July 23, 2015
NCAA honors 147 Women of the Year nominees
A record 147 NCAA female-student-athletes have been named 2015 Woman of the Year honorees by conferences and independent schools.
These honorees, selected from the record 480 school nominees, represent college athletes from 18 different sports spanning all three NCAA divisions. Of those recognized, 57 honorees competed in Division I, 39 competed in Division II and 51 competed in Division III.
Geneseo's Abigail Max was selected from the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC). Max was named the 2015 SUNYAC Swimmer of the Meet and Swimmer of the Year as well as being honored with the Grace Mowatt Award, given to a female senior for overall academic and athletic excellence throughout their collegiate career.
The Woman of the Year selection committee will next select the top 10 honorees in each division. These top 30 honorees will be announced in early September. The selection committee will then choose and announce the top nine finalists (three from each division) at the end of September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from amongst those nine finalists to determine the 2015 Woman of the Year.
The top 30 honorees will be honored and the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named at the annual ceremony in Indianapolis on Oct. 18.
Now in its 25th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.
To view the list of conference nominees, click here.
These honorees, selected from the record 480 school nominees, represent college athletes from 18 different sports spanning all three NCAA divisions. Of those recognized, 57 honorees competed in Division I, 39 competed in Division II and 51 competed in Division III.
Geneseo's Abigail Max was selected from the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC). Max was named the 2015 SUNYAC Swimmer of the Meet and Swimmer of the Year as well as being honored with the Grace Mowatt Award, given to a female senior for overall academic and athletic excellence throughout their collegiate career.
The Woman of the Year selection committee will next select the top 10 honorees in each division. These top 30 honorees will be announced in early September. The selection committee will then choose and announce the top nine finalists (three from each division) at the end of September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from amongst those nine finalists to determine the 2015 Woman of the Year.
The top 30 honorees will be honored and the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named at the annual ceremony in Indianapolis on Oct. 18.
Now in its 25th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.
To view the list of conference nominees, click here.
