INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State graduate
Bree Spangler of the Sycamore volleyball team has been nominated for the 2017 Woman of the Year Award, the NCAA announced.
Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Spangler, a Coldwater, Michigan native, closed out her career at Indiana State as just the fourth player in program history to reach 1,000 digs and 1,000 kills in her career. Over her four seasons in Terre Haute, she amassed 1,179 kills and 1,102 digs. She wrapped up her career with 1,321 total points. In 2016 alone, Spangler went for 265 kills 2.55 K/Set) which was second-best on the squad. She also walked away with 286 digs (2.75 D/Set) and 18 service aces.
She was a star on the court, earning All-MVC First Team honors, but off the court Spangler shined as well. For three consecutive seasons, she was named an MVC First Team Scholar-Athlete and was a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List every year at ISU. Spangler was also a Presidential Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipient in 2017 and a Missouri Valley Conference State Farm Good Neighbor Award recipient.
She also showed a commitment to the Terre Haute community spending numerous hours volunteering with local organizations such as the Terre Haute Boy's and Girl's Club, Special Olympics-Indiana, West Vigo Community Center among others.
After spending so much of her time practicing and traveling with the volleyball team as well as her extracurricular activities, Spangler was also a Student Athlete Advisory Committee member three years, capping off her senior year as the SAAC President.
Next, conferences will select up to two conference nominees from the pool of school nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will then choose the top 30 honorees - 10 from each division.
From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three honorees from each division and announces the nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year from those nine.
The top 30 honorees will be recognized and the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the annual award ceremony Oct. 22 in Indianapolis.
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