HAMMOND, La. – Former Southeastern Louisiana women's tennis student-athlete Dany Raygadas is among those student-athletes listed as conference level honorees for the 2018 NCAA Women of the Year, the NCAA announced on Thursday.
 
A total of 581 student-athletes across all three divisions were nominated for the prestigious honor. From there, each conference designated an honoree from one of their member institutions.
 
Raygadas is the representative from the Southland Conference and is one of 154 conference-level honorees. Next, conference-level nominations will be forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee, which will choose the top 10 honorees in each of the three NCAA divisions. The NCAA will announce the Top 30 honorees on ncaa.org in early September.
 
From among those 30 candidates, the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee then determines the top three finalists in each division. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year from the nine finalists. More information about the award, selection process and previous winners is available at ncaa.org/woty.
 
2018 marks the 28^th year of the NCAA Woman of the Year program. The four pillars of the NCAA Woman of the Year award are academics, athletics, service and leadership.
 
In June, Raygadas became the 18^th student-athlete in school history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. The Queretaro, Mexico native was named as a third team selection. The two-time Southland All-Academic performer graduated in May with a 4.0 grade point average in computer science.
 
Raygadas was one of three Southeastern student-athletes, along with teammate Madina Vorotnikova and Elizabeth Hunter of women's soccer, to receive the university's highest academic honor – the President's Medal for Academic Excellence – at commencement exercises in May.
 
On the court, Raygadas was an All-Southland Conference selection in doubles as a sophomore with former teammate Margaux Kaltenbacher. She was also a member of the Southeastern Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
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2018 NCAA Women of the Year Conference Nominees
Name – School – Conference – Sport
Dany Raygadas – Southeastern Louisiana – Southland Conference – Tennis
Tyra Abraham – Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Valerie Allman – Stanford – Pac-12 Conference – Track and Field
Victoria Alvarez – Stevens Institute of Technology – Empire 8 – Field Hockey/Lacrosse
Adeoluwa Ayoola – University of Chicago – University Athletic Association – Track and Field
Chloe Barr – Hawaii-Manoa – Big West Conference – Water Polo
Sarah Berger – Walsh University – Great Midwest Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Rageene Berry – John Jay College of Criminal Justice – City University of New York Athletic Conference – Tennis
Bianca Boling – Grand Canyon University – Western Athletic Conference – Softball
Jada Bonner – Regis University (Colorado) – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Lacrosse
Amy Boswell Usevitch – BYU – West Coast Conference – Volleyball
Whitney Branham – California State-Chico – California Collegiate Athletic Association – Basketball
Catarina Braz-Rocha – Providence – Big East Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Alisha Breen – Montana State-Billings – Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Basketball
Kori Bullard – Ouachita Baptist – Great American Conference – Basketball/Volleyball
Madison Cabell – Saint Francis (Pa.) – Northeast Conference – Softball
Taylor Cairns – Illinois-Chicago – Horizon League – Softball
Jessie Cardin – Westfield State – Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Jane Carter – Illinois-Springfield – Great Lakes Valley Conference – Tennis
Amy Cashin – West Virginia – Big 12 Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Amber Celen – Bridgewater College (Va.) – Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Natalie Cignetti – Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Volleyball
Sierra Clark – Wagner College – Northeast Conference – Basketball
Emily Clemens – Western Illinois – Summit League – Basketball
Siofra Clerigh Buttner – Villanova – Big East Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Zaria Comer – Notre Dame of Maryland – Colonial States Athletic Conference – Basketball/Volleyball
Kristen Confroy – Maryland – Big Ten Conference – Basketball
Taryn Cordani – Ithaca College – Liberty League – Cross Country/Track and Field
Jordan Cotleur – Cincinnati – American Athletic Conference – Soccer
Kelly Cousoulis – Catholic University – Landmark Conference – Field Hockey
Lena Dimmar – New York Institute of Technology – East Coast Conference – Tennis
Sharon Dorsey – George Mason – Atlantic 10 Conference – Track and Field
Makenzie Duncan – Saint Mary's College (Ind.) – Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Softball
Lyndsey Edwards – Bethune-Cookman – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Basketball
Colby Eldridge – Misericordia University – Middle Atlantic Conference – Field Hockey
Amy Enright – Wisconsin-La Crosse – Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Gymnastics
Trisana Fairweather – Claflin University – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Laura Finke – Thomas More College – Presidents' Athletic Conference – Softball
Vanessa Freire – Florida State – Non-core conference – Beach Volleyball
Avery French – UC Irvine – Big West Conference – Golf
Julia Garcia – NJIT – Non-core conference – Fencing
Emily Gomez – Eastern Nazarene College – Commonwealth Coast Conference – Softball
Saioa Gomez de Segura – Mercyhurst – Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Tennis
Marie Goodman – College of Saint Elizabeth – North Eastern Athletic Conference – Softball/Soccer
Valerie Greische – Wingate – South Atlantic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Kayla Griffith – Lake Forest College – Non-core conference – Ice Hockey
Lauren Hackett – California Baptist – Pacific West Conference – Volleyball
Ali Haesele – Illinois-Springfield – Great Lakes Valley Conference – Softball
Helene Hall – Williams College – New England Small College Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Annika Halverson – Bethel University (Minn.) – Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Bryanna Hames – Elon – Colonial Athletic Association – Track and Field
Janelle Harrison – Hartford – America East Conference – Basketball
Shannon Hart – Kenyon College – North Coast Athletic Conference – Field Hockey
Shani Hava – Yeshiva University – Skyline Conference – Tennis
Chelsea Hayward – Roberts Wesleyan College – East Coast Conference – Track and Field
Allie Heckemeyer – Missouri Southern State University – Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Track and Field
Alyssa Heinstchel – Ball State – Mid-American Conference – Soccer
Ashley Henderson – San Diego State – Mountain West Conference – Track and Field
Amisha Herd – Marietta College – Ohio Athletic Conference – Basketball
Kayla Herr – Widener University – Middle Athletic Conference Commonwealth – Field Hockey
Delaney Hiegert – Newman University – Heartland Conference – Softball
Elizabeth Hillfrank – Gettysburg College – Centennial Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Sydney Holland – Winston-Salem State – Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Volleyball
Kristen Homeyer – State University of New York at Genesco – State University of New York Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Desiree Horn – Alabama State – Southwestern Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Casey Hovland – College of St. Scholastica – Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Meghan Illig – Webster University – St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Lily Johnson – Missouri State – Missouri Valley Conference – Volleyball
Katherine Judge – Winthrop – Big South Conference – Lacrosse
Emily Kinneston – American – Patriot League – Basketball
Summer Latner – Lee – Gulf South Conference – Soccer
Helle Leed – Southern Arkansas – Great American Conference – Golf
Kayla Leland – Whitworth University – Northwest Conference – Basketball/Cross Country/Track and Field
Isabelle Leon – Olivet College – Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Track and Field/Soccer
Jing Leung – Harvard – Ivy League – Swimming and Diving
Olivia Leyva – California Lutheran – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Softball/Soccer
Alison Lindsey – Washington University in St. Louis – University Athletic Association – Cross Country/Track and Field
Kirsten Littlefield – University of Mary Washington – Capital Athletic Conference – Lacrosse
Natasha Lloyd – Auburn – Southeastern Conference – Swimming and Diving
Whitney Lloyd – University of St. Thomas (Minn.) – Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Volleyball
Heather MacLean – Massachusetts – Atlantic 10 Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Viktoria Malmros – St. Edward's University – Heartland Conference – Soccer
Brenna Martini – Adelphi University – Northeast-10 – Softball
Katilyn Mazierski – St. John Fisher College – Empire 8 – Softball/Volleyball
Sally McCabe – Belmont – Ohio Valley Conference – Basketball
Kamaron McNair – Sarah Lawrence College – Skyline Conference – Softball
Tamara Merseli – North Dakota – Big Sky Conference – Volleyball
Eden Meyer – North Florida – Atlantic Sun Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Evelyn Miller – Colby-Sawyer College – North Atlantic Conference – Tennis
Elizabeth Morrison – The College of New Jersey – New Jersey Athletic Conference – Field Hockey/Lacrosse
Kelsey Morrison – University of Valley Forge – American Collegiate Athletic Association – Soccer
Kaelia Neal – Linfield College – Northwest Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Emylee Nichole Wood – Endicott College – Commonwealth Coast Conference – Field Hockey
Kayli Nichols – UNC-Ashville – Big South Conference – Track and Field
Erika Nicole Kemp – North Carolina State – Atlantic Coast Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Kami Norton – Angelo State – Lone Star Conference – Track and Field
Kia Nurse – Connecticut – American Athletic Conference – Basketball
Michelle Nwokedi – Penn – Ivy League – Basketball
Kylie Ohlmiller – Stony Brook – America East Conference – Lacrosse
Emmeline Oltmans – Delaware – Colonial Athletic Association – Field Hockey
Keturah Orji – Georgia – Southeastern Conference – Track and Field
Arlicia Ortiz – Fayetteville State University – Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Volleyball
Haley Pace – UNC-Charlotte – Conference USA – Softball
Kate Patton – Central College (Iowa) – Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Raquel Pederzani – Johnson & Wales University (RI) – Great Northeast Athletic Conference – Basketball/Lacrosse
Christine Peng-Peng Lee – UCLA – Pac-12 Conference – Gymnastics
Genesis Perrymond – South Alabama – Sun Belt Conference – Basketball
Sidney Peters – Minnesota-Twin Cities – Non-core conference – Ice Hockey
Kristi Piedimonte – Kennesaw State – Atlantic Sun Conference – Volleyball
Jade Poon – California State-Stanislaus – California Collegiate Athletic Association – Soccer
Kristin Power – University of Mount Olive – Conference Carolinas – Softball/Soccer
Sophia Proano – Colorado Christian University – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Volleyball
Colett Rampf – St. Leo University – Sunshine State Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Gabriele Razma – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Track and Field/Volleyball
Sarah Rempe – Mary Hardin-Baylor – American Southwest Conference – Soccer
Emily Richards – Ohio Northern University – Ohio Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Ali Rinfrette – Pittsburgh-Bradford – Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference – Basketball
Miranda Ristau – Northern State – Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Basketball
Amelia Rose Glueck – Illinois Wesleyan – College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin – Track and Field
Ayane Rossano – Rice – Conference USA – Track and Field
Zoe Rubinstein – Smith College – New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Melissa Russo – Gwynedd Mercy University – Colonial States Athletic Conference – Field Hockey
Haylea Salamon – Lenoir-Rhyne – South Atlantic Conference – Track and Field
Emily Santoli – Florida Southern College – Sunshine State Conference – Lacrosse
Kollyns Scarbrough – Siena – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Basketball
Libby Schnoor – Cornell College – Midwest Conference – Track and Field/Volleyball
Karrington Seals – Wayne State – Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Vanessa Shippy – Oklahoma State – Big 12 Conference – Softball
Destiny Spears – Newbury College – New England Collegiate Conference – Basketball/Cross Country/Track and Field
Britney Sullivan – Trinity University – Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Charlotte Taylor – San Francisco – West Coast Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Megan Theiller – Fairfield – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Volleyball
Alyson Thomsen – Southern Utah – Big Sky Conference – Soccer
Danielle Thompson – Morgan State – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Tennis
Megan Tingley – Plymouth State – Little East Conference – Lacrosse
Kayla Truesdel – Frostburg State – Capital Athletic Conference – Track and Field
Alize Uyttenhove – University of Charleston – Mountain East Conference – Tennis
Angel Valdez – California State-Bakersfield – Western Athletic Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Xena Valenzuela – Georgian Court University – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference – Lacrosse
Lauren Vallee – Bay Path University – New England Collegiate Conference – Softball/Volleyball
Rebekah VanDijk – UT Arlington – Sun Belt Conference – Basketball
Kori Waelbroeck – IUPUI – Horizon League – Volleyball
Sarah Wallace – Swarthmore College – Centennial Conference – Volleyball
Lara Way – Augusta University – Peach Belt Conference – Cross Country/Track and Field
Amelia Wilhelm – Bates College – New England Small College Athletic Conference – Rowing
Carson Williams – William Peace University – USA South Athletic Conference – Volleyball
Julia Wilson – Kenyon College – North Coast Athletic Conference – Swimming and Diving
Chelsee Wilson – Concordia University-Chicago – Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Track and Field
Kaitlin Wingert – Messiah College – Middle Atlantic Conference – Swimming and Diving
Ewa Wojciechowska – College of Staten Island – City University of New York Athletic Conference – Swimming and Diving
Megan Woods – UT-Chattanooga – Southern Conference – Golf
Teige Zeller – Nevada – Mountain West Conference – Basketball
Alexia Zevnik – North Carolina State – Atlantic Coast Conference – Swimming and Diving