NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference has nominated Anett Nemeth (Coastal Carolina volleyball) and Claire Meyers (Louisiana outdoor track and field) for the 2021 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 academics, athletics, service and leadership.
 
“Anett and Claire are model Sun Belt student-athletes and we are proud of their accomplishments. They have thrived academically while servicing their communities and competing at a high level. We’re delighted to nominate them for this prestigious honor,” said Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill. 
 
Nemeth and Meyers will be forwarded to the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee. It will choose the top 10 honorees in each division, then pull nine finalists—three from each division—from those 30 honorees, before naming the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year this fall.
 
Nemeth was named Sun Belt Volleyball Player and Offensive Player of the Year in each of the past two seasons. The Pecel, Hungary, native powered the Chanticleers to regular season Sun Belt East Division championships in both those seasons and was named to both All-Tournament teams. Last fall, the 6-foot-2 outside hitter’s 4.44 kills per set led the conference as Coastal Carolina posted a perfect 16-0 record in the regular season. On top of being a three-time All-Sun Belt First Team member, Nemeth was recently named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team and All-District First Team. Back home, she’s competed with the Hungarian senior national team, where she’s collected a number of accolades, including being named the nation’s female player of the year in 2019. After graduating this spring, Nemeth signed to play professionally with SC Potsdam in Germany. Off the court, the entrepreneurial management major has excelled in the classroom and participated in several community service activities.
 
Meyers, a Maurice, Louisiana, native, owns the Ragin’ Cajuns’ school record for javelin, along with that of the Sun Belt Conference championship. She was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team in 2021, after a Third Team nod in 2019. The star javelin thrower has been recognized beyond the Sun Belt Conference, having notched Second Team All-Louisiana honors in 2021 and recently competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials. Meyers served as the president of the Ragin’ Cajuns Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, where she spearheaded various community service campaigns.