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The NCAA has announced the Woman of the Year state winners for 2001. There were 51 chosen, one representing each state and the District of Columbia.
The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics and community leadership.
The state winners this year represent 14 sports, with 29 student-athletes chosen from Division I, nine from Division II and 13 from Division III.
Each member institution was invited to submit a nominee. For the second year, schools were permitted to nominate two candidates if one of the candidates was an ethnic minority, and 28 institutions did so, up from 16 last year.
This year, 350 student-athletes were nominated, with 189 nominated from Division I, 41 from Division II and 120 from Division III.
A committee composed of representatives from member schools selected the state winners, and that same committee will select 10 finalists from among those winners. Selections are based on grade-point averages, athletics achievements and community service.
The 10 finalists will be announced in the September 10 issue of The NCAA News.
A national winner will be selected by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics from among the 10 finalists. That winner will be announced at the 2001 NCAA Woman of the Year dinner, presented by Rawlings, October 21 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis. The theme for this year's event is "The stars of tomorrow."
Last year's national winner was Kristy Kowal, an all-American swimmer and Olympic silver medalist from the University of Georgia.
Other previous winners are: 1999 -- Jamila Demby, track and field, the University of California, Davis; 1998 -- Peggy Boutilier, lacrosse and field hockey, University of Virginia; 1997 -- the late Lisa Ann Coole, swimming and diving, University of Georgia; 1996 -- Billie Winsett-Fletcher, volleyball, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; 1995 -- Rebecca Lobo, basketball, University of Connecticut; 1994 -- Tanya Jones, track and field, University of Arizona; 1993 --Nnenna Lynch, track and cross country, Villanova University; 1992 -- Catherine Byrne, swimming and diving, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and 1991 -- Mary Beth Riley, track and field, Canisius College.
Woman of the Year
| State | State winner | Institution | Sport(s) |
| Alabama | Wendi Olivia Wilcox | Samford University | Basketball |
| Alaska | Melissa Mulloy | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Rifle |
| Arizona | Andrea Dutoit | University of Arizona | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Arkansas | Amy Yoder Begley | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| California | Kameelah Taliah Elarms | University of California, Davis | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Colorado | Sarah Meyer | Adams State College | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Connecticut | Amy Herz | University of Connecticut | Field Hockey |
| Delaware | Cindy Johnson | University of Delaware | Basketball |
| District of Columbia | Bowen Holden | Georgetown University | Lacrosse |
| Florida | Sarah Kureshi | University of Central Florida | Cross Country, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Georgia | Kimberly A. Black | University of Georgia | Swimming and Diving |
| Hawaii | Camille Kalama | University of Hawaii, Manoa | Soccer |
| Idaho | Annie Marie Kaus | Boise State University | Gymnastics |
| Illinois | Alison Grubbs | Lake Forest College | Basketball |
| Indiana | Camille Cooper | Purdue University | Basketball |
| Iowa | Candace Wilson | Central College (Iowa) | Volleyball, Basketball |
| Kansas | Emily Bloss | Emporia State University | Basketball, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Kentucky | Taryn Lewis | University of Kentucky | Rifle |
| Louisiana | Katherine Harris | Louisiana State University | Golf |
| Maine | Margaret Ficks | Bates College | Field Hockey, Softball |
| Maryland | Toby Wilmet | Washington College (Maryland) | Field Hockey, Softball |
| Massachusetts | Shannon Lynn Smith | Boston College | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Michigan | Danielle Pease | Alma College | Softball |
| Minnesota | Jill Hocking | St. Mary's University of Minnesota | Softball |
| Mississippi | Jamie Sims | University of Southern Mississippi | Golf |
| Missouri | Sunny Gilbert | University of Missouri, Columbia | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Montana | Natalie R. Hiller | University of Montana | Soccer |
| Nebraska | Angie Oxley | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Volleyball |
| Nevada | Katie Barto | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country |
| New Hampshire | Erin Dromgoole | Dartmouth College | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| New Jersey | Tiffany Trockenbrod | The College of New Jersey | Field Hockey, Lacrosse |
| New Mexico | Jennifer Harrer | Eastern New Mexico University | Softball |
| New York | Bess Greenberg | State University of New York at Binghamton | Basketball |
| North Carolina | Mary Jayne Harrelson | Appalachian State University | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country |
| North Dakota | Rebekah Leppard | University of North Dakota | Indoor Track and Field |
| Ohio | Tammy Venema | Wilmington College (Ohio) | Soccer |
| Oklahoma | Janel Hayes | University of Oklahoma | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Oregon | Amber Larsen | Linfield College | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country |
| Pennsylvania | Kristen English | Swarthmore College | Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Basketball |
| Rhode Island | Jessica Arrighi | Rhode Island College | Volleyball |
| South Carolina | C. Brooke Weisbrod | Coastal Carolina University | Basketball |
| South Dakota | Jenny Hill | Augustana College (South Dakota) | Softball |
| Tennessee | K. Elizabeth Flynt | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Swimming and Diving |
| Texas | Kerry O'Bric | Baylor University | Outdoor Track and Field |
| Utah | Amy Ewert | University of Utah | Basketball |
| Vermont | Michelle Labbe | Middlebury College | Ice Hockey |
| Virginia | Claire Cunanan Reyes | Longwood College | Field Hockey |
| Washington | Anna Aoki | University of Washington | Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country |
| West Virginia | Rebecca Kathryn Stallwood | West Virginia University | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
| Wisconsin | Tina Basten | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country |
| Wyoming | Davina Strauss | University of Wyoming | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
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