INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University gymnastics alumnus Kendall Valentin was selected as a nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award Thursday, July 12. The NCAA 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.
Valentin's nomination is the first by an EMU student-athlete since Julia Lombardi (women's soccer) received the recognition in 2016.
This news comes a month after Valentin was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as one of 29 women's winter sports recipients.