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The NCAA has chosen 50 Woman of the Year state winners for 2002. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia were represented. Wyoming was the only state from which there were no nominations.
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 16 different sports, with 27 student-athletes chosen from Division I, 12 from Division II and 11 from Division III.
Each member institution was invited to submit a nominee. For the third year, schools were permitted to nominate two candidates
if one of the candidates was an ethnic minority. Twenty-seven schools did so, down from 28 last year.
This year, 342 student-athletes were nominated, with 175 of those nominations from Division I, 62 from Division II and 105 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 16 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 2002 NCAA Woman of the Year dinner November 2 at the Westin Indianapolis Hotel in Indianapolis.
Last year's national winner was Kimberly A. Black, a swimmer from the University of Georgia.
Woman of the Year State Winners
| STATE | NOMINEE | SCHOOL | SPORT | |
| Alabama | Andree Pickens | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | Gymnastics | |
| Alaska | Aurore de Maulmont | University of Alaska Anchorage | Skiing | |
| Arizona | Brianna Glenn | University of Arizona | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Arkansas | Mary Hamner | University of Central Arkansas | Tennis | |
| California | Tanisha E. Silas | University of California, Davis | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Colorado | Angela Knopf | Colorado State University | Volleyball | |
| Connecticut | Suzanne Bird | University of Connecticut | Basketball | |
| Delaware | Aimee Alexander | University of Delaware | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country | |
| District of Columbia | Devin McCalla | George Washington University | Gymnastics | |
| Florida | Michelle Davison | University of Miami (Florida) | Swimming | |
| Georgia | Andrea Pawliczek | Emory University | Soccer, Basketball | |
| Hawaii | Petra Gaspar | Brigham Young University, Hawaii | Tennis | |
| Idaho | Jeanne Orm | Boise State University | Soccer | |
| Illinois | Susan DeNigris | North Central College | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Indiana | Kelly Komara | Purdue University | Basketball | |
| Iowa | Angie Nielsen | Central College (Iowa) | Volleyball | |
| Kansas | Heather Leverington | Emporia State University | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Kentucky | Michelle Cottrell | Northern Kentucky University | Basketball | |
| Louisiana | Britni Sneed | Louisiana State University | Softball | |
| Maine | Tina West | University of Southern Maine | Soccer, Softball | |
| Maryland | Jill Krebs | Western Maryland College | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country, Swimming | |
| Massachusetts | Katie C. Ryan | Boston College | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country | |
| Michigan | Morgan Buckner | Ferris State Univeristy | Volleyball, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Minnesota | Sarah Moe | Gustavus Adolphus College | Ice Hockey | |
| Mississippi | Ambrosia Davida Scott | Jackson State University | Softball, Volleyball | |
| Missouri | Ann Marie Brooks | University of Missouri, Columbia | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country | |
| Montana | Jessica Blake | Montana State University-Bozeman | Basketball | |
| Nebraska | Kelli Brummer | University of Nebraska at Kearney | Volleyball, Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Nevada | Jenni Ashcroft | University of Nevada | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| New Hampshire | Julie Ann Sheehan | Colby-Sawyer College | Basketball | |
| New Jersey | Janet Lynne Gallo | Monmouth College | Field Hockey | |
| New Mexico | Courtney Choate | University of New Mexico | Tennis | |
| New York | Jaimeganleong Soohoo Reynolds | Cornell University | Volleyball, Lacrosse | |
| North Carolina | Katie Sabino | North Carolina State University | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country | |
| North Dakota | Jill Theeler | North Dakota State University | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Ohio | Katherine Dunne | College of Wooster | Field Hockey | |
| Oklahoma | Stacey Dales-Schuman | University of Oklahoma | Basketball | |
| Oregon | Gina Schmidt | Oregon State University | Volleyball | |
| Pennsylvania | Brandy Workinger | Juniata College | Volleyball | |
| Rhode Island | Katie Willett | Providence College | Field Hockey | |
| South Carolina | Mechelle Chanai Lewis | University of South Carolina, Columbia | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field | |
| South Dakota | Shauna Brockman | South Dakota State University | Volleyball | |
| Tennessee | Diane Slinden | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Outdoor Track and Field | |
| Texas | Rosalyn Reades | University of North Texas | Basketball | |
| Utah | Shannon A. Bowles | University of Utah | Gymnastics | |
| Vermont | Alison Connolly | Middlebury College | Lacrosse, Soccer | |
| Virginia | Heather Sagan | Liberty University | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country | |
| Washington | Anna Denise Mickelson | University of Washington | Rowing | |
| West Virginia | Nicole Farrell | Wheeling Jesuit University | Volleyball, Golf | |
| Wisconsin | Allison Erickson | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | Volleyball | |
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