College Athletic Staff Rating: Ronda Varnesdeel at Davenport University

Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

My Experiences As A Davenport Parent

Date: March 11, 2026

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"Davenport is a terrible school. Do your research. Academic fraud committed by athletes daily. Athletes sleeping with their coaches. Athletes drinking with their coaches. All covered up by yours truly. This school silences athletes that speak out against their favorite coaches. Where’s all the investigations that should be done with the baseball, women’s and men’s basketball, wrestling, volleyball, football, stunt. The wrestling team has had multiple people die, the volleyball coach partied with her players and got promoted. The basketball programs are both terrible programs. So very unethical it’s disgusting. My daughter was silenced when she spoke of her basketball coach sleeping with her teammates. SILENCED. All Is fine and well though with Ronda and no show Paul. Both terrible people that cover up their friend’s activities. The NCAA should close this school down. The amount of fraud and violations occurring here is outrageous and yet all these terrible people keep their high paying jobs and do everything in their power for the school to pay them even more. Where’s the news team when you need them oh wait most of them went to AQ ronda and other corrupt coaches alma matter. A truly disturbing place. Biggest regret of my life is having my daughter go to this school and be fed lies about what is right and what is wrong. Stab people in the back to get ahead. Cover up wrongdoing for your own benefit. Want a higher scholarship? Keep your mouth shut. DU is a prison for the stupid, the heartless, the naive, criminals, the lazy and the not hard working. There’s no standards, ethics or morals at Davenport. The resources given to all these programs are insane. They should win in everything. Yet the people in charge of this hell hole corrupt good kids and make them think accountability is a bad thing, working hard is bad thing, adhering to rules is a bad thing. Sleeping with players is a good thing, drinking with players is a good thing, stealing money is a good things, not doing what is right is a good thing. Truthfully I can’t overly communicate this - DU is ran by TERRIBLE PEOPLE. I’d rather my kid have good values and morals then endless gear and a nice arena. Open your eyes. Don’t DUIT"

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Can’t Threaten People Forever. You Deserve To Be Gone

Date: March 10, 2026

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"A narcissist. A bully. Tried to silence all of my teammates when our coach was in a relationship with our teammate. I regret playing basketball at DU that’s for sure. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Ronda Is A Joke. It’s A Clown Show

Date: March 8, 2026

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"Knew my bball coach was sleeping with our teammate and did absolutely nothing but cover it up. Heard she did the same with the QB and the facilities worker. Joke school "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Hr Covers Up What They Want To In The Athletic Department

Date: March 6, 2026

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"I’ve worked at DU for 8 years now. I’ve watched people come and go. I know numerous HR complaints have been filed against Ronda and they do nothing but punish the people who have filed them. HR is definitely in on covering up wrongdoing by the athletic administration. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

You Can’t Silence Everyone

Date: March 6, 2026

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"Mentally and emotionally abusive to anyone who has a differing opinion than her. Should be looked into. Employees former and current are ready to reveal the hell she will put you through. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Academic Fraud For Athletes! Great Place

Date: March 4, 2026

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"If you want a way way below average education come to DU. If you want to be a member of a team that treats away trips as vacation go to DU. If you’re a serious athlete than cares about having a successful future I would look at other places to go. Loserville USA is located in Caledonia, MI. Rich, spoiled school that lets mommy and daddy fix everything. Shoot chances are mommy and daddy are working at this school. Terrible representation of division 2 athletics and the people in charge here have some major baggage. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Is A Cult Built On BA D Behavior

Date: March 2, 2026

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"She is protected. Davenport University is a cult like following for bad behavior morally and ethically. It’s promoted at this school to break NCAA, state and federal laws. If someone really took a deep dive into this school they would be horrified with what they find. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Biggest Loser In Gr

Date: March 1, 2026

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"Ronda is a loser. That’s all she will ever be. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

The Truth About Ronda

Date: February 26, 2026

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"Ronda straight up lied to my daughter while coaching her last year. She told players on the softball team to bully my daughter and make life uncomfortable and hard for her. I would not trust Ronda at all. She lies and cheats to get what she wants and always has an end game and agenda. Again, she lied that my daughter would be playing more then had the team give her a mental breakdown and force her to leave. These are evil people at this school. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Inappropriate Behavior Is Normalized At Du

Date: February 26, 2026

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"My daughter was on the women’s soccer team at DU and I was appalled that this school lets athletic trainers “work on” athletes behind closed doors in hotels. I don’t think that’s ethically right and I told my daughter to not do this or let this happen to her. After reading many of these comments, I’ve grown more concerned about what type of place my daughter is attending. Why are they allowing this behavior at DU? "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Smart People Know How To Play The Game

Date: February 26, 2026

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"Does not give a s**t about female athletes mental health. Only if they want to date her son. Ask multiple sports she has said this on multiple occasions. It’s a sick pressure. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

It’s Ok To Drink And Do Drugs If You Win For Her. Sad Role Model

Date: February 25, 2026

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"Rhonda will never be held accountable for anything at DU. She’s been getting away with the same stuff since she started. She just has more power to bully people now. She was always looked down upon as a coach because she is a scrub. Glad to see she brings her same trailer trash vibe to administration. Cheating was the only way she could win. There is no development of people. Her teams are known for smoking pot and drinking before games and you know all is well if you get a W. Terrible role model. My daughter played for Rhonda and I have a lot of stories I could tell. Rhonda isn’t a good person that is for sure. Shame on these people for turning a blind eye over the years. She had many complaints about her coaching and I can’t even imagine how many she gets now. She lets the baseball coach get away with everything that’s a known fact and he doesn’t even like her. If I had to do it over I would not let my daughter play for her and receive a below average degree. If you’re lazy this is the school for you! "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Strongly Advise To Actually Look Into Du Before Going

Date: February 24, 2026

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"I strongly advise looking into going to Du before going. On the outside it looks amazing. Great facilities and a lot of money. It’s the horror show people in athletic administration and some of their nightmare long tenured coaches that will end up being the downfall of your kids lives. DU is like a cult for doing the wrong thing and promoting it. If you want to have someone who will struggle once they are done with school but partied and cheated their way through school while also having no morals, being lazy and a plague I suggest DU. If that’s the future you’re looking for DUI is the perfect place! "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

The Real Du Is Pretty Dark

Date: February 24, 2026

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"Narcissistic bully that hates any woman that thinks she isn’t very special which is practically almost everyone in the athletic department. Why do you think they have hired so male forward. Ronda is hard to deal with and for whatever reason she lets men get away with whatever they want. That must raise her low self esteem and make her worth go up. What she did to the softball program is criminal with her coaching and then hiring her friend which they knew was happening a year prior and then taking money from the program then once he was hired flooding the program with money to make everything “ok” but it’s not surprising to see there’s not leaders being groomed at DU it’s corrupt followers. What she did with the women’s basketball program is criminal. Knowingly allowing the coach to keep sleeping with his player and allowing the girl to dictate practices and events and then giving her a scholarship to do nothing but quit the next year. It’s insane. She bullied the female assistant so bad and banished her from the school.Ronda has consistently made homophobic comments about the new women’s golf coach and has repeatedly bashed the old men’s golf coach bc she stood up for herself. Let’s face it. Ronda is a low life loser that has no business being in athletics. She would make a better prison guard or jail warden. There’s so many wrong things she has done in the past you could write a literal book. Ronda creates and promotes toxic people that are Menaces to society. Having affiliation with Davenport and watching her and letting her do what she does makes me physically ill. This is a terrible institution that thrives on hurting good people to promote evil. This school is literally known to make employees physically ill bc of people like Ronda. It’s sad and wrong. But hey the school seems to keep having a lot of money for all the twisted coaches and admin to keep stealing. "

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Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Corruption And Abuse Of Power The Du Way

Date: February 24, 2026

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"100 percent needs to be investigated. If the school hired outside sources to investigate the athletic department many and I mean many people would be terminated. Davenport athletic department is criminal. Sex scandals, misuse of funds, stealing money you name it. This entire athletic department is guilty. Ronda is a narcissist and a bully. Davenport is a little club of corrupt coaches that steal money from the school and drink and sleep with female athletes. The baseball coach should be investigated, the men’s basketball coach, and executive AD. There’s many scandals within the football program but sparky isn’t as morally corrupt as the baseball and basketball coach. Other than letting his star QB date the facilities worker which is pretty wrong if you ask me. I’ve heard the term clown school being thrown around. This is a corrupt school. Student athletes commits academic fraud every day at DU and coaches and administrators look the other way. Davenport has no right to be in the NCAA. They should have stayed NAIA as all they do is lie and cheat. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Toxic Place To Be Clown Show. Clown School

Date: February 23, 2026

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"Obviously the entire DU athletic department is trash but why is the executive AD off the hook. Think he got hit in the head too many times playing Hockey. He isn’t all there mentally clearly. Ronda runs DU bc he is a moron. He is the head of the Clown show. Enter a home soon pal. Female haters. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Is A Clown School

Date: February 23, 2026

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"Ronda didn’t listen to anyone on my team about our horrific coach. Put him on a pedestal and let him get away with abuse. Davenport is a clown school. If you’re in with her and drink with her she will be your best bud. Otherwise watch your back. I wonder if we had a woman coach if she would have listened. I’m ashamed to have played at DU. Clown school for sure. She’s a big woman hater for real. "

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Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Bad Reputation In Grand Rapids And Davenport

Date: February 22, 2026

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"When you’ve been around this woman for 25 years and you know she’s the biggest loser in Grand Rapids. Lies, steals, cheats. Terrible role model for any female athlete, coach or staff member. She has a long long history of this so beware if you cross paths because she’s known to be one jealous, insecure person and when that happens she ls pretty dangerous. The executive AD lets all this happen because he has no clue what is even going on. She has pawns at that school and loves to hire her friends or anyone that says yes to her. I’m not sure how she sleeps at night knowing, allowing and doing all the wrong she does at that clown school. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Horrible Admin And People In General At Du

Date: February 21, 2026

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"Ronda has pushed her own personal agenda for years and the executive AD is just as bad. He sits back and plays dumb. They both let their friends who are coaches get away with bending rules and sleeping and drinking with athletes. They all use school money for personal use and do what they want. DU should not be an NCAA school. The illegal activity happening at this school is eye opening. Rules don’t apply to these people bc they are all above the law. On top of that they are conditioning athletes to be just as morally corrupt. God help anyone who has any association with Davenport University. You’re either a victim of abuse or you have been groomed to become the abuser. Clown school. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Davenport University Is Run By Toxic People

Date: February 18, 2026

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"Lies, cheats and intentionally attempts to ruin peoples lives and livelihoods. I’ve truly never have been around a more backwards, twisted, toxic person that gets off on hurting other people when she so easily could extend a hand and help. Ronda is a terrible person that has a huge ego. She is self centered and destructive in every way possible. I do not recommend being around her she will either try and ruin you or her evilness will rub off on you."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Don’t Du It. National News Story Needs To Be Done

Date: February 17, 2026

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"Biggest bully I’ve ever been around but funny thing is when you give it back she doesn’t like it so much. If you stand up for yourself at DU she recruits other employees to help bully you out. HR is well aware of this as she has done this on multiple occasions to multiple people allow her to continue to do this people. I hope employees, former employees, athletes and former athletes keep writing in their experiences. The leadership at DU is awful and only protect certain people. If you fall in that category you can drink and sleep with athletes. It’s absolutely terrifying what some of these people do with student athletes. Davenport University should be a national news story. The cover ups and NDAs are handed out like candy at this school. They force people to keep their mouth shut by threatening them and or giving raises or job titles. The entire athletic department should be ashamed of themselves. Knowing wrong is occurring and keeping your mouth shut makes you just as guilty. I’m ashamed I’ve ever had my name associated with this institution. If someone actually came in a did a true investigation on this athletic department I think the university would be shut down and closed. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Worst Coach I Have Ever Had

Date: February 17, 2026

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"Ronda was the worst coach I’ve ever had in my entire life and she is a huge liar "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Unbelievable Such Horrific People Can Be On Ranking Committees

Date: February 16, 2026

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"I have family members that play softball and baseball in the GLIAC. I’ve heard from multiple coaches that they found it to be odd that Ronda is on the RAC. Which is responsible for regional voting in softball. Knowing her track record I anticipate major cheating already taken place at Davenport. I believe the baseball coach is also on the same committee for baseball and they have seemed to get rankings recently. Davenport is a very shady school and I know there is discussions between multiple coaches about how their programs blatantly cheat. It’s sad these corrupt people can even be on a committee in general. Whatever they are doing- they are 100 percent doing it for self interest so I would keep a major eye on this evolving cheating scandal. Davenport University is notorious for cheating and most of their NAIA wins come from being CHEATERS. Sad the NCAA is still allowing this school to cheat to get ahead. Once a cheater, always a cheater! "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Not Happy About Sending My Son To Du

Date: February 16, 2026

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"Credit card Fraud U. Athletes notoriously run credit card schemes and sell fake IDs. Isn’t that illegal? DU administration and coaches let it happen and do not care. I’m happy my son has since transferred but I was appalled when hearing how common things like this are at DU. I’m not sure why administrators haven’t buckled down. Davenport rules only apply to certain athletes, staff and coaches. "

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Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Davenport Really Picks And Chooses What They Let Go. Admin Are Terrible

Date: February 15, 2026

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"It is WILD to me that everyone in the athletic department and athletes all know the full time facilities worker girl was in a relationship with the QB on the football team and no one thought hmm maybe that’s not right. Real head scratcher. Ronda covered it up, admin, coaches, trainers knew and obviously all of us athletes. How does someone keep their job after this? It’s straight wild. Wild, wild, wild what DU prioritizes and what they blatantly ignore. It ain’t fair at all. Clown schools for sure. Don’t worry baseball didn’t lose their photographer though. This school is messed up. "

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