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Julia Murphy Named Providence College's NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
7/26/2021 1:27:00 PM | General, Softball, Athletic Department
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College softball student-athlete Julia Murphy (Pittsfield, Mass.) was announced as the school's nominee for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. NCAA member schools have nominated a 535 female college athletes for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Murphy was the winner of Providence College's Paul Connolly Award as the female athlete who has distinguished herself among her peers through sportsmanship, courage and honor. She also was the recipient of the Rev. Robert A. Morris, O.P. '46 Memorial Award, which is given annually to a student-athlete who has had a profound impact on Providence College during their career, as selected by the Athletic Director and the senior administrative staff.
Murphy appeared in 34 games for the Friars, pitching a combined 58.1 innings. She has recorded a 4.20 ERA over her career, with 24 strikeouts. She served as President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and was the Diversity Committee Chair for the Board of Programmers. She spearheaded the Friars United Week Initiative, which promoted allyship, anti-racism, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and anti-xenophobia to help strengthen the ties that bind our Friar Family. Murphy also served as a student representative on the Athletics Sub-Committee for the Providence College COVID-19 Continuity Task Force, providing insight and perspective on the student-athlete. Her high achievements also translate into the classroom as Murphy has been a three-time honoree on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
The nominees represent all three NCAA divisions, including 251 nominees from Division I, 107 from Division II and 177 from Division III. Nominees competed in 24 sports, with multisport student-athletes accounting for 141 of the nominees.
Member schools are encouraged to honor their top graduating female college athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year Award. Schools can recognize two nominees if at least one is a woman of color or international student-athlete.
Conference offices will select up to two nominees each from their pool of member school nominees. All nominees who compete in a sport not sponsored by their school's primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be considered by a selection committee. Then, the Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division.
From the Top 30, the Woman of the Year selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division and announce nine finalists. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then will choose the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year, who will be named this fall.
Murphy was the winner of Providence College's Paul Connolly Award as the female athlete who has distinguished herself among her peers through sportsmanship, courage and honor. She also was the recipient of the Rev. Robert A. Morris, O.P. '46 Memorial Award, which is given annually to a student-athlete who has had a profound impact on Providence College during their career, as selected by the Athletic Director and the senior administrative staff.
Murphy appeared in 34 games for the Friars, pitching a combined 58.1 innings. She has recorded a 4.20 ERA over her career, with 24 strikeouts. She served as President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and was the Diversity Committee Chair for the Board of Programmers. She spearheaded the Friars United Week Initiative, which promoted allyship, anti-racism, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and anti-xenophobia to help strengthen the ties that bind our Friar Family. Murphy also served as a student representative on the Athletics Sub-Committee for the Providence College COVID-19 Continuity Task Force, providing insight and perspective on the student-athlete. Her high achievements also translate into the classroom as Murphy has been a three-time honoree on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
The nominees represent all three NCAA divisions, including 251 nominees from Division I, 107 from Division II and 177 from Division III. Nominees competed in 24 sports, with multisport student-athletes accounting for 141 of the nominees.
Member schools are encouraged to honor their top graduating female college athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year Award. Schools can recognize two nominees if at least one is a woman of color or international student-athlete.
Conference offices will select up to two nominees each from their pool of member school nominees. All nominees who compete in a sport not sponsored by their school's primary conference, as well as associate conference nominees and independent nominees, will be considered by a selection committee. Then, the Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division.
From the Top 30, the Woman of the Year selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division and announce nine finalists. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then will choose the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year, who will be named this fall.
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