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Birmingham, Ala. - Former Southeastern Conference student-athletes Haley McCleney of Alabama and Taylor Ellis-Watson of Arkansas have been selected as one of the Top 30 honorees for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year award.The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. This marks the 26th year of the Woman of the Year Award program, which was established in 1991.McCleney is the Crimson Tide softball programs sixth four-time All-American, earning First Team honors in three of her four seasons. She completed her senior season in 2016 as Alabamas career leader in batting average (.447), on base percentage (.569), walks (199) and triples (16) while also ranking in the top five in stolen base percentage (2nd - .944), runs scored (2nd - 279), slugging percentage (3rd - .690), doubles (3rd - 57), total bases (3rd - 483), hits (4th - 313) and stolen bases (5th - 118). McCleney is just the fifth player in program history and the 21st in NCAA history to total 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases. She is a four-time All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive team honoree.McCleney is a three-time First Team Academic All-American and a two-time Academic All-American of the Year selection, just the third two-time winner since the yearly award was introduced in 1988. McCleney and former teammate Kayla Braud (2010-13) are the only players in program history to earn First Team honors as an All-American and Academic All-American in the same season. She was named the 2016 H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was the SECs Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year last year. In 2016, McCleney graduated with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average in exercise science and won the Senior CLASS Award, becoming the third Alabama student-athlete to do so.Ellis-Watson is an 11-time All-American and a six-time NCAA Runner-up in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400 relay. This past season, she was named the 2016 SEC Indoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American. Ellis-Watson was also Arkansas nominee for the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. In the Arkansas record books, she owns the best time in the outdoor 400-meter dash and as a member of the 4x400 relay team while ranking second in the indoor and outdoor 200-meter dash and the indoor 400-meter dash and fourth in the 100-meter dash. Ellis-Watson will be representing the United States at the Olympics this year as a part of the U.S. 4x400 relay team.From the Top 30, nine finalists will be named (three from each NCAA division). The NCAA Committee on Womens Athletics will then select the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year from among the nine finalists. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday, October 16 in Indianapolis. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Nz Sale . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Nz Online . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. http://www.cheapairjordan4nz.com/ . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Nz Sale . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. 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Kelly traded McCoy to Buffalo in March 2015 after he set a franchise record for rushing yards.Jackson and McCoy remain close friends and communicate daily, according to the dynamic wideout.He sent me a message this morning saying, `Man, we were awesome together, Jackson said in a conference call on Wednesday. Im like: `Yeah man, I miss playing with you, but you know, gotta live on, move on. We miss those days. Its unfortunate that things broke up the way they did, but I think everybody is still happy and doing what they need to do.Jackson and the Redskins (3-2) host the Eagles (3-1) on Sunday in an important NFC East matchup. Now that Kelly is gone, Jackson isnt quite as bitter.I never really had hard feelings toward Philadelphia, besides being released by whoever released me, Jackson said, refusing to say Kellys name. Thats different, but I guess hes not there anymore.Kelly won 10 games each of his first two seasons, but was fired after going 6-9 last year.ddddddddddddDoug Pederson replaced him and has quickly turned the Eagles into a winner again. Pederson was an assistant coach under Andy Reid when Jackson played in Philadelphia.I definitely have respect for Doug, a good relationship with him as well, so it will be good to see him when we play Sunday, Jackson said.Perhaps Jackson will talk to Pederson about a reunion. Hell be a free agent after this season and theres mutual admiration between the two men.Hes still fast (and) he can run, Pederson said. Thats the thing you see on film. And just throw on his highlight reel and youre going to see the exact same receiver that we had here.Jackson, who turns 30 in six weeks, didnt rule out returning to the team that drafted him.You never know how things will turn out, he said. 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