GREENVILLE, Pa. – Thiel College alumna Rachel Breckenridge (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire) was among the 577 student-athletes who were recently nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
 
Breckenridge, one of Thiel's representatives at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Banquet in May, graduated with summa cum laude honors with a bachelor's degree in media and journalism. One of her class valedictorians, she also minored in religion.
 
A shooting guard, Breckenridge concluded her career with the third-most three-point field goals in school history (160). She made seven three-pointers against Bridgewater on Nov. 11, 2021, tying her for the third-most in program history.
 
A career 90.2 percent free-throw shooter, Breckenridge was named a PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athlete of the Month in December 2021.
 
A member of Theta Alpha Kappa, Alpha Chi and Chi Alpha Sigma, Breckenridge graduated with a 4.00 grade-point average and received the Dean's Key at graduation as an eight-semester Dean's List student. She was honored as a Thiel Student of the Month in October 2021 and was named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll four times.
 
Breckenridge was involved with WXTC, the campus radio station, Thiel College TV, and the Tomcast Podcast club. A student employee for the Department of Athletics and the Accessibility Resource Center, she interned with CBS affiliate WKBN 27 in Youngstown, Ohio.
 
The NCAA Woman of the Year award, established in 1991, recognizes female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics throughout their collegiate careers.
 
Conference offices will soon select their nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. Conference nominees will be announced in mid-August.