Liz Wood finalist for America East Woman of the Year
Liz Wood is a finalist for the 2016 America East Woman of the Year award, as announced by the league Monday, May 23.
The winner will be unveiled Tuesday, June 7, at the annual conference meeting in Burlington, Vermont. The winner’s name will be forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee.
Wood, who was recently named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, graduated May 14 with a degree in biology, pre-med concentration, and a minor in chemistry.
Athletically, Wood was a three-time America East all-conference selection and completed her career with the Black Bears ranked sixth all-time in UMaine history in scoring (1,462), sixth in rebounding (902) and eighth in assists (363).
Her numerous academic and athletic awards include the America East Elite 18 Award, America East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2015 Dean Smith Award and CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Wood has served as president of the UMaine Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and as the America East Conference representative on the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in their primary sport by the end of the 2016 spring season or earned their undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2016 term and have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
The selection committee will choose the top 10 winners in each NCAA division (I, II and III). From those 30 honorees, the committee will determine the top three in each division. Members of the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics then will vote from among the top nine to determine the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year.