Ten finalists have been selected for the 2002 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, which recognizes young women for their outstanding achievements in athletics, academics and community service.

The 10 finalists are: Shannon A. Bowles, University of Utah -- gymnastics; Ann Marie Brooks, University of Missouri, Columbia -- cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field; Morgan Buckner, Ferris State University -- volleyball and indoor and outdoor track and field; Alison Connolly, Middlebury College -- lacrosse and soccer; Angela Knopf, Colorado State University -- volleyball; Anna Denise Mickelson, University of Washington -- rowing; Sarah Moe, Gustavus Adolphus College, ice hockey; Jaimeeganleong "Jamie" Soohoo Reynolds, Cornell University -- lacrosse and volleyball; Katie C. Ryan, Boston College -- cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field; and Tanisha E. Silas, University of California, Davis -- indoor and outdoor track and field.

Following are some of the accomplishments of the 10 finalists.

Shannon A. Bowles
University of Utah
Gymnastics

Five-time all-American who led Utah to the NCAA championships in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002.

Named NCAA North Central Region 2002 Gymnast of the Year and Mountain West Conference Student-Athlete of the Year.

2002 NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipient.

Received James "Bud" Jack Scholar-Athlete Award as graduating female student-athlete at Utah with the highest grade-point average.

Graduated cum laude with majors in psychology and exercise and sports science.

Volunteered at Rape Recovery Center and with the Utah Men Against Sexual Violence.

Helped raise funds for National Adoption Exchange and also volunteered with children affected by the program.

Ann Marie Brooks
University of Missouri, Columbia
Indoor/outdoor track and field, cross country

Four time all-American in track and cross country. Served as captain for both track and cross country teams her senior year.

2001 Big 12 Conference champion in the 5,000-meter run.

Led indoor track team to seventh place in NCAA championships in 2001 and led cross country team to third place in Big 12 Conference in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

2001 Verizon At-Large Academic All-American; four-time GTE/Verizon District VII selection.

Graduated summa cum laude with degree in plant science and received a Big 12 Conference postgraduate scholarship.

Earned life sciences undergraduate research grant and was chosen as a Curator's Scholar and Bright Flight Scholar.

Active member of the Missouri Horticultural Club.

Volunteered for Boone County Council on Aging and assisted handicapped children and adults in riding horses for therapy.

Morgan Buckner
Ferris State University
Volleyball, indoor/outdoor track and field

Volleyball and track and field team captain.

Led track team to third-place finish in the conference and 15th overall in Division II indoor championships.

Named Ferris State's Most Valuable Athlete for 2002; won Ferris Award for outstanding female student-athlete of 2001-02.

Graduated with high distinction with majors in applied speech communication and recreation leadership management.

First-team Verizon Academic All-American for track in 2002. All-conference academic pick in volleyball and track.

Served as chapter president of Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society and earned national collegiate communication awards in 2001 and 2002.

Is a registered official with the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

Served as longtime volunteer at a children's home and as a volunteer guide at a wildlife center.

Alison Connolly
Middlebury College
Lacrosse, soccer

Led lacrosse team to Division III national championships in 1999, 2001 and 2002. Team captain for soccer in 1999-00 and lacrosse in 2001-02.

All-American as a defender in lacrosse and as a goalkeeper in soccer.

NCAA all-tournament team member in lacrosse in 2002. Also named as Inside Lacrosse Defender of the Year.

* Graduated summa cum laude in economics.

Member of Phi Beta Kappa and winner of Christian A. Johnson Prize in Economics, awarded each year to the Middlebury student graduating with the highest grade-point average in economics.

Winner of the Hazeltine-Klevenow Memorial Trophy, awarded each year to the Middlebury student best combining ability in athletics and excellence in scholarship.

Earned honorable mention in Ohio State University's national undergraduate essay contest in economics for essay, "Improving Current Policy to Effectively Reduce Overfishing."

Organized, planned and coached at soccer youth clinic. Also coached at lacrosse youth clinic and created program curriculum for junior sailing program.

Angela Knopf
Colorado State University
Volleyball

Member of the 2002 USA National Volleyball Team.

* All-time Colorado State leader in volleyball hitting percentage, service aces, total blocks and block assists.

Team captain and two-time first-team all-American. Led team to round-of-16 appearances in 1999, 2000 and 2001 Division I Women's Volleyball Championships.

Chosen as most valuable player for women's volleyball in the Mountain West Conference in 2001 and 2000.

Academic All-American in 2001 and 2000.

Dean's list honoree in mathematics 1998 - 2001.

Organized service project at community food bank, read to elementary students every week for a year and volunteered with prison ministry.

Anna Denise Mickelson
University of Washington
Rowing

Three-time NCAA champion and member of the United States National Rowing Team's Elite Eight that placed fourth at the World Championships in Switzerland.

Led Washington to NCAA titles in 2001 and 1999 and a runner-up finish in 2002.

Two-time all-American and two-time all-conference pick who began her career at Washington as a walk-on.

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete for the West Region.

First-team Pacific-10 Conference academic selection in 2002, 2001 and 2000.

Served as secretary for Washington Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

Student leader for Athletes in Action, teaching sports to children. Also led Athletes in Action bible studies, volunteered with Adopt-a-Family programs and helped the homeless.

Sarah Moe
Gustavus Adolphus College
Ice hockey

Division III and Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

Team captain and two-time all-American. Led her team to third-place finish in NCAA championship in 2002 and first place in the conference from 1999 to 2002.

Graduated magna cum laude in psychology and criminal justice.

Member of Phi Beta Kappa and honor societies in psychology and political science.

2002 first-team Verizon Academic All-American.

Member of Gustavus Adolphus Student Senate and Student-Athletic Advisory Committee.

Assisted juvenile delinquents at community learning center; served as victim advocate for organization assisting victims of sexual assault; and mentored young hockey players as part of the Hockey Buddy program.

Jaimeeganleong "Jaimee" Soohoo Reynolds
Cornell University
Lacrosse, volleyball

Four-time all-American in lacrosse and member of the NCAA 2002 all-tournament team.

Led Cornell's lacrosse team to winningest four-year period in school history and the program's first two NCAA tournament appearances.

* Ended lacrosse career as Cornell's all-time leader in goals, points, ground balls and draw controls.

Ended senior volleyball season in the top 10 in the Ivy Group in assists and service aces.

Verizon Academic All-American in lacrosse and volleyball.

Recipient of the Richie Moran Red Key Leadership Award for outstanding senior athlete (in academics, athletics and ambassadorship) at Cornell.

Inducted into Cornell's Quill & Dagger Senior Honor Society. Also a member of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Society and the Golden Key National Honor Society.

Served as teaching assistant for chemical engineering class at Cornell; built houses with Habitat for Humanity; and tutored elementary and college students.

Katie C. Ryan
Boston College
Indoor/outdoor track and field, cross country

* Two-time all-American in cross country. Served as captain for cross country and track teams.

Led cross country team to fourth-place NCAA finish and first-place conference finish in 2000.

Graduated cum laude in information systems and mathematics.

2002 first-team Verizon Academic All-District.

Three-time Boston College Outstanding Female Scholar-Athlete. Winner of 2002 Boston College Leadership Award. 2002 Winner of Boston College Eagle of the Year.

Member of Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society and Golden Key National Honor Society.

Volunteered with Meals on Wheels; tutored at Boston College Neighborhood Center; and served as pen pal to youngsters as part of student-athlete advisory board project.

Tanisha E. Silas
University of California, Davis
Indoor/outdoor track and field

Six-time all-American and three-time conference champion. Captain of track team.

Helped lead team to fourth-place finish in Division II in indoor track in 2001 and fifth-place finish in outdoor track in 2000 and 2001.

Graduated with highest honors with degree in neurobiology, physiology and behavior.

Won UC Davis Division of Biological Sciences Departmental Citation of Academic Excellence in 2002.

Completed honors thesis project focusing on macaque monkeys' vocalization and neural processing.

Performed with UC Davis Gospel Choir an average of five times per quarter. Recorded a CD with the choir in 2002.

Volunteered as intern in pediatrics emergency room and in geriatrics department. Fed, bathed and comforted patients suffering from diabetes, HIV and the after-effects of strokes and heart attacks.

Served as instructor for Special Olympics; coordinated volunteers from track team to assist Shriner's Hospital; coordinated volunteers from UC Davis to work at the Davis Stampede Road Race; and served as peer counselor to other student-athletes, giving presentations on topics ranging from time management to eating disorders.