Atlantic 10 release
FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason women's swimming and diving standout Aly Tyler has been nominated for one of the most prestigious honors in collegiate athletics.
The Atlantic 10 Conference member institutions have nominated 13 outstanding female student-athletes for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award and Tyler is George Mason's candidate.
The nominees were announced by the A-10 and represent nine sports across 13 different Atlantic 10 institutions. Tyler was selected by George Mason Athletics leadership.
Tyler, from Cheshire, Conn., was named Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships. She won three individual titles and helped the Patriots win two relay medals at the event.
Tyler set a new Atlantic 10 records in both the 100-yard freestyle (48.62) and 200-yard IM (1:57.37) and won the A-10 title in the 100-yard backstroke for the fourth straight year, claiming the gold with a new team record and NCAA B time (52.62). She has been the individual champion in the 100-yard backstroke all four years since beginning her career at George Mason.
In the 200-yard IM, Tyler won the gold with an Atlantic 10 Conference and program-record time (1:57.37). On the final day of competition at the 2025 A-10 Championships, Tyler set a new Atlantic 10 and team record in the 100-yard freestyle, claiming the gold medal in the event for the second straight year (48.62). She also helped the Patriots win two relay medals at the 2025 conference championships, with gold in the 400-yard medley relay (3:39.28) and silver in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:19.48) and helped the team set a program record in the 800-yard freestyle (7:17.67).
Tyler earned a spot on the A-10 All-Academic Team for the fourth straight year at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. She is also a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2023, 2024).
During the 2024-25 season, Tyler posted new program records in the 100 Freestyle (48.62), 200 IM (1:57.37) and 100 Backstroke (52.62).
Tyler won 12 individual A-10 titles in her career at George Mason, three each season. She was the 2025 Atlantic 10 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient.
Tyler holds seven George Mason program records in individual events (50 freestyle – 22.29 (2022), 100 freestyle – 48.62 (2025), 200 freestyle – 1:45.92 (2025), 100 backstroke – 52.62 (2025), 200 backstroke – 1:55.51 (2022), 200 IM – 1:57.37 (2025) and 400 IM – 4:13.02 (2021). She is also the program record holder as part of relay events (200 freestyle relay – 1:31.57 (2024), 400 freestyle relay – 3:17.94 (2023), 800 freestyle relay – 7:17.67 (2025), 200 medley relay – 1:39.75 (2023) and 400 medley relay – 3:36.40 (2023).
Three-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Tyler served as treasurer during her senior year. She has actively participated in campus and community outreach, including food and toy drives, school meal packaging, and book fairs.
The league's Senior Woman Administrators will vote on the nominees to select two student-athletes who will be named A-10 Woman of the Year and represent the league as 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year conference finalists.
The 13 institutional nominees have been recognized for exceptional athletic ability, leadership skills, academic success and service to the respective communities. Each candidate has noteworthy credentials, earning All-Conference awards, participation in postseason competition and academic honors, both from the A-10 and on nationally.
A complete list of the nominees, their sport, hometown and academic studies is included below and a full profile of each candidate will be shared on Atlantic10.com over the upcoming weeks.
One of the most prestigious NCAA awards, the Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 to celebrate the achievements of women in intercollegiate athletics. Now in its 34th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Per the NCAA, all conference-level nominees are advanced to the Woman of the Year selection committee. The selection committee will choose the top 10 honorees in each division and from those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the three finalists in each division. Finally, the members of the Committee on Women's Athletics will vote from among the top nine finalists to determine the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year. The top 30 honorees will be honored and the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced this fall.
