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Shippy Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
August 16, 2018 | Cowgirl Softball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State softball standout Vanessa Shippy is one of two Big 12 athletes nominated by the league for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year, the league announced Thursday.
The NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. Shippy is one of 154 female student-athletes to have been named candidates by conferences and independent schools.
The selection committee will choose the top 10 honorees in each division. From those 30 candidates, the top three in each division will be determined. The Committee on Women's Athletics will then select the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year with the winner announced at a ceremony on October 28 in Indianapolis.
In 2018, Shippy was tabbed as the Big 12 Softball Player of the Year for a second time and earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for a third-consecutive season. Additionally, Shippy became just the second three-time NFCA All-American in OSU history.
The senior from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, earned Senior CLASS First Team All-American accolades and was named a top-10 finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award. Shippy ranked among the top-five players nationally in batting average (.471), on-base percentage (.613), runs (73) and walks (57).
Academically, Shippy earned a 3.895 grade-point average and was tabbed the Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for a second-consecutive season. She was also a three-time Google Cloud Academic All-American selection during her four years in Stillwater.
Shippy graduated from Oklahoma State in May with degrees in marketing and finance, as well as a minor in accounting.
The NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. Shippy is one of 154 female student-athletes to have been named candidates by conferences and independent schools.
The selection committee will choose the top 10 honorees in each division. From those 30 candidates, the top three in each division will be determined. The Committee on Women's Athletics will then select the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year with the winner announced at a ceremony on October 28 in Indianapolis.
In 2018, Shippy was tabbed as the Big 12 Softball Player of the Year for a second time and earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for a third-consecutive season. Additionally, Shippy became just the second three-time NFCA All-American in OSU history.
The senior from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, earned Senior CLASS First Team All-American accolades and was named a top-10 finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award. Shippy ranked among the top-five players nationally in batting average (.471), on-base percentage (.613), runs (73) and walks (57).
Academically, Shippy earned a 3.895 grade-point average and was tabbed the Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for a second-consecutive season. She was also a three-time Google Cloud Academic All-American selection during her four years in Stillwater.
Shippy graduated from Oklahoma State in May with degrees in marketing and finance, as well as a minor in accounting.
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