Eight, Including MVP, Claim All-MIAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Accolades

Eight Hope College women's track and field team members have claimed All-MIAA accolades for the 2025 outdoor season, including junior Sara Schermerhorn, who was selected the MIAA's Women's Outdoor Most Valuable Track Athlete.

Schermerhorn (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City West HS) is joined on the All-MIAA First Team by seven teammates: seniors Amanda Timonen (Palatine, Illinois / William Fremd) and and Jasmine Zimmerman (Byron Center, Michigan / Home School); juniors Frances Cozzens (Lyman, New Hampshire / Saint Johnsbury Academy), Molly Durow (Glenview, Illinois / Glenbrook South), Catherine Leahy (Elk Rapids, Michigan / Elk Rapids), and Ava Schmidt (Saline, Michigan / Saline); and freshman Sofia Fisher (Lombard, Illinois / Montini Catholic).

This season also marked the debut of the All-MIAA Second Team honors for track and field. First Team recognition is awarded to event winners, while Second Team honors are given to event runners-up.

Schermerhorn completed a season sweep of MVP accolades, receiving the honor in February during the indoor season and becoming the second in program history to accomplish the feat. Ana Tucker claimed indoor and outdoor track honors in 2023.

It is also the 11th time the Flying Dutch have celebrated an MIAA Outdoor MVP in either track or field.

Schermerhorn, an exercise science major, raced away with MIAA titles in the 200- and 400-meter runs and anchored the league-champion 4x100 and 4x400 relays. The 4x100 relay set an MIAA meet record.

Durow, an elementary education major, earned the MIAA championship in the 800-meter run.

Timonen, a special education major, repeated as an All-MIAA First Team selection after winning the MIAA javelin title for the second consecutive season.

Schmidt, a business major; Leahy, an exercise science and psychology major; and Fisher all earned All-MIAA First Team honors as members of the league-champion and record-setting 4x100 relay.

Leahy, Zimmerman, a political science and philosophy major; and Cozzens, an art studio major; all claimed All-MIAA First Team honors as members of the league-champion 4x400 relay.

Five Hope women's track athletes pose for portraits.

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Players Mentioned

Frances Cozzens: Junior; Art Studio

Molly Durow: Junior; Elementary Education: Pre K-3, 3-6 Grade

Catherine Leahy: Junior; Exercise Science and Psychology

Sara Schermerhorn: Junior; Exercise Science

Ava Schmidt: Junior; Business

Jasmine Zimmerman: Senior; Political Science and Philosophy

Sofia Fisher: Freshman

Amanda Timonen: Senior; Special Education Emotionally Impaired K-12 and Special Education Learning Disabled K-12

Players Mentioned

Frances Cozzens
: Junior; Art Studio

Molly Durow
: Junior; Elementary Education: Pre K-3, 3-6 Grade

Catherine Leahy
: Junior; Exercise Science and Psychology

Sara Schermerhorn
: Junior; Exercise Science

Ava Schmidt
: Junior; Business

Jasmine Zimmerman
: Senior; Political Science and Philosophy

Sofia Fisher
: Freshman

Amanda Timonen
: Senior; Special Education Emotionally Impaired K-12 and Special Education Learning Disabled K-12