University of Connecticut Athletics
Jandewerth Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
7/25/2023 2:51:00 PM | Field Hockey
STORRS, Conn. – The BIG EAST Conference announced their nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year on Monday afternoon, which included UConn Field Hockey's Claire Jandewerth.
Graduating with a bachelor's degree in health care management with a cumulative 3.87 GPA, Jandewerth has made an impact both on and off the field for the Huskies. In the community, she was involved in the HuskyTHON Miracle Network Dance Marathon to collect donations for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. On the field, Jandewerth led the charge for the UConn field hockey program and garnered 2022 NFHCA Division I All-American Second Team accolades and All-BIG EAST First Team honors. In the classroom, she was recognized with the 2023 Donald Kinsman Award, a longstanding award given in recognition of holistic development with respect to academic achievement and/or improvement, athletic achievement and/or improvement, leadership, service, and evidence of character.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program was established in 1991 and honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions.
All conference-level nominees are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee. The selection committee will choose the top 10 honorees in each division. From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the three finalists in each division. Finally, the members of the Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from among the top nine finalists to determine the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year.
Later this fall, the national Top 30 honorees and nine finalists will be announced. The 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the 2024 NCAA Convention in Phoenix.
Eligibility for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award:
- The nominee must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport.
- The nominee must have earned her undergraduate degree no later than the summer 2023 term.
- The nominee must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program is rooted in Title IX and has recognized graduating female college athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991. For more information about the program and previous winners, please visit ncaa.org/woty.
