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Gibbons Named a Top 30 Honoree for NCAA Woman of the Year

DURHAM, N.C. – It has been nearly a year since Christina Gibbons last donned a Duke women’s soccer jersey, but the recent Blue Devil graduate keeps reeling in national attention as she was selected as one of the Top 30 honorees for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award Wednesday.

Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.

A native of Raleigh, N.