Hartford, Conn. – Recent Trinity graduate and standout student-athlete Peace Kabari '20 has been selected by the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) as one of just two conference nominees for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. 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, and the winner will be announced on November 1, 2020. Kabari, a women's basketball captain and All-American thrower in track and field for the Bantams, was one of eight league athletes nominated by NESCAC schools earlier this month. Summer-Solstice Thomas, 2020 graduate of Williams College, has also been nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award by the league.
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An economics major with a minor in religious studies, Kabari graduated from Trinity in May with a 3.21 g.p.a. She was involved in a plethora of extracurricular activities while at Trinity. Kabari co-founded Trinity's Athletes of Color Coalition, was a leader within the Trinity P.R.I.D.E (Promoting Respect for Inclusive Diversity in Education) organization, served as vice president of the SGA Multicultural Affairs Council, and chaired the public relations committee of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She was also involved with the Black Student Union as a first-year rep and the political activist chair while serving as a peer mentor in the First Generation Club, helping first-generation students acclimate to college. Kabari also worked as a student caller, reaching out to alumni to help raise funds for Trinity, was a Women's Appreciation Day volunteer, participated in Team IMPACT with the women's basketball program, Do It Day, and the Bantam Beginnings Community Service programs. Kabari has also worked as an intern at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., doing rotations in equity sales, FX trading, and high-yield research. She spent a summer as a research assistant in the Trinity History Department and engaged with inner city children as a contributor to the ESF Dream Camp Foundation. She received a Robert R. Bartlett Award from the Trinity Athletic Department last spring for her work in the campus and surrounding communities.
As an athlete, Kabari was voted the Trinity Club of Hartford Award recipient this spring as the college's top senior female athlete of the year. She was the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Runner-Up in the shot put, earned All-American status in the shot put during the 2020 indoor track & field season, and owns the Trinity indoor and outdoor records in the event. Kabari earned her third straight USTFCCCA All-Region indoor shot put accolade this year despite competing in just a few of events each year while also starring on the basketball court for the Bantams. She won the 2018 NESCAC, the 2019 New England Division III, and New England Open Outdoor Track & Field titles in the shot put. She also qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2019 and 2020 and the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2018 and 2019. She also added USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the discus in 2019. As a dominant playerf on both ends of the floor for Trinity's women's basketball squad, Kabari was named the 2020 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, and earned All-NESCAC Second Team honors as a junior and senior. This winter, she led the Bantams in scoring (13.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 rpg) and led the NESCAC in steals per game (2.9). The only Bantam in history to amass over 1,000 points, over 600 rebounds, over 275 assists, and over 200 steals in her career, Kabari was presented with a Blanket Award for earning nine or more varsity letters in the spring of 2020.
NESCAC.com Feature on Kabari
NCAA Official Release
NCAA Woman of the Year information
NESCAC Conference Nominations release
NESCAC Schools Nominations release
