# The Heart of Michigan Volleyball: Sydney Schnichels | A2

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Podcast: [Champ Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/champ-media-7507272)
Published: 2026-07-21T18:53:11+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/college-sports-co/episodes/The-Heart-of-Michigan-Volleyball-Sydney-Schnichels--A2-e3mcbbq
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## Resource

Sydney Schnichels joins A2 with Angel Randalle to talk about transferring from Minnesota to Michigan, rediscovering her confidence, leading one of college volleyball's most energetic teams, and why her faith remains the foundation of everything she does.Sydney shares what makes Michigan different, how NIL has changed college athletics, her favorite Ann Arbor restaurants, growing up as the oldest of five siblings, and why she hopes her younger sisters someday become even better volleyball players than she is.She also opens up about the emotional victory over Minnesota, finding confidence after transferring, her dream NIL partnership with Dolce Vita, and the mindset that's helped her become one of Michigan Volleyball's biggest leaders.Chapters:00:00 Welcome Sydney Schnichels02:00 Life in Ann Arbor03:37 Best restaurants in Ann Arbor05:11 Faith comes before volleyball06:21 Family & growing up07:00 Becoming Michigan's biggest hype woman08:02 Mentoring younger sisters10:04 Tough love 11:03 Why transferring to Michigan changed everything13:03 What makes Michigan special15:41 NIL opportunities at Michigan17:10 Building a personal brand18:24 Favorite NIL partnerships19:29 Dream partnership21:40 Championship celebrations22:23 Learning to love soccer & excellence23:08 Advice for young athletesLearn more about our partnership with Champions Circle: https://www.collegesportsco.com/news/champions-circle-and-college-sports-co-launch-champ-mediaFOLLOW CHAMP MEDIA HERE:► TWITTER | https://x.com/ChampMediaCo► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@champmediaco► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/champmediaco► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@ChampMediaCo► SPOTIFY | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2tW4bh8jQggJuDCpDnVo9k⁠► APPLE | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champ-media/i…

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