Sewanee women's tennis scholar-athlete Bronte Goodhue, '15, has been named the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Woman of the Year the league, released Monday.
The SAA Woman of the Year, presented by Summit Management Corporation, is the highest honor the league bestows on a scholar-athlete. Goodhue, along with SAA Man of the Year Anthony Maccaglia of Oglethorpe, will be honored at a dinner on June 5 in Atlanta.
Maccaglia and Goodhue are the third recipients of the prestigious honor and they each perfectly embody the spirit of the award with their incredible contributions to their respective campuses. Former Sewanee women's tennis player Jenny Liles also won the award in 2013.
Over her career, Goodhue embodied a true scholar-athlete. She garnered three consecutive SAA Player of the Year awards, the only scholar-athlete in league history to do so. She also piloted the Sewanee's women's tennis team to four consecutive top-20 finishes in the national rankings while garnering All-America status the past three seasons. As of this release, Goodhue will have an opportunity to earn her fourth All-American honor when she and teammate Lindsey Liles compete at the 2015 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships later this week.
In the classroom, Goodhue graduated at the top of her class with a 4.08 grade-point average (GPA). The 2015 Valedictorian was a four-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Scholar-Athlete. In 2014, she was awarded the ITA Regional Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership award for her selfless and admirable contributions to the game.
Additionally, Goodhue dedicated much of her time in volunteer opportunities while serving on the Alumni Leadership Council.
Regionally, Goodhue earned the 2015 ITA Most Improved Senior Player of the Year honor while being a four-time All-SAA First-Team selection and four-time All-SAA All-Academic honoree.