The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference prides
itself on the quality of its student-athletes. Between 1991 and
2003 all colleges and universities in the state of Minnesota came
together to select a state representative for the Minnesota Woman
of the Year. During this span the MIAC claimed 11 state winners.
Since 2005-06 the NCAA has taken over the process of recognizing
women on a national level. In both 2005-06 and 2006-07 the MIAC
representative for National Woman of the Year has made it to be a
top finalist. More information about these outstanding women can be
found below...
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MIAC Representative for
2006-2007 NCAA Woman of the Year
Amanda Weinmann, Saint Mary's University
Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
Top 30 NCAA Finalist
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| Athletic Profile: Weinmann broke both the indoor shot put and
weight throw school records, was crowned conference champion in the
weight throw (indoor) and shot put (outdoor), and earned
All-American honors with eighth-place finishes in the shot put at
both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division III Outdoor National
Championships. Weinmann leaves SMU as a three-time All-American, a
four-time All-MIAC selection, as well as the owner of seven MIAC
Field Athlete of the Week honors and the 2006-07 SMU Outstanding
Female Athlete and Scholar Athlete of the year. |
| Academic Profile: Weinmann graduated from SMU with a 3.99 GPA
as a double-major in bio-physics and engineering physics. She
earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second-Team
honors, and was one of 10 NCAA Division III female spring sport
student-athletes awarded post-graduate scholarships by the
NCAA. |
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MIAC Representative for
2005-2006 NCAA Woman of the Year
Angie Pfeiffer, Concordia College
Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field
Top 9 NCAA Finalist
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| Athletic Profile: As an athlete, Pfeiffer broke 13 school
records and competed in six NCAA National Championship Meets,
including all four outdoor championship meets. She was named the
USTFCCCA Central Region Athlete of the Year in the spring of 2006.
She won the MIAC Performance of the Meet award on three separate
occasions and was named the MIAC Most Outstanding Track Athlete in
2004 when she helped the Cobbers capture the MIAC Outdoor Track and
Field Championship. She owns both the outdoor and indoor 400 meter
conference records, which she broke in her senior season and
finished her career at Concordia as a six-time All-American. |
| Academic Profile: In 2006, Pfeiffer earned a prestigious NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarship. She was also a two-time ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-American as voted by the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is currently attending the
College of Dentistry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Pfeiffer was also active in many outside organizations and spent
four weeks in Costa Rica volunteering in an orphanage as part of
the Cross Cultural Solutions program. |
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2003 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Teresa Thompson,
University of St. Thomas
Soccer
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| Athletic Profile: Tied for fifth-place in NCAA tournament,
2002. Won conference, 2001-02. Received All-American honors, 2002;
All-conference honors, 2000-02. Team captain, 2001-02. |
| Academic Profile: 3.626 GPA. Major: Biology. Graduated cum
laude May 2003. Two-time Verizon Academic All-American, 2001-02.
Three-time Academic All-Conference. |
| Service and leadership: Thompson served on Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee, 2001-03. Provided care for a teen with a
disability, 2000-03. Campus tutor-mentor for two years. Coached
youth soccer, 1999-2003. Area nursing home volunteer,
2001-03. |
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2002 Minnesota Woman of the Year
Sarah Moe,
Gustavus Adolphus
College
Ice Hockey
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| Athletic Profile: Jofa/American Hockey Coaches'
Association first-team All-American, 2002 and second-team
All-American, 2001. First-team All-Conference, 1999-02. Conference
player of the year and NCAA Division III player of the year.
Highest team finishes: third in the NCAA championships, 2002.
Second in the American Women Coaches' Hockey Association
championship, 2000 and 2001. Conference Champions, 1999 and 2002.
Team captain, 2001-02. |
| Academic Profile: 3.878 GPA. Major: psychology/criminal
justice. Graduated magna cum laude June 2002. Phi Beta Kappa. Pi
Sigma Alpha (political science honorary society). Psi Chi
(psychology honor society). First-team Verizon Academic
All-American award, 2002. |
| Service and leadership: Moe was a member of the
campus student-athlete advisory committee. Volunteered as student
aid to juvenile delinquents. Victim's advocate at a sexual assault
services organization. Dormitory representative to the student
senate, 1998-99. Mentored young hockey players. |
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2001 Minnesota
Woman of the Year
Jill Hocking,
Saint Mary's University
Softball
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| Athletic Profile: First-team All-Region, 1998-01.
First-team All-Aonference, 1998-01. Six-time conference player of
the week. University's outstanding female athlete and
scholar-athlete, both in 2000 and 2001. National championship team,
2000. Team placed fourth in NCAA championship, 2001. Team
conference champion in 1998, 1999 and 2001. Regional all-tournament
team, 2000, 2001. |
| Academic Profile: 3.930 GPA. Major: accounting. Graduated
May 2001. Three-time GTE/Verizon Academic All-American. Wall Street
Journal Student Achievement Award, 2001. CoSIDA/Verizon Academic
All-American of the Year. Three-time Academic All-Conference.
Member of Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national honor society for
universities with a Catholic tradition. Member of Eta Beta, the
university's chapter of the National Honor Society for students of
business administration. |
| Service and leadership: Member of the campus student-athlete
advisory committee. Participated in walk-a-thons for cerebral
palsy, cancer and other causes. Tutored at a low-income housing
community center. Volunteered as a coach, giving pitching
lessons. |
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2000 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Emily Haley,
University of St. Thomas
Cross Country and Outdoor Track and Field
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| Athletic Profile: Outdoor track varsity letter, 1997-2000.
Competed on NCAA championship winning 4X100 relay team, 1997.
Finished seventh at the NCAA championships in the 4X400 relay in
1997 and qualified for the NCAA championship in the event in 1998.
Cross country varsity letter, 1997-2000. Team finished runner up at
1997 NCAA championship. |
| Academic Profile: GPA: 3.95. Major: History and Pre
medicine. Graduated summa cum laude, May 2000. Named GTE Academic
All-District, 2000. Selected to Alpha Mu Gamma and Delta Epsilon
Sigma honor societies. Earned DES Scholarship. |
| Service and leadership: Assisted with an autism program.
Collected books for |
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1999 Minnesota Woman of the Year
Jayna Mathieu,
St. Olaf College
Cross Country and Track and Field
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| Athletic Profile: 1996 outdoor track and field
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 400 meters.
1996 NCAA 800 meter outdoor track and field third place, 1998.
1999, 1500 meter outdoor track and field NCAA National Champion.
1997, 1500 meter NCAA indoor track and field second place.
1997-1999 cross country and track and field team captain. |
| Academic Profile: 3.82 GPA, major: English, political
science. Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors
Society. Senior Women's Honors Society. Melvin George Leadership
Fellowship, 1997. Legal aid intern, 1998-1999. |
| Service and leadership: English project tutor, 1997-1999.
Special Olympics coach, 1995-1997. Fellowship of Christian Athletes
member. |
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1998 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Rebecca Wold,
Gustavus Adolphus College
Basketball, Cross Country and
Track and Field
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| Athletic Profile: Two-time All-Conference selection in the
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for basketball.
Career and single-game three-point record holder and scored 1,000
points during career. All-American in 800 meters. 1997
All-Conference in cross country. |
| Academic Profile: 3.769 GPA, Major: elementary education.
GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American. |
| Service and leadership: Fellowship of Christian Athletes
president. |
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1997 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Rebekah Ormsby,
Augsburg College
Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor
Track and Field
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| Athletic Profile: Two- time NCAA championship qualifier.
1993,1994,1995,1996 cross country team MVP. Five-time All-
MIAC. |
| Academic Profile: 3.83 GPA, Major: history and chemistry.
1997, Augsburg Female Honor Athlete.1994,1995,1996,1997 Joyce Pfaff
Scholar-Athlete Award. 1996,1997 GTE Academic All- Region. Summa
Cum Laude graduate. |
| Service and leadership: Volunteered for Fairview-University
Hospital, Seward Montessori tutor, Amnesty International. |
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1996 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Amy Doherty,
University of St. Thomas
Track and Field
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1993 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Sarah Edmonds,
Gustavus Adolphus College
Cross Country
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1992 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Penny Tollefson,
Hamline University
Swimming and Diving
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1991 Minnesota Woman of the
Year
Betsy Hansen,
Hamline University
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