SCHNEIDER NAMED RAISING CANE’S OUTSTANDING REBEL OF THE WEEK
The Rebel junior’s heroics helped women’s swimming and diving clinch the 2021 Mountain West Championship
UNLV women’s swimming and diving junior Kristina Schneider was named the Raising Cane’s Outstanding Rebel of the Week, the school announced Wednesday.
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletics’ Strategic Communications department.
A native of Baia Mare, Romania, Schneider claimed four first-place medals at the Mountain West Championships, with the most important coming on the final event of the night, as she came from behind in the final 25 yards with a blistering 48.74 final leg in the 400 free relay to just out-touch UNR and give UNLV its first MW title in 16 years.
She also helped the Rebels earn the MW gold in the 200 free relay.
2020-21 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Feb. 24 – Kristina Schneider, Women’s Swimming and Diving
Feb. 17 – Samantha Diaz & Janyssa Martin, Softball
Feb. 10 – Mariena Hayden, Volleyball
Feb. 3 – Nia Johnson, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 27 – Teneka Ash, Women’s Swimming and Diving
Jan. 20 – Mbacke Diong, Men’s Basketball
Jan. 14 – Bailey Thomas, Women’s Basketball
