NEW YORK, NY — The Top 30 honorees for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year award and the NCAA are partnering to donate books to elementary, middle school or public libraries special to each honoree or near their respective alma mater. The books will cover an array of topics centered on uplifting and inspiring young girls, in sports and other areas.
“One of the four community engagement strategic priorities is educational equity and literacy,” said Felicia Martin, senior vice president of inclusion, education and community engagement. “We are dedicated to improving youth literacy by providing reading initiatives and access to books to all children through valued alliances like schools, libraries and youth organizations. In recognition of the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honorees, these book donations are cultivating a love for reading and building a foundation for life-long learning.”
Sam Schott of the University of Texas at Tyler was named the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year back in November of 2025 – Image Credit: NCAA
The honorees, 10 from each division, represent 14 NCAA championship sports and two emerging sports. These young women graduated with degrees in STEM, health sciences, social sciences, humanities, communications, teaching, languages, business and mathematics. Together, they’ve displayed their dedication to service not only on their individual campuses but in their communities, while upholding their commitment to academics and athletics.
Books will be distributed to 22 states, Washington, D.C., and one Canadian province. The schools and libraries receiving book donations are:
- Journey Amundson, Saint Louis — Evelyn Goldberg Briggs Memorial Library, Iron River, Wisconsin.
- Bethany Arabe, Point Loma — Corona Public Library, Corona, California.
- Ellie Arndt, Wisconsin-La Crosse — Longfellow Middle School Library, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
- Sivan Auerbach, Oklahoma State — Stillwater Oklahoma Middle School Library, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Chiara Barbieri, Presbyterian College — San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Elementary School Library, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
- Natalie Barnouw, MIT — Los Angeles Public Library, Westwood Branch, Los Angeles.
- Nikki Boon, Emory — East Side Elementary School Library, Marietta, Georgia.
- Ella Brissett, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps — The Gregory School Library, Houston.
- Paige Bueckers, UConn — Waddell Elementary School Library, Manchester, Connecticut.
- Kimberly DeBoer, San Francisco State — Aptos Middle School Library, San Francisco.
- Avery Decker, Nebraska Wesleyan — Fremont Middle School Library, Fremont, Nebraska.
- Hailey Gregg, Bethel (Minnesota) — Northdale Middle School Library, Coons Rapids, Minnesota.
- Grace Hartman, NC State — Hill Learning Center, Durham, North Carolina.
- Meghan Hunter, Brigham Young — Barnett Elementary Library, Payson, Utah.
- Anna Igims, Slippery Rock — Woods Run Library, Pittsburgh.
- Ellie Jones, Belhaven — Olive Branch Public Library, Olive Branch, Mississippi.
- Kendall Kramer, Alaska Fairbanks — Noel Wien Public Library, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Abigail Lee, Middle Tennessee — Glasgow Middle School Library, Glasgow, Kentucky.
- Mia Levy, Yale — New Haven Reads, New Haven, Connecticut.
- Carmen Llopis Fabra, Illinois Springfield — Owen Marsh Elementary Library, Springfield, Illinois.
- Jacqueline Maze, Azusa Pacific — Sundale Elementary School Library, Tulare, California.
- Abigail McCulloh, Georgia — Clarke Middle School Library, Athens, Georgia.
- Emily Moehringer, Catholic — North Bellmore Public Library, North Bellmore, New York.
- Mary Kelly Mulcahy, Findlay — Hancock County Public Library, Findlay, Ohio.
- Hailey Poe, North Central (Illinois) — South Fayette Township Middle School Library, McDonald, Pennsylvania.
- Sam Schott, The University of Texas at Tyler — Boulter Middle School, Tyler, Texas.
- Teagan Starkey, Concordia-St. Paul — Dakota County Heritage Library, Lakeville, Minnesota.
- Avery Williams, Columbus State — Columbus Public Library, Columbus, Georgia.
- Leanne Wong, Florida — Friends of the Library, Gainesville, Florida.
- Alyssa Xu, Amherst — Swift River Elementary School Library, Belchertown, Massachusetts.
Information Courtesy of the NCAA
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