While she may not have won the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award, Belmont women’s soccer alumna and School of Nursing graduate Alison Alcott stood tall with the other Top 30 winners from around the country, spanning all three NCAA Divisions.
Earlier this month, the NCAA hosted a dinner in Indianapolis to recognize the 2015 Top 30 honorees. ESPN analyst Jessica Mendoza served as host for the evening and introduced each of the Top 30 to the crowd gathered at the Westin. Clarion University’s Kristin Day was named the NCAA Woman of the Year at the end of the evening.
A busy weekend awaited Alcott, who completed her nursing night shift at Vanderbilt Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit at 8 a.m., only to climb right into her boyfriend’s car for the four-plus hour ride to Indianapolis. She even used one of her socks from her days on the pitch as a sleep mask for her nap during the drive. Continue reading