NC State women's cross country and track and field athlete Kelsey Chmiel has been selected to represent the Atlantic Coast Conference as a nominee for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, as announced by the league office on Tuesday
Chmiel and Miami's Lauryn Harris (track and field) are the ACC's nominees for the award, which was established in 1991. It is given annually to a graduated female student-athlete who has distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academics, athletics, service and leadership.
NC State's Chmiel heads into her graduate year with a plethora of athletic accomplishments including being named a nine-time All-American, a two-time NCAA Cross Country Champion, a four-time ACC Champion and a three-time individual ACC Champion.
In her 2023 Outdoor Track and Field campaign, Chmiel was a two-time All-American, a two-time NCAA Champion qualifier and a two-time NCAA East Regional qualifier. The two-time Indoor Track and Field All-American and 5000m ACC Champion made the All-ACC Indoor Team and qualified for the Indoor NCAA Championships.
The 2021 and 2022 NCAA Champion was a finalist for the 2022 Honda Sport Award, an annual award given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of 12 NCAA sponsored sports. In 2021 alone, the graduate student was named
the USTFCCCA Southeast Region Cross Country Women's Athlete of the Year and ACC Women's Cross Country Runner and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
In the classroom, Chmiel is studying veterinary science where she finished her undergraduate degree in just two and a half years. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native has also had a greater impact on the community outside of school and sport by volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County as well as the Turtle Rescue Team, something tailored to her studies and future career
Academically, Chmiel is a 2023 recipient of the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship, four-time All-ACC Academic team and USTFCCCA All-Academic team member as well as the Elite 90 Award Recipient in 2022.
All conference-level nominees are forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee who will choose the top 10 honorees in each division. From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the three finalists in each division
Finally, the members of the Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from among the top nine finalists to determine the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year.
Later this fall, the national Top 30 honorees and nine finalists will be announced. The 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the 2024 NCAA Convention in Phoenix.
https://gopack.com/news/2023/8/8/cross-country-kelsey-chmiel-nominated-for-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-award
Chmiel and Miami's Lauryn Harris (track and field) are the ACC's nominees for the award, which was established in 1991. It is given annually to a graduated female student-athlete who has distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academics, athletics, service and leadership.
NC State's Chmiel heads into her graduate year with a plethora of athletic accomplishments including being named a nine-time All-American, a two-time NCAA Cross Country Champion, a four-time ACC Champion and a three-time individual ACC Champion.
In her 2023 Outdoor Track and Field campaign, Chmiel was a two-time All-American, a two-time NCAA Champion qualifier and a two-time NCAA East Regional qualifier. The two-time Indoor Track and Field All-American and 5000m ACC Champion made the All-ACC Indoor Team and qualified for the Indoor NCAA Championships.
The 2021 and 2022 NCAA Champion was a finalist for the 2022 Honda Sport Award, an annual award given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of 12 NCAA sponsored sports. In 2021 alone, the graduate student was named
the USTFCCCA Southeast Region Cross Country Women's Athlete of the Year and ACC Women's Cross Country Runner and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
In the classroom, Chmiel is studying veterinary science where she finished her undergraduate degree in just two and a half years. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native has also had a greater impact on the community outside of school and sport by volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County as well as the Turtle Rescue Team, something tailored to her studies and future career
Academically, Chmiel is a 2023 recipient of the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship, four-time All-ACC Academic team and USTFCCCA All-Academic team member as well as the Elite 90 Award Recipient in 2022.
All conference-level nominees are forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee who will choose the top 10 honorees in each division. From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the three finalists in each division
Finally, the members of the Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from among the top nine finalists to determine the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year.
Later this fall, the national Top 30 honorees and nine finalists will be announced. The 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the 2024 NCAA Convention in Phoenix.
https://gopack.com/news/2023/8/8/cross-country-kelsey-chmiel-nominated-for-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-award