AUSTIN, Texas -- Three volleyball players from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) were announced as Academic All-Americans® by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on December 16, including Hope College's Tracy Westra and McKenna Otto, along with Calvin University's Anna Schriemer.

Hope senior Tracy Westra earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team after recording a grade-point average of 3.78.  Westra was voted the 2021 MIAA Most Valuable Player after leading the Flying Dutch to the regular-season title.  She is a two-time All-MIAA player and a three-time member of the MIAA Honor Roll.  Westra is only the second Hope volleyball player to receive First Team All-America® honors from CoSIDA.

Seven of this year’s student-athletes on the three teams are repeat selections from 2020-21, including Hope senior McKenna Otto.  Otto was named to the Academic All-America® Second Team for her second-straight season.  She has a GPA of 3.68 as a Biomedical and Biomechanical Engineering major.  Otto has been a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for three years and is a four-time All-MIAA honoree.

Calvin's Anna Schriemer was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team after boasting a grade-point average of 3.84 as a Psychology major.  Schriemer assisted the Knights to the MIAA Tournament title, along with a trip to the NCAA Championship match.  She is a three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

For more information on the Academic All-America® program, go to https://academicallamerica.com.

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams release

MIAA Student-Athletes Recognized by CoSIDA

Calvin - Anna Schriemer (Third Team)

Hope - McKenna Otto (Second Team), Tracy Westra (First Team)