BRUNSWICK — 2013 Bowdoin College graduate Elena Crosley has been named as one of the top 30 honorees for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year.

Crosley, who was the nominee of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, is one of just 10 Division III finalists among the group of 30. In September, three finalists from each division will be selected as the nine finalists for the award, which will be announced at an annual ceremony in Indianapolis on October 20.

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. The award has been given annually since 1991.

Crosley was a steady presence on the Polar Bear field hockey team’s defensive unit, while excelling in the classroom and in the community. Graduating with a degree in mathematics and with a minor in biology, Crosley was recognized by Bowdoin’s mathematics department numerous times throughout her four years in Brunswick.

A two-time NESCAC All- Academic selection, Crosley was also honored twice on the National Field Hockey Coaches

Association (NFHCA) All- Academic Team.

On the field, Crosley was a four-year letter-winner and two-year starter for the Polar Bears. She was a member of Bowdoin’s NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Championship team in 2010 and helped the Polar Bears to NCAA semifinal and quarterfinal appearances in 2011 and 2012, respectively.