LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced the five finalists for the 2018 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: Erin Eckart of Austin College, Kate Mitchell of Southwestern University, Kyla Lockley of Texas Lutheran University and Lindsay Hagmann and Britney Sullivan of Trinity University.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2018 spring season, received her undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2018 term and had a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale).
Scroll below to read a quick bio on each of the five finalists:
Erin Eckart, Austin College
Women's Soccer
- Graduated as a Public Health major with a 3.55 GPA
- Three-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2015, 2016 and 2017)
- Austin College Carole Lomangino Award, Most Valuable Women's Soccer Player (2017)
- Austin College Female Tim Jubela Award, Most Outstanding Freshman Female Athlete (2014)
- Four-time All-SCAC selection (2014-2017). First-team All-SCAC Midfielder (2016)
- Member of Austin College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (2016-2017)
- SCAC SAAC Rep (2016-2017)
- Austin College Chemistry teaching assistant (2018)
- Volunteer at Rainas Primary School of Taklung village development committee of Gorkha District (2017)
- Camp Counselor at Cleveland County YMCA (2016)
- Group Leader w/ Boys and Girls Club of Sherman (2016)
Kate Mitchell, Southwestern University
Volleyball
- Graduated as a Kinesiology major with a 3.55 GPA
- Four-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017)
- Director of Athletics Academic Excellence Award (2016, 2017 and 2018)
- Chi Alpha Sigma (2017)
- Two-time All-SCAC First Team selection (2016 and 2017)
- Honorable Mention AVCA All-American (2016)
- Second Team AVCA All-American (2017)
- Two-time AVCA All-Region First Team (2016 and 2017)
- Volleyball Team Captain (2017)
- Omicron Delta Kappa (2018)
- Volunteer with The Big Event (2015)
- Mentor and coach for club volleyball team (2014-2018)
Kyla Lockley, Texas Lutheran University
Softball
- Graduated as a Kinesiology major with a 3.94 GPA
- Two-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2017 and 2018)
- Alpha Chi Honor Society (2018)
- Two-time All-SCAC Third Baseman (2017 and 2018)
- NFCA First Team All-Region (2018)
- NFCA Second Team All-Region (2017)
- Softball Team Captain (2017 and 2018)
- Youth softball coach (2017 and 2018)
- Volunteer with Hurricane Harvey Relief (2017) and Seguin High School Special Olympics (2017-2018)
Lindsay Hagmann, Trinity University
Women’s Swimming & Diving
- Graduated as an Accounting major with a 3.60 GPA
- Four-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American Team (2016 and 2017)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2017 and 2018)
- Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (2017 and 2018); President (2017)
- Trinity University Accounting Promise Award (2016)
- Two-time SCAC Female Swimmer of the Year (2017 and 2018)
- Two-time SCAC Female Swimmer of the Meet (2016 and 2017)
- Five-time All-American (2x 50 yard free; 3x 100 yard free) (2016, 2017 and 2018)
- SCAC record holder in the 100 yard free
- Women's Swimming Team Captain (2016, 2017 and 2018)
- Volunteer with The Passage, a homeless shelter in London, England (2016)
Britney Sullivan, Trinity University
Women’s Track & Field
- Graduated as an Accounting major with a 3.65 GPA
- Four-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
- Three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2015, 2016 and 2017)
- Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (2017)
- Sigma Delta Pi National Honors Society (2017)
- Senior Accounting Scholars Award (2018)
- Trinity University Academic Honor Council (2014-2015 through 2017-2018)
- Women's Track & Field Team Captain (2017-2018)
- Member of Trinity University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (2017-2018)
- Two-time SCAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year (2016 and 2018)
- USTFCCCA (triple jump) All-American (2018)
- USTFCCCA South/Southeast Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year (2018)
- Eight-time USTFCCCA All-Region performer (2016, 2017 and 2018)
- Eight-time All-SCAC Track & Field performer (2015-2018)
- Three-time SCAC Triple Jump Champion (2015, 2016 and 2018)
- Two-time SCAC Long Jump Champion (2015 and 2016)
- Annual Philanthropy Concert Coordinator - Gamma Chi Delta Society (2016-2018)