INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M graduate student-athletes Tatiana Makarova and Jaevin Reed each garnered nominations for the 32nd edition of the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award, the organization announced Thursday.
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Title IX in 2022, the NCAA Woman of the Year award seeks to honor the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions.
“Being nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year is a huge honor and privilege,” Makarova said. “I can’t put into words how much Texas A&M Athletics has helped me grow throughout my collegiate journey. A&M has supported me every step of the way and I’m extremely grateful that I was a part of this amazing school for five years. I’ve built many relationships that will last well beyond college life, and I have been able to earn two excellent degrees that have helped me become the best version of myself. I’m forever grateful and proud to represent the 12th Man.”
Directed by the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics, the NCAA Woman of the Year program celebrates the stories and accomplishments of over 220,000 women competing in college sports. The organization received 577 nominations for the award, including 248 student-athletes from Division I.
“This nomination is an incredible honor,” Reed said. “When the staff let me know that I had been nominated as a candidate for NCAA Woman of the Year, I felt incredibly humbled and blessed to even be considered, especially with this being the 50th anniversary of Title IX. My time as a student-athlete has completely transformed me as a person and I am forever grateful for the experiences on and off the track as well as the people I have met along the way.”
Next, conference offices will select their nominees for the award, unveiling those conference-round selections on NCAA.org in August. Then, the NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee will identify the top-10 honorees from each of the three NCAA divisions, before naming the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year at an award ceremony in Indianapolis.
TATIANA MAKAROVA
Makarova, a native of Moscow, Russia, was a five-year letter winner for the Aggie women’s tennis team. An active member of the Bryan-College Station community, she spent time encouraging young…
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