April 15, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with Chick-fil-A, recently honored Texas A&M senior outfielder Bailey Schroeder as a Spring Community of Champions.
From College Station, Schroeder is one of 12 conference student-athletes, and one of only two Big 12 softball players, recognized for her academics, community service and leadership/sportsmanship.
As a captain of the Aggie softball team, Schroeder is an allied health major who is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 award winner and has been honored as a Texas A&M/Verizon Scholar Athlete at the CHAMPS Awards Banquet the past three years. She is a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee team representative, Aggie Athletes Involved member, and a HOSTS (Helping One Student to Succeed) volunteer.
The Community of Champions honors one-student athlete from each institution during the fall, winter and spring terms based on the following criteria.
1) An academic standard of a 3.00 grade point average or higher must be maintained.
2) The designated student-athlete should be involved with at least one community service program. The program(s) could be a student organization on campus or within the athletics department.
3) The student-athlete should demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship on and off the field.
Texas A&M and each institution of the student-athletes' on this list are awarded $3,000 each year from Chick-fil-A for their efforts.
2010 SPRING CHICK-FIL-A COMMUNITY OF CHAMPIONS
|
Name |
Class |
School |
Sport |
|
Brittany Bruce |
Jr. |
Baylor |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
|
Chynna McCall |
Sr. |
Colorado |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
|
Melanie Tham |
Sr. |
Iowa State |
Gymnastics |
|
Casey Lytle |
Jr. |
Kansas |
Baseball |
|
Abbi Sunner |
Sr. |
Kansas State |
 Women's Golf |
|
Max Askren |
Sr. |
Missouri |
Wrestling |
|
Alex Hupp |
Sr. |
Nebraska |
Softball |
|
Elliott Blair |
Jr. |
Oklahoma |
Baseball                    |
|
Megan Byford |
Sr. |
Oklahoma State |
Women's Basketball |
|
Stayton Thomas |
Jr. |
Texas |
Baseball |
|
Bailey Schroeder |
Sr. |
Texas A&M |
Softball |
|
Robert Lewandowski |
So. |
Texas Tech |
Men's Basketball |