UMAC recognizes six nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.---The NCAA announced a record-setting number of nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year with 581 individuals put forward including six female student-athletes from the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), the NCAA announced Thursday.
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Each year NCAA member institutions are encouraged to nominate graduating female athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. Nominees represent all three NCAA divisions with 199 from Division III. A total of 20 sports were represented and a record 170 multi-sport athletes are among the nominees.
The UMAC will announce in the coming weeks the conference's selection for the honor who will move on to the next pool of nominees from conferences. From there, the Woman of the Year selection committee will choose the top 30 honorees which includes 10 women from each division. From the top 30, three from each division will be announced as finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics chooses the final winner which will be announced Oct. 28 at the annual award ceremony in Indianapolis.
This year's UMAC institutional nominees include the following individuals:
- Jackie Doering, University of Northwestern, Basketball, Volleyball
- Kira Grev, Martin Luther College, Volleyball
- Casey Hovland, College of St. Scholastica, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
- Nicole Moldstad, Bethany Lutheran College, Soccer, Tennis
- Svenja Ruehl, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Track & Field
- Cassidy Valenzuela, Crown College, Soccer, Softball