Trinity Sports

October 25, 2006

TRINITY GRADUATE SCHUMANN FINALIST FOR NCAA AWARD

San 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.