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Today's Top 10 Award

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The Today's Top 10 Award is given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to honor ten former outstanding senior student-athletes.[1] The award was previously known by three different names, each reflecting the number of recipients:

  • Today's Top V Award or the Top Five Award (1973–1985)
  • Today's Top VI Award (1986–1994)
  • Today's Top VIII Award (1995–2013)

Below is a list of the recipients of the Today's Top 10 Award given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since its inception in 1973. The names of these exceptional individuals are engraved in the Hall of Honor at the NCAA Hall of Champions on the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Recognition in the NCAA Hall of Honor ensures these athletes are remembered. They have reached the pinnacle of national athletic and academic success through their accomplishments. As of 2020, there are more than 480,000 NCAA student-athletes annually. This award recognizes the nation's best former student-athletes from every NCAA sport and division. Each year, the recipients are honored at the NCAA Convention.

Winter/spring sports considered include baseball, basketball, women's beach volleyball, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, skiing, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, men's volleyball, women's water polo and wrestling. Fall sports considered include cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, women's indoor volleyball and men's water polo.

List of recipients

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This is a list of the recipients of the Today's Top 10 Award given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since its inception in 1973. The names of these exceptional individuals are engraved in the Hall of Honor at the NCAA Hall of Champions on the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Recognition in the NCAA Hall of Honor ensures these athletes are remembered. They have reached the pinnacle of national athletic and academic success through their accomplishments. As of 2020, there are more than 480,000 NCAA student-athletes annually. This award recognizes the nation's best former student-athletes from every NCAA sport and division. Each year, the recipients are honored at the NCAA Convention.

2021 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Nia Akins University of Pennsylvania Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field
Bernardo Amaral Neves Washington University in St. Louis Tennis
Brittny Ellis University of Miami Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field
Alison Gibson University of Texas at Austin Swimming, Diving
Eoin Gronningsater Duke University Fencing
Deshawn Jones Missouri University of Science and Technology Football
Lily Justine University of California, Los Angeles Beach Volleyball
Kayla Leland Whitworth University Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Basketball
Asia Seidt University of Kentucky Swimming, Diving
Juah Toe West Chester University of Pennsylvania Rugby

2020 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Jimmy Bendeck Baylor University Tennis
Iman Blow Columbia University Fencing
Virginia Elena Carta Duke University Golf
Kaitlin Hatch West Chester University of Pennsylvania Field hockey
Kirby Hora Augustana University Football
Cassandra Laios Case Western Reserve University Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field
Hannah Orbach-Mandel Kenyon College Swimming
Kristin Quah Vanderbilt University Bowling
Anton Stephenson University of Nebraska, Lincoln Gymnastics
Virginia Thrasher West Virginia University Rifle

2019 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Ama Biney Worcester Polytechnic Institute Basketball, Softball
Andrea Bryson St. Cloud State University Swimming
Jevon Carter West Virginia University Basketball
Lucas Kaliszak University of Alabama Swimming
Alison Lindsay Washington University in St. Louis Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field
Alex McMurtry University of Florida Gymnastics
Keturah Orji University of Georgia Track and field
Ben Reeves Yale University Lacrosse
Kyle Snyder Ohio State University Wrestling
Julia Wilson Kenyon College Swimming

2018 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Kasey Cooper Auburn University Softball
Marie Coors Saint Leo University Golf
Elizabeth Crist Washington University in St. Louis Soccer
Danielle Galyer University of Kentucky Swimming, Diving
Sarah Gibson Texas A&M University, College Station Swimming, Diving
Riley Hanson Concordia University, St. Paul Volleyball
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski University of Virginia Tennis
Amy Regan Stevens Institute of Technology Track and field
Deko Ricketts Washington University in St. Louis Track and field
Maggie Steffens Stanford University Water Polo

2017 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Logan Andryk Milwaukee School of Engineering Soccer
Elizabeth Aronoff Emory University Swimming, Diving
Kendall Coyne Northeastern University Ice hockey
Taylor Ellis-Watson University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Track and field
Nicole Hensley Lindenwood University Ice hockey
C.J. Krimbill Case Western Reserve University Tennis
Haylie McCleney University of Alabama Softball
Tiffany Mitchell University of South Carolina, Columbia Basketball
Dak Prescott Mississippi State University Football
Jason Vander Laan Ferris State University Football

2016 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Anastasia Bogdanovski Johns Hopkins Swimming, Diving
Matt Brown Penn State Wrestling
Lucy Cheadle Washington (MO) Cross-country, track and field
John Coleman Clarkson Baseball, basketball
Georgia Dabritz Utah Gymnastics
Kristin Day Clarion Swimming, Diving
Ruben Gimenez Bridgeport Swimming, Diving
Kendra Harrison Kentucky Track and field
Colleen Quigley Florida State Cross-country, track and field
Zach Zenner South Dakota State Football

2015 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Lauren Battista Bentley University Basketball
Abbey D'Agostino Dartmouth College Cross Country, Track and field
Joe Fletcher Loyola University Lacrosse
Kristen Hixon Grand Valley State University Track and field
Gabe Ikard University of Oklahoma Football
Kim Jacob University of Alabama Gymnastics
Megan Light Emory University Softball
Nicole Michmerhuizen Calvin College Cross Country, Track and field
Mark Thomas Livingstone College Basketball
Shannon Vreeland University of Georgia Swimming

2014 recipients

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Recipient School Sport
Brigetta Barrett Arizona Track and field
Amber Brooks North Carolina Soccer
Raven Chavanne Tennessee Softball
Elena Delle Donne Delaware Basketball, volleyball
Ellie Duffy Concordia (St. Paul) Volleyball
Barrett Jones Alabama Football
Jocelyne Lamoureux North Dakota Ice hockey
Tim Nelson Wisconsin–Stout Cross-country, track and field
Kayla Shull Clarion Swimming, Diving
Mary Weatherholt Nebraska Tennis

Recipients

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Recipients of the Top 10 Award include many notable athletes in the United States and include John Elway, Steve Young, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Doug Flutie, Tiki Barber, Cheryl Miller, Drew Brees, Kendall Coyne and Elena Delle Donne.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA selects Today's Top 10 for 2014" (Press release). NCAA. November 8, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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