Lia Thomas, a biological male, has failed in a bid to win the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Woman of the Year award.
Thomas, 22, from the University of Pennsylvania, back in March 2022 became the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I national NCAA title in a women’s swimming race.
According to an NCAA announcement on July 25, Columbia University’s Sylvie Binder was selected over Thomas to advance to the next round as the Ivy League conference pick.
Binder and Thomas were among eight athletes nominated from the Ivy League conference. They were also among 577 overall nominees that NCAA member institutions submitted….