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

Davenport University Don’t Du It

Date: January 31, 2026

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"Constantly talked negatively about the previous men’s golf coach bc her friend former women’s golf coach didn’t like he. They have no business being so unprofessional around student athletes and it’s laughable they are in leadership positions. They completely LIE and spread their own narratives to get students and staff to have their hateful views of people. DU IS A JOKE. If you are good at golf this isn’t the place to go. It’s joke. Athletes drink on the course during practice and it’s not structured at all. And you never know you might end up with ronda being your coach. She knows so much about golf. A complete joke. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Not A Good Person

Date: January 30, 2026

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"What rhymes with witch? Worst person I’ve ever met. Terrible coach that was consistently unorganized and didn’t communicate at all. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Someone At Du Is Probably In On The Svsu Scandal

Date: January 30, 2026

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"Someone should look into the investigation of the Svsu wbb basketball program being taken over by a DU guy connected to covering up a coach sleeping with his player. And to top it off the women’s basketball coach at DU coached at SVSU so strange things are happening. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Wbb Cover Up. So Sad

Date: January 30, 2026

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"Women’s basketball cover up. Svsu now is being taken over by a guy that came from DU and his boss at DU covered up a guy sleeping with his player. College sports is sad. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

H**L Is Burning Hot At Du Lettinga

Date: January 29, 2026

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"You can’t rewrite the bible during Bible study. Losers in life. Trying to hide behind the Bible and GOD is truly interesting to watch. So sad. "

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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 Disgusting! Rewards And Cheers For Predators

Date: January 29, 2026

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"“We greatly appreciate Coach ______ guidance during a challenging year……….We wish him well in his future endeavors.” Slept with his players. Cover up at DU. No respect for Ronda or admin at all. Nice email though. Sick people 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

Below Average

Date: January 29, 2026

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"Doesn’t communicate at all. Complete double standard. Did a terrible job coaching our team. "

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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 Joke

Date: January 28, 2026

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"Either you are unqualified or you have a friendship/ personal relationship with RHonda if you work in DU athletics. If you don’t you’ll be gone in a maximum of 5 years. Check the resumes of people in power. The former women’s golf coach and a former secretary just keep getting handed jobs they ain’t qualified for. Guess she can afford new tires now! Laughable, manipulative and all around WRONG. Everyone in GR knew the softball coach was going to get that job years prior. The sad fact is they didn’t even give coaches a chance to get the job in the hiring process. A coach who was/ is consistently ranked in the top 25 in D2 with multiple conference championships and all region and all American players wasn’t even considered for the position. Friends and favors! Same goes for many positions within the athletic department. Rhonda has forced many coaches out of positions to get her friends in. I for one think that is wrong at the division 2 level. Are we in high school? Sadly staff members are still in relationships with students and she doesn’t care. Du is insane!!"

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

The Skeletons In Du’s Closet… Gonna Need A Bigger Closet

Date: January 28, 2026

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"I mean who is going to phone a friend on SVSU LEADERSHIP. Placing a former DU basketball assistant who has ties to a coach that needs and deserves to be investigated at Davenport for covering up the women’s basketball coach sleeping with his players. So absurd. Davenport U should be closed. Literally a trailer trash place that allows and normalizes this behavior. Great education? What are you teaching? All this school does is cover s**t up and protect people who are doing actual HARM TO STUDENT ATHLETES. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

0 10 Experience

Date: January 28, 2026

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"Ronda lies so well I don’t even think she knows what the truth is. A manipulative liar is her 9-5. She lied to our entire team on multiple occasions. It’s not funny what she jokes about and she shares everyone’s personal information and business behind their backs. Be warned if you have to deal with her! Smile and be fake is your best bet. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Svsu Scandal Meets Du Scandal Sick

Date: January 27, 2026

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"Dylan Liddell taking over for SVSU wbb is insultingly hilarious after working for BURT who told his players to keep their mouth shut and mind their own business when the women’s basketball coach was sleeping with his own player!!!! Haha SO SO SO SICKENING AND SHAMFUL. My son was told to “MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS” and yet no investigations for DU ALL COVER UPS "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Sometimes I Feel Like This Is What Prison Must Be Like

Date: January 27, 2026

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"I was one of many employees in the athletic department to receive the email from Ronda thanking the wbb coach for all he did at DU. Insane considering they had evidence and actively let this coach continue coaching after having a sexual relationship with his players. Everyone at DU knows about many staff member who have been in sexual relationships with students. They promoted our facilities worker who has zero experience and bragged about her relationship. Since then I started to pay attention to employees who moved up and got rewarded by Ronda. DU leadership BULLIES anyone who stands up for what is right. They reward all who kneel down to them and slide bad things under the rug or even those who participate in wrongdoing. It’s more than toxic. Everyone is in on it…all in athletic leadership, including HR and even the vice president. I’m scared to lose my job writing this but I’ve seen so much wrong doing I frankly don’t know what to do about it anymore. All my family lives in GR and I need this job. It’s just hard working with such toxic people everyday. It takes a toll on your soul. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

The Pay Is Decent But The People Here Are Criminals

Date: January 27, 2026

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"I’ve work at DU and can confirm that they welcome abusers with open arms. My girlfriend is friends with a strength coach’s wife and Ronda has spread hate through the sports med department. She definitely pushes her own agenda when you get on her bad side. I’d advise anyone working here to be careful and not trust people. Ronda has spies and employees that do her dirty work for her. Extra pay makes it worth it I guess, I just couldn’t live with myself if I did that to someone! Pretty cut throat place. "

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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 Should Be On The World News. Leaders Normalize Toxic Behavior

Date: January 26, 2026

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"I’ve kept my mouth shut for 4 years. It’s true. Ronda, admin and other coaches covered up the women’s basketball coach sleeping with his own player for over a year. The athlete was granted a 5th year and awarded her full scholarship after manipulating and blackmailing the coach. Ronda sent the coach off with an appreciation email after knowing what he was doing for over a year. Truly a disturbing and sickening university that is lead by some of the most horrific human beings. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Davenport, Ronda And Admin= Shameful

Date: January 26, 2026

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"I worked at Davenport university for only 2 years and know of 3 inappropriate staff/ athlete relationships that ronda and athletic administrators allowed to continue and covered up. SHAMEFUL "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Encourages And Hides Inappropriate Relationships! Davenport University Is A Disgrace

Date: January 25, 2026

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"Rhonda and Davenport University protected their basketball coach who had an inappropriate sexual relationship with his own athlete for over a year! Boys will be boys. What if that was your brother??? The entire athletic administration and HR should be FIRED for protecting this coach and hiding this scandal and letting it continue.Literally what terrible people are at Davenport. It’s on all of your hands. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

You All Are Warned About Going To Davenport U

Date: January 24, 2026

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"If you want to drink and have sex with coaches and staff Davenport University is the place for you. All around a safe haven for predators! Ronda, the vice president, Paul and HR ALL ALLOW THIS BEHAVIOR! Just MALES being MALES they say. Hope none of your kids find themselves in a bad situation with BAD PEOPLE!!!!"

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Protects Male Coaches That Sleep With Players

Date: January 24, 2026

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"Anyone else in your position would have been fired 10 years ago. Your violations stack and stack and your friends cover for you. That’s why you promote unqualified employees so they are loyal to you. I hope one day someone on the board reads your truth. Sad thing is no one is lying about you. I know you’re a narcissist and get people to believe your sad tales but what you did to my daughter’s team won’t go unnoticed. You promoted a guy that slept with his player and then protected him. I believe HR and everyone at this school is corrupt. It’s disturbing what you all get away with. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Ignored Our Concerns To Protect Her Abusive Friend

Date: January 23, 2026

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"I 100 percent regret playing at Davenport. Ronda is friends with all the abusers at Davenport and she protects them. During my time at DU it seemed Ronda didn’t like coaches who had a clean image or were trying to do the right things. She really seemed to like coaches who broke rules, were inherently mean and abusive to their teams and ones who clearly masked themselves in medication. I’m assuming because that’s exactly who and what she is to her core. Ronda didn’t listen to any of our concerns and I spent my playing career getting abused by a guy that seemed to do it for fun. Meanwhile Ronda used him as a top pillar coach at DU as an example of what others should strive to be. A beyond delusional university. I should have never stayed in this atmosphere. Reflecting on my time I can say with certainty if you stay in an environment like this it will change you for the worse as you will start to think things like this are normal. THEY AREN'T. Save yourself. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

The People At Davenport Are Very Disturbing

Date: January 21, 2026

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"I have recordings of Rhonda bashing student athletes and coaches. That’s pretty much how you know you are working for a corrupt school. They all have dirt on each other so the obligation of protecting each other is evident. How they covered up the women’s basketball coach sleeping with his athletes didn’t sit well with me so I started paying attention. I’m sad to have my name associated with this place. I will start looking for work elsewhere because it’s evident these people are corrupt and applaud dishonesty and disturbing behaviors. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Didn’t Listen To Us What So Ever. Didn’t Care

Date: January 20, 2026

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"I told Ronda that Rob Harris was abusing our team and she put him on a pedestal. She shut us down and didn’t care. Why weren’t we heard and why weren’t our concerns took seriously? "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Abuses Athletic Funds And Allows Her Friends To Do The Same

Date: January 19, 2026

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"Rhonda should be investigated for abusing university funds. She uses funds for personal use as well as allowing many coaches who have been on staff for a long time to do the same. Ultimate corruption at Davenport University. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Beyond Unprofessional

Date: January 19, 2026

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"Never heard an administrator call someone a “retard” before. Until I met Rhonda. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du It All Right. Took That Too Far At This Disgusting School

Date: January 18, 2026

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"Davenport University is full of unethical people that lack integrity and character. The VP, all athletic administrators and HR are all major PROBLEMS. They all knowingly cover up scandal after scandal. They encourage coaches drinking and having sex with athletes. If you want to coach at a school like this god speed to you. Everyone at this school knows of this behavior and this behavior continues to happen and they keep their mouth shut. So in reality everyone who works at DU should be labeled of this terrible behavior. These people knowingly allowed and gave a scholarship for a 5th year to a girl that flaunted her sexual relationship with her coach. She manipulated the coach to change schedule times and taunted his fiancé. This behavior was rewarded and ALLOWED by admin for over a year. DU is the most twisted, toxic and disgusting school in D2. BEWARE what your kid might be getting into coming to this school. Manipulators that create more manipulators. Glad you’re grooming your student athletes to be just like these toxic people in power. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Terrible Admin, Hr And Coaches At Davenport University

Date: January 16, 2026

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"2adays needs to open an investigation on Rhonda and what she deliberately allows to happen at Davenport without any consequence. Rhonda, the executive AD, the title IX coordinator, the men’s basketball coach, the entire men’s and women’s basketball teams, and many other sports all knowingly allowed the former basketball coach to sleep with his athletes. Players frequently saw this coach have players in his hotel room and to his residence. All the people listed above knew this was happening and let it continue happening for over a year. No investigation, literally nothing. How can an NCAA institution allow this to happen. To make matters worse these people all silenced the athletes who tried to speak out and assistant coaches. All the coaches and administrators should be fired for knowingly allowing this to happen and silencing poor athletes with threats. There’s a pattern of bad behavior at this school and silencing of teams. It’s sickening they can bully and do whatever they want. The NCAA should shut this school down. "

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