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Lombardi Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
6/22/2016 10:00:00 AM | Soccer
517 student-athletes nominated for the 2016 Woman of the Year award
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – Julia Lombardi (Oakville, Ontario-Queen Elizabeth Park) of the Eastern Michigan women's soccer team was selected as a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. The NCAA 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.
Lombardi, who excelled in the classroom with a 3.99 GPA in biology and chemistry, provided the Eagles with solid play at outside back. Starting a career-high 17 matches for the Green and White, Lombardi's stout defensive effort helped the Eagles to a pair of shutouts. The Oakville, Ontario native played at least 80 minutes in 11 matches, including two in which she played a career-high 110 minutes. Lombardi recorded the first goal of her career, Sept. 20, at home against Green Bay. With her team trailing, 1-0, Lombardi was called upon in a penalty kick opportunity and delivered an equalizer. Weeks later, she dished out a helper, assisting on the game-winner in EMU's 3-1 win over Ohio, Oct. 16. At the conclusion of the season, Lombardi was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second consecutive season.
Off the pitch, Lombardi served as the President of EMU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In her leadership role, Lombardi pioneered the Ypsi's, the student-athlete awards banquet, while also coordinating countless service opportunities and projects. Lombardi's efforts extended outside of EMU as a social media campaign started by Lombardi, in conjunction with the MAC and its member institutions gained participation from all over the country through '#MoreThanASport.' Lombardi was honored as the recipient of the leadership award at the 2016 Ypsi's, where the award was renamed in her honor as the Lombardi Leadership Award.
NCAA member schools have nominated 517 student-athletes for the 2016 Woman of the Year award.
Next, conferences assess their member school nominees and select up to two conference nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will then choose the top 30 honorees - 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three honorees from each division and announces the nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced at the annual award ceremony Oct. 16 in Indianapolis.
Lombardi, who excelled in the classroom with a 3.99 GPA in biology and chemistry, provided the Eagles with solid play at outside back. Starting a career-high 17 matches for the Green and White, Lombardi's stout defensive effort helped the Eagles to a pair of shutouts. The Oakville, Ontario native played at least 80 minutes in 11 matches, including two in which she played a career-high 110 minutes. Lombardi recorded the first goal of her career, Sept. 20, at home against Green Bay. With her team trailing, 1-0, Lombardi was called upon in a penalty kick opportunity and delivered an equalizer. Weeks later, she dished out a helper, assisting on the game-winner in EMU's 3-1 win over Ohio, Oct. 16. At the conclusion of the season, Lombardi was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second consecutive season.
Off the pitch, Lombardi served as the President of EMU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In her leadership role, Lombardi pioneered the Ypsi's, the student-athlete awards banquet, while also coordinating countless service opportunities and projects. Lombardi's efforts extended outside of EMU as a social media campaign started by Lombardi, in conjunction with the MAC and its member institutions gained participation from all over the country through '#MoreThanASport.' Lombardi was honored as the recipient of the leadership award at the 2016 Ypsi's, where the award was renamed in her honor as the Lombardi Leadership Award.
NCAA member schools have nominated 517 student-athletes for the 2016 Woman of the Year award.
Next, conferences assess their member school nominees and select up to two conference nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will then choose the top 30 honorees - 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three honorees from each division and announces the nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced at the annual award ceremony Oct. 16 in Indianapolis.
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