RICHMOND, Va. – VCU All-American thrower Gudrun Hallgrimsdottir (Hvanneyri, Iceland) is one of 13 Atlantic 10 Conference student-athletes who have been selected as a nominee for the NCAA's prestigious Woman of the Year award, the league announced.
 
The league's Senior Woman Administrators will vote on the nominees to select two student-athletes who will be named A-10 Woman of the Year and represent the league as 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year conference finalists.
 
Hallgrimsdottir is, quite simply, one of the most decorated student-athletes in VCU Athletics history. A five-time All-American, including four First Team citations, the Hvanneyri, Iceland native recently capped her collegiate career with a sixth-place finish in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 12 in Eugene, Ore.
 
During Hallgrimsdottir's four-year VCU career, she captured a total of seven A-10 individual championships in the hammer and weight throw and was twice named to the league's All-Academic Team.
 
One of the most prestigious NCAA awards, the Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to celebrate the achievements of women in intercollegiate athletics. Now in its 35th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.

Per the NCAA, all conference-level nominees are advanced to the Woman of the Year selection committee. The selection committee will choose the top 10 honorees in each division. From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the three finalists in each division. Finally, the members of the Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from among the top nine finalists to determine the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year. The top 30 honorees will be honored, and the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced this fall.