Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
ASU player up for NCAA Woman of the Year
Former Arkansas State University two- time volleyball All-American Markie Schaedig was nominated by the NCAA on Tuesday for the organization’s Woman of the Year award for 2017.
Schaedig, who collected honorable mention All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2014 and 2016, is one of 543 total nominees and just one of nine representatives from the
Sun Belt Conference. ASU’s former team captain is the third candidate from ASU in the past four years, joining Sharika Nelvis
(2014) and Aundrea Gamble (2016).
A graduate of Little Rock Christian Academy, Schaedig became the second player in
Sun Belt history to win the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award. She volunteers at a number of local events, was named to the Sun Belt commissioner’s list three times for earning a 3.5 or higher GPA and has made both the chancellor’s and dean’s list.
Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. Nine finalists will be announced in September, and the winner will be announced in Indianapolis on Oct. 22.