INDIANAPOLIS – Former Concordia-St. Paul standout setter
Teagan Starkey was named a Top 30 honoree for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award is rooted in Title IX and recognizes female student-athletes who have completed their undergraduate studies and distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics throughout their college careers.
Selected from a record-breaking 631 nominees submitted by member schools — a group that was then narrowed to 167 nominees at the conference level — the Top 30 honorees include 10 from each of the three NCAA divisions. Each honoree has demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. The honorees competed in a total of 14 NCAA championship sports and two NCAA Emerging Sports for Women. They have a variety of majors, including chemistry, mathematics, biology, education, engineering, psychology, nursing, computer science, journalism, sport management and more.
From these 30 finalists, the Woman of the Year Selection Committee will choose the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year, who will be announced this fall and recognized at the NCAA Convention in January.
A 2024 CSP graduate and current assistant coach for the Golden Bears, Starkey is the third-ever CSP athlete to be named a Top 30 finalist for the award, joining Mary Slinger (2009, volleyball) and Ellie Duffy (2012, volleyball). Both Slinger and Duffy went on to be named Top 9 finalists.
#5 Teagan Starkey (S, 5-8, Sr., Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS)
- 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree
- 2024 CSC Academic All-America Division II Volleyball Team Member of the Year
- Two-time CSC Academic All-America First Team
- 2022 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
- Three-time CSC Academic All-District Team
- Two-time D2CCA All-America First Team
- Two-time D2CCA All-Region First Team
- 2022 D2CCA All-Region Second Team
- Three-time AVCA All-America First Team
- Three-time AVCA All-Region First Team
- 2024 NSIC Outstanding Senior for Volleyball
- Three-time All-NSIC First Team
- Three-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
- Two time NSIC All-Tournament Team
- 2024 NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team
- 2023 Colorado Premier Challenge Tournament MVP
- Three-time Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament Team
- Six-time NSIC Setter of the Week (9/16, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 11/4)
- Led the nation with 12.63 assists per set this season
- Cleared 40 assists 25 times, including 13 matches with 50+
- Had 12 double-doubles on the season
- Had an NCAA DII season-best 75 assists against WSC on November 23, 2025
