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Woman of the Year (1999)

The NCAA recently announced Woman of the Year (class of 1999) award winners representing each state and the District of Columbia. 

Rachel Duncan, first CPOA (Australasia) client to graduate, as she was a transfer student, was selected as State winner for New Mexico. 

The award honours outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics and community leadership.

More than 300 student-athletes were nominated for this year's award, and the state winners were selected by a committee composed of representatives from member schools.

The state-level winners include 28 student-athletes from Division I, 12 student-athletes from Division II and 11 student-athletes from Division III.

These student-athletes participated in 11 of the 17 sports in which women compete for NCAA championships.

Each NCAA member institution was encouraged to submit a nominee. The selection committee then reviewed the nominees' grade-point averages, athletics accomplishments and community service and involvement. Alfreeda Goff, associate commissioner for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, chaired the selection committee.

A national winner will be selected by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics from among 10 finalists who will be announced later this month.

Last year's national winner was Peggy Boutilier, a lacrosse and field hockey player at the University of Virginia.

Other previous winners include: 1997 -- the late Lisa Ann Coole, swimming and diving, University of Georgia; 1996 -- Billie Winsett-Fletcher, volleyball, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; 1995 -- Rebecca Lobo, basketball, University of Connecticut; 1994 -- Tanya Jones, track and field, University of Arizona; 1993 -- Nnenna Lynch, track and cross country, Villanova University; 1992 -- Catherine Byrne, swimming and diving, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and 1991 -- Mary Beth Riley, track and field, Canisius College.

The national winner will be announced at the 1999 NCAA Woman of the Year dinner presented by Rawlings, October 24, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.