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TRINITY GRADUATE SCHUMANN FINALIST FOR NCAA AWARD
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ANTONIO – Christyn Schumann of Dripping Springs, Texas
(Dripping Springs High School), a recent graduate of Trinity
University, has been selected as one of nine finalists for the prestigious
2006 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
The honor recognizes standout female student-athletes for excellence in
academics, athletics and community service and leadership. The winner of
the award will be announced at the annual awards dinner on Saturday in
Indianapolis.
Schumann, who earned the bachelor of science in business administration
last May from Trinity, is a four-time NCAA Division III national high jump
champion. She won her third consecutive women’s outdoor high jump title
in May at the NCAA Division III Women’s Track and Field Championships at
Lisle, Ill. Schumann recorded a Division III season and personal-best jump
of 5 feet, 9.75 inches (1.77 meters).
She became just the second woman athlete in Division III history
(1982-present) to record three or more wins in a row in the event.
Schumann won the 2005 and 2004 outdoor championships, each with a jump of
5-9.25 (1.76 meters).
The versatile Schumann also won the 2005 NCAA Indoor high championship
with a jump of 5-8.75 (1.75 meters). She was runner-up at the 2006 event
with a mark of 5-6.50 (1.69 meters).
In April, Schumann captured the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
outdoor high jump title for the fourth consecutive year.
Currently, Schumann is pursuing a master’s degree in sport management at
the University of Texas-Austin. Schumann previously was awarded a $7,500
Postgraduate Scholarship from the NCAA.
Trinity now has 28 recipients of the Postgraduate Scholarship program. The
NCAA ranked Trinity in the top-10 of Division III schools in number of
scholarships received. Since 1995, 22 Trinity student-athletes have
received Postgraduate Scholarships.
Schumann earlier was the recipient of the NCAA Women’s Enhancement Program
Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics. Tiger head coach
Jenny Breuer won the award 11 years ago while a student at Belmont
Abbey College (N.C.).
The other finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year are: Anne Bersagel, Wake
Forest University (cross country and indoor an outdoor track); Janelle
Engle, Old Dominion University (field hockey); Angela Homan, Auburn
University (cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field);
Jennifer Irwin, Ferris State University (cross country and indoor and
outdoor track and field); Adrianne Musu Jackson-Buckner, State University
College at Oneonta (field hockey and indoor and outdoor track); Angela
Pfeiffer, Concordia College, Moorhead (indoor and outdoor track); Bethany
Rehm, Texas Woman’s University (gymnastics); and Greta Trotman, Barry
University (tennis).
While in Indianapolis, the finalists will also participate in a service
project with Habitat for Humanity.
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