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Greenlee Named Top 30 For 2017 NCAA Woman Of The Year Honor
Sep 06, 2017 | Women's Track and Field
Tigers track and field standout graduated in May.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Chardae Greenlee, a four-year University of Memphis track and field standout from 2013-17, has been named as one of the nation's Top 30 for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA office announced Wednesday.
Greenlee is one of 10 candidates from the NCAA Division I level for the national honor. There also are 10 candidates from both the NCAA Division II and III levels.
"The Top 30 honorees are remarkable representatives of the thousands of women competing in college sports each year," said Sarah Hebberd, chair of the Woman of the Year selection committee and director of compliance at Georgia. "They have seized every opportunity available to them on the field of play, in the classroom and in the community, and we are proud to recognize them for their outstanding achievements."
The Hazel Crest, Ill., native graduated with a degree in sport and leisure management and received her diploma at the University's May commencement exercises. She graduated with a 3.74 grade-point average (GPA).
In the arena of competition, Greenlee wrapped up her career as one of the program's most-decorated performers. Primarily competing in the triple jump, Greenlee won three-consecutive American Athletic Conference outdoor titles in the event (2015, 2016, 2017). Her 44-2.5 (13.47m) triple jump effort to win the 2015 conference crown is a Memphis women's program record.
Greenlee was an eight-time All-American Athletic Conference honoree (indoor/outdoor combined) in the triple and long jumps. She competed in three NCAA East Preliminaries (2015, 2016, 2017) in the outdoor triple jump and reached the NCAA Championships in the indoor triple jump in 2015. Greenlee placed 11th at the NCAA indoor meet and earned U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America second team recognition.
In addition to her three triple jump crowns, Greenlee posted top-three finishes in the triple (3rd; 2014) and long (3rd; 2015) jumps at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. At the league's indoor meets, she took home two silvers (2015, 2016) and one bronze (2017) in the triple jump.
For her career, Greenlee won 18 triple jump titles and recorded 41 top-three performances.
Greenlee's accomplishments were just as impressive in the classroom. She was a three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) and a four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic selection (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17). She earned Tiger 3.0 Club recognition all eight semesters, and she was named the 2016-17 Outstanding Senior in the University's sport and leisure management program. Greenlee also was a member of the Phil Kappa Phi Honor Society.
This year, Greenlee received an NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Graduate Scholarship and participated in the NCAA Career In Sports Forum. In 2015-16, she received the Donald K. Carson Leadership Scholar honor.
Greenlee also was active in both the University and city of Memphis communities throughout her collegiate career. Greenlee participated in several Memphis Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) events such as the teddy bear drive, canned food drive and St. Jude's Up 'Til Dawn. She took part in Operation Christmas Child, Memphis Zoo's "Zoo Boo," Jump Rope for Heart, and Walk In Her Shoes, which helps victims of domestic violence. Greenlee also read to schoolchildren at elementary schools and assisted in painting a community park.
Greenlee worked as an intern in the University of Memphis Athletics Compliance office. For the 2016 fall semester, she also was a game operations intern with the Mississippi RiverKings, a minor league ice hockey team in Southaven, Miss.
In early August, Greenlee was selected as one of two representatives from the American Athletic Conference for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year honor. Cincinnati's Juliana Madzia was the other league selection. At that time, Greenlee and Madzia were two of 58 candidates from NCAA Division I level and 145 nominees from across all divisions. The NCAA Woman of the Year selection process began earlier this year with a record 543 nominees from collegiate institutions across the country.
In late September, the selection committee will announce three women from each division as the nine finalists. From the finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2017 Woman of the Year, who will be named Oct. 22 at a ceremony in Indianapolis. The Top 30 honorees also will be celebrated at the Oct. 22 ceremony.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program has recognized graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991.
Greenlee is one of 10 candidates from the NCAA Division I level for the national honor. There also are 10 candidates from both the NCAA Division II and III levels.
"The Top 30 honorees are remarkable representatives of the thousands of women competing in college sports each year," said Sarah Hebberd, chair of the Woman of the Year selection committee and director of compliance at Georgia. "They have seized every opportunity available to them on the field of play, in the classroom and in the community, and we are proud to recognize them for their outstanding achievements."
The Hazel Crest, Ill., native graduated with a degree in sport and leisure management and received her diploma at the University's May commencement exercises. She graduated with a 3.74 grade-point average (GPA).
In the arena of competition, Greenlee wrapped up her career as one of the program's most-decorated performers. Primarily competing in the triple jump, Greenlee won three-consecutive American Athletic Conference outdoor titles in the event (2015, 2016, 2017). Her 44-2.5 (13.47m) triple jump effort to win the 2015 conference crown is a Memphis women's program record.
Greenlee was an eight-time All-American Athletic Conference honoree (indoor/outdoor combined) in the triple and long jumps. She competed in three NCAA East Preliminaries (2015, 2016, 2017) in the outdoor triple jump and reached the NCAA Championships in the indoor triple jump in 2015. Greenlee placed 11th at the NCAA indoor meet and earned U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America second team recognition.
In addition to her three triple jump crowns, Greenlee posted top-three finishes in the triple (3rd; 2014) and long (3rd; 2015) jumps at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. At the league's indoor meets, she took home two silvers (2015, 2016) and one bronze (2017) in the triple jump.
For her career, Greenlee won 18 triple jump titles and recorded 41 top-three performances.
Greenlee's accomplishments were just as impressive in the classroom. She was a three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) and a four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic selection (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17). She earned Tiger 3.0 Club recognition all eight semesters, and she was named the 2016-17 Outstanding Senior in the University's sport and leisure management program. Greenlee also was a member of the Phil Kappa Phi Honor Society.
This year, Greenlee received an NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Graduate Scholarship and participated in the NCAA Career In Sports Forum. In 2015-16, she received the Donald K. Carson Leadership Scholar honor.
Greenlee also was active in both the University and city of Memphis communities throughout her collegiate career. Greenlee participated in several Memphis Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) events such as the teddy bear drive, canned food drive and St. Jude's Up 'Til Dawn. She took part in Operation Christmas Child, Memphis Zoo's "Zoo Boo," Jump Rope for Heart, and Walk In Her Shoes, which helps victims of domestic violence. Greenlee also read to schoolchildren at elementary schools and assisted in painting a community park.
Greenlee worked as an intern in the University of Memphis Athletics Compliance office. For the 2016 fall semester, she also was a game operations intern with the Mississippi RiverKings, a minor league ice hockey team in Southaven, Miss.
In early August, Greenlee was selected as one of two representatives from the American Athletic Conference for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year honor. Cincinnati's Juliana Madzia was the other league selection. At that time, Greenlee and Madzia were two of 58 candidates from NCAA Division I level and 145 nominees from across all divisions. The NCAA Woman of the Year selection process began earlier this year with a record 543 nominees from collegiate institutions across the country.
In late September, the selection committee will announce three women from each division as the nine finalists. From the finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2017 Woman of the Year, who will be named Oct. 22 at a ceremony in Indianapolis. The Top 30 honorees also will be celebrated at the Oct. 22 ceremony.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program has recognized graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991.
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