by Mackenzie McMahon

Tracy Westra adds to her achievements from this season, with the addition of being recognized for her classroom excellence at Hope College. 

The senior setter for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular season champion Flying Dutch has been selected as one of top student-athletes in the nation.

Westra (Clarendon Hills, Ill. / Timothy Christian) has been voted to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America® Team for NCAA Division III. The environmental engineering major is one of 7 first-team selections.

Westra, pictured, joins teammate McKenna Otto and football's Daniel Romano as Hope's CoSIDA Academic All-Americans this fall. She is the 7th Flying Dutch volleyball student-athlete to achieve the distinction. 

McKenna Otto Selected To CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team

Hope's CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

This season on the court, Westra recorded career-highs in six stat categories including total digs with 259, assists per set with a team-high 10.66, digs per set with 2.33, and total assists with a team-high 1183.

Westra helped the Flying Dutch post a 25-5 overall record, including a 8-0 mark in MIAA play that earned the regular season league championship, while being named the MIAA MVP and as well as being selected to the All-MIAA First Team. 

Off the court, Westra made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll in her freshman, sophomore, and junior years.