Schmitmeyer Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee

Findlay, Ohio – The NCAA has announced its' candidates for the 2022 Woman of the Year and University of Findlay women's golfer Jill Schmitmeyer is named as a nominee. In total, there were a record 619 nominees in the country, 128 of which came from the Division II ranks.

Established in 1991, the award recognizes female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics throughout their college careers.

This honor is another in a long list that have been earned by Schmitmeyer in her career. The St. Mary's, Ohio native is a two-time all-American, a G-MAC Player of the Year (2021), a three-time all-East Region selection, and a three-time all-G-MAC performer. A three-time tournament winner, Schmitmeyer currently holds the record for career scoring average at UF with just one event remaining and holds the program's 54-hole scoring record with a 210. She also helped lead the Oilers to four consecutive conference titles, three East Region championships, and the 2022 Division II National Championship.

Academically, Schmitmeyer, who won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Collegiate Achievement Award this season, has been outstanding. She has earned Academic All-American from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) four times and is a four-time academic all-G-MAC selection, as well.

Jill is also involved on campus as she plays in the band for Revive, a student-led worship service that takes place every week. She is also an active member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, the Future Leaders Initiative, and has volunteered time downtown with City Mission.

The conference offices will now select up to two student-athletes from their member school nominations. (If two are chosen, one must be an international student-athlete or student-athlete of color.) Nominees who compete in a sport that is not sponsored by their school's primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be picked to advance by a selection committee. The Woman of the Year Selection Committee will then select 10 student-athletes from each division, determining the Top 30 honorees.

Of the Top 30, the Woman of the Year Selection Committee will announce nine finalists, three from each NCAA division. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will review the finalists and name the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year.

The Top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the Woman of the Year will be named at the NCAA Convention. The 2023 Convention will take place in January in Pheonix.