INDIANAPOLIS – University of Vermont alpine skiing standout Laurence St. Germain was selected as a nominee for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year.

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Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
 
"UVM extends a big congratulations to all the incredible female student-athletes who have been nominated for the prestigious 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award," said
Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development and Academic Affairs SWA Cathy Rahill. "We are especially proud of Laurence, who lives and breathes excellence in all that she does. It's been truly incredible to have watched her become a 2019 National Champion in the giant slalom and slalom while also performing extremely well as a computer science student."
 
St. Germain became the seventh skier in NCAA history to sweep the women's slalom and giant slalom at the NCAA Championships in March. She was dominant in the slalom race, winning by the largest known margin in NCAA Championship skiing history, 2.58 seconds. She was also named First Team All-East after winning three slalom races on the EISA circuit this season.
 
Outside of the collegiate circuit St. Germain also reached new heights on the FIS circuit. At the 2019 FIS Alpine World Championships in Åre, Sweden she finished sixth overall in the slalom, the highest-ever finish for her in a top-level event. 

The NCAA encourages member schools to honor their top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award.
The nominees competed in 23 different sports across all three NCAA divisions, including 262 nominees from Division I, 131 from Division II and 192 from Division III. Multisport student-athletes account for 144 of the nominees.

Next, conferences will select up to two nominees each from the pool of school nominees. 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.

The selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division from the Top 30 and announce the nine finalists in September. From those nine finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then will choose the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year.

The Top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named at the annual award ceremony Oct. 20 in Indianapolis.