Honda Sports Award
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The Honda Sports Award is an annual award given to the best collegiate female athlete in their respective sport. There are four nominees for each sport, and the winners of the Honda Award are automatically in the running for the Honda-Broderick Cup award.
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[edit] Process
Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA administrators. Three other athletes are honored as the Division II Athlete of the Year, Division III Athlete of the Year and Inspiration Award winner. Each woman is selected not only for her superior athletic skills, but also for her leadership abilities, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service.
At the end of the year, one deserving athlete will be chosen as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and receive the coveted Honda-Broderick Cup. Past winners of this prestigious award include Jackie Joyner and Mia Hamm. In 2007, the honor went to volleyball star Sarah Pavan of Nebraska.
Honda has donated more than $2 million in grants and scholarships to the universities over the course of the program.
[edit] 2007-08 Winners and Nominees
The national winner will be announced on June 23, 2008
| Sport | Winner | College | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Candace Parker | Tennessee | Sylvia Fowles, LSU, Maya Moore, Connecticut; Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| Cross Country | Sally Kipyego | Texas Tech | Jenny Barringer, Colorado; Susan Kuijken, FSU; Diane Nukuri, Iowa |
| Field Hockey | Rachel Dawson | UNC | Jen Long, Penn State; Katie O'Donnell, Maryland; Pam Spuehler, Boston University |
| Golf | Amanda Blumenherst | Duke | Tiffany Joh, UCLA; Stacy Lewis, Arkansas; Azahara Munoz, Arizona State |
| Gymnastics | Katie Heenan | Georgia | Lindsey Bruck, Michigan; Ashley Postell, Utah; Tabitha Yim, Stanford |
| Lacrosse | Hannah Nielsen | Northwestern | Dana Dobbie, Maryland; Kelly Kasper, Maryland; Katie Rowan, Syracuse |
| Soccer | Ashlee Pistorius | Texas A&M | Lauren Cheney, UCLA; Kristin Olsen, USC; Mami Yamaguchi, FSU |
| Softball | Angela Tincher | Virginia Tech | Tonya Callahan, Tennessee; Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State; Megan Gibson, Texas A&M |
| Swimming & Diving | Caroline Burckle | Florida | Lacey Nymyer, Arizona; Rebecca Soni, USC; Gemma Spofforth, Florida |
| Tennis | Amanda McDowell | Georgia Tech | Ani Mijackia, Clemson; Aurelija Miseviciute, Arkansas; Zuzana Zemenova, Baylor |
| Track & Field | Jacquelyn Johnson | Arizona State | Brie Felnagle, UNC; Alysia Johnson, Cal; Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech |
| Volleyball | Foluke Akinradewo | Stanford | Megan Hodge, Penn State; Christa Harmotto, Penn State; Asia Kaczor, USC |
[edit] 2006-07 Winners and Nominees
| Sport | Winner | College | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Candace Parker | Tennessee | Sylvia Fowles LSU; Lindsey Harding, Duke; Ivory Latta, UNC |
| Cross Country | Sally Kipyego | Texas Tech | Jenny Barringer, Colorado; Lindsay Donaldson, Yale; Arianna Lambie, Stanford |
| Field Hockey | Paula Infante | Maryland | Lauren Crandall, Wake Forest; Lizzy Peijs, Connecticut; Amy Stopford, Duke |
| Golf | Amanda Blumenherst | Duke | Christel Boeljon, Purdue; Stacy Lewis Arkansas; Anna Nordqvist ASU |
| Gymnastics | Courtney Kupets | Georgia | Janet Anson Iowa State; Emily Parsons, Nebraska; Tasha Schwikert, UCLA |
| Lacrosse | Kristen Kjellman | Northwestern | Caroline Cryer, Duke; Dana Dobbie, Maryland; Mary Key, Johns Hopkins |
| Soccer | Heather O'Reilly | UNC | Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame; India Trotter, FSU, Yael Averbuch, UNC |
| Softball | Monica Abbott | Tennessee | Kaitlin Cochran, ASU; Katie Burkhart, ASU; Caitlin Lowe, Arizona |
| Swimming & Diving | Kara Lynn Joyce | Georgia | Cassidy Krug, Stanford; Whitney Myers, Arizona; Dana Vollmer, Cal |
| Tennis | Audra Cohen | Miami | Megan Falcon, LSU; Lindsey Nelson, South Carolina; Zuzana Zemenova, Baylor |
| Track & Field | Kerron Stewart | Auburn | Sarah Stevens, ASU; Natasha Hastings, South Carolina; Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech |
| Volleyball | Sarah Pavan (Winner) | Nebraska | Foluke Akinradewo, Stanford; Nana Meriwether, UCLA; Courtney Thompson, Washington |
