NCAA Woman of the Year Award

The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was created to honor a senior female student-athlete who has distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Each year, ten finalists are selected from a larger pool of candidates. The Award has been given by the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 1991.

NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Awarded for	A senior female student-athlete who has distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership
Country	United States
Presented by	NCAA
First awarded	1991
Currently held by	Angela Mercurio, University of Nebraska
Website	Official website

Winners

• 1991 – Mary Beth Riley, Canisius College[1][2]
• 1992 – Catherine Byrne, University of Tennessee[3][4]
• 1993 – Nnenna Lynch, Villanova University[5][6]
• 1994 – Tanya Jones, University of Arizona[7][8]
• 1995 – Rebecca Lobo, University of Connecticut[9][10]
• 1996 – Billie Winsett-Fletcher, University of Nebraska[11][12]
• 1997 – Lisa Coole, University of Georgia[13][14]
• 1998 – Peggy Boutilier, University of Virginia[15][16]
• 1999 – Jamila Demby, University of California, Davis[17][18]
• 2000 – Kristy Kowal, University of Georgia[19][20]
• 2001 – Kimberly A. Black, University of Georgia[21][22]
• 2002 – Tanisha Silas, University of California, Davis[23][24]
• 2003 – Ashley Jo Rowatt Karpinos, Kenyon College[25][26]
• 2004 – Kelly Albin, University of California, Davis[27][28]
• 2005 – Lauryn McCalley, University of Tennessee[29][30]
• 2006 – Annie Bersagel, Wake Forest University[31][32]
• 2007 – Whitney Myers, University of Arizona[33][34]
• 2008 – Nicky Anosike, University of Tennessee[35][36]
• 2009 – Lacey Nymeyer, University of Arizona[37][38]
• 2010 – Justine Schluntz, University of Arizona[39][40]
• 2011 – Laura Barito, Stevens Institute of Technology[41][42]
• 2012 – Elizabeth Phillips, Washington University in St. Louis[43][44]
• 2013 – Ifeatu Okafor, Texas Tech University[45][46]
• 2014 - Elizabeth Tucker, University of Notre Dame[47][48]
• 2015 - Kristin Day, Clarion University of Pennsylvania[49][50]
• 2016 - Margaret Guo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[51][52]
• 2017 - Lizzy Crist, Washington University in St. Louis[53][54]
• 2018 - Keturah Orji, University of Georgia[55][56]
• 2019 - Angela Mercurio, University of Nebraska[57][58]

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women
• NCAA Sportsmanship Award (student-athletes who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of sportsmanship)
• Today's Top 10 Award (NCAA) (outstanding senior student-athletes)
• Walter Byers Scholarship (NCAA) (top male and female scholar-athletes)
• Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) (former student-athletes)
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
• Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award[59]
• Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award[59]
• Athlete of the Year

References

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55. NCAA.org (2018-10-29). "Keturah Orji is the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
56. "Keturah Orji named 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year". UGA Today. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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58. Codo, Thomas. "Nebraska grad Angela Mercurio named 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
59. The Best Female and Best Male College Basketball and Best College Football Player ESPY Awards — awarded from 1993 to 2001 — were absorbed in 2002 by the Best Female and Best Male College Athlete ESPY Awards.

External links

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