Former Gator Swimmer Theresa Andrews Receives NCAA Silver Anniversary Award
Monday, January 14, 2008 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Former University of Florida swimmer Theresa Andrews received the 2008 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award tonight at the 43rd annual NCAA Honors Celebration in Nashville, Tenn. Her award was presented to her by Skip Foster, who was an assistant coach for the Gator swim team when Andrews was a competitor. She is the second consecutive and third overall Gator to receive this honor. Previous Florida recipients include Ann Woods Smith (2007/gymnastics) and Jack Youngblood (1996/football).
The award recognizes former student-athletes who completed successful collegiate careers in various sports and have excelled in their chosen professions. The Silver Anniversary Award acknowledges the former student-athletes on their 25th anniversary of completing their athletics eligibility. The seven recipients were chosen by the NCAA Honors Committee, which is composed of athletics administrators and nationally distinguished citizens who also were former student-athletes.
| Theresa Andrews ▪ University of Florida ▪ Swimming ▪ Therapeutic Recreation ▪ Vice President of Consumer Market Manager in Consumer Banking, Bank of America |
| A three-time NCAA champion and 18-time All-American, Andrews helped Florida win its first NCAA women's swimming and diving national championship in 1982. She also captured back-to-back Southeastern Conference titles in the 50-yard and 100-yard backstroke and was part of four relay conference title winning relay teams in 1982 and 1983. Andrews earned gold medals in the 100m backstroke and as a part of the 400m medley relay team at the 1984 Olympics. Her 100-meter victory was voted in 2005 as No. 6 out of the 10 great upsets in Olympic swimming history. Prior to joining Florida for the 1981-82 season, Andrews attended Indiana University, Bloomington for a year. During the 1980-81 season, Andrews won six Big Ten titles and participated in six events at the 1981 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships. Andrews has been part of MBNA and Bank of America since 1999. As Bank of America's Vice President, Consumer Market Manager in Consumer Banking, she is responsible for overseeing sales, service, operations and people for 15 banking centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Andrews formerly served as a senior clinical social worker at the University of Virginia Health Science Center from 1992 to 1999. Andrews has volunteered with the U.S. Olympic Alumni Association since 1984 and a board member of the North Baltimore Aquatic Swim Club since 2005. She also is a five-time participant in Swim Across America, Inc., a program that raises money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming related events. |
The complete list of 2008 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winners is listed below. A broadcast of the event can be seen Friday, Feb. 1 from 3-4 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2.
2008 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Recipients
· Theresa Andrews, University of Florida (Swimming)
· Todd Blackledge, Penn State University (Football)
· Cormac Carney, UCLA (Football)
· Anne Donovan, Old Dominion University (Basketball)
· Dot Richardson, UCLA (Softball & Basketball)
· Robin Roberts, Southeastern Louisiana University (Basketball)
· Bob Woodruff, Colgate University (Lacrosse)
Bio sketches on all recipients can be found here.
