Kaitlyn Goertz, Schreiner University, Women's Basketball

KAITLYN GOERTZ OF SCHREINER UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward on the women's basketball team, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending January 5, 2014.

The 5’11” forward for the Mountaineers’ team played in 21 games in her freshman year as well as the first five games this fall, including two starts, but hurt her back and has missed the past six games with the injury. It is hoped that she will be back early in the SCAC season for the Mountaineers.

Although her season to date has been hampered with injuries, that hasn’t stopped Goertz from contributing in many areas on campus in her first three semesters at SU.

The San Antonio, Texas native is both a Schreiner University Ambassador as well as a Peer Coordinator to incoming freshmen students. She is a member of SHINE, an on-campus student organization that promotes multi-cultural events as well as racial awareness and harmony. 

Goertz serves on both the Student Food Service Committee and the Probability Research Project. She also has been chosen to serve as a student tutor in the Academic Services Lab.  Her involvement in so many areas in such short period of time comes from the fact that she has already been recognized as an academic achiever. A Mathematics Major, Goertz has earned academic honors in all three of her semesters, including President’s List in the spring and Dean’s List this past fall.  She also is the team representative to the Student-Athletic Advisory Committee and helped put on the Fall Rally Day ’13.

Goertz has also been involved in several off-campus projects including serving with the San Antonio Food Bank which distributes food to needy families throughout Kerr Country.