The Woman of the Year selection committee has announced the Top 30 honorees for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Selected from a record 581 school nominees — a group that was then narrowed to 154 nominees by conference offices — the Top 30 honorees include 10 from each of the three NCAA divisions. All have demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. The honorees competed in 13 sports and studied a broad range of academic majors, including finance, biochemistry, microbiology, kinesiology, nursing and communication.
"These 30 women have demonstrated outstanding commitment to excelling in the classroom and in their sports while also serving their peers and communities," said Sherika Montgomery, chair of the Woman of the Year selection committee and associate commissioner for governance and compliance at The Summit League. "They represent the best and brightest of women competing in college and sports, and we're thrilled to celebrate them and their achievements."
The selection committee will announce the nine finalists, including three women from each NCAA division, in early October. From those finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year. The Top 30 will be celebrated and the Woman of the Year will be named Oct. 28 at a ceremony in Indianapolis.
2018 NCAA Woman of the Year top 30
Last | First | School | Conference | Division | Sport(s) |
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Ayoola | Adeoluwa | University of Chicago | University Athletic Association | III | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Berger | Sarah | Walsh University | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | II | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer |
Bonner | Jada | Regis University (Colorado) | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | II | Lacrosse |
Boswell Usevitch | Amy | Brigham Young University | West Coast Conference | I | Volleyball |
Branham | Whitney | California State University, Chico | California Collegiate Athletic Association | II | Basketball |
Clark | Sierra | Wagner College | Northeast Conference | I | Basketball |
Enright | Amy | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | III | Gymnastics |
Fairweather | Trisana | Claflin University | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | II | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Freire | Vanessa | Florida State University | Coastal Collegiate Sports Association | I | Beach Volleyball |
Glueck | Amelia | Illinois Wesleyan University | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | III | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Griffith | Kayla | Lake Forest College | Women's Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | III | Ice Hockey |
Hackett | Lauren | California Baptist University | Pacific West Conference | II | Volleyball |
Halverson | Annika | Bethel University (Minnesota) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | III | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Hiegert | Delaney | Newman University | Heartland Conference | II | Softball |
Johnson | Lily | Missouri State University | Missouri Valley Conference | I | Volleyball |
Leland | Kayla | Whitworth University | Northwest Conference | III | Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Leung | Jing | Harvard University | The Ivy League | I | Swimming & Diving |
Littlefield | Kirsten | University of Mary Washington | Capital Athletic Conference | III | Lacrosse |
Lloyd | Whitney | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | III | Volleyball |
MacLean | Heather | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Atlantic 10 Conference | I | Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Norton | Kami | Angelo State University | Lone Star Conference | II | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Nurse | Kia | University of Connecticut | American Athletic Conference | I | Basketball |
Orji | Keturah | University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference | I | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Peters | Sidney | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Western Collegiate Hockey Association | I | Ice Hockey |
Poon | Jade | California State University, Stanislaus | California Collegiate Athletic Association | II | Soccer |
Proano | Sophia | Colorado Christian University | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | II | Volleyball |
Salamon | Haylea | Lenoir-Rhyne University | South Atlantic Conference | II | Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field |
Shippy | Vanessa | Oklahoma State University | Big 12 Conference | I | Softball |
Wilhelm | Amelia | Bates College | New England Small College Athletic Conference | III | Rowing |
Wilson | Julia | Kenyon College | North Coast Athletic Conference | III | Swimming & Diving |