NASHVILLE - Four members of the Trevecca Nazarene University Trojan STUNT team are on the 2024 College STUNT Coaches Association (CSCA) Academic Honor Roll. They are Ashton Lowe, Isabella Simons, Olivia Jarrell, and Samantha Gardner.
The College STUNT Coaches Association honors student-athletes who have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above and completed 24 credit/units.
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.
Kelly Quigley was voted the 2024 Great Midwest STUNT Coach of the Year in leading the debut season of Trojan STUNT to a highly successful result.
2024 GREAT MIDWEST WEEKLY AWARDS
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