Megan Schmitz wins DACSOTY Award
MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia University Wisconsin Department of Athletic Communications announced its winner of the Department of Athletic Communications Student of the Year (DACSOTY) Award on Tuesday night.
A sophomore from Jackson, Missouri, Megan Schmitz claimed the award for the first in her career.
"It's been an honor to receive this award and work alongside such an exceptional group of people, including my bosses and fellow student workers," said Schmitz. "I am so grateful for the learning experiences and the fun memories that have been made. Concordia truly is an amazing place and the Athletic Communications department perfectly reflects this."
The award is voted on by the CUW Athletic Communications staff and students.
To qualify for the award, a student must have high character and a quality attitude, work well with others on the staff, coaching staff, student-athletes and administration, a willingness to go above and beyond and have a high quality of work.
"Megan has been a true asset to our staff," said Director of Athletic Communications Steven Schauer. "She has been helping us in more ways than we know. She goes above and beyond every single time to help us promote our teams, student-athletes and coaches in the best possible way. Megan is more than deserving of being our DACSOTY winner this year. Thank you, Megan, for everything you have done this year."
Schmitz recorded 17 votes including 13 first-place votes.
The Missouri native was a regular at CUW home events on the year and performed a variety of jobs like statistics, spotting, running the video production, operating a camera, recording a shot chart, taking photos, updating social media accounts and creating postgame highlights.
Schmitz also traveled to multiple NACC Championships during the 2019-20 season to help promote the women's soccer, women's volleyball and indoor track & field teams.
"It is great to see Megan's hard work get recognized," said Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Jeremy Crawford. "Megan went above and beyond this year and it showed. She helped this office grow in many ways and we are thankful for her. Megan did so many things for CUW and we are incredibly blessed to have her on our staff."
The CUW sophomore is also on the student government executive board and is a faith associate and prayer team coordinator.
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