NC State’s Grace Hartman Named NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 Honoree

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference nominee Grace Hartman (NC State Cross Country and Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field) is among the many Top 30 honorees for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award as introduced by the NCAA on Wednesday.
 
The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to acknowledge graduating feminine student-athletes who’ve exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in lecturers, athletics, service and management all through their collegiate careers.
 
“We are extremely proud that Grace has been selected as a 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree. This is a well-deserved recognition as she is a world-class athlete, phenomenal student and dedicated member of the NC State and Raleigh communities,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “We are honored to have Grace represent the ACC and embody the best of college athletics – excellence in the classroom, competition and service.”
 
Hartman was among the many prime 10 honorees chosen from NCAA Division I conferences. Ten Division II and 10 Division III honorees have been additionally introduced Wednesday.
 
The choice committee will now decide the highest three honorees from every division and announce the 9 finalists. From these 9 finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year. The award winner will probably be introduced this fall and will probably be acknowledged on the NCAA Convention in National Harbor, Maryland, in January 2026.
 

The Oakwood, Ohio, native has put collectively a improbable collegiate profession, highlighted by successful the 2024 ACC Cross Country champion whereas additionally claiming the ACC Outdoor Track & Field title within the ladies’s 5,000-meter run in 2025. Earlier this yr, Hartman was named the Women’s Outdoor Track Performer of the Year. Hartman additionally performed a pivotal function in serving to the Wolfpack win the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championship. Throughout her time at NC State, Hartman has earned eight All-America honors and 9 All-ACC honors.
 

Also a standout within the classroom, Hartman was named the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each cross nation in 2024 and outside monitor & subject in 2025. She additionally gained the NCAA Elite 90, which is awarded to the student-athlete with the very best GPA at every championship finals web site. Additionally, she has been named as a five-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree and a seven-time All-ACC Academic honoree all through her profession.
 
Away from athletics, Hartman has been an incredible advocate for athlete psychological well being by means of public writing and storytelling. She has additionally been a frequent contributor to Voice in Sport, the place she has created content material for a world neighborhood of feminine athletes.
 
Hartman additionally spends time volunteering with Triangle Disability and Autism Services in Raleigh, North Carolina. Through her volunteer work, Hartman has assisted in offering assets and socialization alternatives for kids and adults with mental and/or developmental disabilities and autism within the achievement of their private targets and desires of their neighborhood. She has additionally served as a counseling intern supporting college students with studying variations and educating coping methods.
 
To study extra in regards to the award program and former winners, go to ncaa.org/woty.
 

ACC member establishments declare three previous NCAA Women of the Year honorees. Former Notre Dame soccer standout Elizabeth Tucker was named the 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year. Wake Forest’s Annie Bersagel (cross county/monitor &subject) was acknowledged in 2006, and Virginia’s Peggy Boutilier (subject hockey/lacrosse) obtained the consideration in 1998.