Five Women's Runners Claim All-Region Distinction

Pictured, clockwise from top left, Ana Tucker, Sara Schermerhorn, Julie Timperman, Erin Moran and Grace Behrens

Five runners from the Hope College women's outdoor track and field team have been selected to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region Team for the 2023 season: seniors Grace Behrens, Julie Timperman and Ana Tucker, junior Erin Moran and freshman Sara Schermerhorn.

Top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned all-region honors, in addition to each of the members of a top-3 ranked relay team.

Tucker (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow HS) is an all-region recipient in three events: the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

The exercise science major recorded qualifying times in the 1,500 meters with a run of 4:25.22 at Grand Valley State University on April 21, in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:10.91 at the Drake Relays on April 26, and in the 10,000 meters with a run of 34:24.97 at the Raleigh Relays on March 23.

Tucker has seven all-region honors this season, including four during the indoor season in the 1-mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and the distance medley relay.

Schermerhorn (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City West) is all-region in the 200 meters and the 4x400 relay.

Schermerhorn clocked a qualifying time in the 200 meters of 24.56 seconds at Davenport University on April 28 and helped the 4x400 relay clock a qualifying time of 3:49.54.

Schermerhorn has earned all-region five times this season, including three during the indoor season: 60 meters, 200 metes and 4x400 relay.

Behrens (Mishawaka, Indiana / Trinity School at Greenlawn), Moran (Arlington Heights, Illinois John Hersey) and Timperman (Lafayette, Indiana / Faith Christian) earned their all-region distinction in the 4x400 relay.

This is the third all-region award of the year for Behrens. The environmental science major was also all-region during the indoor season in the 4x400 relay and the distance medley relay.

Moran, who majors in psychology and social studies education, and Timperman, a computer engineering major, both claimed all-region honors during the indoor season in the 4x400 relay.

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