Female Sport Finalists

Female Sport Finalists

Nandini Mehta

Northwestern University economics and international studies major Nandini Mehta has made her mark as a Division I soccer player. She has appeared in 41 games, including starting 18 of 19 in 2014 as a junior co-captain. She was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. The Lexington, Massachusetts, native is an active volunteer, making school visits with Fuel Up to Play 60, which seeks to combat childhood obesity by encouraging students to make healthier choices, and visiting the Lurie Children’s Hospital.

April 30, 2015

Female Sport Finalists

Averee Fields

West Virginia University (WVU) senior varsity basketball player Averee Fields majors in social work with a minor in psychology. Her academic work is impressive — in addition to being named to the Big 12 All- Academic First Team for the past three years, she recently earned Academic All-America Second Team honors. As a senior, Fields was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. She has dedicated hundreds of hours of service work to the Morgantown community, via Stepping Stones, an organization that helps individuals with special needs, and volunteered at local hospitals and the WVU Child Learning Center.

April 30, 2015

Female Sport Finalists

Alexis Cooper

Arizona State University junior Alexis Cooper is a pitcher for the Sun Devils softball team. She finished her sophomore season with a 3.65 earned run average in 15.1 innings pitched. As a nursing major, she was named a Sun Devil Scholar-Athlete five times and to the Dean’s List for five semesters. Cooper volunteers at youth softball clinics. She volunteered at the Methodist Hospital in Sacramento, California, during the summer of 2014.

April 30, 2015