Women's Track and Field | 6/26/2019 11:48:00 AM
June 26, 2019-Women's track & field All-American Brianna Schmitz has earned Emporia State's 55th Academic All-America® honor as presented by CoSIDA. The 2019 Ken B. Jones Award Winner was named a Google Cloud Second-Team Academic All-American®.
The Hiawatha, Kan. native graduated with a 3.96 GPA in health promotion and has a 4.00 in her master's level program in health, physical education and recreation this year. She is an MIAA Scholar-Athlete and member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the ESU Athletic Director's Honor Roll. She has earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honors as well as being a D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award winner.
Schmitz won the MIAA Championship in the outdoor heptathlon with 5,003 points. It is the second highest point total in Emporia State history. She was named Second-Team All-American after placing ninth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She earned First-Team All-American honors for the Hornets during the indoor season by finishing fourth in the pentathlon at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships with 3,820 points. She became the first Emporia State woman to earn All-American honors in the pentathlon and gave the Hornets a 32nd place finish in the overall team standings. She set a school record with 3,837 points at the MIAA Indoor Championships, breaking a 21 year old record in the event.
This is the 12th time an Emporia State women's track & field athlete has earned Academic All-America® honors from CoSIDA and the first since Peyton Weiss in 2015.
Schmitz is one of nine women's track & field athletes from the MIAA named Academic All-America® this season.
To be eligible for Google Cloud Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. The Division II Google Cloud Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the D-II Google Cloud Academic All-America® teams program.
Schmitz joins Hornet football running back Landon Nault as the second Hornet to earn Google Cloud Academic All-America® honors for Emporia State this school year.
NCAA DIVISION II – Women's Track & Field Academic All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos Name School Yr. GPA Major
Sarah Berger Grand Valley State Gr. 3.73/3.73 Physician Assistant Studies
Jena Black Pittsburg State Sr. 3.97 Political Science
Madeline Campbell Mississippi College Sr. 4.00 Interdisciplinary Studies
Chloe Cook Colorado Mines Gr. 3.90/4.00 Materials Science
Katherine Ferrara Merrimack College Jr. 4.00 Mathematics
Karlie Garcia Chico State Gr. 4.00/4.00 Education
Lauren Huebner Saginaw Valley State Jr. 3.90 Occupational Therapy
Alicja Konieczek Western Colorado Sr. 3.88 Exercise & Sport Science
Caroline Kurgat Alaska Anchorage Sr. 3.47 Medical Lab Science/Nursing
Haven Lander Pittsburg State So. 4.00 English
Nicole McMillen Tusculum Sr. 3.92 Business Management
Courtney Nelson Pittsburg State Sr. 3.90 Interior Design
Rachel Ray Missouri Southern Sr. 4.00 Kinesiology
Skylyn Webb UC-Colorado Springs Gr. 3.93/3.51 Psychology
Megan Wenham Colorado Mines Sr. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Olivia Woods Western Oregon Sr. 3.85 Psychology
SECOND TEAM
Athina Amanor Spring Hill College Jr. 4.00 Pre-Med/Cell & Molecular Biology
Renea Ambersley Lincoln University Sr. 3.51 Wellness
Alicia Belko California (PA) Gr. 3.87/4.00 Health Promotion
Elena Bisotto Missouri Southern So. 4.00 Biology
Devanique Brown San Francisco State Sr. 3.96 Communications
Addison Cantor Florida Southern Jr. 4.00 Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Emma Driggers Francis Marion Jr. 4.00 History / French
Hannah Flemming Florida Southern So. 4.00 Philosophy/Political Science
Arianna Fuentes Cal State-San Bernardino Sr. 4.00 Social Work
Madison Goen Grand Valley State Jr. 3.92 Biomedical Sciences
Hanna Groeber Grand Valley State Sr. 3.84 Biomedical Sciences
Leah Hanle Mount Olive Jr. 3.75 Psychology
Stephanie Mattson Bentley Sr. 3.97 Actuarial Science/Business Studies
Brianna Schmitz Emporia State Gr. 3.96/4.00 Physical Education
THIRD TEAM
Chelsea Bone Concordia - Portland Sr. 3.95 Business
Nicole Bouma Colorado State-Pueblo So. 4.00 Biology
Diana Cauldwell Lincoln University Sr. 3.64 Wellness
Lauren Fairchild Colorado State-Pueblo Jr. 3.49 EXHPR: Strength & Conditioning
Carly Gregas East Stroudsburg Sr. 3.99 Speech Pathology
Carley Hale Southern Arkansas Jr. 4.00 Art & Design-Media / Marketing
Shayla Huebner Northern Michigan Sr. 3.92 Sport Science
Julia Lockridge University of Tampa Jr. 4.00 Allied Health
Rachel Meyers Oklahoma Christian Sr. 3.97 Nursing
Piper Misse Pittsburg State Jr. 4.00 Nursing
Lucie Noall Queens University Sr. 3.95 Biology
Gina Patterson Grand Valley State Sr. 3.82 Exercise Science
Hailey Streff Colorado State-Pueblo So. 3.98 Biology
Eileen Stressling Azusa Pacific Sr. 3.65 Music: Piano Performance
Rebekah White (3) Carson-Newman Sr. 4.00 Exercise Science
Sarah Wilder Georgia College Sr. 4.00 Chemistry
Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:
Alicja Konieczek, Western Colorado University
Emporia State All-time Academic All-Americans
as presented by CoSIDA
2018-19 Women's Track & Field Brianna Schmitz 2nd Team
Football Landon Nault 1st Team
2017-18 Men's Track/XC Wyatt Sander 3rd Team
Football Marcus Houghton 1st Team
Football Landon Nault 2nd Team
2016-17 Football Marcus Houghton 2nd Team
2014-15 Softball Taylor Zordel 2nd Team
Baseball Justin Harris 1st Team
Men's Track/XC Payson Maydew 1st Team
Men's Track/XC Donald Wilcox 2nd Team
Women's Track/XC Peyton Weiss 3rd Team
2013-14 Men's Track/XC Payson Maydew 2nd Team
2012-13 Football Ben Carlson 1st Team
2011-12 Women's Track/XC Katelyn Mona 1st Team
2010-11 Baseball Kevin Wempe 3rd Team
2007-08 Baseball Brian Majors 2nd Team
Women's Basketball Michelle Stueve 2nd Team
2005-06 Softball Bree Beattie 2nd Team
Softball Melissa Stevens 3rd Team
Women's Track/XC Kristen Larson 1st Team
2004-05 Softball Melissa Stevens 3rd Team
2003-04 Football Brad Johnson 1st Team
Football Tyler Paul 1st Team
Women's Track/XC Rachel Goetz 1st Team
2002-03 Football Tyler Paul 1st Team
Baseball Josh Stratman 2nd Team
Women's Track/XC Kadri Kelve 1st Team
Women's Track/XC Sarah Wuertz 1st Team
2001-02 Football Pat Amon 2nd Team
2000-01 Women's Basketball Emily Bloss 1st Team
1999-00 Women's Basketball Emily Bloss 1st Team
1998-99 Women's Track & Field Deandra Doubrava 1st Team
Women's Basketball Emily Bloss 2nd Team
1995-96 Women's Cross Country Angela Cathcart 1st Team
Women's Track & Field Angela Cathcart 1st Team
1995-96 Football Mike Reese 2nd Team
1994-95 Women's Volleyball Kristi King 1st Team
Women's Track & Field Angela Cathcart 3rd Team
1986-87 Women's Volleyball Kindra Jo Wells 2nd Team
1985-86 Baseball Phil McKinzie 1st Team
Men's Basketball Craig Stromgren Hon. Mention
Softball Becky Barnett Hon. Mention
1984-85 Baseball Phil McKinzie 1st Team
1983-84 Women's Track & Field Nancy Gray 3rd Team
Women's Track & Field Lesha Wood 3rd Team
1982-83 Football Dave Robertson 2nd Team
Softball Robie Lewis 1st Team
Women's Gymnastics Cora Zaletel 1st Team
1980-81 Men's Basketball Steve Henson 2nd Team
Women's Basketball Judy Becker 3rd Team
1979-80 Football Tom Lingg 1st Team
Men's Basketball Curt Pickert 2nd Team
1973-74 Football Mike White 2nd Team
Men's Basketball Phil Pettay 3rd Team
1972-73 Football Bruce Buchanan 2nd Team
