Eberhardt Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

Recently graduated Central Connecticut women's cross country and track and field standout Elizabeth Eberhardt has been nominated for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award it was announced on Friday. NCAA member colleges and universities have nominated 480 female student-athletes – the most ever in the history of the program.

Now in its 25^th 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.

The Northeast Conference named Eberhardt as the winner of the women's cross country scholar-athlete award. At the CCSU Senior Athletic and Academic Awards, Eberhardt was honored with the Highest Female Student-Athlete GPA and was a member of the Travelers Athletic Directors All-Academic Team. A graduate of the CCSU Honors Program, she is currently pursuing her Master of Business Administration degree. 

Of the nominees, 207 competed in Division I, 93 competed in Division II and 180 competed in Division III athletics.

The NCAA encourages member schools to honor its top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award. Then, conferences assess each nominee's eligibility and select up to two conference nominees. All conference nominees are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which chooses the top 30 honorees – 10 from each division.

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.

To view the full list of school nominees, click here.