Felix and Karmonick Named Institutional Nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year

Alvernia University graduates Jordan Karmonick and Shinelle Felix earned NCAA Woman of the Year accolades, as announced by Alvernia and the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Both Karmonick and Felix were selected as Alvernia's Institutional nominees for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year program. In addition, Felix was selected amongst the MAC's institutional nominees as the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference nominee. This is the third straight year that an Alvernia institutional nominee was selected as a conference level nomination. She joins Sarah Reinert (2022) and Brooke Spezialetti (2023).

The NCAA Woman of the Year program, now in its 34th year, was established in 1991 and honors the academic achievements, athletic excellence, community service, and leadership of a graduating female collegiate athlete that has exhausted their NCAA eligibility.

Felix joins Laura Matthews (Stevens), Bella Garabo (York), and Catie McGrath (DeSales) as MAC Nominees. Mathews and Felix will move forward as the MAC nominee, Garabo will represent the MAC Commonwealth and McGrath will represent the MAC Freedom.

About the nominees:
Shinelle Felix, a four-year member of the Alvernia Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field programs, graduated in May with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Art. Felix was a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree and earned MAC Honor Roll and Dean's List honors .

Felix graduated as one of the most decorated Alvernia student-athletes of all-time. As a triple and long-jumper for Alvernia, Felix finished her career as a four time first team All-American, a national runner-up, and a two-time third place finisher. She is a six-time national qualifier and a 15 time All-MAC honoree. During her career, Felix competed at six NCAA Division III National Championships. At the 2024 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship, Felix finished as the national-runner up in the triple jump. That finish marked the highest place finish by an Alvernia female athlete, and made her just the second Alvernia student-athlete (male or female) to earn a second place finish at a national championship. Felix also finished third place at a National Championships on two occasions (2023 Outdoor and 2024 Outdoor). In December of 2023, Felix broke a decades old facility record at Division I Bucknell University. Felix hit a mark of 12.67m in the triple jump. At the time, her mark was the second best in DIII for the 2023-24 indoor season and sixth best overall in DIII women's track and field history. For her athletic achievement, Felix was named Alvernia Most Outstanding Athlete of the Class of 2024.

Off the track and outside the classroom, Felix participated in several local community service projects. Felix participated in two Alvernia service-learning courses. She also volunteered with the Philadelphia Marathon and Health Kids Run program.


Jordan Karmonick, a four-year member of the Alvernia Women's Basketball team, graduated in May with a degree in nursing. Karmonick graduated from the nursing program with a 3.88 cumulative GPA. Karmonick earned Academic All-MAC honors in both 2023 and 2024. Karmonick was also a recipient of the Alvernia Richard Law Award for Composition and Research, and the Alvernia Barbara Stratton Nursing Award.

On the court, Karmonick was a four-year starter for the Golden Wolves. Karmonick was named the MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season and became the first player for Alvernia to earn a MAC "Of the Year" honor since Alvernia joined the Middle Atlantic Conference in 2008.

Despite her first year being limited to five games due to COVID restrictions, Karmonick started in 86 of the 87 games Alvernia played during her career. She finished her career with 931 career points, 610 rebounds, 314 assists, and 151 steals. Karmonick was a hustle player through and through for Alvernia. She averaged no-less than 31 minutes played per game each season of her career. For her efforts on the court over the last four years, Karmonick was named a recipient of Alvernia's Athletic Excellence Award.

Off the court and outside of the classroom, Karmonick was involved in several community service endeavors. Amongst other activities within the community, In 2022, Karmonick took part in one of Alvernia's Alternative Break trips. Karmonick went to Alderson, West Virginia. While there, she worked within the local community; preparing meals, working on a local farm to learn aspects of sustainability, and used limited resources to build ramps, porches, and doors.