NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University STUNT team placed three athletes on the 2024 College STUNT All-American Team, in their first season of existence!
Mikayla McCoy, the 2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, is a CSCA All-American First Team selections. McCoy also was a first team all-conference selection.
Ashton Lowe, is a 2024 All-American Second Team honoree.
Olivia Jarrell, a second team G-MAC All-conference selection, is a All-American Honorable Mention choice.
McCoy was a National Athlete of the Year Nominee, Sakia Landrum was a Building Secialist of the Year Nominee, and Abby Woodring was a Tumbling Specialist of the Year Nominee.
CSCA All-American nominees must meet the following criteria …
Be a four-quarter participant.
*Partner Stunts, Pyramids/Tosses, Jumps/Tumbling, Team Routines.
Participate in at least 50% of team games.
Be a vital component to team's success, show that in their routines.
AWARDS SEASON
2024 GREAT MIDWEST ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
The All-American honors enhance the Great Midwest all-conference awards handed out earlier this year. Mikayla McCoy is the 2024 Great Midwest STUNT Player of the Year and is on the '24 G-MAC All-Conference First Team. In addition, Kaitlyn Probus is the 2024 Great Midwest STUNT Freshman of the Year and is selected to the '24 G-MAC All-Conference First Team. Joining McCoy and Probus on the 2024 Great Midwest All-Conference First Team is sophomore Sakia Landrum.
There are three Trojans named to the 2024 Great Midwest All-Conference Second Team: Katie Young, Daniela Novoa, Alayna Ballard, and Olivia Jarrell.
First year Trojan coach Kelly Quigley is the 2024 Great Midwest STUNT Coach of the Year.
2024 GREAT MIDWEST WEEKLY AWARDS
SEASON ONE RECAP
THE START OF SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY
The Kelly Quigley led Trojans won their first seven games of the year - again - the first seven games in program history.
The Trojans, who were picked preseason No. 2 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Coaches poll, despite this being their first season.
It wasn't until their eighth game, against defending G-MAC champion and No. 6 Ashland University, the team tasted its first loss as a program. It was a one-point, 12-11, loss against the preseason favorite Eagles. A game hosted by Tiffin University in the Heminger Center, site of the 2024 G-MAC Championships.
That loss first loss proved to be the only loss TNU experienced in conference play. The Trojans finished in a tie with Ashland for the regular season title as both teams finished 9-1 and split their season series.
When Trevecca avenged that lone conference loss to Ashland, it was a 14-12 win in the Music City Classic, the Trojans moved up to No. 6 in the national STUNT poll.
The Trojans finished 18-9 overall and tied for the Great Midwest regular season championship at 9-1. The Trojans and Eagles tied for the regular season Black Division and Hiram University won the Blue Division.
The Trojans earned the top seed at the Great Midwest Championships after winning the tie-breaker over Ashland University. Ashland defeated the Trojans in championship game, but both teams advanced to the 2024 STUNT College Division II Nationals as two of the top eight teams in the country.
The Nationals were held at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
The Trojans advanced to the Nationals as the No. 7 seed, falling to No. 2 seed Oklahoma Baptist University in their opener and were eliminated in their first overtime game in the second round at the hands of Ashland.
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