DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman student-athlete Deidra Jordan has been selected as a nominee for the 2015 Woman of the Year, announced Friday afternoon by the NCAA from its home office in Indianapolis. NCAA member colleges and universities have nominated 480 female student-athletes – the most ever in the history of the program – for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
Jordan, a senior from Swainsboro, Georgia, is a Biology major and member of the B-CU Women's Track & Field team. The Swainsboro High alum serves as a sprinter and competes in multi-events for the Wildcats, recently completing her eligibility.
In 2015, Jordan won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) heptathlon at the Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She also claimed first place honors in the pentathlon, 200m, high jump and long jump, respectively, at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2015. Her time of 24.85 seconds in the 200m served as a career-best mark.
During the 2014 MEAC Indoor Championships, Jordan claimed first place in the pentathlon and high jump – the first of its kind for her at either event.
Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.
Of the nominees, 207 competed in Division I, 93 competed in Division II and 180 competed in Division III athletics.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three nominees from each division and announces the top nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year.
The 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced, and the Top 30 honorees celebrated, at the annual award ceremony Oct. 18 in Indianapolis.
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