The former University of Minnesota Crookston tennis player Madeleine Schneider (Gartringen, Germany) has been selected as one of the Top 30 honorees for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
“Being named as a Top 30 NCAA Woman of the Year honoree is such an incredible honor,” Schneider stated. “This represents not only my efforts but also the outstanding support of my teammates, mentors, and loved ones. I am grateful for this recognition and feel inspired to keep striving to make a positive impact.”
Schneider is the first UMC student-athlete in program history to earn the prestigious honor as a Top 30 recipient. She is just the ninth student-athlete from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) to earn honors in the NCAA Woman of the Year ballot.
Schneider is invited as a Top 30 award recipient to attend the award ceremony for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year Wednesday, January 15 at the NCAA Convention at 5 p.m., at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Three finalists from each NCAA division (nine overall) will be announced prior to the NCAA Convention.
Schneider was named to the Chancellor’s List multiple times during her undergraduate education, was a NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic Award recipient and a multiple time member of the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. She was an Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society member the last two years and a Mestenhauser Student Award winner for Excellence in Campus Internationalization honoree in 2023: a system-wide University of Minnesota award that is given to recognize outstanding student contributions to international education.
Schneider earned All-NSIC First Team honors for the second-consecutive season in 2024. She went 12-3 at No. 1 singles, Schneider went 9-5 at No. 2 doubles.
In the community, Schneider volunteered at the annual Santa Land, an event dedicated to children having fun during the winter holiday. She has also served meals at Harvest & Cathedral Church with the Multicultural International Club. Schneider is currently employed as a software engineer at Digi-Key.
