From a program-record pool of 605 school nominees, 161 college athletes have been named conference-level nominees for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
The nominees represent student-athletes from 21 different sports spanning all three NCAA divisions. Of those nominated, 59 nominees competed in Division I, 39 in Division II and 63 in Division III.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program is rooted in Title IX and has recognized graduating female college athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991.
Conferences can recognize two nominees if at least one is a woman of color or international student-athlete. All nominees who compete in a sport not sponsored by their school’s primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, were placed in a separate pool to be considered by a selection committee. Four nominees from the pool were selected to move forward in the process with the conference nominees.
The Woman of the Year Selection Committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will now choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division — from the conference-level nominees. The Top 30 honorees will be announced in September. From there, the selection committee will narrow the pool to three finalists from each division. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the 2020 Woman of the Year from the nine finalists.
The Top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named this fall.
Nominees:
| Nominee | School | Division | Conference | Sport(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Adams | California State University, Stanislaus | Division II | California Collegiate Athletic Association | Volleyball |
| Sydney Adams | Maine Maritime Academy | Division III | North Atlantic Conference | Volleyball |
| Charlotte Ahrens | Arizona State University | Division I | Independent | Triathlon |
| Nia Akins | University of Pennsylvania | Division I | The Ivy League | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Elle Alexander | Azusa Pacific University | Division II | Pacific West Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Casey Allaire | Plymouth State University | Division III | Little East Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Dominique Allen | University of the Incarnate Word | Division I | Southland Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Vedika Anand | Wagner College | Division I | Northeast Conference | Tennis |
| Allisa Barber | Marquette University | Division I | Big East Conference | Volleyball |
| Kelly Barkevich | University at Albany | Division I | America East Conference | Softball |
| Shivani Beall | Emory University | Division III | University Athletic Association | Soccer |
| Megan Behrendt | Carthage College | Division III | College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | Volleyball |
| Peyton Bell | University of California, Santa Cruz | Division III | American Collegiate Athletic Association | Soccer |
| Emily Berzolla | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Division III | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Emily Blosdale | Houghton College | Division III | Empire 8 | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Cassidy Boensch | Grand Valley State University | Division II | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Svea Boker | University of Connecticut | Division I | Big East Conference | Field Hockey |
| Madison Bowman | Defiance College | Division III | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer |
| Jessica Brandt | Mercy College | Division II | East Coast Conference | Soccer |
| Kelly Brennan | Baldwin Wallace University | Division III | Ohio Athletic Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Hannah Bruce | Utah Valley University | Division I | Western Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Jennifer Burke | George Fox University | Division III | Northwest Conference | Lacrosse |
| Addison Cantor | Florida Southern College | Division II | Sunshine State Conference | Cross Country, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Rebecca Cardenas | Southern Utah University | Division I | Big Sky Conference | Basketball |
| Amelia Cariddi | State University College at Old Westbury | Division III | Skyline Conference | Softball |
| Amanda Carroll | Florida Gulf Coast University | Division I | ASUN Conference | Beach Volleyball, Volleyball |
| Daijah Chambers | Winston-Salem State University | Division II | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Softball |
| Shelley Chapron | Texas A&M University-Commerce | Division II | Lone Star Conference | Volleyball |
| Erin Chen | Johns Hopkins University | Division III | Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference | Fencing |
| Maddi Chitsey | Lubbock Christian University | Division II | Lone Star Conference | Basketball |
| Taylor Clar | State University of New York at Geneseo | Division III | State University of New York Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Lauren Coleman | Towson University | Division I | Colonial Athletic Association | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Kaylee Dao | University of Oklahoma | Division I | Big 12 Conference | Soccer |
| Mehra den Braven | Swarthmore College | Division III | Centennial Conference | Volleyball |
| Sarah DeVries | Calvin University | Division III | Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn. | Volleyball |
| Toni Dickson | Cleveland State University | Division I | Horizon League | Soccer |
| Dana Dockery | Holy Family University | Division II | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | Basketball, Lacrosse |
| Ciara Duffy | University of South Dakota | Division I | The Summit League | Basketball |
| Brittany Ebaugh | Penn State Harrisburg | Division III | North Eastern Athletic Conference | Volleyball |
| Pilar Echeverria | University of Indianapolis | Division II | Great Lakes Valley Conference | Golf |
| Raena Eldridge | Texas A&M University, College Station | Division I | Southeastern Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Brittny Ellis | University of Miami (Florida) | Division I | Atlantic Coast Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Mealii Enos | Utah State University | Division I | Mountain West Conference | Soccer |
| Ann Ernst | Loyola University Maryland | Division I | Patriot League | Volleyball |
| Rebecca Erwin | Birmingham-Southern College | Division III | Southern Athletic Association | Swimming & Diving, Volleyball |
| Favor Ezewuzie | Wheaton College (Illinois) | Division III | College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Jessica Fields | University of Redlands | Division III | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Alelee Figueroa | Florida A&M University | Division I | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Brooke Firestone | Messiah College | Division III | Middle Atlantic Conferences | Soccer |
| Morgan Fleming | University of Central Missouri | Division II | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | Basketball |
| Aly Fowler | Spring Hill College | Division II | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | Softball |
| Alexis Garrett | Troy University | Division I | Sun Belt Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Alison Gibson | University of Texas at Austin | Division I | Big 12 Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Taylor Gonzales | University of Montevallo | Division II | Gulf South Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer |
| Nancy Groom | Hardin-Simmons University | Division III | American Southwest Conference | Soccer |
| Abigail Gugel | Boston University | Division I | Patriot League | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Emily Hageboeck | Washington and Lee University | Division III | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | Swimming & Diving |
| Asimina Hamakiotes | Baruch College | Division III | City University of New York Athletic Conference | Cross Country, Swimming & Diving |
| Jada Harris | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Division I | Atlantic 10 Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Sierra Hassel | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Division I | Big Ten Conference | Gymnastics |
| Kierstin Hensley | West Virginia State University | Division II | Mountain East Conference | Tennis |
| DeAnna Hernandez | Texas Lutheran University | Division III | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | Softball |
| Larissa Heslop | Eastern Kentucky University | Division I | Ohio Valley Conference | Soccer |
| Rebecca Hittner | Drake University | Division I | Missouri Valley Conference | Basketball |
| Abigail Holland | Trinity University (Texas) | Division III | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Ann Hollas | Stephen F. Austin State University | Division I | Southland Conference | Volleyball |
| Madelyn Hoying | Duquesne University | Division I | Atlantic 10 Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Jaime Jacob | California State University, San Marcos | Division II | California Collegiate Athletic Association | Golf |
| Mary Johnson | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Division II | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | Swimming & Diving, Volleyball |
| Stella Johnson | Rider University | Division I | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Jessica Johnson | Monmouth University | Division I | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Arielle Johnston | Salisbury University | Division III | Capital Athletic Conference Inc. | Field Hockey |
| Burabari Kabari | Trinity College (Connecticut) | Division III | New England Small College Athletic Conference | Basketball, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Brinell Kaleikini | University of Hawaii at Hilo | Division II | Pacific West Conference | Softball |
| Silja Kansakoski | Arizona State University | Division I | Pac-12 Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Michelle Karabin | Carnegie Mellon University | Division III | University Athletic Association | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Arden Kassaleh | Caldwell University | Division II | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | Lacrosse |
| Mackenzie Kennedy | Endicott College | Division III | Commonwealth Coast Conference | Volleyball |
| Rachel Kerwin | University of Charleston (West Virginia) | Division II | Mountain East Conference | Lacrosse |
| Tziarra King | North Carolina State University | Division I | Atlantic Coast Conference | Soccer |
| Sara Klimisch | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Division III | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Steffi Kong | Converse College | Division II | Conference Carolinas | Tennis |
| Sydney Kopp | DePauw University | Division III | North Coast Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Fanny Kristiansson | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) | Division II | Sunshine State Conference | Soccer |
| Alexa Kutch | Drexel University | Division I | Colonial Athletic Association | Swimming & Diving |
| Mary Lake | Brigham Young University | Division I | West Coast Conference | Volleyball |
| Adora Lawrence | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | Division III | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Daphne Leenas | Keystone College | Division III | Colonial States Athletic Conference | Field Hockey, Lacrosse |
| Talisa Lemke | Bowling Green State University | Division I | Mid-American Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Arena Lewis | Hillsdale College | Division II | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Zion Lewis | Brown University | Division I | The Ivy League | Indoor Track and Field |
| CeCe Madison | Oral Roberts University | Division I | The Summit League | Volleyball |
| Stasianne Mallin | University of Memphis | Division I | American Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Emily Manfra | Suffolk University | Division III | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Mary Manser | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Division I | Conference USA | Soccer |
| Jessica Mauro | Molloy College | Division II | East Coast Conference | Soccer |
| Annie McCullough | Tusculum University | Division II | South Atlantic Conference | Tennis |
| Faith McKie | Claflin University | Division II | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Ellie Meyer | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Division III | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Volleyball |
| Audrey Miller | Loras College | Division III | American Rivers Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Katie Mirance | Mount Aloysius College | Division III | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | Soccer |
| Alexandra Mollenhauer | Anderson University (South Carolina) | Division II | South Atlantic Conference | Basketball |
| Taylor Moncrief | University of Mount Olive | Division II | Conference Carolinas | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Emma Morgan-Bennett | Swarthmore College | Division III | Centennial Conference | Volleyball |
| Briana Morris | University of South Alabama | Division I | Sun Belt Conference | Soccer |
| Mariah Murray | Anderson University (Indiana) | Division III | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Ke'alohilani Naone-Carter | Rosemont College | Division III | Colonial States Athletic Conference | Basketball, Volleyball |
| Teresa Narduzzi | Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania) | Division I | Northeast Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Alexis Neuer | Delaware State University | Division I | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | Bowling |
| Sophie Nick | Vassar College | Division III | Liberty League | Basketball |
| Mary Kate O'Day | Framingham State University | Division III | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Erica Ogwumike | Rice University | Division I | Conference USA | Basketball |
| Katie Oleksak | Colorado State University | Division I | Mountain West Conference | Volleyball |
| Diamond Onomake | Mount Saint Mary College (New York) | Division III | Skyline Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Theresa Onwuka | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | Division I | Mid-American Conference | Basketball |
| Madison Paige | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Division II | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | Softball |
| Kailey Parnello | Lewis University | Division II | Great Lakes Valley Conference | Soccer |
| Kayla Peterson | The College of New Jersey | Division III | New Jersey Athletic Conference | Field Hockey |
| Alexis Pitchford | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Division I | Southern Conference | Basketball |
| Mikayla Pivec | Oregon State University | Division I | Pac-12 Conference | Basketball, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Riley Popplewell | University of South Carolina Upstate | Division I | Big South Conference | Basketball |
| Nina Predanic | The College of Saint Rose | Division II | Northeast-10 Conference | Soccer |
| Tara Prentice | University of California, Irvine | Division I | Big West Conference | Water Polo |
| Amari Price | Piedmont College | Division III | USA South Athletic Conference | Basketball, Lacrosse |
| Kaila Quinlivan | Misericordia University | Division III | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | Lacrosse |
| Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda | Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) | Division III | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | Softball, Basketball |
| Timiya Ray | Dominican University (Illinois) | Division III | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | Basketball |
| Jessie Ray | Seattle University | Division I | Western Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Shannon Reagan | Maryville College (Tennessee) | Division III | USA South Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Eva Reinertsen | University of Wisconsin-Superior | Division III | Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Cirrus Robinson | Ohio Wesleyan University | Division III | North Coast Athletic Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Carley Robison | Cornell College | Division III | Midwest Conference | Softball |
| Gina Russo | Stevens Institute of Technology | Division III | Middle Atlantic Conferences | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Rebecca Russo | University of Scranton | Division III | Landmark Conference | Lacrosse, Soccer |
| Elisabeth Schaffer | Eastern Nazarene College | Division III | New England Collegiate Conference | Softball |
| Asia Seidt | University of Kentucky | Division I | Southeastern Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Kaitie Shipley | Tennessee Technological University | Division I | Ohio Valley Conference | Soccer |
| Sydney Shrader | University of North Florida | Division I | ASUN Conference | Golf |
| Jennifer Sieminski | Neumann University | Division III | Atlantic East Conference | Softball |
| Meredith Sowers | Webster University | Division III | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Arion Span | Alabama State University | Division I | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Natalie Srinivasan | Furman University | Division I | Southern Conference | Golf |
| Nicole Tan | Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | Division III | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | Tennis |
| Katie Taylor | Mississippi College | Division II | Gulf South Conference | Soccer |
| Bria Thames | Saint Martin's University | Division II | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | Basketball |
| Summer-Solstice Thomas | Williams College | Division III | New England Small College Athletic Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Alexis Thomeczek | The College of St. Scholastica | Division III | Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Ice Hockey |
| Katie Thompson | Presbyterian College | Division I | Big South Conference | Tennis |
| Abby Tiesman | Colorado School of Mines | Division II | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Volleyball |
| Juah Toe | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Division II | National Intercollegiate Rugby Association | Rugby |
| Laura van der Doorn | Southern New Hampshire University | Division II | Northeast-10 Conference | Field Hockey |
| Evelyne Viens | University of South Florida | Division I | American Athletic Conference | Soccer |
| Malavika Vishwanath | Drew University | Division III | Landmark Conference | Swimming & Diving |
| Jacqueline VonItter | Marywood University | Division III | Atlantic East Conference | Soccer |
| Amelia Wagoner | Humboldt State University | Division II | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | Rowing |
| Hannah Walker | Young Harris College | Division II | Peach Belt Conference | Golf |
| Katie Webb | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Division II | Great American Conference | Basketball |
| Josseline Williams | Dominican University (Illinois) | Division III | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | Soccer |
| Victoria Wilson | California State University, Northridge | Division I | Big West Conference | Water Polo |
| Anna Winter | Upper Iowa University | Division II | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | Volleyball |
| Lauren Wong | California State University, Sacramento | Division I | Big Sky Conference | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
