More than 100 NCAA student-athletes have earned Woman of the Year recognition from their conferences and will vie for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award that will be presented this fall.

The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors senior women student-athletes who have excelled in the areas of academic achievement, athletics, service and leadership.

The 132 conference nominees represent all three NCAA divisions and multiple sports. In addition, seven student-athletes from independent institutions also will be considered for the national award.

A committee composed of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences will select the top 30 – 10 from each division – from the conference and independent nominees. From the top 30 honorees, nine finalists – three from each division – will be chosen. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the national winner from the pool of nine finalists and announce the recipient during the 2009 Woman of the Year dinner on October 18 in Indianapolis.

Tennessee women’s basketball standout Nkolika Anosike was the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Click here for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year conference nominees.