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Publish date: Aug 4, 2010
NCAA announces conference Woman of the Year honorees
More than 100 NCAA student-athletes representing multiple sports and all three divisions have been selected as Woman of the Year nominees by their conferences and by independent institutions. The 117 student-athletes were identified from a record 452 nominees.
A selection committee composed of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences will select 10 nominees from each division to form the Top 30 nominees later this month. The selection committee will narrow the Top 30 to three finalists from each division. From the nine remaining finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the national winner. The recipient will be announced during the 2010 Woman of the Year dinner in Indianapolis on October 17.
The Woman of the Year Award, now in its 20th year, honors female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in academic achievement, athletics excellence, community service and leadership. The 2009 honoree was University of Arizona swimmer Lacey Nymeyer.
Following are the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year conference nominees:
| NOMINEE | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE |
| Kimberly Abbott | St. Edward's University | Heartland Conference |
| Corin Adams | Morgan State University | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Kandace Arnold | Eastern Illinois University | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Miranda Ayim | Pepperdine University | West Coast Conference |
| Sabrina Baby | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Independent |
| Hannah Baker | Wartburg College | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Hailey Beam | University of North Carolina, Charlotte | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Lauren Beckley | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| Lydee Benoit | Eckerd College | Sunshine State Conference |
| KC Blahnik | Lakeland College | Northern Athletics Conference |
| Susan Bochnovich | Misericordia University | Middle Atlantic Conferences |
| Lauren Bonds | University of Kansas | Big 12 Conference |
| Cassondra Boston | Emporia State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Shelby Bradford | Husson University | North Atlantic Conference |
| Megan Brennan | Monmouth University | Northeast Conference |
| Anita Bulcher | Newberry College | South Atlantic Conference |
| Carrie Burggraf | Austin Peay State University | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Justine Burkhardt | Flagler College | Peach Belt Conference |
| Elizabeth Cannon | Ursinus College | Centennial Conference |
| Meili Carpenter | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | Mid-American Conference |
| Mei Christensen | University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Emily Churchman | Northwest Missouri State University | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Cosmina Ciobanu | University of Notre Dame | Big East Conference |
| Alysha Clark | Middle Tennessee State University | Sun Belt Conference |
| Audrey Coon | Western Washington University | Independent |
| Anne Cowles | University of New England | The Commonwealth Coast Conference |
| Natasha Creasy | Radford University | Big South Conference |
| Allison Cuozzo | Union College (New York) | Liberty League |
| Kelsey Cutchins | James Madison University | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Anjuli Demers | Middlebury College | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
| Danielle Dornbusch | University of South Dakota | Independent |
| Heather Dorniden | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Big Ten Conference |
| Marcy Dull | Ohio University | Mid-American Conference |
| Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan | Bates College | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
| Shannon Duval | La Salle University | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Latoya Edwards | Buffalo State College | State University of New York Athletic Conference |
| Claire Ely | University of Puget Sound | Northwest Conference |
| Jodi Ewart | University of New Mexico | Mountain West Conference |
| Maggie Fage | Hilbert College | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference |
| Elizabeth Fazio | Cleveland State University | Horizon League |
| Theresa Ferraina | Loyola University Maryland | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Jessica Francis | University of Central Florida | Conference USA |
| Alicia Freese | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Mary Garbett | Eureka College | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Maria Garcia-Austt | Nova Southeastern University | Sunshine State Conference |
| Abby Gearhart | University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown | West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Audrey George | Fort Lewis College | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Phylicia George | University of Connecticut | Big East Conference |
| Melanie Gloria | California State University, Fresno | Western Athletic Conference |
| Jordan Goslee | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Nikola Grafnetterova | Wilson College | North Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Tamar Gruwell | University of Alaska Anchorage | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| Lindsey Haines | Illinois Wesleyan University | College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin |
| Melissa Harper | West Texas A&M University | Lone Star Conference |
| Nicolette Hay | Springfield College | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference |
| Jennifer Heinser | University of San Francisco | West Coast Conference |
| Suzie Hinman | Pfeiffer University | Conference Carolinas |
| Chelsea Hoff | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sara Hoffman | California State University, San Bernardino | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Jennifer Hojer | South Dakota State University | The Summit League |
| Shanara Hollinquest | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Southern Conference |
| Emily Hoskins | Lake Erie College | Independent |
| Oana Iacovita | Idaho State University | Big Sky Conference |
| Kelly Johnson | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference |
| Cyntauria Jones | Miles College | Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference |
| Courtney Jones | University of West Florida | Gulf South Conference |
| Kellie Jones | The Sage Colleges | Skyline Conference |
| Olivia Jordan-Higgins | Charleston Southern University | Big South Conference |
| Reilly Kiernan | Princeton University | Ivy Group |
| Kennan Killeen | Washington and Jefferson College | Presidents' Athletic Conference |
| Susan Kim | Yale University | Ivy Group |
| Lisa Koll | Iowa State University | Big 12 Conference |
| Courtney Kupets | University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference |
| Johannah Leedham | Franklin Pierce University | Northeast-10 Conference |
| Lauren (Michelle) Lemmons | Greensboro College | USA South Athletic Conference |
| Shanise Lewis | Virginia State University | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Lauren Lopez | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Southern Conference |
| Erin Lorenzen | Texas Christian University | Independent |
| Chelsea Lundgren | Northland College | Upper Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Katie Lyons | University of Nevada | Independent |
| Melissa Mackley | Gustavus Adolphus College | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Gabriela Marginean | Drexel University | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Lyndsay McBride | University of Indianapolis | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Caitlyn McFadden | University of Maryland, College Park | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ashley Meyer | Lynchburg College | Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
| Mutsa Mutembwa | Indiana University, Bloomington | Big Ten Conference |
| Katharine Needham | Wheelock College | New England Collegiate Conference |
| Marissa Nichols | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Mountain West Conference |
| Katie Nowak | Bradley University | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Akua Nyame-Mensah | Bryn Mawr College | Centennial Conference |
| STEPHANIE ORJI | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| Aneli Otineru | University of Hawaii, Manoa | Western Athletic Conference |
| Emily Pallotta | Boston University | America East Conference |
| Kaela Parnell | Hardin-Simmons University | American Southwest Conference |
| Hillary Paul | Stevens Institute of Technology | Empire 8 |
| Bethany Pavlik | Delaware Valley College | Freedom Conference |
| Ana Gabriela Pedrosa | University of West Alabama | Gulf South Conference |
| Ashley Peterson | Saint Mary's College (Indiana) | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Jessica Pixler | Seattle Pacific University | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| Nicole Pontee | Vassar College | Liberty League |
| Jade Prickett | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference |
| Linda Rainwater | University of California, San Diego | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Priyanka Reddy | Rosemont College | Colonial States Athletic Conference |
| Beth Reed | U.S. Naval Academy | Patriot League |
| Lauren Reich | DePauw University | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Brittany Rogers | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | Southeastern Conference |
| Golda Rubina | Chicago State University | Independent |
| Chrystal Ruiz | Angelo State University | Lone Star Conference |
| Nina Michelle Sawyer | University of Mary Washington | Capital Athletic Conference Inc. |
| Justine Schluntz | University of Arizona | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Elise Schmid | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Division III Independents |
| Elizabeth Schnelle | Ohio Northern University | Ohio Athletic Conference |
| Lisa Shepherd | Richard Stockton College of New Jersey | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Stephanie Sherlock | University of Denver | Sun Belt Conference |
| Sarah Shinn | Ohio Wesleyan University | North Coast Athletic Conference |
| Svetlana Simic | Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus | Northeast Conference |
| Lauren Sims | Long Beach State University | Big West Conference |
| Alyssa Sliney | Bentley University | Northeast-10 Conference |
| Mary Slinger | Concordia University, St. Paul | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Robyn Smith | University of Central Arkansas | Southland Conference |
| Jessica Souza | Mount Olive College | Conference Carolinas |
| Jazamine Stallings | Roanoke College | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. |
| Natalja Stanski | Grand Valley State University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sarah Stream | Michigan Technological University | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Lachelle Sutphen | Clark Atlanta University | Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference |
| Lauren Terry | College of Notre Dame (Maryland) | Colonial States Athletic Conference |
| Brittany Thune | Belmont University | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Kyrie Timbrook | Caldwell College | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
| Kimberly Tomlin | Christopher Newport University | Division III Independents |
| Stacie Townsend | University of Texas at El Paso | Conference USA |
| Kristine Trutor | Keene State College | Little East Conference |
| Courtney Wallace | Pine Manor College | Great Northeast Athletic Conference |
| Ashley Wallingford | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Kalyn Washburn | Delaware State University | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Ruth Westby | Emory University | University Athletic Association |
| Alison Wright | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Erika Zevin | Beloit College | Midwest Conference |
| Annie-Meike de Wiljes | American University | Patriot League |
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