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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Marymount Athletics mourns the loss of 2021 graduate, Maggie Viniard Choate, a standout student-athlete on the women's volleyball team.
 
A three-year student-athlete for the Saints, Viniard Choate remains stapled in Marymount history as an extremely decorated player on the court. Earning a plethora of honors, including AVCA All-American and AVCA All-East Region in 2018, she was a member of two Atlantic East Championship teams. Making the trip to the NCAA Tournament twice, she was a key member of the squad that made it all the way to the NCAA Division III Tournament Regional Finals.
 
Viniard Choate was honored on the All-Atlantic East First Team twice, alongside AEC Specialty Player of the Year in 2019. She led the Atlantic East in the assists category in 2018 with 1,066 on the year, 10.45 per set.
 
Viniard Choate was voted Marymount Athletics' Female Rookie of the Year in 2018 after her stellar 2017 campaign.
 
 Off of the court, Viniard Choate succeeded in the classroom, proving to be the pinnacle example of a Marymount Athletics student-athlete.
 
A member of the Atlantic East All-Academic Team, the Williamsburg, Va. native received numerous honors, including the Academic Achievement cords, the Athlete Honor Society cords, and Cum Laude upon graduation. She finished her degree with a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing.
 
"Maggie found great success both in the classroom and on the volleyball court as a Marymount student-athlete. Yet, I believe her true legacy lies beyond any grade or stat," stated Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development, Ryan Wildenhain. "Her greatest achievement was the way she made everyone around her better, all without expecting recognition. Maggie will always be remembered as a fierce competitor, a vibrant soul, and someone who was always authentically herself."
 
Upon graduation, Viniard Choate worked as a neonatal intensive care unit nurse at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter in Norfolk, Va.
 
Viniard Choate married Saints men's volleyball student-athlete Connor Choate, who she met during her years at Marymount.
 
Maggie Viniard Choate's obituary can be found here.
 
A visitation will be held from 5 PM to 7 PM Saturday, Jan. 18 followed by a service beginning at 7 PM. The ceremony will be held at Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory Maestas Chapel in Virginia Beach, Va.
 
Marymount Athletics encourages individuals to donate to the Duke Cancer Institute Pancreatic and GI Oncology in memory of Maggie.
 
The link to donate can be found here.