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Publish date: Sep 7, 2010

NCAA selects top 30 honorees for the 2010 Woman of the Year

The top 30 honorees for the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year award have been named by a committee of representatives from various NCAA schools and conferences. This year a record 452 nominations were submitted for the award.

The Woman of the Year award honors female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, community service and leadership.

“The Woman of the Year award uniquely gives us the opportunity to honor a group of outstanding female student-athletes who perform at high levels in collegiate athletics while also making significant contributions to their communities and achieving remarkable academic success,” said Karen Morrison, NCAA director of gender initiatives.

The top 30 honorees were nominated by conference and independent members and are representative of multiple sports. Ten honorees were selected from each of the three NCAA divisions.

Three finalists will be chosen from each division to form the nine finalists for the Woman of the Year award. The national winner will be chosen by the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics. The recipient of the 20th annual award will be announced during the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year awards event Oct. 17 in Indianapolis.

The 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year was University of Arizona women’s swimming student-athlete Lacey Nymeyer.

The top 30 honorees by conference and division (I, II or III) are:

Student-Athlete	Major	Sport	Conference	School	Division
Kimberly Abbott	Mathematics/Education	Soccer	Heartland Conference	St. Edward's University	II
Hannah Baker	Biology	Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Wartburg College	III
Lauren Bonds	Political Science/ International Studies and History	Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field	Big 12 Conference	University of Kansas	I
Cassondra Boston	Accounting	Basketball	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	Emporia State University	II
Mei Christensen	Psychology	Swimming	Atlantic Coast Conference	University of Virginia	I
Audrey Coon	Spanish/ Elementary Education	Rowing	Independent	Western Washington University	II
Kelsey Cutchins	Psychology	Field Hockey	Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison University	I
Anjuli Demers	Sociology and Psychology	Soccer, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field	New England Small College Athletic Conference	Middlebury College	III
Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan	Politics	Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field	New England Small College Athletic Conference	Bates College	III
Alicia Freese	International Relations	Cross Country, and Outdoor Track and Field	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Pomona-Pitzer Colleges	III
Maria Garcia-Austt	Business Administration and Marketing	Golf	Sunshine State Conference	Nova Southeastern University	II
Chelsea Hoff	Exercise Sport Science	Swimming	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	University of Wisconsin, La Crosse	III
Lisa Koll	Biology	Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field	Big 12 Conference	Iowa State University	I
Courtney Kupets	Housing	Gymnastics	Southeastern Conference	University of Georgia	I
Katie Lyons	Biology	Skiing	Independent	University of Nevada	I
Melissa Mackley	Biology	Ice Hockey	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Gustavus Adolphus College	III
Lyndsay McBride	Graphic Design/Studio Art	Golf	Great Lakes Valley Conference	University of Indianapolis	II
Caitlyn McFadden	Kinesiological Science	Lacrosse	Atlantic Coast Conference	University of Maryland, College Park	I
Kaela Parnell	Biology	Volleyball	American Southwest Conference	Hardin-Simmons University	III
Jessica Pixler	English	Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Seattle Pacific University	II
Nicole Pontee	English	Tennis	Liberty League	Vassar College	III
Brittany Rogers	Elementary Education	Softball	Southeastern Conference	University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	I
Justine Schluntz	Mechanical Engineering	Swimming	Pacific-10 Conference	University of Arizona	I
Alyssa Sliney	Computer Information Systems	Field Hockey	Northeast-10 Conference	Bentley University	II
Mary Slinger	Biology	Volleyball	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference	Concordia University, St. Paul	II
Natalja Stanski	Biomedical Science	Soccer	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Grand Valley State University	II
Kyrie Timbrook	Communications	Softball	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference	Caldwell College	II
Stacie Townsend	Business Administration	Softball	Conference USA	University of Texas at El Paso	I
Ruth Westby	Environmental Sciences/Political Science	Swimming	University Athletic Associate	Emory University	III
Alison Wright	Business Management	Softball	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	III