2025 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 36
Nova Schmit
- Position:
- Base/Tumbler
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
• NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion (2025)
• NCATA Academic Honor Roll (2024, '25)
• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team (2024)
• 2023 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2025 (Junior): Competed in all 12 meets … On the mat for an average of four heats per meet, competing in Compulsory Toss, Compulsory Tumbling, Inversion Pyramid, Trio Tumbling and Team Event … NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion … NCATA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the 2025 NCATA Championship Team.
2024 (Sophomore): Competed in 11 meets as a tumbling specialist and spotter … Competed in all 11 Compulsory Tumbling heats with a high score of 9.75 against Oregon (2/25) and Gannon (3/16) … Contributed in Compulsory Pyramid and Toss for two meets … Competed the Quad Tumbling Pass for two meets with a high score of 9.050 against UMHB (2/11) … Contributed in seven Team Events … Member of the NCATA Championship team … NCATA Academic Honor Roll ... Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team.
2023 (Freshman): Competed in 3 heats on the season … Member of the 2023 National Championship Team ... Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
High School: Graduated from Lincoln High School ... Did competitive cheer at Cheer Xpress under coach Karen Capoun ... Won nine varsity letters ... A six-time State participant, two-time state finalist, six-time Certificate of Merit recipient ... Four Letters in a Sport Award recipient ... A three-time NCA All-American and a NCA Top All-American ... Earned NCPA Academic All-State Award, Academic All-Conference Award, a six-time Scholar Athlete Award honoree ... Graduated summa cum laude, named eight times to the Honor Roll with Highest Distinction, earned three academic letters ... Member of the National Honors Society, Student Council and Young Life ... Volunteered at the Amazing Chase, Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln City Church and was a Link Crew Leader.
Personal: Daughter to Ashley Schmidt ... Sister to Nathaniel and Xander Schmit and Elias and Ella Kenkel ... Majoring in physics at Baylor.
• NCATA Academic Honor Roll (2024, '25)
• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team (2024)
• 2023 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2025 (Junior): Competed in all 12 meets … On the mat for an average of four heats per meet, competing in Compulsory Toss, Compulsory Tumbling, Inversion Pyramid, Trio Tumbling and Team Event … NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion … NCATA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the 2025 NCATA Championship Team.
2024 (Sophomore): Competed in 11 meets as a tumbling specialist and spotter … Competed in all 11 Compulsory Tumbling heats with a high score of 9.75 against Oregon (2/25) and Gannon (3/16) … Contributed in Compulsory Pyramid and Toss for two meets … Competed the Quad Tumbling Pass for two meets with a high score of 9.050 against UMHB (2/11) … Contributed in seven Team Events … Member of the NCATA Championship team … NCATA Academic Honor Roll ... Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team.
2023 (Freshman): Competed in 3 heats on the season … Member of the 2023 National Championship Team ... Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
High School: Graduated from Lincoln High School ... Did competitive cheer at Cheer Xpress under coach Karen Capoun ... Won nine varsity letters ... A six-time State participant, two-time state finalist, six-time Certificate of Merit recipient ... Four Letters in a Sport Award recipient ... A three-time NCA All-American and a NCA Top All-American ... Earned NCPA Academic All-State Award, Academic All-Conference Award, a six-time Scholar Athlete Award honoree ... Graduated summa cum laude, named eight times to the Honor Roll with Highest Distinction, earned three academic letters ... Member of the National Honors Society, Student Council and Young Life ... Volunteered at the Amazing Chase, Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln City Church and was a Link Crew Leader.
Personal: Daughter to Ashley Schmidt ... Sister to Nathaniel and Xander Schmit and Elias and Ella Kenkel ... Majoring in physics at Baylor.
New month, same energy. SIC'EM❗️❗️
Wednesday, October 01
Last season had us all on the edge of our seats 🤸 Can't wait to do it all again!
Wednesday, September 17
🤩 excited to Flip the calendar to 2️⃣ 5️⃣ - 2️⃣ 6️⃣ with our 🐻 Fam!
Monday, August 25
When you realize you're only a few weeks away from starting practice again
Wednesday, August 13