KERRVILLE, TX: The Schreiner University Athletic Department is pleased to announce the 2019-20 Athletic Department Awards for Athlete of the Year, Team GPA, and Student of the Year in both our male and female sports.

Male Athlete of the Year – Josh Gilliam, Baseball

Female Athlete of the Year – Hannah Ortiz, Softball

Male Team GPA – Men's Cross Country

Female Team GPA – Volleyball

Male Student of the Year – Austin O'Brien, Men's Golf

Female Student of the Year – Amanda Timmerman, Softball

The Male and Female Athlete of the Year was voted on by all the coaches in the athletic department based off their performance on the field and in the classroom. Before COVID-19 ended the spring season, Josh Gilliam was leading the SCAC in hits and runs batted in, was second on the team in batting average and started all 18 games for the Mountaineers. Hannah Ortiz finished her career at Schreiner with one of her best seasons, she had a 3.23 ERA, 6.06 strikeouts per 7 innings, and lead the team in innings pitched. In her only two at bats of the year, Ortiz hit two home runs against Austin College both of them being two run home runs.

The Mountaineer Men's Cross Country team had the highest male team GPA with a 3.27. The Mountaineer Volleyball team lead all women's teams with a team GPA of 3.6.

The Male and Female Student of the Year was determined by the highest accumulative GPA with the most credit hours taken. Both Austin O'Brien and Amanda Timmerman earned the award by having a 4.0 after the 2019-20 academic year.