AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South All-Sportsmanship Team (2019)
JUNIOR (2019): Closed out her junior season by ranking in the top-five of seven statistical categories including solo blocks (11—2nd), assisted blocks (42—2nd), total blocks (53—2nd), blocks / set (0.55—2nd), kills (115—5th), kills / set (1.20—5th) and total attacks (417—5th) … responsible for four total blocks (three assisted) at Bridgewater (Aug. 30) at the Route 42 Classic … drove home five kills against Delaware Valley (Aug. 31) … added four kills, two assisted blocks and two digs versus Eastern Mennonite (Aug. 31) … drove home seven kills and added three digs in a win at Brevard (Sept. 6) … drove home eight kills, while posting a .294 attack percentage, against Piedmont International (Sept. 17), while coming through with three solo blocks ... assisted on four blocks at Methodist (Sept. 25) … closed out a seven-kill performance against Mary Baldwin (Sept. 28) by posting a .412 attack percentage … had eight kills in consecutive matches against Averett (Oct. 1) and N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 5), notching three assisted blocks against the Battling Bishops … responsible for seven kills against Greensboro (Oct. 5) … closed out a meeting with Methodist (Oct. 16) with four assisted blocks, four digs and three kills … put together her best offensive performance (nine kills / .333 attack percentage) while contributing six digs against Averett (Oct. 22) … had five kills, .308 attack percentage, four digs and three assisted blocks at Greensboro (Oct. 26) … a solid performer against Pfeiffer (Oct. 30), closing with four kills, four service aces, three digs and two assisted blocks … came through with five kills, two solo blocks and an assisted block versus Meredith (Nov. 1) … ended the season with six kills, three digs and two assisted blocks versus Greensboro (Nov. 5) in the opening round of the USA South Conference tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2018): Played in 45 sets over the course of the season, finishing with 37 kills, 15 assisted blocks and nine digs … saw her first action of the season against Bryn Mawr (Sept. 1) with two assisted blocks and one dig … emerged with two kills and one assisted block at Maryville (Sept. 7) … had a pair of kills and one assisted block at Methodist (Oct. 10) … assisted on two blocks at Averett (Oct. 18) … contributed three kills and one dig versus N.C. Wesleyan (Oct. 20) … followed with three kills and one assisted block in a win over Greensboro (Oct. 20) … slammed home four kills in a three-set meeting with Meredith (Oct. 23) … enjoyed her season-high in kills (seven) at Pfeiffer, adding an assisted block along the way … emerged with three kills against Oglethorpe (Oct. 26) … put together her sixth consecutive multi-kill performance (two) at Emory (Oct. 26) … closed out the season with four kills in back-to-back matches against Randolph-Macon (Oct. 27) and Methodist (Oct. 30).
FIRST YEAR (2017): Came through with 47 kills, 16 digs and nine assisted blocks in 49 sets … made her collegiate debut against Eastern Mennonite (Sept. 1) … came through with four kills and one dig against Mary Baldwin (Sept. 2) … helped the Spirits down Hollins (Sept. 8) in three sets with three kills and one dig … drove home two kills and added one dig at Bridgewater (Sept. 9) … slammed home three kills while adding one dig in a win over Agnes Scott (Sept. 16) … had the first of seven straight multi-kill performances against Methodist (Sept. 21), finishing with four … followed with four kills against Ferrum (Sept. 22) … had two kills in her next five straight matches between Sept. 22-Oct. 5 … emerged with two kills, one dig and one assisted block in a triumph against Ferrum (Oct. 14) … established her single-match season-high in kills (five) as the Spirits downed Mary Baldwin (Oct. 17) … drove home three kills and added two digs at Pfeiffer (Oct. 25) … closed out her first year with five kills and one assisted block against Methodist (Oct. 31).
PREP: Graduated from Newport Central Catholic in 2017.
PERSONAL: Anna Jo Schneider … daughter of Mary Jo and Eric Schneider … born May 5, 1999 … has two siblings, Luke and Jake … member of National Honor Society and Drama Club … took part of the Morning News Broadcast … active in Visual Arts and school musicals … was in the Kentucky Governor’s Scholar program after owning a 5.4 GPA … recognized as salutatorian and had straight A’s in high school.
