BRUNSWICK, Maine – Recent graduate Jaida Hodge-Adams has been named Bowdoin's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year and Division III Commissioners Association Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year nominee. Hodge-Adams is one of eleven women nominated across the NESCAC, who will put forward one finalist for the honor.
 
The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service, and leadership. More information on the award and a list of previous winners can be found here.
 
The Division III Commissioners Association Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year award, which will be awarded for the second time, honors the same areas as the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
 
Hodge-Adams graduated from Bowdoin as a government and legal studies major and computer science minor with a 3.94 GPA. A four-time member of the NESCAC All-Academic Team, Hodge-Adams was honored with the Sarah and James Bowdoin Award three times, the James Bowdoin Cup, and earned prizes for excellence from the Government and Legal Studies Department and International Relations.
 
Hodge-Adams was one of three leaders of the fEMPOWER women's empowerment club at Bowdoin and directed RISE: The Untold Story of Bowdoin Women. She also worked as a communications and research intern at Justice4Housing and collaborated with Suffolk County Department of Corrections and Harvard University while also managing over 100 student volunteers in the Bowdoin Votes initiative. Hodge-Adams was also a member of Bowdoin's Athletes of Color Coalition and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
 
Hodge-Adams contributed to the Polar Bears' 2021 Volleyball NESCAC Championship squad and garnered a spot on the NEWVA All-Rookie team in 2019.