Kendall Sanders Announced as Finalist for 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award
A total of 156 student-athletes have been announced as conference-level nominees for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award. In addition to the 151 nominees previously selected by conference offices, five college athletes who competed in a sport not sponsored by their school's primary conference or competed for an independent school have moved forward to the conference-level pool of nominations.
Indianaplois - A total of 156 student-athletes have been announced as conference-level nominees for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
In addition to the 151 nominees previously selected by conference offices, five college athletes who competed in a sport not sponsored by their school's primary conference or competed for an independent school have moved forward to the conference-level pool of nominations. Those nominees were selected from 30 independent and nonprimary conference nominations submitted by schools.
The five additional conference-level nominees are:
- Eliza Jane Beaudin, Elmira College, Division III, Ice Hockey.
- Malen Iglesias, Fairfield University, Division I, Field Hockey.
- Jessica Meakim, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Division II, Gymnastics.
- Kendall Sanders, Centenary College (Louisiana), Division III, Gymnastics.
- Kayla Tennant, Queens University of Charlotte, Division II, Swimming and Diving.
Of the 156 conference-level nominees, 54 competed in Division I, 41 in Division II and 61 in Division III. The nominees represent 17 sports and have an average GPA of 3.8.
The Woman of the Year Selection Committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, now will choose 10 nominees from each division for the national Top 30 honorees. The Top 30 honorees, chosen from the 156 conference-level nominees, will be announced in October. From there, the selection committee will narrow the pool to three finalists from each division, for a total of nine student-athletes — one of whom will be named the 2022 Woman of the Year.
At January's NCAA Convention in San Antonio, the national Top 30 honorees will be celebrated, and the NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced, as selected by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics.
Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year program has recognized graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991. For more information about the program and previous winners, please visit ncaa.org/woty.
See the complete release and full list of nominees here: https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/8/4/media-center-5-advance-to-complete-pool-of-156-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-nominees.aspx
