INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Women's Lacrosse senior, Rachel Kerwin earned University of Charleston's nomination for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award on Tuesday afternoon. The award recognizes outstanding female student-athletes for a combination of academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service, and leadership during their time as a student athlete.

Kerwin, a four-year starter for the Golden Eagles women's lacrosse program, serving as a two-year captain.

Along with her leadership on the field, Rachel is a graduate of the University's radiology program with a 3.73 GPA. The St. Louis native plans to return to UC in the fall to pursue her Master's of Business Administration.

She will represent Charleston as the proceedings for announcing a winner of the NCAA Woman of the Year award continue. Next, conference offices will select their nominees for the honor. Each conference nominee will be notified by the NCAA, and all conference-round nominees will be announced in August.

Conference nominations are forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee, which identifies the top 10 honorees in each of the three NCAA divisions. From those 30 honorees, the selection committee then determines the three finalists in each division for a total of nine finalists.

The Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year from the nine finalists. The 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced this fall.