College Sports Profiles Highlight Champions, Leaders, Scholars

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These profiles highlight achievement and leadership across collegiate and high school sports. Seaman High senior Chloe Schmidtlein, a 4.0 student, golfer and teaching-apprenticeship participant, plans to study elementary education at Kansas Wesleyan. UW-Oshkosh gymnast Averie Evans won a national title on uneven bars, describing the mental resilience and steady growth behind her championship performance. Northern Michigan swim and dive coach Heidi Voigt has guided consistently competitive teams, earning multiple conference Coach of the Year honors and leading athletes to national, academic and All-American recognition. A SwimSwam podcast feature also explores how former NCAA champion Kristen Linehan Omli brought her swimming background to her role as a leader at lane-line maker Competitor Swim, emphasizing the company’s longstanding ties across the sport.

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