NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State senior volleyball player Ali (Line) O'Brien has been selected as the university's nominee for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
O'Brien is one of a record 585 female college athletes – and one of 80 volleyball players – that have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award. The nominees competed in 23 different sports across all three NCAA divisions, including 262 from Division I, 131 from Division II and 192 from Division III. Multisport student-athletes account for 144 of the nominees.