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CU Buffs' Alexis Keating nominated for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award

Former University of Colorado golfer Alexis Keating has been nominated for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

Keating, a native of Elma, Wash. posted a 74.14 stroke average, recorded a pair of top five finishes along with five top 20 finishes as a senior and tied for fifth place for a second consecutive year at the Pac-12 Championships. A 2015-16 Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal winner, Keating closed out her stellar career ranked third in program history with 96 rounds in the 70s and is ninth on CU's all-time list with 11 top 20 finishes.