FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Emily Hutchings of Fort Hays State University has been named the Mammoth "A Game" Scholar-Athlete of the 2024 MIAA Women's Soccer Championship Tournament.
The top eight teams in the MIAA advanced to the conference's 2024 postseason soccer tournament. Hutchings was selected among all of the women's soccer student-athletes competing in the tournament. Established by the MIAA in 2022, the Mammoth "A Game" Scholar-Athlete Award acknowledges the overall excellence of a student-athlete by recognizing one individual who has contributed to their team's success, while also achieving the highest academic standard among peers. The student-athlete honored with the "A Game" Scholar-Athlete Award must be a member of a qualifying team and have a minimum of two terms completed at the institution.
Hutchings is a senior defender from Olathe, Kan. with an impressive resume on and off the pitch. In the classroom, she owns a perfect 4.0 grade point average as a chemistry major with 120 credits completed. The soon-to-be four-time MIAA Scholar-Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence award-recipient will graduate this May with her bachelor's degree. She is also a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection.
On the field, Hutchings is a four-time All-MIAA selection (second team midfielder in 2021, third team midfielder in 2022, first team defender in 2023, and honorable mention defender in 2024). The Tiger captain suffered a season-ending injury midway through the 2024 season, but in nine games scored one goal and added two assists. She played in 70 matches in her career, notching 18 points (3 goals, 12 assists) while playing over 6,000 minutes.
Hutchings is the first FHSU soccer player to earn the "A Game" Scholar-Athlete Award and just the second Fort Hays State student-athlete to claim the honor in any sport. For more information about the Mammoth "A Game" Scholar-Athlete Award, click here.