NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees Include Six MAAC Student-Athletes
MAAC Sports
EDISON, NJ - A total of six female student-athletes from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference member institutions have been nominated for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year Award as announced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The MAAC nominees include; Felicitas Heinen from Fairfield University, Michelle Gaye of Marist College, Nicole Sandelier from Monmouth University, Marritta Gillcrease of Rider University, and Taylor Booth and Tehresa Coles from Siena College.
In all, 480 female student-athletes, the most ever in the history of the program, were nominated for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
Of the nominees, 207 competed in Division I, 93 competed in Division II and 180 competed in Division III athletics.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three nominees from each division and announces the top nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced, and the Top 30 honorees celebrated, at the annual award ceremony Oct. 18 in Indianapolis.