Carol
Ernest Schneidmiller, a graduate of Trevecca in 1979, was a three-sport
athlete in the late 1970s at Trevecca Nazarene University. While
earning a B.S. in Heath and Physical Education, Schneidmiller excelled
in women's basketball, volleyball, and women's tennis earning team captain and team MVP
honors in all three sports. An All-Conference player in tennis,
Schneidmiller recorded a perfect 13-0 mark in doubles play as a senior.
After finishing her playing days as a Trojan, Schneidmiller continued
her Trevecca experience as the Trojan Volleyball Coach for two seasons.
During her two-year coaching career at Trevecca, Schneidmiller led her
teams to a second place and a fourth place finish in conference play.
Since her playing and coaching days at Trevecca, Schneidmiller has used
her athletic abilities as a referee and umpire for both volleyball and
softball games and also spends time as a Little League Baseball coach.
Schneidmiller is currently the worship leader and Music Director at
Gulf Coast Family Church of the Nazarene in Biloxi, Miss. Carol
Schneidmiller is the wife of Reverend Dale Schneidmiller and the mother
of two: Julie and Daniel.
Played basketball at Trevecca 1975-77 Played volleyball at Trevecca 1976-79 Played tennis at Trevecca 1975-79 Athletics Assistant at Trevecca 1978-79 Volleyball Coach at Trevecca 1981-1983
Basketball Team Captain Team MVP
Tennis Team Captain Team MVP Four-time No. 1 seed in conference for women's singles MVP and Team Captain of only women's tennis conference championship team in Trevecca history VSAC All-Conference (1979)
Volleyball Team Captain Team MVP Coached 1981 team to second place finish in conference Coached 1982 team to fourth place finish in conference
After Graduation
Trojan Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca Nazarene
University is pleased to announce its 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Class.
Michelle Arend Plummer, Lindsey Fly Strickland, Jami Toomey Warren, and
Mauricio Azevedo Dos Santos will be inducted during Trevecca's annual Homecoming
weekend on Saturday, November 5.
This year's class has a multi-sport
flair, with volleyball (Plummer), basketball (Strickland), softball (Warren),
and soccer (Dos Santos) represented. The selection of Dos Santos marks
the first time a soccer player has been inducted into the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame.
Plummer is the fourth volleyball
player to be introduced and the first since 1999 when Brenda Steen Gray was
chosen for the Hall of Fame. Others selected in the sport of volleyball are
Allison Hendershot Stark and Carol Ernest Schneidmiller.
Fly is the fifth to be chosen in women's basketball. She joins fellow women's basketball honorees Carol
Ernest Schneidmiller, Hilary Howard Montgomery, Molly Schoenberg Harned, and
Jennifer Wilson in the Hall of Fame.
Warren is the third softball player
to be selected for the Hall of Fame. She joins Brandy Barnett Brown and Wendy
Allen Apanco as softball players in the TNU Athletic Hall of Fame.
With these inductions, 51
individuals are now members of the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame. Begun in
1993, the Athletic Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made outstanding
contributions within the Trevecca intercollegiate athletic program, which
started in 1969.
All four of the 2011 members have
agreed to be on hand for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday,
November 5, 2011. The official presentation and induction will take place
during halftime of the women's Homecoming basketball game in Moore Gym.
Both Trojan basketball teams will
open regular season play at Homecoming. The women's team will host Point Loma
Nazarene at 3:00, and the men will host Michigan-Dearborn at 5:00 p.m. The Hall
of Fame Induction will occur Saturday shortly after the first half of the
women's basketball game.