Three NCAA Woman of the Year Finalists Competed In Track & Field

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Nine former college athletes have been named finalists for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The nine finalists – including three from each NCAA division – demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.

Finalists were selected from the Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees, made up of 10 women from each division. In 2021, schools nominated 535 graduating female student-athletes for this prestigious award.

Three of those nine finalists competed in track & field during their career: Mikayla Bisignani of Johns Hopkins, Anna Cockrell of Southern California and Eka Jose of Washington (Mo.).

Two recent winners of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award were track & field athletes: Angela Mercurio of Nebraska in 2019; Keturah Orji of Georgia in 2018 (Orji also won The Bowerman that year).

Dating back to 1991, 11 winners competed in at least one of our sports, including three of the first four recipients: Mary Beth Riley of Canisius in the inaugural year of 1991; Nnenna Lynch of Villanova in 1993; Tanya Hughes of Arizona in 1994.