Tampa's Julia Ingram Chosen as the 2020-21 SSC Woman of the Year

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Julia Ingram from the University of Tampa is honored as the 2020-21 Sunshine State Conference Woman of the Year. The Summa Cum Laude graduate with a double major becomes the first Spartan to win the award.

Athletic Directors, Senior Woman Administrators, Athletic Communication Directors, and Faculty Athletic Representatives from each of the league's 11 member institutions chose Ingram from a pool of nominees. Candidates were scored based on the NCAA's Woman of the Year guidelines.

Ingram was a four-year letter winner and the captain of Tampa's women's basketball team. She started 40 games for the Spartans during her career, including all 27 the last two seasons, while also leading her team in minutes played per game. During her tenure, the Spartans compiled a 70-25 record and won an SSC regular-season title in 2019-20 and the 2020-21 conference tournament title.

The Clearwater, Florida native gave Tampa's Class of 2021 Commencement speech after graduating in this Spring with a 4.0-grade point average and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and History. Tampa honored her with the Freddie Solomon Community Service Award, the Melissa Vanderhall Spartan Cape Award, and the Beiser Award for Outstanding Senior in History in 2020-21. She rounds out her time at UT as a four-time SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree and a two-time NACDA ADA Academic Achievement Award winner. 

At UT, Ingram was a member of the Honors Program, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honors Society, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She served on the university's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for four years, eventually working as the group's president. Additionally, she worked as a Political Science Department Student Assistant and served in UT's student government. 

Ingram is currently serving as a United States Congressional Intern and will attend Law School in Fall 2021. She will also represent the SSC and Tampa as the league's 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.