INDIANAPOLIS – Former Samford University volleyball standout Michaela Reesor advanced in the selection process for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award on Thursday, July 23.

Reesor was selected by the Southern Conference as one of its representatives to continue on through the selection process. It is a record year for the award as 147 NCAA female-student-athletes were named 2015 Woman of the Year honorees by conferences and independent schools. The SoCon also nominated Washida Blackman of the Mercer University women's soccer team.

Reesor and the rest of the 147 honorees were selected out of a total of 480 school nominees that represented 18 different sports spanning across all three NCAA divisions. Of those recognized, 57 honorees competed in Division I, 39 in Division II and 51 competed in Division III.

The next step is for the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee to announce the top 10 honorees from each division and from there the top nine finalists will be chosen at the end of September.

The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will then vote from amongst those nine finalists to determine the 2015 Woman of the Year.

The top 30 honorees will be honored and the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named at the annual ceremony in Indianapolis on Oct. 18.

Now in its 25^th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.
 
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