INDIANAPOLIS - BYU middle-distance runner Meghan Hunter has been named a Big 12 nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program was established in 1991 and honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions. To be eligible, a nominee must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have earned her undergraduate degree by Summer 2024.
The top 30 honorees (10 per division) will be announced in the fall of 2024. The selection committee will then announce the top nine (three per division) in late 2024. The 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the 2025 NCAA Convention in January.
Hunter as well as Oklahoma softball star Alyssa Brito were selected by the Big 12 Conference to move on to the next round of voting for the award.
From Provo, Utah, Hunter graduated in April of 2023 with a bachelor's degree in communications disorders. She is currently working toward a master's degree in speech and language pathology with a projected graduation date of April 2025.
Hunter is a two-time First Team All-American in the 800m. She ranks No. 3 all-time at BYU indoors with a time of 2:02.15 and No. 5 all-time outdoors with a time of 2:01.53. This summer, Hunter placed 22nd in the 800m at the USATF Olympic Trials in June.
The 23-year-old was also named a CWSA Inspiration Award Finalist in May.
Meghan Hunter grew up with a dream: to run collegiately. After committing to run for @BYUTFXC, it looked to be coming to fruition.
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 18, 2024
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Hunter will compete in her final year of collegiate eligibility during the 2025 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.