This is a list of the recipients of the Today's Top 10 Award given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since its inception in 1973.[ 1] The names of these exceptional individuals are engraved in the Hall of Honor at the NCAA Hall of Champions on the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Recognition in the NCAA Hall of Honor ensures these athletes are remembered. They have reached the pinnacle of national athletic and academic success through their accomplishments. As of 2020, there are more than 480,000 NCAA student-athletes annually. This award recognizes the nation's best former student-athletes from every NCAA sport and division. Each year, the recipients are honored at the NCAA Convention.
Note that the award was previously known as the Today's Top V Award (1973 through 1985), Today's Top VI Award (1986 through 1994), and Today's Top VIII Award (1995 through 2013).
Today's Top 10 Award (2014–present)
2021 Recipients
2020 Recipients
2019 Recipients
2018 Recipients
2017 Recipients
2016 Recipients
2015 Recipients
2014 Recipients
Today's Top VIII Award (1995–2013)
Year
Recipient
School
Sport
Class of 2011
Amy Backel
University of Oklahoma
Indoor and outdoor track and field
Zach Carr
Stevens Institute of Technology
Soccer
Casie Hanson
University of North Dakota
Ice hockey and softball
Dan Laurent
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Wrestling
Greg McElroy
University of Alabama
Football
Marcia Newby
University of Georgia
Gymnastics
Jessica Pixler
Seattle Pacific University
Cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field
Jeff Spear
Columbia University
Fencing
Class of 2010
Amanda Blumenherst
Duke University
Golf
Courtney Kupets
University of Georgia
Gymnastics
Venessa Lee
Pittsburg State University
Cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field
Jeff Lerg
Michigan State University
Ice hockey
Kent Raymond
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Basketball
Brittany Rogers
University of Alabama
Softball
Sarah Stevens
Arizona State University
Indoor and outdoor track and field
Tim Tebow
University of Florida
Football
Class of 2009
Yael Averbuch
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Soccer
Kirby Blackley
University of Findlay
Indoor and outdoor track and field
Dylan Carney
Stanford University
Gymnastics
Gregory Mitchell
Mount Union College
Football
Kristi Miller
Georgia Institute of Technology
Tennis
Louis Sakoda
University of Utah
Football
Katy Tafler
Grand Valley State University
Soccer
Angela Tincher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Softball
Class of 2008
Rachel Buehler
Stanford University
Soccer
Roberto Castro
Georgia Institute of Technology
Golf
Dennis L. Dixon, Jr.
University of Oregon
Football
Sarah Pavan
University of Nebraska
Volleyball
Ben Wildman-Tobriner
Stanford University
Swimming
Lisa Winkle
Calvin College
Basketball, Outdoor Track and Field
Jaimie Wolf
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Diving
Sarah Zerzan
Willamette University
Cross Country, Outdoor Track and Field
Class of 2007
Alison Crocker
Dartmouth College
Skiing and rowing
Laura Gerraughty
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Indoor and outdoor track and field
Ryan Koch
St. Cloud State University
football and outdoor track and field
Adrianne Musu Jackson-Buckner
State University College at Oneonta
Indoor track and field
Beth Mallory
University of Alabama
Indoor and outdoor track and field
Heather A. O'Reilly
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Soccer
Catherine L. Osterman
The University of Texas at Austin
Softball
Kate Richardson
University of California, Los Angeles
Gymnastics
Class of 2006
Samantha Arsenault
University of Georgia
Swimming and Diving
Sarah Dance
Truman State University
Swimming and Diving
Carter Hamill
Amherst College
Outdoor track and field, and cross country
Nicholas Hartigan
Brown University
Football
DeMeco Ryans
University of Alabama
Football
Richelle Simpson
University of Nebraska
Gymnastics
Christine Sinclair
University of Portland
Soccer
Jamie Southern
California State University, Fresno
Softball
Class of 2005
Kelly Albin
University of California, Davis
Lacrosse
Caesar Garcia
Auburn University
Swimming
Tara Kirk
Stanford University
Swimming
Kelly Mazzante
Pennsylvania State University
Basketball
Kay Mikolajczak
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Women’s Basketball and Outdoor Track and Field
Ogonna Nnamani
Stanford University
Volleyball
Angela Ruggiero
Harvard University
Women’s Ice Hockey
Kelly Wilson
University of Texas at Austin
Women’s Soccer
Class of 2004
Elisha N. Manning
University of Mississippi
Football
Craig Krenzel
Ohio State University
Football
Class of 2003
Stacey Nuveman
University of California, Los Angeles
Softball
Aly Wagner
Santa Clara University
Soccer
Class of 2002
Kimberly A. Black
University of Georgia
Swimming
André Davis
Virginia Tech
Football / Track & Field
Misty Hyman
Stanford University
Swimming
Ruth Riley
University of Notre Dame
Basketball
Class of 2001
Drew C. Brees
Purdue University
Football
Kristy Kowal
University of Georgia
Swimming
Josh Sims
Princeton University
Lacrosse
Matthew Busbee
Auburn University
Swimming
Alia Fischer
Washington University
Basketball
Andrea M. Garner
Penn State University
Basketball
Amanda Scott
California State University, Fresno
Softball
Kevin M. Listerman
Northern Kentucky University
Basketball
Class of 2000
J. Chadwick Pennington
Marshall University
Football
Class of 1999
Peggy Boutilier
University of Virginia
Lacrosse / Field Hockey
Kristin Folkl
Stanford University
Basketball / Volleyball
Kevin Sullivan
University of Michigan
Track & Field / Cross Country
Class of 1998
Lisa Coole
University of Georgia
Swimming
Brian D. Griese
University of Michigan
Football
Peyton W. Manning
University of Tennessee
Football
Obadele Thompson
University of Texas at El Paso
Track
Class of 1997
Attim K. H. "Tiki" Barber
University of Virginia
Football
Jennifer Marie Renola
University of Notre Dame
Soccer
Daniel C. Wuerffel
University of Florida
Football
Class of 1996
Rebecca R. Lobo
University of Connecticut
Basketball
Jennifer B. Thompson
Stanford University
Swimming
Class of 1995
Kelly Blair
University of Oregon
Track & Field
Derrick Brooks
Florida State University
Football
Lisa Anne Flood
Villanova University
Swimming
Today's Top VI Award (1986–1994)
Today's Top V Award (1973–1985)
References
https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Top10Award.pdf