Established in 1991, the award recognizes graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their college careers.
Central nominates one student-athlete per year. State winners (1993-2005) and conference winners (since 2006) are listed in
bold.
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| Year |
Coach |
Sport |
| 1993 |
Mindi Remsburg |
Softball |
| 1994 |
no award |
|
| 1995 |
Emilie Hanson |
Women's basketball |
| 1996 |
Emily Opsal |
Women's golf |
| 1997 |
Stacey Sonnek |
Softball |
| 1998 |
Aanna Hanson |
Women's basketball |
| 1999 |
Katie Bandstra |
Women's basketball |
| 2000 |
Abbie Brown |
Volleyball, women's basketball |
| 2001 |
Candace Wilson |
Volleyball |
| 2002 |
Angie Nielsen |
Volleyball |
| 2003 |
Libby Hysell |
Softball |
| 2004 |
Raegan Schultz |
Volleyball, women's track and field |
| 2005 |
Beth Cunningham |
Women's cross country, track and field |
| 2006 |
Katie Pedersen |
Volleyball, women's track and field |
| 2007 |
Alicia Whisner |
Volleyball, women's track and field |
| 2008 |
Terri Berger |
Volleyball |
| 2009 |
Alysha Overturf |
Softball |
| 2010 |
Angie Berry |
Women's cross country, track and field |
| 2011 |
Jill Ziskovsky |
Women's track and field |
| 2012 |
Sarah Paulson |
Women's golf, basketball |
| 2013 |
Melony McDermott |
Women's cross country, track and field |
| 2014 |
Jordan Overland |
Softball |
| 2015 |
Karlee Rock |
Softball |
| 2016 |
Angie Allgood |
Women's tennis |
| 2017 |
Sydney Lunardi |
Women's soccer |
| 2018 |
Kate Patton |
Women's track and field |
| 2019 |
Mariah Fritz |
Softball |
| 2020 |
Emily Opsal |
Women's golf |
| 2021 |
Sara Tallman |
Softball |
| 2022 |
Krissa Larson |
Volleyball, women's track and field |
| 2023 |
Thea Lunning |
Women's golf, triathlon |
| 2024 |
Megan Johnson |
Wome's cross country, track and field |
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NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees
| Women's basketball |
5 |
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012 |
| Women's cross country |
4 |
2005, 2010, 2013, 2025 |
| Women's golf |
3 |
2012, 2020, 2023 |
| Women's soccer |
1 |
2017 |
| Softball |
8 |
1993, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 |
| Women's tennis |
1 |
2016 |
| Women's track and field |
10 |
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2025 |
| Triathlon |
1 |
2023 |
| Volleyball |
9 |
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2022 |
Italics indicates athlete was chosen in multiple sports but only counts as one selection
