Volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was given the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2025 ESPYs, in recognition of her battling Stage 2 breast cancer while leading the Nittany Lion women to a national championship in December, and for her efforts increasing awareness and fundraising to search for a cure. She gave a memorable acceptance speech:
Katie Schumacher-Cawley wins the 2025 Jimmy V Perseverance Award ❤️
ESPN also produced nearly seven-minute package documenting her journey here.
Schumacher-Cawley announced on February 10 that she had beaten her disease and was declared cancer-free,
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4:13 am - 07.17.2025rochester, n.y.Volleyball: Schumacher-Cawley given Jimmy V Award
Volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was given the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2025 ESPYs, in recognition of her battling Stage 2 breast cancer while leading the Nittany Lion women to a national championship in December, and for her efforts increasing awareness and fundraising to search for a cure. She gave a memorable acceptance speech:
ESPN also produced nearly seven-minute package documenting her journey here.
Schumacher-Cawley announced on February 10 that she had beaten her disease and was declared cancer-free,
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