NCAA Woman of the Year Award

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NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Awarded forA senior female athlete who has distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership
Country United States
Presented by NCAA
First award1991;34 years ago (1991)
Currently held by Alexandra Turvey, Pomona College (2024)
Website Official website

The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was created to honor senior female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Each year, nine finalists are selected from all candidates, three from each division, including Division I, Division II, and Division III. This selection has been given by the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 1991. These finalists represent the NCAA's vision of the finest of all female collegiate athletes.

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Recipients

YearAthleteSchoolSportSource
1991 Mary Beth Riley Canisius College Running (Cross Country) [1] [2]
1992 Catherine Byrne University of TennesseeSwimming [3] [4]
1993 Nnenna Lynch Villanova UniversityRunning [5] [6]
1994 Tanya Jones University of Arizona Track and Field [7] [8]
1995 Rebecca Lobo University of ConnecticutBasketball [9] [10]
1996 Billie Winsett-Fletcher University of Nebraska–Lincoln Volleyball [11] [12]
1997 Lisa Coole University of GeorgiaSwimming [13] [14]
1998 Peggy Boutilier University of Virginia Field Hockey
Lacrosse		 [15] [16]
1999 Jamila Demby University of California, Davis Track and Field [17] [18]
2000 Kristy Kowal University of GeorgiaSwimming [19] [20]
2001 Kimberly A. Black University of GeorgiaSwimming [21] [22]
2002 Tanisha Silas University of California, Davis Track and Field [23] [24]
2003 Ashley Jo Rowatt Karpinos Kenyon College Swimming [25] [26]
2004 Kelly Albin University of California, Davis Lacrosse [17] [27]
2005 Lauryn McCalley University of Tennessee Swimming [28] [29]
2006 Annie Bersagel Wake Forest UniversityRunner [30] [31]
2007 Whitney Myers University of ArizonaSwimming [32] [33]
2008 Nicky Anosike University of TennesseeBasketball [34] [35]
2009 Lacey Nymeyer University of ArizonaSwimming [36] [37]
2010 Justine Schluntz University of Arizona Swimming [38] [39]
2011 Laura Barito Stevens Institute of Technology Swimming
Track and Field		 [40] [41]
2012 Elizabeth Phillips Washington University in St. Louis Running [42] [43]
2013 Ifeatu Okafor Texas Tech University Track and Field [44] [45]
2014 Elizabeth Tucker University of Notre Dame Soccer [46] [47]
2015 Kristin Day Clarion University of Pennsylvania Swimming [48] [49]
2016 Margaret Guo Massachusetts Institute of Technology Swimming [50] [51]
2017 Lizzy Crist Washington University in St. Louis Soccer [52] [53]
2018 Keturah Orji University of Georgia Track and Field [54] [55]
2019 Angela Mercurio University of Nebraska–Lincoln Track and Field [56] [57]
2020 Asia Seidt University of Kentucky Swimming [58]
2021 Kendall Cornick Augustana University Softball [59]
2022 Karenna Groff Massachusetts Institute of Technology Soccer [60]
2023 Logan Eggleston University of Texas Volleyball [61]
2024 Alexandra Turvey Pomona College Swimming [62]
2025

Awards won by school

This is a list of the colleges and universities who have had a player win the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

SchoolTrophies
Arizona4
Georgia4
Tennessee3
University of California, Davis3
MIT2
Nebraska2
Augustana College1
Canisius College1
Clarion University1
Connecticut1
University of Kentucky1
Kenyon College1
Notre Dame1
Pomona College1
Stevens Institute of Technology1
University of Texas, Austin1
Texas Tech University1
Villanova University1
Wake Forest University1
University of Virginia1
Washington University, St. Louis1

Awards won by sport

This is a list of the sports engaged by athletes who have won the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

SportAwards
Basketball2
Field Hockey1
Lacrosse2
Running4
Soccer2
Softball1
Swimming14
Track and Field7
Volleyball2

2024 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

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2018 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

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2016 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

2015 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

2014 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

2013 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

2012 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

2011 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

2010 Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists

See also

References

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  40. ↑ "Laura Barito Named NCAA Woman of the Year". Stevens Institute of Technology. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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  42. ↑ "WUSTL alumna named 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis". The Source. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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  50. ↑ NCAA.org (2016-10-17). "Margaret Guo named 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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  54. ↑ NCAA.org (2018-10-29). "Keturah Orji is the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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  58. ↑ "Asia Seidt is the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year". National Collegiate Athletic Association. November 16, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  59. ↑ "Kendall Cornick named 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year". National Collegiate Athletic Association. November 9, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  60. ↑ "MIT's Karenna Groff named NCAA Woman of the Year". National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 12, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  61. ↑ "Logan Eggleston named 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year". National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 11, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  62. ↑ Brown, Olivia (2025-01-15). "Alexandra Turvey named 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year". NCAA. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  63. 1 2 The Best Female and Best Male College Basketball and Best College Football Player ESPY Awards — awarded from 1993 to 2001 — were absorbed in 2002 by the Best Female and Best Male College Athlete ESPY Awards.
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