SUWANEE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced the five finalists for the 2023 SCAC Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference's senior female student-athlete who has best distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership. Past Winners

Member schools were permitted to submit two nominations if at least one of the nominees was a woman of color or international student-athlete.

This year's finalists include: Kaylea Patridge of Centenary College, Kate Brush of Colorado College, Emma White of Southwestern University, Bailey Hudgeons of Texas Lutheran University and Molly Sheridan of Trinity University.

To be nominated, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2023 spring season, received her undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2023 term and had a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale) with the noted exception due to COVID-19 pandemic. A student-athlete who received an extension waiver or a season of competition/participation waiver in her primary sport due to cancellation of a 2020 and/or 2021 athletics season or championship may be nominated for the 2023 Woman of the Year, provided she otherwise satisfies nomination criteria.

The 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Woman of the Year will be announced on July 12th.

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