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Kingston named NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
Jul 16, 2018 | Women's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Sydney Kingston, a four-year standout on the Memphis women's soccer team, has been selected as a nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the organization announced.
The award annually honors the academics achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of female college athletes.
"We are extremely proud of Sydney on her nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year," assistant coach Lizzy Simonin said of the nominee. "Syd has been a tremendous asset to our program on and off the field."
On the pitch, Kingston started 58 of her 60 games played as a Tiger and registered over 4,700 minutes. As a senior, Kingston started all 20 matches for the Tigers and helped anchor a defense that tallied eight shutouts. She was also named the university's top defensive student-athlete for the 2017-18 athletic season.
Kingston was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team in her freshman campaign and was named a three-time AAC All-Academic team honoree.
For her work in the classroom, Kingston was named Capital One CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District in 2017 and Capital One CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American the same season.
As a chemistry major, Kingston was listed to the Tiger 3.0 Club, Dean's List and was a Tiger Academic 30 member in all eight academic semesters. Kingston also garnered the 2018 Chi Beta Phi Award for Excellence in Chemistry, the highest academic honor in that discipline at the University of Memphis.
The Dallas, Texas native, also made an impact in the community with numerous community service and volunteer activities. Kingston volunteered at benefit races through St. Jude, The Salvation Army and Youth Villages. Through the university, Kingston assisted with events such as Dodge for a Cause, Tigers Go Pro, the university's commencement ceremony and served as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member.
Additionally, Kingston held membership in the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Pre-Professional Honor Society and also volunteered time with Special Olympics in the Memphis area and Habitat for Humanity.
Founded in 1991, the Woman of the Year program saw its highest number of nominees this year with 581 student-athletes. Last season, Memphis track and field athlete Chardae Greenlee was listed as a Top 30 finalist for the award, while women's soccer's Kylie Davis earned a program nomination in 2015.
The award annually honors the academics achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of female college athletes.
"We are extremely proud of Sydney on her nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year," assistant coach Lizzy Simonin said of the nominee. "Syd has been a tremendous asset to our program on and off the field."
On the pitch, Kingston started 58 of her 60 games played as a Tiger and registered over 4,700 minutes. As a senior, Kingston started all 20 matches for the Tigers and helped anchor a defense that tallied eight shutouts. She was also named the university's top defensive student-athlete for the 2017-18 athletic season.
Kingston was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team in her freshman campaign and was named a three-time AAC All-Academic team honoree.
For her work in the classroom, Kingston was named Capital One CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District in 2017 and Capital One CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American the same season.
As a chemistry major, Kingston was listed to the Tiger 3.0 Club, Dean's List and was a Tiger Academic 30 member in all eight academic semesters. Kingston also garnered the 2018 Chi Beta Phi Award for Excellence in Chemistry, the highest academic honor in that discipline at the University of Memphis.
The Dallas, Texas native, also made an impact in the community with numerous community service and volunteer activities. Kingston volunteered at benefit races through St. Jude, The Salvation Army and Youth Villages. Through the university, Kingston assisted with events such as Dodge for a Cause, Tigers Go Pro, the university's commencement ceremony and served as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member.
Additionally, Kingston held membership in the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Pre-Professional Honor Society and also volunteered time with Special Olympics in the Memphis area and Habitat for Humanity.
Founded in 1991, the Woman of the Year program saw its highest number of nominees this year with 581 student-athletes. Last season, Memphis track and field athlete Chardae Greenlee was listed as a Top 30 finalist for the award, while women's soccer's Kylie Davis earned a program nomination in 2015.
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