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White Presents Carta with NCAA Top 10 Award

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White presented 2019 Blue Devil graduate Virginia Elena Carta with the 2020 NCAA Top 10 Award in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday evening at the NCAA Convention.

Carta was also one of nine finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year earlier this fall.

The NCAA Top 10 award recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The recipients — who completed their athletics eligibility during the 2018-19 academic year.

Earning the 2016 NCAA Women's Golf Individual title in her freshman campaign, the four-time All-ACC selection capped her Blue Devil legacy with the 2019 NCAA Team championship in May, helping lead the Blue Devils to their seventh NCAA title in school history.