Hope College sprinter Sara Schermerhorn co-headlines the 2024 All-MIAA Indoor Track and Field selections as the Most Valuable Track Athlete.
The sophomore from Traverse City, Michigan (Traverse City West HS) is joined on the All-MIAA Team following the MIAA Championships by eight teammates, including three fellow short-distance runners: freshman Stella Farmer, sophomore Catherine Leahy, and senior Erin Moran.
Five Hope distance runners have claimed All-MIAA honors following the MIAA Championships: senior Rebecca Markham (Hoffman Estates, Illinois / William Fremd), junior Maddy Struck (Hainesville, Illinois / Grayslake Central), sophomores Frances Cozzens (Lyman, N.H. / Saint Johnsbury) and Molly Durow (Glenview, Illinois / Glenbrook South), and freshman Annika Sytsma (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Christian).
Albion College thrower Tess Anthony was chosen by the league’s coaches as the Most Valuable Field Athlete.
Schermerhorn is the third different Hope student-athlete to be MVP honors in indoor track and field. Schermerhorn joins a group that includes Ana Tucker (track in 2023 and 2021) and Mitchel Achien’g (field in 2020 and 2019).
On Saturday, Schermerhorn won two individual events and one relay in MIAA-record fashion while helping the Flying Dutch repeat as MIAA champions with a total of 176 points during the meet hosted by Trine University.
Schermerhorn has earned All-MIAA Indoor Track and Field honors in five events during her first two years at Hope.
In the 200-meter dash, Schermerhorn clocked a meet-record time of 24.91 seconds.
In the 400-meter run, Schermerhorn recorded a meet-record run of 59.49 seconds.
In the 60-meter dash, Schermerhorn also ran faster than her previous meet record but finished runner-up with a finals time of 7.74 seconds.
Schermerhorn anchored the Flying Dutch’s meet record 4×400 relay. Leahy (Elk Rapids, Michigan / Elk Rapids), Moran (Arlington Heights, Illinois / John Hersey) and Farmer (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton) teamed with Schermerhorn for a first-place time of 4:02.20.
Markham (Hoffman Estates, Illinois / William Fremd HS) won two events at the MIAA Championships.
In the 3,000 meters, Markham recorded a winning run of 10 minutes, 21.86 seconds. In the 5,000 meters, Markham clocked a first-place time of 17:40.17.
Struck (Hainesville, Illinois / Grayslake Central), Cozzens (Lyman, N.H. / Saint Johnsbury), Durow (Glenview, Illinois / Glenbrook South), and Annika Sytsma (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Christian) earned their all-league honors by winning the distance medley relay by posting a winning run of 12:55.18.
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