Woodward is coming off a milestone season, where she earned her 200th career coaching victory and further cemented her legacy in the Seattle U Athletics record books. She currently boasts an all-time 205-80-26 record and a .701 winning percentage, and is the winningest female coach and the No. 5 winningest coach in a single sport at Seattle U. Woodward just completed her 15th season at the helm of the Redhawk women's soccer program, amassing 14 winning seasons, including a 12-6-1 overall record in 2011.
This year Woodward was ranked by the NCAA in both the Division I and II coaching record books. Entering the 2011 season, among active coaches with less than five years of experience at the DI level, she is No. 2 in victories and is the No. 5 winningest coach. She also is the No. 19 winningest coach among active DII coaches.
Fans are encouraged to vote, by clicking: Female Sports Star of the Year. Voting is open until Friday, Jan. 20. For a complete list of nominees for the Sports Star of the Year categories, please visit: SSC 77th Annual Sports Star of the Year.
Four former Seattle U affiliates have won the Sports Star of the Year award: John O'Brien (1952), Pat Lesser Harbottle (1955), Elgin Baylor (1958) and Bill Fenton (1973).
Female Sports Star of the Year Nominees:
- Courtney Vandersloot (Gonzaga University Basketball)
- Jenn Salling (University of Washington Softball)
- Julie Woodward (Seattle University Women's Soccer Head Coach)
- Maddie Meyers (Northwest High School Runner)
- Queen Underwood (USA Boxing)