IRVING, Texas – Former University of Cincinnati cross country/track and field student-athlete Hannah Markel and former Southern Methodist University track and field student-athlete Ashton Woods have been named the American Athletic Conference honorees for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award is rooted in Title IX and recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Markel and Woods join 150 other conference-level nominees on the national ballot, with the Top 30 honorees for the award to be recognized in September.