Parker Valby's (left) swept all possible 2023-24 regular- season cross country and track & field athlete of the year honors. Monday night, she's up for the top collegiate female athlete of the year honor, which is revealed at the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year presented by Honda show that airs on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET..
Parker Valby Among Finalists for 2024 Honda Sports Award
Sunday, June 23, 2024 | Track and Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's double Honda Award recipient Parker Valby is among the finalists for The Collegiate Women's Sports Award. The Honda Sports Award is given annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports.
On Monday's broadcast from New York City, the 12 sport winners from 10 different schools narrow to three finalists. One receives the Honda Cup as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
Valby is just the fifth in the Honda Award's 48-year history to sweep both cross country and track & field Honda Awards in a single season. She is unable to be in New York City Monday as she competes in the U.S. Olympic Trials 5,000-meter run final in Eugene, Ore., at 10:09 p.m. ET.
One Gator twice was named the top collegiate female athlete of the year. 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.
Since 2010, the sport award recipients are narrowed to a final three, from which The Collegiate Woman of the Athlete of the Year is named. Two Gators - Lauren Haeger (2015/softball) and Trinity Thomas (2022/gymnastics) - were among the final three for the honor.
A Gator has been named their sport's winner 30 times since 1978, which is third among the 111 programs with at least one Honda Award recipient. A Gator has claimed at least one Honda Award in nine different sports – the largest array among all programs.
Want to Watch? Here's How:
The Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda airs Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
Here's how to tune in:
269 – Cox Cable (Gainesville/Ocala)
221 – DIRECTV
158 – Dish Network
CBS Sports Network app
How was Parker Valby 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.
Valby is the first Gator to claim the Honda Award for cross country. She is the second consecutive and third overall Gator to win the Honda Award for track & field, joining Florida's Jasmine Moore (2023) and Yanis David (2019) .
Valby's 2023-24 Season
Valby's 2023-24 performance is unmatched in women's collegiate cross country/track history.
• First female distance runner in NCAA history to win five NCAA individual titles in a single season – all in at least meet record times
• Set collegiate 5,000m records set winning 2024 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles
• Meet records for NCAA 3,000m indoors and 10,000m outdoors – both with five-second winning margins
• Lowered collegiate 10,000m record by almost 28 seconds in April's Clay Invitational
• Started 2023-24 national title streak by being first to win NCAA Cross Country in sub-19 minute time
• 2024 Bowerman Semifinalist
• USTFCCA 2023 Cross Country & 2024 Indoor and Outdoor National Athlete of the Year
• Won all 14 races competed in 2023-24 season
• Helped team to runner-up finishes at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor & Indoor meets
• 8-time USTFCCCA All-American (outdoor, indoor, Cross Country)
• 2024 SEC Women's indoor and outdoor / 2023 Cross Country Runner of the Year
• 6-time SEC Champion (outdoor, indoor, Cross Country)
• 3-time SEC All-First Team
• Graduated cum laude with Sports Management degree in May. USTFCCCA All-Academic & SEC Academic Honor Roll
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.
Florida is No. 3 all-time with 30 Honda Award recipients. Gator winners in nine sports leads all programs (Stanford, Texas and UCLA each with winners in seven different sports).
Visit The Collegiate Women Sports Awards website for more information about this award.
On Monday's broadcast from New York City, the 12 sport winners from 10 different schools narrow to three finalists. One receives the Honda Cup as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
Valby is just the fifth in the Honda Award's 48-year history to sweep both cross country and track & field Honda Awards in a single season. She is unable to be in New York City Monday as she competes in the U.S. Olympic Trials 5,000-meter run final in Eugene, Ore., at 10:09 p.m. ET.
One Gator twice was named the top collegiate female athlete of the year. 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.
Since 2010, the sport award recipients are narrowed to a final three, from which The Collegiate Woman of the Athlete of the Year is named. Two Gators - Lauren Haeger (2015/softball) and Trinity Thomas (2022/gymnastics) - were among the final three for the honor.
A Gator has been named their sport's winner 30 times since 1978, which is third among the 111 programs with at least one Honda Award recipient. A Gator has claimed at least one Honda Award in nine different sports – the largest array among all programs.
Want to Watch? Here's How:
The Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda airs Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
Here's how to tune in:
269 – Cox Cable (Gainesville/Ocala)
221 – DIRECTV
158 – Dish Network
CBS Sports Network app
How was Parker Valby 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.
Valby is the first Gator to claim the Honda Award for cross country. She is the second consecutive and third overall Gator to win the Honda Award for track & field, joining Florida's Jasmine Moore (2023) and Yanis David (2019) .
Valby's 2023-24 Season
Valby's 2023-24 performance is unmatched in women's collegiate cross country/track history.
• First female distance runner in NCAA history to win five NCAA individual titles in a single season – all in at least meet record times
• Set collegiate 5,000m records set winning 2024 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles
• Meet records for NCAA 3,000m indoors and 10,000m outdoors – both with five-second winning margins
• Lowered collegiate 10,000m record by almost 28 seconds in April's Clay Invitational
• Started 2023-24 national title streak by being first to win NCAA Cross Country in sub-19 minute time
• 2024 Bowerman Semifinalist
• USTFCCA 2023 Cross Country & 2024 Indoor and Outdoor National Athlete of the Year
• Won all 14 races competed in 2023-24 season
• Helped team to runner-up finishes at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor & Indoor meets
• 8-time USTFCCCA All-American (outdoor, indoor, Cross Country)
• 2024 SEC Women's indoor and outdoor / 2023 Cross Country Runner of the Year
• 6-time SEC Champion (outdoor, indoor, Cross Country)
• 3-time SEC All-First Team
• Graduated cum laude with Sports Management degree in May. USTFCCCA All-Academic & SEC Academic Honor Roll
| 2023-24 Honda Sports Award Recipients | |||
| Each season, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program recognizes the top collegiate female student-athlete in 12 sports. Below are the 2023-24 recipients: |
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| Sport | Name | Yr | School |
| Basketball | Caitlin Clark | SR | Iowa |
| Cross Country | Parker Valby | JR | Florida |
| Field Hockey | Ryleigh Heck | JR | North Carolina |
| Golf | Ingrid Lindblad | GR | LSU |
| Gymnastics | Haleigh Bryant | SR | LSU |
| Lacrosse | Izzy Scane | GR | Northwestern |
| Soccer | Joe Echegini | SR | Florida State |
| Softball | NiJaree Canady | SO | Stanford |
| Swimming | Gretchen Walsh | JR | Virginia |
| Tennis | Mary Stoiana | JR | Texas A&M |
| Track & Field | Parker Valby | JR | Florida |
| Volleyball | Madisen Skinner | JR | Texas |
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 |
| Parker Valby | Track & Field | 2024 |
| Parker Valby | Cross Country | 2023 |
| Jasmine Moore | Track & Field | 2023 |
| Trinity Thomas | Gymnastics | 2023 |
| Trinity Thomas | Gymnastics | 2022 |
| Yanis David | Track & Field | 2019 |
| Rhamat Alhassan | Volleyball | 2018 |
| Belinda Woolcock | Tennis | 2017 |
| Alex McMurtry | Gymnastics | 2017 |
| Kelly Barnhill | Softball | 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 |
| Deb Richard | Golf | 1985 |
| 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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Florida is No. 3 all-time with 30 Honda Award recipients. Gator winners in nine sports leads all programs (Stanford, Texas and UCLA each with winners in seven different sports).
Visit The Collegiate Women Sports Awards website for more information about this award.
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