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Buffalo’s Onwuka, BGSU’s Lemke Named Honorees For NCAA Women of the Year

Indianapolis, Ind. — Bowling Green’s Talisa Lemke & Buffalo’s Theresa Onwuka have been nominated by the Mid-American Conference for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award. A record number of 605 women were nominated for the honor, which was whittled to 161 conference-level honorees.

Lemke completed a historic diving career at Bowling Green in the winter, being named both an All-American and a Second Team Academic All-American. She was the first Falcon to be recognized as a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) All-American since 1991.

At the 2019 Magnus Cup, Lemke broke her own school records on both boards.