Meintel Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
Erikka Sansom, Director of Athletic Communications
BETHANY, W.Va – 2022 Bethany College graduate and women's basketball and track and field standout Kelsie Meintel has been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, announced Tuesday.
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.
Meintel, a four-year member of Bethany's women's basketball and track and field programs, appeared in 81 games on the court, while making 48 starts, and finishing with 571 career points and 469 rebounds with seven career double-doubles. On the field, Meintel finished fifth in discus and eighth in shot put at the PAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in spring 2022.
As a Presidential Scholar, Meintel became a four-time member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Academic Honor Roll and Bethany's PAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. On May 7, she received her bachelor's degree in psychology, minor in criminal justice, and was honored with the Oreon E. Scott Award, which recognizes the student who has the highest academic standing in the graduating class.
In the fall, she plans on attending Springfield College to earn her master's in sports psychology.
For 32 years, this program has honored the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service, and leadership of outstanding female college athletes. 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.
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 Aug.
You can learn more about the award program, next steps, and previous winners by visiting ncaa.org/woty
