BATON ROUGE – Recent graduates Ruby Harrold of LSU Gymnastics and Anna Zwiebel of LSU Volleyball were named nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year on Tuesday afternoon.
The award is rooted in Title IX and was developed in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who distinguished themselves in the four pillars of the award – academics, athletics, service and leadership. Harrold and Zwiebel both graduated in May with degrees in kinesiology.
Nominees span all three NCAA divisions, including 259 at the Division I level. Most schools are limited to one nominee, but since Harrold is from Bristol, England, her recognition as an international student-athlete allowed LSU to nominate both her and Zwiebel, who is from Louisville, Kentucky.