Sara Schermerhorn Chosen for Academic All-America® Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Teams

The junior sprinter was honored by the College Sports Communicators organization

Hope College sprinter Sara Schermerhorn continues to excel both on the track and in the classroom.

The exercise science major has been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America® Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Teams, as selected by College Sports Communicators.

A native of Traverse City, Michigan, Schermerhorn is one of 16 third-team selections and one of 45 total honorees at the NCAA Division III level this year.

Schermerhorn joins Ana Tucker (2022-23), Chelsea Miskelley (2020), Sheri McCormick (2014), Nora Kuiper (2009), and Tauna Jecmen (1988-89) as Hope women's track and field student-athletes to earn Academic All-America® honors.

This season, Schermerhorn was a four-time All-American, earning honors in the 200- and 400-meter events at both the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Championships. She also received seven all-region honors: indoor 60 meters, outdoor 100 meters, indoor and outdoor 200 meters, indoor 400 meters, and indoor and outdoor 4x400 relays.

A graduate of Traverse City West High School, Schermerhorn captured seven MIAA titles this year — including five individual championships.

The 2025 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Most Valuable Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete became the first MIAA women's runner to win the 60-, 200- and 400-meter titles in the same indoor season.

Schermerhorn is Hope's fifth Academic All-America® selections during the 2024-25 academic year, joining Colin Kalkman (men's swimming and diving), Lauren Lee (women's volleyball), Addie VanderWeide (women's volleyball), and Laurel Wasiniak (women's swimming and diving).

College Sports Communicators is a 4,400-plus member national association for strategic, creative and digital communicators in intercollegiate athletics across the United States and Canada. The organization was known as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from its founding in 1957 until a name change in 2022.

The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with awards fulfillment for the 2024-25 cycle.

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Players Mentioned

Sara Schermerhorn: Junior; Exercise Science

Players Mentioned

Sara Schermerhorn
: Junior; Exercise Science