The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2011
- Class:
- 2004
A two-time All-American and UT’s all-time leader in career points and assists, (Wilson) Schmedes is one of the top soccer players in school history. As a freshman in 2001, she earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) second-team All-America and Big 12 Rookie of the Year honors while leading Texas to a 14-6-0 mark and the school’s first-ever Big 12 Conference title. Schmedes claimed NSCAA third-team All-America and Big 12 Player of the Year accolades in her sophomore season (2002), helping the Longhorns to a 15-5-1 record and a No. 14 ranking in the final NSCAA poll. During her senior season in 2004, she set school single-season marks for points (46), goals (16) and assists (14) while leading Texas to a 15-7-2 mark, a trip to the NCAA Tournament Third Round and a No. 16 ranking in the final NSCAA poll. Schmedes was a four-time All-Big 12 first-team and NSCAA All-Central Region first-team selection, and she still holds UT career records for points (129) and assists (41), shares the mark for game-winning goals (13) and ranks second in goals (44). In the classroom, Schmedes earned three Academic All-Big 12 first-team accolades. She also claimed ESPN The Magazine first-team Academic All-America honors, an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, and was a recipient of the NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award in 2004, an honor presented to the top eight senior student-athletes in the country. She is one of only five UT student-athletes to earn the award, joining Football’s Kenneth Sims (1982), Swimming’s Betsy Mitchell (1989), Diving’s Vera Ilyina (1999) and Softball’s Cat Osterman (2006). Schmedes earned her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with high honors from The University of Texas in December 2004. She made two appearances on the U.S. National Team at the 2002 and 2005 Algarve Cup and also played professionally both in the United States (2005, 2007-09) and Sweden (2006). Schmedes resides in Charleston, S.C. with her husband, former UT track athlete Gregg Schmedes, and their son, Isaiah. The couple is expecting their second child (girl) in August.
