Sept. 14, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Former Lady Monarch field hockey defender and 2006 Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year Janelle Engle (Mt. Joy, Pa.) is one of two selection by the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for the 2006 Woman of the Year.
The NCAA will announce the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year on October 28 at a dinner in Indianapolis. Since 1991, the award has been presented annually to a senior student-athlete who has distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership.
Schools submitted nominations through their conferences and each league was allowed to select up to two nominees. From the conference nominees, the Woman of the Year selection committee will announce the top 10 selections in Divisions I, II and III, respectively. From each group of 10, a top three will be chosen. The 2006 Woman of the Year will be selected by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics from the pool of nine divisional honorees.
Engle was named the 2006 CAA Player of the Year and earned first team All-American honors by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). She led ODU and the CAA in scoring with 20 goals. She was selected by the ODU Alumni Association as the Female Athlete of the Year and the Norfolk Sports Club presented her with the Tom Scott award as the university's top senior athlete. In the classroom, Engle was a four-time NFHCA All-Academic selection, a USA TODAY All-USA College Academic Team nominee, and was the CAA's Scholar Athlete of the Year. Engle was a co-winner of the prestigious Jack Wilkins/James Howard Female Scholar Athletes of the Year at ODU as she attained a perfect 4.0. A music major, Engle was first violinist in the Deihn String Quartet and concertmaster of the ODU Symphony.
