Troy, NY----Senior Kaitlin Olmstead (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads), a senior setter on the Sage College women's volleyball team has earned recognition from the NCAA as she was named the Skyline Conference Woman of the Year nominee. Olmstead is one of 132 women vying for recognition at the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year.

The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors senior women student-athletes who have excelled in the areas of academic achievement, athletics, service and leadership.

The 132 conference nominees represent all three NCAA divisions and multiple sports. In addition, seven student-athletes from independent institutions also will be considered for the national award.

A committee composed of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences will select the top 30 - 10 from each division - from the conference and independent nominees. From the top 30 honorees, nine finalists - three from each division - will be chosen. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the national winner from the pool of nine finalists and announce the recipient during the 2009 Woman of the Year dinner on October 18 in Indianapolis.

The University of Tennessee women's basketball standout Nkolika Anosike was the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Earlier in the academic year, Olmstead became the first volleyball player to be named Skyline Conference Player of the Year. She led Sage to a 24-12 mark as well as an appearance in the 2008 NCAA Division III Championships. Over the course of the season, the Gators posted a 9-0 Skyline Conference record, while earning the program's second straight Skyline title as well as a second straight trip to the NCAA tournament. The senior setter closed the 2008 season among the conference leaders in several categories. She was number four in hitting percentage with .310, number three in assists with 240, number four in services aces with 23, and number eight in digs with 80. She was also named Skyline Conference player of the week once during her 2008 campaign.

An education major at Sage, Olmstead was also named to the 2008 Skyline Conference Fall Scholar-Athlete Team for excelling in the classroom.