COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Shea Groom was one of two Aggies among the 480 female student-athletes nominated for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Texas A&M has two nominees with All-Americans Olivia Ekpone from the track and field team and Groom.
Groom, who owns a 3.57 grade-point average in Recreation, Park and Tourism Science, garnered Capital One Academic All-America distinction in 2014 and was selected Scholar All-America First-Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as a junior and senior.
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An NSCAA All-America First Team selection and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014, finished her senior season with 39 points on 16 goals and seven assists.
For her career, Groom appeared in 85 matches, including 80 starts. Her 41 goals and 107 points both rank sixth on Texas A&M's career charts.
Groom was selected by FC Kansas City in the second round of the National Women's Soccer League draft and recently signed a contract with the squad. The Liberty, Missouri native has been involved with the U.S. Soccer Under-23 National Team.
Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
Of the nominees, 207 competed in Division I, 93 competed in Division II and 180 competed in Division III athletics.
The NCAA encourages member schools to honor its top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award.
Then, conferences assess each nominee's eligibility and select up to two conference nominees. All conference nominees are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which chooses the top 30 honorees – 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three nominees from each division and announces the top nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced, and the Top 30 honorees celebrated, at the annual award ceremony Oct. 18 in Indianapolis.
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Texas A&M has two nominees with All-Americans Olivia Ekpone from the track and field team and Groom.
Groom, who owns a 3.57 grade-point average in Recreation, Park and Tourism Science, garnered Capital One Academic All-America distinction in 2014 and was selected Scholar All-America First-Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as a junior and senior.
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An NSCAA All-America First Team selection and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014, finished her senior season with 39 points on 16 goals and seven assists.
For her career, Groom appeared in 85 matches, including 80 starts. Her 41 goals and 107 points both rank sixth on Texas A&M's career charts.
Groom was selected by FC Kansas City in the second round of the National Women's Soccer League draft and recently signed a contract with the squad. The Liberty, Missouri native has been involved with the U.S. Soccer Under-23 National Team.
Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
Of the nominees, 207 competed in Division I, 93 competed in Division II and 180 competed in Division III athletics.
The NCAA encourages member schools to honor its top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award.
Then, conferences assess each nominee's eligibility and select up to two conference nominees. All conference nominees are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which chooses the top 30 honorees – 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three nominees from each division and announces the top nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced, and the Top 30 honorees celebrated, at the annual award ceremony Oct. 18 in Indianapolis.
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