The NCAA Award of Valor may be presented to a coach or administrator currently associated with intercollegiate athletics, or to a current or former varsity letter-winner at an NCAA institution who, when confronted with a situation involving personal danger, averted or minimized potential disaster by courageous action or noteworthy bravery. 

2025 Award of Valor: Sgt. Ashley Harkins

Sgt. Ashley Harkins, a former Saint Michael's softball student-athlete now working as a Connecticut state trooper, risked her life to save a woman from falling 100 feet off a bridge.

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