INDIANAPOLIS – Ally Choate of Seattle University softball and Kimmy Tottori of Seattle University golf have been named SU's 2020-21 NCAA Woman of the Year nominees. The pair both concluded terrific careers as Redhawks this year.
Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Choate has had an accolade-filled summer, as the Yelm, Washington, native picked up the 2020-21 Western Athletic Conference's (WAC) Stan Bates Award for the top student athlete. She won SU's Female Student Athlete of the Year and earned her third straight First Team All-WAC honor this past season, becoming just the second Redhawk ever to claim First Team All-WAC in each possible year of her career. Choate hit a team-high .363 with 58 hits in 50 games, playing a vital role in softball's run to the NCAA Tournament.
She graduated with a 3.73 cumulative GPA while majoring in humanities for teaching with minors in mathematics and social welfare. She was a member of SAAC, serving as treasurer in 2020-21, and claimed her fourth Academic All-WAC selection. Choate was also voted 2020 Seattle U Homecoming Queen.
Tottori set a program record with her 74.40 average this season. She finished third at the 2021 WAC Championship, with a three-round total of 218. The native of Las Vegas also posted a school record with a 3.08 on par-threes this season.
Tottori, a Communication & Media major with a specialty in Strategic Communication, was a four-time Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar and a four-time Academic All-WAC honoree. She finished with a 3.84 cumulative GPA at Seattle U. Tottori has also volunteered with local groups such as AAPI Against Hate and Miss Washington U.S. International, and been a member of the SU Student Government and Disability Services Team.
Next, the WAC will choose a candidate from member schools to represent the conference on the national level. Conference candidates will be announced next month.
Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Choate has had an accolade-filled summer, as the Yelm, Washington, native picked up the 2020-21 Western Athletic Conference's (WAC) Stan Bates Award for the top student athlete. She won SU's Female Student Athlete of the Year and earned her third straight First Team All-WAC honor this past season, becoming just the second Redhawk ever to claim First Team All-WAC in each possible year of her career. Choate hit a team-high .363 with 58 hits in 50 games, playing a vital role in softball's run to the NCAA Tournament.
She graduated with a 3.73 cumulative GPA while majoring in humanities for teaching with minors in mathematics and social welfare. She was a member of SAAC, serving as treasurer in 2020-21, and claimed her fourth Academic All-WAC selection. Choate was also voted 2020 Seattle U Homecoming Queen.
Tottori set a program record with her 74.40 average this season. She finished third at the 2021 WAC Championship, with a three-round total of 218. The native of Las Vegas also posted a school record with a 3.08 on par-threes this season.
Tottori, a Communication & Media major with a specialty in Strategic Communication, was a four-time Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar and a four-time Academic All-WAC honoree. She finished with a 3.84 cumulative GPA at Seattle U. Tottori has also volunteered with local groups such as AAPI Against Hate and Miss Washington U.S. International, and been a member of the SU Student Government and Disability Services Team.
Next, the WAC will choose a candidate from member schools to represent the conference on the national level. Conference candidates will be announced next month.