ATLANTA-Following a pair of storied four-year careers at Georgia State, softball stand-out Mandy Blackwell and track and field star Ravin Gilbert have been named the Panthers NCAA Woman of the Year nominees.
Now in its 26th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership. Blackwell and Gilbert are among 229 nominees at the Division I level and a record 544 overall nominees.
Blackwell's distinguished career included All-Sun Belt Second Team honors and being recognized on the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 Team.