SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.--- The NCAA announced the nominees for its 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award on Thursday afternoon, and Shippensburg University selected CWSA Division II Honda Athlete of the Year, senior Jazmin Petrantonio as its nominee for the prestigious award.
 
Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
 
A two-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II National Player of the Year (2021 and 2018) and three-time NCAA Division II Field Hockey Champion, Petrantonio graduated in May with a double major in management (concentration in international management) and accounting and a 3.48 cumulative grade-point average (GPA). She was also named to the 2021-22 Academic All-America ® Third Team, 2021-22 Academic All-District 2 ® At-Large Team, and was a two-time NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad and NFHCA Division II National Academic Team Award winner.  

In the 2021 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament, Petrantonio helped Shippensburg to its sixth national championship (fifth NCAA national championship) and its fourth in the last five seasons. She scored the second goal in the National Championship Game victory over West Chester and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships.
 
Petrantonio led the nation in goals per game (1.85), points per game (4.2), goals (37) and points (84). Petrantonio scored or assisted in 19 of SU's 20 games this season; the only game in which she did not record a point was in the national semifinal.

Petrantonio concluded her historic career with 106 career goals, third-most in NCAA Division II history. In her 79 career games with the Raiders, Petrantonio totaled 248 career points (106 goals, 36 assists) and 29 game-winning goals. She also finished her career as the leading scorer in the history of the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championships, having scored 10 career goals in eight career NCAA Tournament games. 

As 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, this year's NCAA Woman of the Year award provides an important opportunity to honor incredible women and reflect on the impact of women on intercollegiate sports. Petrantonio is one of 127 nominations from NCAA Division II. The native of Argentina will find out if she's been chosen as the PSAC's conference representative for NCAA Women of the Year in mid-August.
 
Conference nominations are forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee, which identifies the top-10 honorees in each of the three NCAA divisions. From those 30 honorees, the selection committee then determines the three finalists in each division for a total of nine finalists. The Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year from the nine finalists.
 
Learn more about the award program, next steps and previous winners by visiting ncaa.org/woty.