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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.[ 1] 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.
Note that the award was previously known as the Today's Top V Award (1973 through 1985), Today's Top VI Award (1986 through 1994), and Today's Top VIII Award (1995 through 2013).
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Year
Recipient
School
Sport
Class of 2011 Amy Backel University of Oklahoma Indoor and outdoor track and field
Zach Carr Stevens Institute of Technology Soccer
Casie Hanson University of North Dakota Ice hockey and softball
Dan Laurent University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Wrestling
Greg McElroy University of Alabama Football
Marcia Newby University of Georgia Gymnastics
Jessica Pixler Seattle Pacific University Cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field
Jeff Spear Columbia University Fencing
Class of 2010 Amanda Blumenherst Duke University Golf
Courtney Kupets University of Georgia Gymnastics
Venessa Lee Pittsburg State University Cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field
Jeff Lerg Michigan State University Ice hockey
Kent Raymond Wheaton College (Illinois) Basketball
Brittany Rogers University of Alabama Softball
Sarah Stevens
Arizona State University Indoor and outdoor track and field
Tim Tebow University of Florida Football
Class of 2009 Yael Averbuch University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Soccer
Kirby Blackley University of Findlay Indoor and outdoor track and field
Dylan Carney Stanford University Gymnastics
Gregory Mitchell Mount Union College Football
Kristi Miller Georgia Institute of Technology Tennis
Louis Sakoda University of Utah Football
Katy Tafler Grand Valley State University Soccer
Angela Tincher Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Softball
Class of 2008 Rachel Buehler Stanford University Soccer
Roberto Castro Georgia Institute of Technology Golf
Dennis L. Dixon, Jr. University of Oregon Football
Sarah Pavan University of Nebraska Volleyball
Ben Wildman-Tobriner Stanford University Swimming
Lisa Winkle Calvin College Basketball, Outdoor Track and Field
Jaimie Wolf Clarion University of Pennsylvania Diving
Sarah Zerzan Willamette University Cross Country, Outdoor Track and Field
Class of 2007 Alison Crocker Dartmouth College Skiing and rowing
Laura Gerraughty University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Indoor and outdoor track and field
Ryan Koch St. Cloud State University football and outdoor track and field
Adrianne Musu Jackson-Buckner State University College at Oneonta Indoor track and field
Beth Mallory University of Alabama Indoor and outdoor track and field
Heather A. O'Reilly University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Soccer
Catherine L. Osterman The University of Texas at Austin Softball
Kate Richardson University of California, Los Angeles Gymnastics
Class of 2006 Samantha Arsenault University of Georgia Swimming and Diving
Sarah Dance Truman State University Swimming and Diving
Carter Hamill Amherst College Outdoor track and field, and cross country
Nicholas Hartigan Brown University Football
DeMeco Ryans University of Alabama Football
Richelle Simpson University of Nebraska Gymnastics
Christine Sinclair University of Portland Soccer
Jamie Southern California State University, Fresno Softball
Class of 2005 Kelly Albin University of California, Davis Lacrosse
Caesar Garcia Auburn University Swimming
Tara Kirk Stanford University Swimming
Kelly Mazzante Pennsylvania State University Basketball
Kay Mikolajczak University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Women’s Basketball and Outdoor Track and Field
Ogonna Nnamani Stanford University Volleyball
Angela Ruggiero Harvard University Women’s Ice Hockey
Kelly Wilson University of Texas at Austin Women’s Soccer
Class of 2004 Elisha N. Manning University of Mississippi Football
Craig Krenzel Ohio State University Football
Class of 2003 Stacey Nuveman University of California, Los Angeles Softball
Aly Wagner Santa Clara University Soccer
Class of 2002 Kimberly A. Black University of Georgia Swimming
André Davis Virginia Tech Football / Track & Field
Misty Hyman Stanford University Swimming
Ruth Riley University of Notre Dame Basketball
Class of 2001 Drew C. Brees Purdue University Football
Kristy Kowal University of Georgia Swimming
Josh Sims Princeton University Lacrosse
Matthew Busbee Auburn University Swimming
Alia Fischer Washington University Basketball
Andrea M. Garner Penn State University Basketball
Amanda Scott California State University, Fresno Softball
Kevin M. Listerman Northern Kentucky University Basketball
Class of 2000 J. Chadwick Pennington Marshall University Football
Class of 1999 Peggy Boutilier University of Virginia Lacrosse / Field Hockey
Kristin Folkl Stanford University Basketball / Volleyball
Kevin Sullivan University of Michigan Track & Field / Cross Country
Class of 1998 Lisa Coole University of Georgia Swimming
Brian D. Griese University of Michigan Football
Peyton W. Manning University of Tennessee Football
Obadele Thompson University of Texas at El Paso Track
Class of 1997 Attim K. H. "Tiki" Barber University of Virginia Football
Jennifer Marie Renola University of Notre Dame Soccer
Daniel C. Wuerffel University of Florida Football
Class of 1996 Rebecca R. Lobo University of Connecticut Basketball
Jennifer B. Thompson Stanford University Swimming
Class of 1995 Kelly Blair University of Oregon Track & Field
Derrick Brooks Florida State University Football
Lisa Anne Flood Villanova University Swimming
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