Driven to Succeed: Kraig Heeter Advances Career in Industrial Real Estate

After a successful collegiate golf career, Kraig Heeter, ’01, became a professional after graduating from Hillsdale College and played in California’s Pepsi Tour. However, he ultimately decided to take on a career in industrial real estate.

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Holding Court: Jerry Hewitt Helped Hillsdale Restart Men’s Tennis

When Hillsdale College decided to restart men’s tennis as a collegiate sport in 2015-16, Jerry Hewitt, ’19, was the very first recruit to commit to the Chargers. By the time Hewitt graduated, he had helped build the Chargers into a championship program.

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A Winning Formula: Baseball, Accounting Brought Troy Salvior to Hillsdale College

Baseball and the accounting program were a winning recruiting formula for Troy Salvior, ’90. The pitcher, who was a former draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, said the opportunity to play collegiate baseball and study under an accounting faculty legend were the deciding factors in his decision to attend Hillsdale College.

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Camaraderie and Competition: Kristen Farling Pigg Remembers Chargers Tennis, Good Times

Kristen “Kiki” Farling Pigg, ’90, looks back at her Hillsdale College years with fondness. A member of the team that finished second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during her senior year, Pigg said college tennis was more than the competition.

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Changing Roles: Haylee Booms Smith Transitions from ICU Nurse to Full-Time Wife and Mother

Once serving as an ICU nurse at Hillsdale Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, Haylee Booms Smith, ’17, is now a wife and mother of three young children as her husband completes divinity school in the Los Angeles area.

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Still Going Strong: Former Charger Tennis Captain John Scott, ’72, Continues to Play the Game He Loves

John Scott, ’72, said he never had a chance to play a match of high school tennis because he wasn’t good enough to crack his team’s lineup. He still tried out for the Charger tennis team, and eventually became the number one singles and doubles player and had a chance to perform against some of the best college competition in Michigan.

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Captain Comeback: Former Charger Softball Standout Julie Maloney Bianchi Now Leading in Education

A severe knee injury didn’t stop Julie Maloney Bianchi, ’91, from chasing her softball dreams. Julie, a first-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference performer in ’90 and ’91, became a key contributor on the powerhouse teams that were recently inducted into the Hillsdale Athletic Hall of Fame.

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In the Right Place at the Right Time: A Journalism Journey

Erin Mundahl, ’14, didn’t give the idea of a writing career much thought while she was a student, but admits that her path to and through the journalism world was due to being in the right place at the right time.

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What is a Charger? Meet the Designer: Bryan Springer, ’94

Delving into Hillsdale Charger athletics history with a dedication to answer “What is a Charger,” Bryan Springer, ’94, led the way for the Chargers’ new, unified visual identity.

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Uncovering Charger History

Three museum studies students uncover and preserve Charger athletic history in display cases located in the George C. Roche Sports Complex.

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Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Share Stories of Challenge, Strength

In front of an audience of approximately 200 guests, Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Robert Mallendick, ’66; Jason Stomps, ’10; and the 1988-1991 softball teams got to share their stories of challenge and strength in a very personal and passionate way.

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Jumping Steeples and Chasing Dreams

Emily Oren, ’16, graduated Hillsdale as a 9x National Champion and competed in the 2016 Olympic trials for the 3000m steeplechase. After five years of growth, Oren shares her perspectives on running, mindset, and mission, as she pursues her Olympic dreams.

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