ALBANY, NY — Nominations for the Capital District Sports Women of the Year 2025 honors are now open. Athletic Directors from Section 2 can nominate one female student-athlete by May 23, while Athletic Directors from Capital District colleges and universities also may nominate one female student-athlete by May 23.

Nominations are only accepted from the Athletic Directors through a special private portal where they enter the required information.

CDSWOY, which began with the first 13 inductions five years ago, honors outstanding young women for excellence in academics, athletics and community service. Since 2020, a total of 64 recipients have been recognized at the annual CDSWOY Awards Gala in August.

This year’s honorees will be recognized on Monday, August 4, 2025 at the GE Theatre at Proctors.

Recipients are announced throughout the summer on CDSWOY.COM as well as in Capital District media channels.