University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville Nominates Houser and Nichols for NCAA Woman of the Year
07.12.2018 | General, Track and Field, Women's Soccer
INDIANAPOLIS – Every year the NCAA invites institutions at all three levels to submit nominations for the annual NCAA Woman of the Year. This year, UNC Asheville has submitted two worthy nominations in 2018 graduates Caroline Houser and Kayli Nichols.
This year, the NCAA received 581 nominations, which is the most ever in the history of the Woman of the Year program.
To be considered for the NCAA Woman of the Year honor, a female student-athlete must be a well-rounded individual who embodies the four pillars of the award: academics, athletics, service and leadership. Both of UNC Asheville's nominations fit the bill perfectly.
Houser graduated in May with a 3.842 grade-point average (GPA) as a Management major.
During her four-year tenure as a soccer student-athlete, Houser broke the career assists record, as she finished her career with 24. She is currently ranked sixth in program history with 64 career points. The Chapel Hill, N.C. native also tallied 20 career goals, which is the seventh-most in Bulldog history.
In her sophomore campaign, she matched the UNC Asheville single-season record with nine assists. In her sophomore and junior seasons, she combined for 17 total assists.
In each of the four seasons at UNC Asheville, Houser was named to a conference postseason team, including being tabbed Big South Freshman of the Year in 2014.
With degrees in German and Political Science and a minor in Spanish, Nichols graduated from UNC Asheville with a GPA of 3.974. During her senior campaign, she was named the Big South Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Big South Indoor Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
She leaves Asheville as the current record holder in three events - outdoor 100mH, indoor 60mH and indoor 500m. She is also a member of two relay teams (4 x 400m indoor and outdoor relays) that own the fastest marks in program history.
Individually, Nichols is ranked second in the outdoor 400mH as well.
During her senior season, Nichols finished runner-up in the women's 100mH with a time of 14.07 at the Big South Outdoor Championships.
The NCAA encourages member schools to honor their top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award.
Next, conferences will select up to two conference nominees each from the pool of school nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will then choose the top 30 honorees - 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three honorees from each division.
The nine finalists will then be recognized at an awards dinner in Indianapolis on Oct. 28, where the winner of the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced.
This year, the NCAA received 581 nominations, which is the most ever in the history of the Woman of the Year program.
To be considered for the NCAA Woman of the Year honor, a female student-athlete must be a well-rounded individual who embodies the four pillars of the award: academics, athletics, service and leadership. Both of UNC Asheville's nominations fit the bill perfectly.
Houser graduated in May with a 3.842 grade-point average (GPA) as a Management major.
During her four-year tenure as a soccer student-athlete, Houser broke the career assists record, as she finished her career with 24. She is currently ranked sixth in program history with 64 career points. The Chapel Hill, N.C. native also tallied 20 career goals, which is the seventh-most in Bulldog history.
In her sophomore campaign, she matched the UNC Asheville single-season record with nine assists. In her sophomore and junior seasons, she combined for 17 total assists.
In each of the four seasons at UNC Asheville, Houser was named to a conference postseason team, including being tabbed Big South Freshman of the Year in 2014.
With degrees in German and Political Science and a minor in Spanish, Nichols graduated from UNC Asheville with a GPA of 3.974. During her senior campaign, she was named the Big South Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Big South Indoor Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
She leaves Asheville as the current record holder in three events - outdoor 100mH, indoor 60mH and indoor 500m. She is also a member of two relay teams (4 x 400m indoor and outdoor relays) that own the fastest marks in program history.
Individually, Nichols is ranked second in the outdoor 400mH as well.
During her senior season, Nichols finished runner-up in the women's 100mH with a time of 14.07 at the Big South Outdoor Championships.
The NCAA encourages member schools to honor their top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award.
Next, conferences will select up to two conference nominees each from the pool of school nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will then choose the top 30 honorees - 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three honorees from each division.
The nine finalists will then be recognized at an awards dinner in Indianapolis on Oct. 28, where the winner of the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced.
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