Quesada Finalist For NCAA Woman Of The Year
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Sept. 9, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Former University of Virginia rower Charlotte Quesada(South Freeport, Maine) is one of 10 finalists for the 1999 NCAA Womanofthe Year Award. The award recognizes young women in intercollegiateathletics for their outstanding achievements in athletics, academics andcommunity leadership.
The other nine finalists are: Jamila Demby, track and field,University of California, Davis, Erin Baxter, soccer, University ofFlorida, Stephanie White-McCarty, basketball, Purdue University, TrinaSteines, cross country and track and field, Wartburg College, EmilyStauffer, soccer, Harvard University, Jayna Mathieu, cross country andtrack and field, St. Olaf College, Suzanne P. Eastman, soccer, DartmouthCollege, Theresa Marie Lang, basketball, North Dakota State University,andJaimee Heffner, track and field, soccer and volleyball, Washington andJefferson College.
Quesada graduated with distinction from Virginia in May of 1999.She was an Echols Scholar who pursued an interdisciplinary studiesprogramin Spanish, Environmental Studies and Latin American Relations. Quesadareceived the Jettie Hill Award as the Virginia women’s athlete with thehighest four-year academic average and was a four-time member of theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Honor Roll. She was selected to the GTEUniversity Division Academic All-District III Spring At-Large First Teamin1999.
Quesada was a member of Virginia’s second varsity eight that wonthe NCAA Championship in that competition in both 1998 and 1999. TheVirginia rowing team tied Brown for the most points (56) in the teamcompetition at the 1999 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships, but finishedsecond as determined by the NCAA tiebreaker of highest finish in thefirstvarsity eight.
Quesada served as a mentor/tutor at Charlottesville elementaryschools and high school during her UVa career, and was a Student AthleteMentor (SAM) working with peers in substance abuse prevention. Shereceived the 1999 SAM of the Year Award for her work with that programandreceived the Ernest Ern Award for outstanding contributions to studentlifeat the University of Virginia. She also received an ACC Top Six Awardforservice to the UVa and Charlottesville communities. Quesada is a memberofthe Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.
The finalists for the 1999 NCAA Woman of the Year Award wereselected by a special committee composed of athletics administratorsfromNCAA member colleges and universities. The NCAA Committee on Women’sAthletics will select the 1999 Woman of the Year from among the 10finalists. The winner will be honored at an awards dinner on October 24inIndianapolis, Ind.
This is the ninth year the award has been presented. PeggyBoutilier of the University of Virginia received the 1998 NCAA Woman oftheYear Award.