INDIANAPOLIS - Recent Carson-Newman softball graduate KaraLynne Levi (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) has been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced Friday. 

Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers

An All-SAC second-team catcher, Levi is a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and also competeing for a spot on the Academic All-America teams. Last year, she was named to CoSIDA's third team.

She will look to join Elayna Siebert and Abby Fiessinger as the program's only two-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

Siebert made the final nine for the award in 2016.  

Levi earned all-conference honors for a third time and the second as a member of the second team.

A 203-game starter behind the plate, Levi hit .319 this year with a .460 OBP and a .586 slugging percentage.  She is the only catcher in the league who has played error free behind the plate. Levi has tallied four multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games this year. 

She was 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Tiffin (Feb. 21).  She drove in three-RBI against both Limestone (Mar. 10) and UVA Wise (Mar. 16). The senior hit five home runs and eight doubles on the year.  

She wrapped up her Carson-Newman as the Eagles' career record holder for SAC flies (12) and fielding percentage (.998). She also leads the program in most chances (1,263), most putouts (1,150) and most runners caught stealing (42)  She is second all-time in C-N history in times hit by a pitch (56).

Levi finished her career third all-time in SAC bunts (24) and sixth in RBI (143).