The odds are about 20,000 to 1 for any female athlete among the NCAA’s Divisions I, II and III to be selected the NCAA’s Woman of the Year.
That’s approximately how many women’s athletes compete in NCAA sports every year. The odds of Arizona producing the Woman of the Year five times since 1992 must be, what, 450,000 to 1?
But Sunday night in Indianapolis, 27-time Arizona All-American swimmer Margo Geer will be one of nine finalists for the highest award in women’s college sports. She will be accompanied by athletic director Greg Byrne and swimming coach Rick DeMont.