Lori Okimura
Creative Sports Strategies
Tel: 310-367-9929
Fax: 310-943-1506
Mobile: 310-597-1970
Email: lori@creativesportsstrategies.com

Bridget Sloan (Pittsboro, IN) from the University of Florida, the first woman to win U.S., world, and NCAA all-around titles, has received the Honda Sports Award for gymnastics and becomes a finalist for the 2013 Honda Cup.

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Elena Delle Donne from the University of Delaware, the WNBA’s first-round draft pick and second overall to the Chicago Sky, has received the Honda Sports Award for basketball and becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2013 Honda Cup.

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After leading her University of Georgia team to a record-breaking NCAA 400-yard freestyle relay victory, 6-time Olympic medalist and Georgia senior, Allison Schmitt (Canton, MI) has received the Honda Sports Award for swimming and becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2013 Honda Cup, to be presented live on ESPNU, June 24 at the USC Galen Center Founder’s Room in Los Angeles.

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In a season that included winning Pac-12 Player of the Year, AVCA National Player of the Year and All-American honors, and leading Oregon to its first trip to the NCAA Div. I Women’s Volleyball Championship Final, senior outside hitter Alaina Bergsma (Chandler, Ariz.) has received the Honda Sports Award for volleyball.

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After a 2-year absence from the national championship, 2-time All-American midfielder, Crystal Dunn (Rockville Center, N.Y.), led the North Carolina Tar Heels to a 4-1 victory over Penn State at the 2012 NCAA Women’s College Cup and has received the Honda Sports Award for soccer.

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After taking last year off from Princeton University to train with the U.S. Olympic Field Hockey Team, 4-time All American midfielder, Katie Reinprecht (North Wales, PA), led the Tigers to their first-ever NCAA Field Hockey National Championship and has received the Honda Sports Award for Field Hockey.

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With this honor, Saina becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2013 Honda Cup.

Chris Voelz, an ambassador, steward and former Leadership Gifts Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation and a former athletics administrator at the University of Minnesota and University of Oregon, was named executive director of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards, to succeed Dr. Judith Holland, who will remain with the organization as managing director.

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The Collegiate Women Sports Awards announced the retirement as executive director of collegiate athletics' trailblazer, Dr. Judith Holland effective September 1. Holland, the non-profit organization's first executive director, will remain with the organization as managing director through a transition period, and a new executive director will be named by the CWSA Executive Committee.

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Viewing Party Information

Now in its 36th year, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding female athletes in NCAA-member colleges and universities around the country.  The program’s highest honor goes annually to the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, who is awarded with the prestigious Honda Cup. Past winners include Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mia Hamm, Lisa Fernandez, Misty May, Courtney Kupets and Candace Parker.   

For the first time in it’s history, the Collegiate Women Sports Award Presentation will be filmed live on national television.  Here’s how you can be a part of the ceremony and support the athletes who are being recognized.  

who:   The Collegiate Women Sports Awards will celebrate the “Best of the Best” Top Three finalists for the 2012 Honda Cup, the Honda Division II & III Athletes of the Year, and Honda Inspiration Winner.

what: A VIEWING PARTY for the first ever televised award presentation on  ESPN, in this our 36th year.

when:  June 23, 2012 (yes, the 40th anniversary of Title IX ).  Live broadcast – ESPNU, 12 noon – 1 pm PST; 3 pm – 4 pm EDT from the ESPN Studios in Los Angeles, Calif.
where:  wherever you can get 2 or 200 people together to watch the hour long show

possibilities:  friends gatherings; athletics department staff; NCAA staff ; conference staff;  sport camps; donors/sponsor get together; booster clubs

social media:  Facebook: Post photos and video directly to the home page www.facebook.com/collegiatewomensportsawards  or use @cwsa_hondacup for Twitter

Please let Chris Voelz at cvaplus@aol.com know if you will be hosting a party- we want to recognize you !  And, contact us if you have any questions.  Now, LET’S PARTY!!!

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After successfully defending her NCAA title in the 200 meters and leading her Louisiana State University team to the 2012 NCAA national outdoor track championship, Kimberlyn Duncan has been named the Honda Sports Award recipient for track and field.

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Keilani Ricketts, who pitched her University of Oklahoma squad to its first appearance in the Women’s College World Series in seven years, has received the Honda Sports Award for softball.

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Kari Daugherty has been chosen as the Honda Sports Award Division II Athlete of the Year after she led her Ashland University basketball team to a 33-2 season and an appearance in the NCAA Division II women’s basketball finals.

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Taylor Thornton, who scored the final goal in Northwestern University’s 8-6 victory over Syracuse for the 2012 NCAA championship, is the Honda Sports Award winner for lacrosse.

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The key player in a historic sweep, Stanford University’s Nicole Gibbs has been named the 2012 Honda Sports Award recipient for tennis.

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Brooke Pancake, who sank a title-clinching putt to propel her University of Alabama team to its first NCAA championship, has been named the Honda Sports Award recipient for golf.

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The Honda Sports Award program recognizes Elena Delle Donne for 2011-12 Inspiration Award.

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The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) announced today the renewal of its 26-year partnership with Honda for the Honda Sports Awards

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Teresa Noyola from Stanford University named the 2012 recipient of the Honda Sports Award in soccer

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Megan Frazer of the University of Maryland named the 2012 recipient of the Honda Sports Award in field hockey

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Sheila Reid of Villanova University named the recipient of the 2011-2012 Honda Sports Award in cross country.

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