The prestigious Honda Cup winner will be announced live during the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Show presented by Honda on CBS Sports Network on Monday, June 27, at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET, from the USC Galen Center Founders Room in Los Angeles, Calif. The broadcast will honor the 12 Honda Sport Award winners, the DII and DIII Honda Athletes of the Year and the Class of 2022 Honda Inspiration Award winner.

Leading up to the broadcast, the CWSA, in its 46th year of honoring “the best of the best”, will be joined by three guest alumnae, Cheryl Miller (Southern California, Basketball, Class of 1984), Suzy Favor (Wisconsin, Track & Field, Class of 1990) and Melissa (Missy) Marlowe (Utah, Gymnastics, Class of 1992).

"We are thrilled to have three of our past CUP winners and wonderful CWSA family members return on this 46th annual awards event to welcome the Class of 2022,” said Chris Voelz, Executive Director. “They represented three conferences, three sports and three institutions at the time of their wins - Cheryl Miller in 1984; Suzy Favor in 1990; and Missy Marlowe in her 30th anniversary year,  1992. Check out their podcasts taped in 2021 on our website to refresh your memories before you see them on the broadcast on June 27th."

More on our guest alumnae and past Honda Cup Winners:

Cheryl Miller, Basketball, USC- 1984 Co-Honda Cup Winner
Twitter: @Cheryl_Miller31    
National Championships: 1983, 1984
Olympic Participation: 1984 (Gold)
All-America Titles: Four-time All-American
Current Profession: Head coach at Cal State Los Angeles

MISC.: First player to advance the game of women’s basketball with her superior leaping ability…set the single game record of 105 pts. in a 1982 game playing for Riverside (CA) Polytechnic High School against Notre Vista High School… led USC to consecutive national titles in 1983 and 1984… led the U.S. women to their first Olympic gold medal in 1984... earned All-America honors four consecutive years… was the national college player of the year during her last three years at USC... the first athlete to have her number retired by USC... voted ESPN Woman Athlete of the Year in 1985… the first woman basketball player to be nominated for the prestigious Sullivan Award (1985-86)… named the best male or female player in college basketball by Sports Illustrated in 1986... scored 3,018 total career points... named Naismith Player of the Year three times (1984-1986), earned the Wade Trophy once… served as head coach at USC for two seasons starting in 1993… worked as a broadcaster for ABC... joined Turner Sports as an analyst and reporter for NBA coverage on TNT and TBS in 1995... one of only 11 women who have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1995)… became the first female analyst to work on a nationally televised NBA game in November 1996… commissioner of the 1985 Los Angeles Olympic Committee Summer Youth Games… spokesperson for the Los Angeles Literacy Campaign, the American Lung, Diabetes and Cancer Associations and Muscular Dystrophy Association (1985-1986).

Suzy Favor, Track & Field, Wisconsin- 1990 Honda Cup Winner
Instagram: @favorhamilton
National Championships: 9 national championships
Olympic Participation: 1992, 1996, 2000
All-America Titles: 14-time All-American
Current Profession: Artist and Speaker
MISC.: Won a record nine NCAA Titles and 32 Big-Ten Championships at Wisconsin... named by the Big-Ten Network as the top Female Athlete in Conference History… won seven USA National titles… set two American Records… ran her specialty 1500m under 4:00 five times and at the time was the second fastest American Woman in history at 3:57.40, a fraction of a second behind leader, Mary Decker Slaney… in 2000, the fastest woman in the world and was named USA Track & Field’s Female Distance Runner of the Year

Melissa (Missy) Marlowe, Gymnastics, Utah- 1992 Honda Cup Winner
National Championships: 2 team titles, 5 individual titles (1 BARS, 2 BEAM, 1 FLOOR, 1 ALL-AROUND)
Olympic Participation: 1988
All-America Titles: 12-time All-American
Current Profession: Coach, Personal Trainer, and Sales Associate at SYSCO
MISC.: First and only athlete from Utah to be inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame and Crimson Club Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility… the first in the Utah program to earn a 10 in Vault, Uneven Bars (3), Balance Beam (2) and Floor Exercise… NCAA Top 6 Award (1992)… daughter Milan (16) has a verbal commitment to Cal gymnastics.

The CWSA, entering its 46th year, has honored the nation’s top NCAA women athletes for their superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service.  Since commencing its partnership in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.4 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women’s athletics programs.