown (Baseball) has Meet the coached 21 All-Conference players, 22 All-Region Players, Head Coaches two All-Americans and one Harper Hawks coaches are rich in experience and ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove dedicated to giving you a high-quality athletic experience Award® winner in his six years – both on the field and in the classroom. at Harper. In 2014, the Hawks won 24 games, the most in Brown’s tenure as head coach.

Dwayne Cruz (Women’s Jim Macnider (Cross Country, Soccer) has led the Hawks to Asst. Track and Field) guided the the national tournament three Hawks to their fourth straight times. In 2013, the Hawks national championship in men’s finished as the Region IV cross country in the fall of 2014. runner-up, just barely missing He also helped guide the women’s out on a berth to nationals. program to a second place finish at the national meet in 2014—the Cray Allen (Softball) and the best in school history. Harper softball program took another step forward in 2015, Bob Vilsoet (Women’s Volleyball) as the Hawks won 14 games has 372 career wins at Harper, overall and finished as the including 32 in the 2014 season. Region IV runner-up. Three His 2014 team finished fourth in softball players earned All- the national poll at season’s end. Conference honors, two players earned All-Region honors and Dan Klaus (Men’s Soccer) two players were selected to the begins his second season as Region IV All-Tournament Team. head coach of the Hawks. In his first year with Harper, Klaus guided Jenny Turpel (Women’s the Hawks all the way to the Basketball) begins her third Region IV Championship game. season as the head coach of the Hawks. Under the direction Dan Loprieno (Wrestling) has of Turpel, the team took another led the men’s wrestling teams to big step forward in the 2014-15 three national titles (2001, 2006 season, tripling its win total from and 2010). In 2014, his team the previous year. finished runner-up at nationals among non-scholarship schools and had three athletes earn All-American honors. Play for the Justin Welke (Men’s Basketball) begins his second season as head coach of the Hawks. In Welke’s Harper College first year as head coach, the Hawks had an All-Region and Hawks All-Conference player, an NJCAA National Player of the Week, a combined seven NJCAA Region Visit campus to learn more about playing for the Harper IV Player of the Week selections, Hawks. Our coaches are eager to learn about your athletic and two Academic All-Americans. accomplishments and can answer any of your questions about playing Harper athletics. During your visit, you can also meet with Renee Zellner (Track and Field) an Admissions Outreach Representative to learn about getting and her teams have won five started at Harper and take a tour of campus. Call 847.925.6467 of the last nine national titles on to schedule a visit today! the men’s side and the school’s only national title in a women’s Keep in Touch Web: harperhawks.net sport with the track and field Facebook: Harper College Hawks team in 2011. In 2015, the men’s Twitter: @HarperHawks team took second place at Instagram: harperhawks nationals, while the women’s Harper College is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, team placed third. facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status or sexual orientation. 21703 JE 9/15