University of Tennessee Athletics
Alyssa Andreno and Stanzi Moseley Announced as Nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year
July 14, 2020 | Swimming & Diving, Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Alyssa Andreno (volleyball) and Stanzi Moseley (swimming & diving) have been announced as a nominees for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
NCAA member schools nominated a record 605 female college athletes for this year's award.
Andreno graduated from UT in May with her degree in Recreation & Sport Management. She will attend graduate school at the University of East London and pursue a master's in business administration.
The Stafford, Virginia, native was recognized by the Southeastern Conference in May for her outstanding leadership off the volleyball court by naming her a winner of the Brad Davis Community Service Award. Since 2017, Andreno has totaled 128.5 hours of community service.
On the court, Andreno helped lead the Lady Vols to the biggest single-season turnaround in school history in 2018 as they finished with a 26-6 (16-2 SEC) record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Moseley graduated from Tennessee with a degree in psychology and has been accepted into graduate school at California Baptist where she will pursue a master's of science in industrial organizational psychology.
In the pool, the Bakersfield, California, native is a 15-time All-American and won 10 medals at the SEC Championships during her Tennessee career. Moseley was named All-SEC on three occasions and in 2018 won the NSCA All-American Athlete of the Year award.
Swimming anchor on a number of relays during the season, she played a key role in helping the Lady Vols win their first SEC Championship in program history in February, while securing the first undefeated season for the women's team since 1972-73.
Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
The nominees represent all three NCAA divisions, including 259 nominees from Division I, 126 from Division II and 220 from Division III. Nominees competed in 24 sports, with multisport student-athletes accounting for 128 of the nominees.
Conference offices will select up to two nominees each from their pool of member school nominees. All nominees who compete in a sport not sponsored by their school's primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be considered by a selection committee. Then, the Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division.
From the Top 30, the Woman of the Year selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division and announce nine finalists. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then will choose the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year, who will be named this fall.
NCAA member schools nominated a record 605 female college athletes for this year's award.
Andreno graduated from UT in May with her degree in Recreation & Sport Management. She will attend graduate school at the University of East London and pursue a master's in business administration.
The Stafford, Virginia, native was recognized by the Southeastern Conference in May for her outstanding leadership off the volleyball court by naming her a winner of the Brad Davis Community Service Award. Since 2017, Andreno has totaled 128.5 hours of community service.
On the court, Andreno helped lead the Lady Vols to the biggest single-season turnaround in school history in 2018 as they finished with a 26-6 (16-2 SEC) record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Moseley graduated from Tennessee with a degree in psychology and has been accepted into graduate school at California Baptist where she will pursue a master's of science in industrial organizational psychology.
In the pool, the Bakersfield, California, native is a 15-time All-American and won 10 medals at the SEC Championships during her Tennessee career. Moseley was named All-SEC on three occasions and in 2018 won the NSCA All-American Athlete of the Year award.
Swimming anchor on a number of relays during the season, she played a key role in helping the Lady Vols win their first SEC Championship in program history in February, while securing the first undefeated season for the women's team since 1972-73.
Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
The nominees represent all three NCAA divisions, including 259 nominees from Division I, 126 from Division II and 220 from Division III. Nominees competed in 24 sports, with multisport student-athletes accounting for 128 of the nominees.
Conference offices will select up to two nominees each from their pool of member school nominees. All nominees who compete in a sport not sponsored by their school's primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be considered by a selection committee. Then, the Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division.
From the Top 30, the Woman of the Year selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division and announce nine finalists. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then will choose the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year, who will be named this fall.
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