For Immediate Release
SEGUIN, Texas — Former Texas Lutheran softball standout Sydney Ouellette (Corpus Christi/Gregory-Portland) is a nominee for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year and has been named one of seven finalists for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Woman of the Year award the conference announced on Thursday.
The award recognizes the conference’s senior female student-athlete who has best distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership. Member schools were permitted to submit two nominations if at least one of the nominees was a woman of color or international student-athlete.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2024 spring season, received her undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2024 term and had a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale) with the noted exception due to COVID-19 pandemic. A student-athlete who received an extension waiver or a season of competition/participation waiver in her primary sport due to cancellation of a 2020 and/or 2021 athletics season or championship may be nominated for the 2024 Woman of the Year, provided she otherwise satisfies nomination criteria.
Ouellette capped her incredible career by leading Texas Lutheran to its tenth straight NCAA Regional appearance and earned All-SCAC First Team and SCAC Elite 19 honors in 2024. Ouellette finished the 2024 season with an 8-3 record with two saves and a 2.13 ERA. Ouellette also became the first two-time SCAC Elite 19 winner in conference history for her performance on and off the field.
In her five-year career at Texas Lutheran, Ouellette was a seven-time SCAC champion (four regular season, three tournament), tossing 400 innings for a 46-11 all-time record with a 1.61 career ERA and a program record 11 saves. Her 46 wins ties her for 12th in SCAC history while her 1.61 ERA ranks tenth in SCAC history and her career winning percentage (.807) ranks eighth in the history of the conference. Ouellette was also a two-time NFCA All-Region honoree, earning the honors in 2021 and 2022. Ouellette has the unique distinction of making the All-Tournament Team in every NCAA Regional she has ever played in, making it every season from 2021-24.
In the classroom, Ouellette is one of four Bulldogs in Texas Lutheran history to be a three-time Academic All-American earning the honors between 2021-23. She graduated in May 2024 with her Master’s in Accounting, completing both her master’s and undergraduate studies with a 4.0 GPA. Ouellette is also a five-time member of the Texas Lutheran University President’s List and earned TLU’s Accounting Excellence Award in 2024. Ouellette is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta (2020-2024), Alpha Chi (2023-2024), and Delta Mu Delta (2021-2024) honor societies.
The former Bulldogs pitcher is also active in the community as a member of TLU Athletes in Action and a four-year TLU Student Athlete Advisory Committee representative while working on campus, volunteering at Argent Court Assisted Living in Seguin and being a member of Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Ouellette was also named a TLU Distinguished Student Leader in 2023.
The 2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman of the Year will be announced on August 1st.
Information on all seven nominees can be found here.
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