Alhassan in L.A. for 2018 Honda Sports Award ceremony
Sunday, June 24, 2018 | Volleyball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Honda award winner Rhamat Alhassan joins the other award winners for The Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda. The Honda Sports Award is given annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports.
On Monday's broadcast, the 12-winners are narrowed down to three finalists and one receives the Honda Cup – given to the nation's top collegiate female athlete of the 2017-18 season.
One Gator earned the top collegiate female athlete of the year twice in her career. Gator Great swimmer Tracy Caulkins shared the 1983-84 Broderick Cup (previous name of award) with Southern California's Cheryl Miller and also won as a freshman in 1981-82. Gator softball's Lauren Haeger was among the final three for the 2015 honor. A Gator has been named their sport's winner 23 times since 1978.
Want to Watch? Here's How:
The Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda airs Monday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
Here's how to tune in:
1269 – Cox Cable (Gainesville/Ocala)
221 – DIRECTV
158 – Dish Network
CBS Sports Network app
How were the Gators selected?
After the conclusion of each of the 12 recognized sport seasons, the Honda Sport Award sends a ballot with four sport finalists to administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
Here's what the Gators named the best in their sport accomplished in the 2017-18 season:
Rhamat Alhassan:
Honda Contributes to Each School:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., sponsor of the program, celebrates each nominee by donating $5,000 to each Honda Sports Award recipient school and $1,000 to each nominee school.
Visit The Collegiate Women Sports Awards website for more information about this award.
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On Monday's broadcast, the 12-winners are narrowed down to three finalists and one receives the Honda Cup – given to the nation's top collegiate female athlete of the 2017-18 season.
One Gator earned the top collegiate female athlete of the year twice in her career. Gator Great swimmer Tracy Caulkins shared the 1983-84 Broderick Cup (previous name of award) with Southern California's Cheryl Miller and also won as a freshman in 1981-82. Gator softball's Lauren Haeger was among the final three for the 2015 honor. A Gator has been named their sport's winner 23 times since 1978.
Want to Watch? Here's How:
The Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda airs Monday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
Here's how to tune in:
1269 – Cox Cable (Gainesville/Ocala)
221 – DIRECTV
158 – Dish Network
CBS Sports Network app
How were the Gators selected?
After the conclusion of each of the 12 recognized sport seasons, the Honda Sport Award sends a ballot with four sport finalists to administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
Here's what the Gators named the best in their sport accomplished in the 2017-18 season:
Rhamat Alhassan:
- 2017 Honda Award volleyball recipient – first Gator to receive the award
- 2017 SEC Player of the Year
- 2017 AVCA First Team All-American (four-time All-American)
- 2017 Gold Medalist on the USVA National Team at the Pan American Cup
- Second player in Division I history to tally at least 1,250 kills, 605 blocks and a .420 clip
- 2017 AVCA All-Southeast Region (four-time recipient)
- 2017 Volleyball Magazine All-American (four-time recipient)
- 2017 All-SEC (four-time recipient)
- Led the nation with 1.70 blocks per set (first SEC player to lead the nation in that category)
- Her career hitting percentage of .423 ranked tied for seventh in Division I history following the 2017 season
- School record holder in career total blocks (674) and block assists (584)
| 2017-18 Honda Sports Award Recipients | |||
| Each season, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program recognizes the top collegiate female student-athlete in 12 sports. |
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| Sport | Name | Yr | School |
| Basketball | A'ja Wilson | SR | South Carolina |
| Cross Country | Ednah Kurgat | SO | New Mexico |
| Field Hockey | Charlotte Veitner | SR | UConn |
| Golf | Jennifer Kupcho | JR | Wake Forest |
| Gymnastics | Christine Peng-Peng Lee | RS-SR | UCLA |
| Lacrosse | Sam Apuzzo | SR | Maryland |
| Soccer | Andi Sullivan | SR | Stanford |
| Softball | Rachel Garcia | RS-SO | UCLA |
| Swimming/Diving | Simone Manuel | SR | Stanford |
| Tennis | Arianne Hartono | SR | Ole Miss |
| Track & Field | Kendell Williams | SR | Georgia |
| Volleyball | Rhamat Alhassan | SR | Florida |
Honda Contributes to Each School:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., sponsor of the program, celebrates each nominee by donating $5,000 to each Honda Sports Award recipient school and $1,000 to each nominee school.
| Gator Honda Sports Award Recipients | ||
| Name | Sport | Year |
| Rhamat Alhassan | Volleyball | 2017-18 |
| Kelly Barnhill | Softball | 2017 |
| Alex McMurtry | Gymnastics | 2017 |
| Belinda Woolcock | Tennis | 2017 |
| Bridget Sloan | Gymnastics | 2016 |
| Lauren Haeger | Softball | 2015 |
| Kytra Hunter | Gymnastics | 2015 |
| Bridget Sloan | Gymnastics | 2013 |
| Kytra Hunter | Gymnastics | 2012 |
| Kelsey Bruder | Softball | 2011 |
| Caroline Burckle | Swimming | 2008 |
| Danielle Fotopoulos | Soccer | 1998 |
| Jill Craybas | Tennis | 1996 |
| Nicole Haislett | Swimming | 1994 |
| Lisa Raymond | Tennis | 1993 |
| Lisa Raymond | Tennis | 1992 |
| Shaun Stafford | Tennis | 1988 |
| Page Dunlap | Golf | 1986 |
| Tracy Caulkins | Swimming | 1984^ |
| Tracy Caulkins | Swimming | 1983 |
| Tracy Caulkins | Swimming | 1982^ |
| Ann Woods | Gymnastics | 1982 |
| Renee Laravie | Swimming | 1978 |
| ^Recipient of Broderick Award (previous name of Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Award |
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Visit The Collegiate Women Sports Awards website for more information about this award.
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