Anne Marie Brooks is One of Ten Finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year
9/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Sept. 16, 2002
Former University of Missouri track and cross country All-American Ann Marie Brooks was named one of the ten finalists for the 2002 NCAA Woman of the Year. The NCAA Woman of the Year honors outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics and community leadership.
Brooks, a May 2002 summa cum laude graduate in plant science was awarded the Big 12 Post Graduate Scholarship earlier this year. She was a 10-time All-Academic first teamer in in cross country and track. Brooks was four-time Big 12 champion and was part of the 2001 indoor distance medley relay team that won the NCAA championship. The St. Joseph, Mo. native volunteered with a council on aging and was a member of the Mystical Seven Honor Society.
Last year former Tiger track star Sunny Gilbert was one of the ten finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year. This year's national winner will be announced at an awards dinner November 2nd at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis
