[Alsfastball] "Softball Canada Athlete Nominated for 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year"

[Al Doran]

From: "Mathieu Gentes" <mgentes at softball.ca>
Subject: "Softball Canada Athlete Nominated for 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year"
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:53:23 -0400



Softball Canada Athlete Nominated for 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year
September 15th, 2005

(Ottawa) - The NCAA recently announced the 10 finalists for the 2005 NCAA 
Woman of the Year award, one of the most prestigious honours the NCAA 
bestows.  Softball Canada Women's National Senior team member Janiva Willis 
(Irishtown, NB) is one of the nominees.

Senior National Team head coach Lori Sippel on Willis being nominated. "I 
was very happy to hear that Janiva Willis was named South Carolina’s NCAA 
Woman of the Year and a top ten finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year 
Award.  Janiva is a part of the Women’s National Team Player Pool and her 
nomination for this award not only reinforces the fact that she is a fine 
softball player but more importantly, an excellent student, citizen and 
ambassador for the sport of fast pitch softball."

The award recognizes senior student-athletes in intercollegiate athletics 
for their outstanding achievements in athletics, academics and community 
service.  The finalists were selected from 352 entries by the Woman of the 
Year Selection Committee.  The winner will be announced at an awards dinner 
on Saturday October 29th in Indianapolis.

Willis recently competed with Canada's Women's National Senior team in the 
2005 Canada Cup as well as the inaugural International Sports 
Invitational.  Willis played for New Brunswick at the 2001 Canada 
Games.  In 2001 she was also recognized as Softball New Brunswick's Female 
Athlete of the Year.

Willis was also recently recognized as South Carolina's NCAA Woman of the 
Year.  As a member of Winthrop's softball team, Willis set new all-time and 
season records and was an active volunteer in the local community while 
earning the President's List and Dean's List honours.



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For more information:

Mathieu Gentès

Softball Canada

Marketing and Communications Director

mgentes at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105


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