Hope College Senior Center Olivia Voskuil (photo courtesy Hope College athletics)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
A dynamic Hope College basketball duo — Olivia Voskuil and Kenedy Schoonveld — are also now teammates on the 2021 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America Teams.
Both are receiving the CoSIDA Academic All-America distinction for the first time — with Voskuil one of five second-team honorees and Schoonveld one of five third-team honorees. A total of 15 Division III women’s basketball student-athletes were voted Academic All-Americans by the CoSIDA membership. Career statistics were the criteria for selection.
It is the fifth time two Hope College teammates have both receive CoSIDA Academic All-America honors within the same season. They join:
- 2015 — Volleyball’s Jayne Kessel and Lauren Hazekamp
- 2010 — Men’s Track and Field’s John Donkersloot and Jeff Minkus
- 1986 — Football’s Tim Chase and Dan Stid
- 1980 — Football’s Greg Bekius and Paul Damon
Voskuil studied civil engineering at Hope; she has been accepted into the University of Michigan’s Master’s program for Engineering. Schoonveld studied social work; she has been accepted into Baylor University’s Master’s program for Social Work.
TRACK/FIELD
Five members of Hope College women’s and men’s outdoor track and field teams have earned all-region honors from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2021 season.
Three represented the Flying Dutch women’s team: senior Jacinda Cole, senior Hannah Kenny, and sophomore Ana Tucker. Two represented the Flying Dutchmen: junior Nick Hoffman and freshman Dan Campbell.
Top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned all-region honors, as well as each of the members of the top-3-ranked relay team. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Tucker also was voted as the 2021 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for NCAA Division III.
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