INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA has announced the top 30 honorees for the 18th annual NCAA Woman of the Year.
The honor recognizes outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics, community service and leadership, and have completed their collegiate athletics eligibility.
A committee composed of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences chose the honorees – 10 from each NCAA division – from 130 conference and independent honorees. From the group of 30, the top nine finalists will be selected and announced later this month. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will choose a national winner from among the top nine finalists. The 2008 Woman of the Year will be announced during the annual awards dinner October 19 in Indianapolis.
The 2007 Woman of the Year was Whitney Myers, a former swimming standout at the University of Arizona.
The top 30 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year honorees are:
Susan Ackerman
Capital Athletic Conference –Salisbury University (Division III) – Lacrosse
Holly Andrews
Independent – Nebraska Wesleyan University – (Division III) – Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Nkolika Anosike
Southeastern Conference – University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Division I) – Basketball
Courtney Arno-Templet
Independent – Texas Woman’s University (Division II) – Gymnastics
Jennifer Artichuk
Independent – Delta State University (Division II) – Swimming
Kandia Batchelor
Atlantic Coast Conference –Florida State University (Division I) – Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Kirby Blackley
Great Lakes Athletic Conference – University of Findlay (Division II) – Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Jessica Botzum
Atlantic Coast Conference –Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Division I) – Swimming
Maria Bye
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) (Division III) – Softball
Michelle Coombs
State University of New York Athletic Conference – State University College at New Paltz (Division III) – Swimming
Molly Crispell
Big Ten Conference – Pennsylvania State University (Division I) – Swimming and Diving
Jillian Drouin
Big East Conference –Syracuse University (Division I) – Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Erin Fisher
Commonwealth Conference – Elizabethtown College (Division III) – Cross Country and Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Shanti Freitas
New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference – Smith College (Division III) – Swimming
Doria Holbrook
New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Division III) – Swimming and Diving
Elizabeth Holmes
Great Lakes Valley Conference – Northern Kentucky University (Division II) – Volleyball
Arianna Lambie
Pacific-10 Conference – Stanford University (Division I) – Cross Country and Indoor Track and Field
Alison Lesher
Northeast 10 Conference – Le Moyne College (Division II) – Swimming and Diving
Samantha Mitchell
Conference Carolinas – Mount Olive College (Division II) – Outdoor Track and Field and Volleyball
Meghann Morrill
Independent – University of Nevada (Division I) – Rifle
Melinda Owen
Western Athletic Conference – University of Idaho (Division I) – Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Lindsey Ozimek
Atlantic 10 Conference – University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Division I) – Soccer
Sarah Pavan
Big 12 Conference –University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Division I) – Volleyball
Sarah Richardson
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin – Wheaton College (Illinois) (Division III) – Soccer
Sarah Schettle
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association – University of Wisconsin, Osh Kosh (Division III) -- Cross Country, Swimming, and Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field
Alexandra Schunk
Sunshine State Conference – Lynn University (Division II) – Tennis
Jill Smolczyk
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – University of South Dakota (Division II) – Swimming and Diving
Jackie Thomas
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Seattle University (Division II) – Basketball
Heather Walker
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference – Georgian Court University (Division II) – Softball and Volleyball
Sarah Zerzan
Northwest Conference – Willamette University (Division III) – Cross Country and Outdoor Track and Field
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