Coach Schani is a 2003 Tremper High School graduate.  A varsity member of the diving team during all four years of high school and a state qualifier for three of those years, Schani finished in the top six in Madison during her senior year. In 2003 Coach Schani attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee on a diving scholarship.  In 2004, she transferred to UW- Parkside where she is a nursing student.