University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Kalin Honored By NCAA as MVC Honoree for Woman of the Year Award
7/25/2013 1:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jacqui Kalin has been named the Missouri Valley Conference honoree for the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, it was announced today by the NCAA.
Kalin was one of 140 NCAA female student-athletes representing multiple sports across NCAA Divisions I, II and II selected as a 2013 Woman of the Year honoree by their respective conferences. In August, the Woman of the Year selection committee will select the top 10 honorees in each division to be recognized.
In September, the thirty student-athletes will be narrowed down to nine finalists and the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will vote amongst those nine to determine the 2013 Woman of the Year. The award will be announced on Oct. 20 in Indianapolis while also honoring the top 30 nominees.
“We are proud of what Jacqui has accomplished during and after her career at UNI as an athlete and a student,” head coach Tanya Warren said. “She is a role model for our team and young athletes all over the country.”
Since graduation in May, Kalin has also been honored by the MVC with two post-graduate scholarships. She was the recipient of the Emerson Excellence Award and the Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award.
Kalin graduated with her undergraduate degree in sport psychology in 2010, posting a 4.0 GPA each year. She then went on to receive her masters in kinesiology and sport psychology. Kalin became the first player in UNI women's basketball history to be named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award along with being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American first team.
