Simpson College athlete Jenna Taylor has been selected as the American Rivers Conference nominee for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Taylor is the reigning conference MVP and a member of the D3hoops.com and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-America First Teams, as well as earning a 4.0 gpa and Academic All-America selection, in addition to earning the the CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America of the Year honor for women’s basketball this past season.

The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers. Nominees meet the four pillars of the accolade: academics, athletics, service and leadership.

From here, the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee identifies the Top 30, 10 from each division, and from there selects three finalists from each division. The Committee on Women’s Athletics then selects the winner from the nine finalists.

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