Established in 1991, the award is rooted in Title IX and recognizes female student-athletes who have completed their undergraduate studies and distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics throughout their college careers. The NCAA Woman of the Year is named, and the Top 30 celebrated, at the NCAA Convention in January.
| Name |
Sport |
Year |
| Tess Muneses |
Field Hockey |
2023 - Top 30 Honoree |
| Emily Hageboeck |
Swimming |
2020 -Â Top 30 Honoree |
| Brooke Donnelly |
Tennis |
2017 - Top 30 Honoree |
| Lindsay Hagerman |
Tennis |
2005 - Finalist |
| Erika Proko |
Tennis |
2003 - Finalist |
| Angie Carrington |
Soccer &Â Lacrosse |
1994 Top 30 Honoree |
To be eligible, a nominee must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have earned her undergraduate degree by summer of each nomination period.
Eligible female student-athletes are nominated by their member school. Each conference office then reviews the nominations from its core member schools (and sponsored sports) and submits its conference nominee(s) to the NCAA. All nominees who compete in a sport that is not sponsored by their school’s primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be sent to a separate pool to be considered by a committee. Then, the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee identifies the Top 30 – 10 from each division – and from there selects three finalists from each division. From the nine finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics then selects the NCAA Woman of the Year, who is named during a luncheon at the NCAA Convention.
