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NOTE: Below is the NCAA.com story on the Top 30 NCAA Women of the Year finalists for 2010.
Of those 30, a total of xx were recognized as 2009-10 CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America® honors in their respective sport or sports.
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 Academic All-America
® honorees who also are NCAA Women of the Year finalists are:
Natalja Stanski (Sr., Grand Valley State University- Div. II) - Soccer
major: biomedical sciences
- Stanski was named 2009 CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic Soccer All-America of the Year (College Division) and First Team Academic All-America
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Jessica Pixler (Sr., Seattle Pacific University-Div. II)- Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field
major: English
- Pixler was named 2009-10 CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-America
® of the Year (College Division) and First Team Academic All-America
®
Lauren Bonds (Sr., University of Kansas- Div. I) - Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field
major: political science/international studies & history
- was 2009-10 Second Team Academic All-America
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Lisa Kroll (Sr., Iowa State University-Div. I) - Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field
major: biology
- was 2009-10 First Team Academic All-America
® and in 2008-09 was named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America of the Year
® for xc/track & field
Hannah Baker (Sr., Wartburg College-Div. III) - Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field
major: biology
- was 2009-10 First Team Academic All-America
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Stacie Townsend (Gr., Texas-El Paso (UTEP)-Div. I) - Softball
major: business administration
- was 2010 First Team Academic All-America
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Kyrie Timbrook (Sr., Caldwell College-Div. II) - Softball
major: communications
- was 2010 First Team Academic All-America
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Alison Wright (Sr., St. Thomas [Minn.] -Div. III) - Softball
major: business management
- Wright was named 2010 CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Softball Academic All-America
® of the Year (College Division) and First Team Academic All-America
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2010 NCAA Women of the Year Award Top 30 Honorees (.pdf)
Access the online story
HERE.
Release: September 8, 2010
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.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana- 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.
Of those
“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 listed in the PDF above. Access the online story
HERE.