CLEVELAND, OH – Denison’s Annabelle Calderon (Perris, CA/Orange Vista) and Kenyon’s Sydney Geboy (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet) will represent the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year nominees, while Ohio Wesleyan’s Trey Theobald (Archbold, OH/Archbold) will join Calderon and Geboy as the NCAC’s Division III Commissioners Association (D3CA) Men’s Sport and Women’s Sport Student-Athlete of the Year nominees.
 
The NCAA Woman of the Year award and the Division III Commissioners Association Men’s and Women’s Sport Student-Athlete of the Year award honor graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service, and leadership.
 
From all of the conference-level nominees, the Woman of the Year Selection Committee will name the Top 30 honorees, which include 10 women from each division. From the 30 honorees, the committee will then select and announce nine finalists, three from each NCAA division. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will review the finalists and name the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year. The 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced at the 2026 NCAA Convention in Washington, D.C. The NCAA Woman of the Year program has recognized graduating female student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service, and leadership since its inception in 1991.
 
The initial round of voting for the D3CA awards will be conducted by commissioners within each of the ten regions, with the top male and female honoree (including ties) earning Regional Student-Athletes of the Year honors. Those regional winners will be recognized as finalists for the Awards Committee to select the Division III Commissioner’s Association Men’s and Women’s Sport Student-Athlete of the Year. This will be the fourth year that the D3CA will recognize graduating male and female student-athletes for academic achievement, athletic excellence, and service and leadership.
 
Annabelle Calderon, Denison Softball
A four-year starter behind the plate for the Big Red, Calderon leaves Granville as one of the most decorated players in program history. She is a two-time Diamond Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Catcher of the Year (2024, 2025), a two-time NFCA First-Team All-American (2024, 2025), a three-time NFCA First-Team All-Region selection (2023, 2024, 2025) and was named a 2025 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year. In NCAC competition, Calderon was only the fourth softball student-athlete in conference history to earn back-to-back Player of the Year honors (2024, 2025). She collected three all-conference certificates in her career, earning first-team recognition her junior and senior seasons and a nod to the second team during her rookie campaign. The Perris, California native graduated with numerous records to her name, including Denison and NCAC career marks in slugging percentage (.822), home runs (35), and total bases (356). In 2024, she set both the Denison and conference single-season record for slugging percentage with a 1.049 mark. Calderon owns program all-time records for batting average (.423) and doubles (56), and Big Red single-season records for batting average (.495, 2024), doubles (20, 2025), home runs (11, 2025), and on-base percentage (.549, 2025).
Calderon’s impact extended beyond the diamond, as she served as a three-year member of the Denison Student-Athlete Advisory Council, rising from representative to Vice President and ultimately President during her senior year. She also represented her peers as a member of the Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics and the Strong Women Leaders Group at Denison, along with serving as a teaching assistant and interning with both Denison’s Department of Strength and Conditioning and Athletic Training staff. Calderon further developed her passion for sport performance and athlete well-being through internships with the University of Miami Department of Human Performance and Rutgers University Department of Sport Performance, focusing on nutrition, training, and recovery.
A standout in the classroom, Calderon graduated with a 3.79 GPA as a biology major. She was a 2025 Academic First-Team All-American and a 2025 and 2023 Academic All-District selection by College Sports Communicators (CSC). Also in 2025, she garnered the Denison Presidential Medal, the university’s highest student honor, and was selected as a NCAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A seven-time Dean’s List honoree, she was also inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma honor society and received the R.J. Mullen Sports Medicine Scholarship Award in 2023. Calderon was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and earned a place on the NCAC Dr. Gordon Collins Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Calderon’s leadership and service work were deeply rooted in supporting others. She volunteered with the Licking County Special Olympics and the Licking Valley Boys and Girls Club, organized a campus food drive to support the Food Pantry Network of Licking County, and played a key role in mental health advocacy through Mission 34. Calderon also partnered with Project Life Movement to raise awareness for bone marrow donation and mentored underclassmen to continue the initiative beyond her graduation.

Sydney Geboy, Kenyon Women’s Swimming & Diving

A four-year NCAA Championship qualifier, Geboy was a cornerstone of Kenyon’s success in the pool. She is an 18-time All-NCAC performer and competed in 20 NCAA Championship races, earning All-America recognition 14 times and finishing in the top five on nine occasions. Geboy made an immediate impact as a first-year in 2022, helping Kenyon set a national record and win the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:30.39) en route to capturing the NCAA Division III team championship. She added a second team title in 2024 and was part of multiple top finishes through her senior season, including a national runner-up showing in the 200 medley relay (1:40.26) and a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:39.75) in 2025. Geboy is also the NCAC record holder in the 400 medley relay (3:39.88, 2025) and a school record holder in the 200 free relay (1:30.39, 2022).

 

Academically, Geboy, recipient of a Kenyon Distinguished Academic Scholarship, maintained a 3.84 GPA while double-majoring in psychology and sociology. She was a two-time First-Team Academic All-American and Academic All-District honoree, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) in 2024 and 2025, and a four-time First-Team Scholar All-American recognized by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). In her senior year, she was inducted into Psi Chi and Alpha Kappa Delta, the national honor societies for psychology and sociology. Geboy was named to the Kenyon Merit List every semester and earned NCAC Scholar-Athlete recognition through the Dr. Gordon Collins Honor Roll each year she was eligible. As a dedicated scholar, Geboy conducted multiple research projects examining the experiences of minority athletes and the systemic inequalities present in sports. These projects not only shaped her academic path but also inspired her to pursue a career in sports law, where she aims to advocate for equity and fairness in athletics.

 

Geboy’s impact extended far beyond the pool and classroom. She served as vice president of the Kenyon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), a senior admissions fellow, and a member of the student council. Additionally, she was a student representative on Kenyon’s Academic-Athletics Subcommittee of the Committee on Academic Standards and the NCAC’s SAAC Advisory Committee. Geboy also volunteered with the Knox County Special Olympics and Head Start program, and she took a leadership role in organizing Kenyon’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day event. Alongside these efforts, she supported prospective and first-year students at Kenyon through her work in admissions and as an orientation leader.

 

Trey Theobald, Ohio Wesleyan Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field

Theobald established himself as one of the top javelin throwers in Division III throughout his career. He was named a First-Team All-American in both 2024 and 2025, finishing as the national runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 65.07 meters (213′ 6″) and placing fourth in 2025, where he broke the Ohio Wesleyan program record with a throw of 65.89 meters (216′ 2″). A consistent performer at the conference level, Theobald claimed the 2025 NCAC javelin title and earned All-NCAC honors in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while he and his teammates captured all-conference honors in the 4×100-meter relay in 2022. He was also a three-time All-Great Lakes Region selection. Theobald’s leadership helped the OWU men’s javelin corps grow to 7 student-athletes this season, with the Bishops ranking seventh in the final 2025 USTFCCCA event-squad rankings.

 

In the classroom, Theobald graduated with a 3.96 cumulative GPA as a biochemistry and pre-medicine major and biology minor. He was a 2025 Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society inductee, a 2024 and 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) First-Team Academic All-American, and was a CSC Academic All-District and United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honoree in 2023, 2024, and 2025. He also received the Hall Fellowship in Chemistry, was named a Schafer Chemistry Scholar, and was honored with the Second-Year Chemistry Major Faculty Prize. Theobald engaged in advanced undergraduate research through summer programs at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan. At Vanderbilt’s VINSE lab, he worked on developing a method to detect medication-induced neurotoxicity on fetal brain development using cerebral organoids. At Michigan, he investigated the energetic stabilities of Rituxan and Ruxience. During his time at OWU, he also completed a directed reading in oligonucleotide biosynthesis.

 

On campus and in the broader community, Theobald made contributions through service and leadership. He served as President and Treasurer of the OWU Pre-Health Club, leading initiatives that enabled over 50 students to receive Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. As a teaching assistant and tutor in general and organic chemistry labs, he emphasized both technical instruction and academic confidence-building. Off campus, Theobald volunteered in multiple departments at the Fulton County Health Center, gaining invaluable clinical exposure at a critical access hospital. He also contributed to programs like OWU’s Bishop Games and served as a Summer Splash swim coach, reflecting a deep commitment to mentorship and public health education.