INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Former Auburn University at Montgomery women's soccer standout McKenzie Nowin has been nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of The Year award that honors their academic achievements, athletic abilities, and community service across all three divisions.

"I am super proud of Mac, but I'm honestly not surprised," said head coach Julianne Herrity. "Mac exemplifies everything that a student-athlete stands for and has been a role model both on and off the field during her time at AUM."

Nowin (Fayetteville, Tenn.) completed her second and final season with the Warhawks in 2021. The South Alabama transfer netted a pair of game-winning goals last year for AUM while locking down the defensive side of the field.

In the classroom, Nowin was just as effective, netting a 4.0 GPA as an exercise science major. The Tennessee native also racked up postseason honors as she was named to both the GSC All-Academic team and the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

In March, Nowin was awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, a one-time non-renewable scholarship of $10,000 that is awarded three times a year that corresponds to each sport season.

Rooted in Title IX and directed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics, the NCAA Woman of the Year program celebrates the accomplishments of female college athletes across all three NCAA divisions.

As 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, this year's NCAA Woman of the Year award provides an important opportunity to honor incredible women and reflect on the impact of women on intercollegiate sports. In 2022, nearly 220,000 women are competing in college sports, and the NCAA received 577 nominations for this prestigious award.

Next, conference offices will select their nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year. Each conference nominee will be notified by the NCAA, and all conference-round nominees will be announced on ncaa.org in August.

Conference nominations are forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee, which identifies the top 10 honorees in each of the three NCAA divisions. From those 30 honorees, the selection committee then determines the three finalists in each division for a total of nine finalists. The Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year from the nine finalists.

For the first time in the award's history, the award ceremony will take place during the NCAA Convention in January, giving the Top 30 honorees a chance to celebrate their achievements alongside their families, coaches, and administrators attending the 2023 NCAA Convention.

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