NCAA Woman of the Year Award
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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.
Winners
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- 1991 – Mary Beth Riley, Canisius CollegeCanisius CollegeCanisius College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. The college is one of 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...
- 1992 – Catherine ByrneCatherine ByrneCatherine Byrne is an Irish Fine Gael politician. She has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South Central constituency since May 2007. She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate at the 2002 general election, she was elected on her next attempt at the 2007 general election...
, University of Tennessee - 1993 – Nnenna LynchNnenna LynchNnenna Lynch is a retired middle distance and long distance runner from the United States. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1997 Summer Universiade in Catania, Italy in the women's 5,000 metres event, when she defeated Canada's Lori Durward and Sarah Howell .Currently lives in...
, Villanova University - 1994 – Tanya Jones, University of ArizonaArizona Wildcats-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
- 1995 – Rebecca LoboRebecca LoboRebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin is an American television basketball analyst and a former player in the professional Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2003...
, University of Connecticut - 1996 – Billie Winsett-Fletcher, University of NebraskaNebraska CornhuskersThe Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference...
- 1997 – Lisa CooleLisa CooleLisa Ann Coole was a 1997 graduate of the University of Georgia who was named the NCAA Woman of the Year Award for 1997 and was also awarded the Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 1998...
, University of Georgia - 1998 – Peggy Boutilier, University of VirginiaVirginia CavaliersThe Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
- 1999 – Jamila Demby, University of California, DavisUniversity of California, DavisThe University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
- 2000 – Kristy KowalKristy KowalKristina Ann Kowal is a swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
, University of Georgia - 2001 – Kimberly A. BlackKim BlackKimberly A. Black is an American swimmer from Syracuse, New York.Black began her collegiate career at the University of Southern California, where she competed alongside future fellow Olympians such as Lindsay Benko, before transferring to the University of Georgia in 1999...
, University of Georgia - 2002 – Tanisha Silas, University of California, DavisUniversity of California, DavisThe University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
- 2003 – Ashley Jo Rowatt Karpinos, Kenyon CollegeKenyon CollegeKenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
- 2004 – Kelly Albin, University of California, DavisUniversity of California, DavisThe University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
- 2005 – Lauryn McCalley, University of TennesseeTennessee VolunteersThe Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...
- 2006 – Annie Bersagel, Wake Forest University
- 2007 – Whitney MyersWhitney MyersWhitney Myers is an American swimmer. She swims for the FAST Swim Team in Fullerton, CA. She also swam for the University of Arizona...
, University of Arizona - 2008 – Nicky AnosikeNicky AnosikeNkolika "Nicky" Nonyelum Anosike is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Washington Mystics.-Personal:...
, University of Tennessee - 2009 – Lacey NymeyerLacey NymeyerLacey Pearl Nymeyer is an Olympic swimmer from the United States.-Personal:Nymeyer is a Tucson native who graduated in 2004 from Mountain View High School . She is also a graduate of the University of Arizona where she majored in physical education. Away from her own training, Nymeyer leads swim...
, University of Arizona - 2010 – Justine Schluntz, University of ArizonaArizona Wildcats-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
See also
- NCAA Sportsmanship AwardNCAA Sportsmanship AwardThe NCAA Sportsmanship Award is given each year to one man and one woman in National Collegiate Athletics Association sports who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of sportsmanship, including fairness, civility, honesty, unselfishness, respect and responsibility...
(student-athletes who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of sportsmanship) - Today's Top VIII AwardToday's Top VIII AwardThe Today's Top VIII Award is given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to honor eight outstanding senior student-athletes of the preceding calendar year. From 1973 through 1985, this award was known as the Today's Top V Award or the Top Five Award and was given to honor five...
(NCAA) (outstanding senior student-athletes) - Walter Byers ScholarshipWalter Byers ScholarshipThe Walter Byers Scholar program is a scholarship program that recognizes the top male and female scholar-athlete in NCAA sports and that is awarded annually by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . It is considered to be the NCAA's highest academic award...
(NCAA) (top male and female scholar-athletes) - Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)The Silver Anniversary Awards are given each year by the American National Collegiate Athletic Association to recognize six distinguished former student-athletes on their 25th anniversary as college graduates. The Silver Anniversary Awards were first given in 1973, when five distinguished former...
(former student-athletes) - Lowe's Senior CLASS AwardLowe's Senior CLASS AwardThe Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is an annual college athletic award in the NCAA Division I. Qualified competitors must be seniors who have remained within their NCAA Division I college for a four-year commitment and achieved excellence in one of nine sports.....
- Best Female College Athlete ESPY AwardBest Female College Athlete ESPY AwardThe Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award has been presented annually since 2002 to the female sportsperson, irrespective of university represented or sport contested, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National...
- Best Male College Athlete ESPY AwardBest Male College Athlete ESPY AwardThe Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award has been presented annually since 2002 to the male sportsperson, irrespective of university represented or sport contested, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National...
- Athlete of the YearAthlete of the YearAthlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition....