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INDIANAPOLIS – The high-achieving College of Kentucky alumna swimmer that has made headlines all fall reached the head of her athletic profession on Friday night, as Asia Seidt was named the 2020 NCAA Lady of the 12 months. Chosen from greater than 600 candidates, the announcement was made throughout a dwell digital award present on Friday, November 13, hosted by ESPN basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo.

The distinguished honor marks UK Athletics’ first NCAA Lady of the 12 months ever.

Of all swimmers and divers – male or feminine – who’ve ever come via the Kentucky swimming and diving program, Seidt holds essentially the most information. Seidt has earned extra All-America honors, NCAA Championship podium finishes, Southeastern Convention Championship medals and All-SEC First Workforce alternatives than any UK swimmer or diver, man or girl, who has come earlier than her.

In the meantime, Seidt maintained a four.zero cumulative grade-point common and earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in kinesiology with the very best honors. She is presently attending UK’s Bodily Remedy Graduate Program.

In her (practically 4) years at Kentucky, the Louisville native has earned 21 All-America honors, 15 SEC Championship medals, eight NCAA Championship podium finishes, 4 convention titles, one USA Swimming Summer season Nationals gold medal and one World College Video games silver medal.

Seidt holds 5 particular person college information, was twice named to the USA Swimming Nationwide Workforce, twice certified for Workforce USA Olympic Trials, was thrice named to the All-SEC First Workforce, is the 2019 ELITE 90 recipient, the 2019 Arthur Ashe Feminine Sports activities Scholar of the 12 months, the 2020 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months and the 2020 CoSIDA At-Giant Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months.

One week forward of the canceled 2020 NCAA Championships, Seidt had three particular person occasions ranked within the nation’s high seven, together with her finest occasion, the 200 backstroke, itemizing third within the nation with a seed time (1:48.86, 2020 SEC Championships) that wasn’t even her profession finest (1:48.65, 2019 NCAA Championships).

NCAA Lady of the 12 months Choice Course of
9 former faculty athletes have been chosen as finalists for the 2020 NCAA Lady of the 12 months award, together with Seidt. The 9 finalists, three ladies from every NCAA division, have been chosen for his or her excellent achievements in lecturers, athletics, neighborhood service and management.

Finalists have been chosen from the Prime 30 NCAA Lady of the 12 months honorees, who signify 10 honorees from every division and 14 sports activities, together with two rising sports activities. In 2020, faculties nominated 605 graduating feminine student-athletes for this prestigious award.

An inventory of her accomplishments is as follows:

• 2020 NCAA Lady of the 12 months
• four.zero GPA, B.S. in kinesiology
• 2020 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months
• 2020 CoSIDA At-Giant Feminine Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months
• 2016, 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier
• 21-time All-American, together with eight-time First Workforce All-American
• 2019 Gold Medalist at Phillips 66 Nationwide Championships in 200 Backstroke
• 2019 Silver Medalist at Phillips 66 Nationwide Championships in 400 Medley Relay
• 2019 Silver Medalist at World College Video games (Workforce USA) in 200 Backstroke
• 2019 NCAA Elite 90 recipient • 2019 Arthur Ashe Feminine Sports activities Scholar of the 12 months
• 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports activities Students First Workforce
• 2019 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months
• 2017-18, 2018-19 USA Swimming Nationwide Workforce
• 2018, 2019 U.S. World College Video games Workforce
• 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 NCAA qualifier
• 2017, 2018, 2019 All-SEC First Workforce, 2020 All-SEC Second Workforce, 2017 SEC All-Freshman Workforce
• 2017, 2018, 2019 SEC Champion in 200 Backstroke
• 2018 SEC Champion in 100 Backstroke
• 5-time silver medalist at SEC Championships
• Six-time bronze medalist at SEC Championships
• 2020 Frank G. Ham Society of Character
• 2017 SEC Freshman Feminine Swimmer of the 12 months
• 2019, 2020 CoSIDA Tutorial All-America First Workforce
• 2018, 2019, 2020 CoSIDA Tutorial All-District First Workforce
• 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Tutorial Honor Roll
• 2017 SEC First-12 months Tutorial Honor Roll
• 2017, 2018, 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Workforce
• Volunteered over 450 hours of professional shadowing
• Volunteered over 200 hours to neighborhood service, together with The Hope Middle, Kentucky Aquatics and Huge Brothers Huge Sisters of the Bluegrass