Amy Schornack, Colorado College, Volleyball

AMY SCHORNACK OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a senior setter on the women's volleyball team who hails from Plano, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending October 23, 2011.

While some student-athletes enjoy the luxury of growing into a leadership role, Schornack was the CC volleyball team's starting setter almost before she arrived on campus. Not only was she up to the challenge as a freshman in 2008, but she has become the most decorated setter in the program’s glittering history.

Schornack, a two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable-mention All-American and first-team all SCAC selection in 2010, broke the school career record for career assists on Oct. 8 during a three-set victory over Rhodes College, surpassing the previous mark of 3,718 held by Larissa Enns (1998-01).

Ten days later, Schornack reached the 4,000-assist plateau during a sweep of Ursuline College. She currently is within 147 of eclipsing her own single-season record of 1,259 set last season.

Personal accomplishments are not nearly as important to Schornack as the success of her team. In her four seasons as the starting setter, Colorado College has posted 120-29 record (.805) and made three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a trip to the Elite 8 in 2009.

That team-first attitude extends to all facets of her life at Colorado College, both on and off the court.

The team co-captain helped plan CC’s ‘Dig Pink’ match during each of the last two seasons, led a group of players who volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Colorado Springs and has worked with aspiring players at summer volleyball camps.

This year, Schornack has served as co-chair of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which has participated in events such as Boo at the Zoo, Parents Night Out, the Quony Cup, and National Student Athlete Day.

Active in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, where she is the Events and Risk Management Chair, Schornack helped organize the Mr. CC all-male beauty pageant, an event that forwards all proceeds to Reading is Fundamental and TESSA. She also is a Relay for Life team leader.

Not to be overlooked, Schornack’s academic accomplishments are just as impressive as her success on the volleyball court. The economics and business major, who owns a 3.4 cumulative grade-point average, is a three-time member of the SCAC’s Fall Honor Roll, as well as a recipient of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Book Scholarship and a member of the Order of Omega (All-Greek Honor Society).

Schornack, who plans to enter the business world after graduating in May, already has completed summer internships with Beal Bank (2009), Univesco Inc. (2010) and Lockton Companies (2011).