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Institutional online nominations for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year close May 18. Click here to nominate student-athletes.
The NCAA established the Woman of the Year Award in 1991 to celebrate the achievements of women in intercollegiate athletics. Now in its 21st year, the award is unique because it recognizes not only the athletics achievements of outstanding young women, but also their academic achievements, community service and leadership.
NCAA member institutions from all three divisions nominated their own woman of the year. To be eligible, these women must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have completed eligibility in their primary sport.
Past Winners of NCAA Woman of the Year
A record 471 college and university nominees were received for the 2011 award that was presented on October 16 in Indianapolis.
From 142 conference and independent honorees, the selection committee chose 30 women – 10 from each division – and then selected three finalists from each division.
From the nine finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics selected the 2011 Woman of the Year. Laura Barito, a 22-time All-American in swimming and track, two-time NCAA national champion and mechanical engineering graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, earned the honor.
Last year's award – among the most prestigious the NCAA bestows – was presented during the 21st annual NCAA Woman of the Year event October 16, 201` at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
The Woman of the Year Legacy Garden is located in front of the NCAA Hall of Champions in White River State Park. A community service activity provides middle school students the opportunity to join the NCAA Woman of the Year honorees in a day that includes planting seasonal flowers, bulbs, mulching and cleaning of the park.
