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Cordova, Hanson Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees

2015 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees
Academy of Art Release
CBU Release
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A record 147 NCAA female-student-athletes have been named 2015 Woman of the Year honorees by conferences and independent schools. The PacWest was honored with two nominees, Academy of Art softball player Elyse Cordova and CBU swimmer Mary Hanson.
 
These honorees, selected from the record 480 school nominees, represent college athletes from 18 different sports spanning all three NCAA divisions. Of those recognized, 57 honorees competed in Division I, 39 competed in Division II and 51 competed in Division III.
 
The Woman of the Year selection committee will next select the top 10 honorees in each division. These top 30 honorees will be announced in early September.  The selection committee will then choose and announce the top nine finalists (three from each division) at the end of September. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will vote from amongst those nine finalists to determine the 2015 Woman of the Year.
 
The top 30 honorees will be honored and the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named at the annual ceremony in Indianapolis on Oct. 18.
 
Now in its 25th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.