Autumn Anderson, a 2012 graduate of Wayland High School, has taken over duties at point guard for the Hope College women’s basketball team this season.
Anderson, who was a standout in softball and basketball for the Wildcats, was point guard in high school for a team that won district and regional Class B championships three years ago. Ironically, she was pressed into into service because Angelique Gaddy, who starred for O-K Gold Conference rival South Christian, suffered a season-ending injury.
Anderson has been averaging 5.0 points and 3.7 assists per game for the Flying Dutch. She also has earned high honors in softball, making the all-region team last spring as an outfielder.
Anderson won the Senior Female Athlete Award as a member of the softball team for four years, earning all-conference, all-county and all-region honors. She was a member of the O-K Gold and district championship teams in 2010.
She played varsity basketball for three years and was a member of the O-K Gold Conference, district and regional championship team. Anderson earned a 3.61 grade point average and a was a member of National Honor Society, PALS and Student Council.
She is a junior at Hope.
