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St. Mary's Academy Volleyball Team Preview

Mascot
Bobcats
Team
Varsity 2025
Colors
Navy, Red, Vegas Gold
Coach
Bill Schmitz
Address
861 Highway 279, Fairburn, GA 30214
Overall
0-0
Region
0-0

General Information

Team Name
St. Mary's Academy (Fairburn, GA)
Mascot
Bobcats
School Colors
Navy, Red, Vegas Gold
2024 - 2025 Coach Name
Sarah Athearn
2024 - 2025 League Record
5-9-0
2024 - 2025 Overall Record
6-13-0
State Rank
353
State Division Rank
13

2025 - 2026 Preview Information

Coach Name
Bill Schmitz
Strengths
Coming off a tough season, the Bobcats have made a coaching change back to Bill Schmitz who was the head coach for 18 years with Our Lady of Mercy. They also picked up Schmitz' daughter MK Schmitz, who coached at OLM for 2 years as well as stints at Starr's Mill, Heritage, A5 and Tsunami. She is a '12 OLM graduate that played setter and set many school records, was ranked nationally in assists and played at LaGrange college. Schmitz believes that they will have his team ready to compete.

Returning
Molly Krabel - Senior Setter
Emily Jimenez - Senior Libero
Paris Craft - Freshman Outside Hitter
Joanna Carney - Sophomore Middle

Newcomers
Samantha Graham - Freshmen DS
Zyanya Ortiz - 8th grade Setter/DS

Team Wins

DateOpponentResult
8/13/2024 The New School (Atlanta, GA) 3-0
8/29/2024 Atlanta Jewish Academy (Atlanta, GA) 3-0
9/6/2024 The New School (Atlanta, GA) 3-0
9/23/2024 Cristo Rey Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) 3-0
9/24/2024 Atlanta Jewish Academy (Atlanta, GA) 3-0
10/1/2024 Harvester Christian Academy (Douglasville, GA) 3-1

GIAA 1AA Teams

Team Name
Heritage Preparatory (Atlanta, GA)
Harvester Christian Academy (Douglasville, GA)
The New School (Atlanta, GA)
Atlanta Jewish Academy (Atlanta, GA)
Heritage (Newnan, GA)
Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta, GA)
St. Mary's Academy (Fairburn, GA)

Year-by-Year Results

YearCoach NameRecordAchievements
2025B. Schmitz0-0-0
2024S. Athearn6-13-0
2023S. Athearn9-14-0
2022S. Athearn14-14-0
20212-2-0

Notable Alumni

  • Amanda Miles 2010

    West Georgia

  • Kalie Ludgvison 2010

    Methodist College

  • Nicole Gagnier 2010

    M.I.T.

  • Brittany Smith 2011

    Valdosta State

  • Olivia Schmitz 2012

    Birmingham Southern

  • MK Schmitz 2013

    LaGrange College

  • Elon Yates 2014

    Florida A&M

  • Claire Gagliano 2015

    University of Dallas

  • Mia Hall 2015

    University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

  • Dahlia Williams 2022

    Clark University