Span from Bama State nominated for NCAA Woman of Year

Former Alabama State track and field/cross country student-athlete Arion Span was included on the list that includes four student-athletes from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC): Jolene Ceniceros (Jackson State), Jada Hargrove (Alcorn State) and Richelle Velez (Texas Southern).

Member schools are encouraged to honor their top graduating female college athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year Award. Schools can recognize two nominees if at least one is a woman of color or international student-athlete.

Conference offices will select up to two nominees each from their pool of member school nominees. All nominees who compete in a sport not sponsored by their school’s primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be considered by a selection committee. Then, the Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division.

From the Top 30, the Woman of the Year selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division and announce nine finalists. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics then will choose the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year, who will be named this fall.