Lacrosse's Nora Barry a Nominee for 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Monday, June 8, 2015 | Lacrosse
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – University of Florida lacrosse team captain Nora Barry is among a distinguished group of female athletes up for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, announced by the NCAA today.
The Woman of the Year award, which is in its 25th year, honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
A Little About Barry's Senior Year:
· Graduated in May with honors with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and carried a 3.98 GPA throughout her four years at Florida
· In the fall, she is scheduled to begin her MBA at New York University
· Selected for and competed in the prestigious North-South All-Star Collegiate Lacrosse Game
· 2015 Capital One Academic All-District® At-Large Team
· In 2015, the Marcellus, New York, native led Florida to BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles and a spot in the NCAA Tournament
· named All-BIG EAST First Team
· finished fourth on the team in goals (29), tied for sixth in points (35) and third in draw controls (34)
· in 2015 she became the fifth Gator in program history to score 100 career goals
· UF's nominee for the prestigious McWhorter Award.
· will be one of 108 athletes trying out for the U.S. Women's National Lacrosse Team at the end of June
Barry Off the Field:
· Student-Athlete Advisory Committee – 2011-15
· Gator Move Coordinator – taught healthy lifestyle to kids
· Tutored Spanish-speaking students in math and science
· Lacrosse Coach of second and third-grade team
· Miracle on Main Street – Entertained and wrapped presents for over 1,500 underprivileged children
· Gator Tracks – provided and delivered socks and shoes for 500 elementary students
· Climb for Cancer – played sports with pediatric cancer patients.
NCAA colleges and universities nominated a record-478 female student-athletes for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Of the nominees, 207 competed in Division I, 92 competed in Division II, and 179 competed in Division III athletics.
Each conference selects up to two women from the nominees to represent the conference. The Woman of the Year selection committee selects the top 30 honorees -- 10 from each division -- from the conference nominees in August 2015. From those 30 candidates, the selection committee determines the top three in each division and announces the top nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will then vote from among the finalists to determine the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The top 10 honorees from Divisions I, II and III, including the nine overall finalists, will be honored, and the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced, at the annual ceremony in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 18.
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