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Penn State women volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley to receive Jimmy V Award at ESPYs

First Pink Out, now red carpet walk.

Penn State women's volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was announced as the recipient of the Jimmy V Award on Monday for her perseverance with cancer while helping Penn State win a national championship.

ESPN reveals special honorees for The 2025 @ESPYS presented by Capital Oneud83cudfc6 Oscar Robertson | Arthur Ashe Award for Courageud83cudfc6 @CoachKatiePSU | Jimmy V Award for Perseveranceud83cudfc6 David Walters & Erin Regan | Pat Tillman Award for ServiceDetails: https://t.co/y3fwiV1CvF pic.twitter.com/9o1PwKRSqo

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 30, 2025

The award was introduced in 2007 in honor of Jim Valvano, who died 10 years after leading NC State to an NCAA Championship with metastatic adenocarcinoma.