Saints Sports Awards 2013: Female Athlete of the Year Nominees
***Winner***
Chelsea Johnson - Women's Cross Country
  • Became the program’s second NCAA All-American.
  • Finished a program-best 15th at the NCAA Division III Championships.
  • In her last four races of the season, she either matched or set a program record.
  • Had the highest-ever finish in program history at the NCAA Central Region Championships (3rd) to earn All-Region honors.
  • She finished out of the top six just once all season and that was at Nationals.
  • Won the season-opening Tom Barry Invitational. (The first CSS Female runner to win a race since 2008).
  • Named to the USFTCCCA All-Academic Team.
Sharmila Ahmed - Women's Nordic Skiing
  • Became the first Female Skier to qualify for the NCAA Skiing Championships in Program History.
  • Was one of only seven skiers from NCAA Division III programs to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
  • Was a First Team All-Conference selection, becoming the first female in program history to earn conference honors. (Was the only skier from a non-scholarship program to earn all-conference accolades)
  • Finished in the top 10 in nine races with top six finishes in the four of those.
Kelsey Kehtel - Women's Soccer
  • Led the Saints to the NCAA Division III Tournament and UMAC Regular Season and Tournament titles.
  • One of two players to be named First Team NSCAA All-Region (A first in program history).
  • Named UMAC Offensive Player of the Year.
  • Led the conference with 18 goals and 44 points in league games
  • Led the team with 20 goals and 48 points.
  • Recorded three hat tricks, including two, four-goal games throughout the season.
Alec Seeley - Women's Track & Field
  • Became the first track & field athlete (male or female) to qualify for both the Indoor and Outdoor NCAA Division III Championships in the same year.
  • Placed 10th in the weight throw at the Indoor Championships and 14th in the hammer throw at the outdoor championships.
  • Helped lead the team to sweep both the Indoor and Outdoor UMAC Championships.
  • Named Field Athlete of the Meet at the UMAC Indoor Championships.
  • All-UMAC performer in the indoor and outdoor seasons.
  • Broke program records in both the weight and hammer throws
  • Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Nina Waidacher - Women's Hockey
  • First Player in program history to be named a First Team All-American.
  • Second team All-West Region by D3hockey.com.
  • Named First Team All-Conference.
  • Recorded the most points in the league (40) and was second in assists (24).
  • Finished second in NCAA Division III, averaging 1.60 points per game and third in the nation averaging 0.96 assists per game.
Anna Zyvoloski - Volleyball
  • Named Second Team AVCA All-American (Highest NCAA Division III honor in program history).
  • First Team All-Region selection.
  • Named UMAC Player of the Year
  • Led the conference with 454 kills and 538 points.
  • Finished second in the league with a .299 hitting percentage and 21 solo blocks and was third with 43 service aces.
  • Led the team in total blocks (61) and digs (327).
  • Recorded at least 10 kills in 27 of the 30 matches.