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The Star
3 days ago
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- The Star
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Jun 5, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, UNITED STATES; Gretchen Walsh swims in the womenÕs 100 meter butterfly at the Toyota National Championships swimming meet at Indiana University Natatorium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images/File Photo Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The other two finalists were UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers and Texas Tech softball player NiJaree Canady. Walsh joins basketball legend Dawn Staley (1991) as the only Cavaliers to win the honor. Walsh is the ninth swimmer to win the award, a list that includes two-time winner Tracy Caulkins (1982, 1984), Missy Franklin (2015) and Katie Ledecky (2017). "I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now," Walsh said after being named the winner. "Honestly, being nominated for this award last year was a big deal to me. To win it this year is obviously unreal. It's interesting this sport, you know, it's all-year-round, and it feels like it never stops. But to have these moments of knowing that all the hard work and the never-ending training is coming to fruition, and it's worth it. "It's really nice to have this recognition and to win this award among such an amazing group of athletes. And these women, all of us, different disciplines, different sports, but just excelling in all fields, it is really cool to be represented in a group like this." Walsh won NCAA individual titles in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly this season to raise her total to nine titles. She also holds nine NCAA records (four individual, five relays). The Cavaliers won four straight team titles during Walsh's career. Of course, Walsh is also known for her international profile and she won three gold medals and one silver at last month's U.S. national championships. She set the world record with a time of 54.60 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the TYR Pro Swim Series. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Walsh won two gold medals and two silvers. --Field Level Media
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The other two finalists were UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers and Texas Tech softball player NiJaree Canady. Walsh joins basketball legend Dawn Staley (1991) as the only Cavaliers to win the honor. Walsh is the ninth swimmer to win the award, a list that includes two-time winner Tracy Caulkins (1982, 1984), Missy Franklin (2015) and Katie Ledecky (2017). "I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now," Walsh said after being named the winner. "Honestly, being nominated for this award last year was a big deal to me. To win it this year is obviously unreal. It's interesting this sport, you know, it's all-year-round, and it feels like it never stops. But to have these moments of knowing that all the hard work and the never-ending training is coming to fruition, and it's worth it. "It's really nice to have this recognition and to win this award among such an amazing group of athletes. And these women, all of us, different disciplines, different sports, but just excelling in all fields, it is really cool to be represented in a group like this." Walsh won NCAA individual titles in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly this season to raise her total to nine titles. She also holds nine NCAA records (four individual, five relays). The Cavaliers won four straight team titles during Walsh's career. Of course, Walsh is also known for her international profile and she won three gold medals and one silver at last month's U.S. national championships. She set the world record with a time of 54.60 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the TYR Pro Swim Series. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Walsh won two gold medals and two silvers. --Field Level Media REUTERS
Forbes
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Two Olympians, Two National Champs Represent Gymnastics For 2025 Honda Sport Award
AUBURN, ALABAMA - JANUARY 24: Jade Carey of the Oregon State Beavers competes on the floor during a ... More meet against the Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena on January 24, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by) The best female gymnasts in NCAA sports have entered the chat. Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma), Jade Carey (Oregon State), Audrey Davis (Oklahoma) and Aleah Finnegan (LSU) are their sport's four Honda Sport Award nominees. The Honda Sport Award is a prestigious achievement, recognizing the top female athletes from 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Each of these sports receives four nominees, and the 12 winners of the Honda Sport Award are automatically in the running for the Honda-Broderick Cup award, which represents the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The last gymnast to win the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year was the University of Alabama's Kim Jacob in 2014. Jade Carey (Oregon State) is a finalist for the Honda Sport Award for the fourth time in her career. Carey, the 2021 and 2024 Olympian, has had a jam-packed year following her Paris Games run. She jumped right back into the NCAA, where she was ranked No. 1 in the regular season for both balance beam and all-around. She also earned four perfect tens and won the 2025 AAI Award–which is considered the Heisman Trophy of gymnastics. FORT WORTH, TEXAS - APRIL 17: Jordan Bowers of the Oklahoma Sooners wins the all-around national ... More championship during the Division I Women's Gymnastics Championships held at Dickies Arena on April 17, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma) secured a finalist spot for the Honda Sport Award for the second time in her career. Additionally, this year, Bowers earned SEC Gymnast of the year in Oklahoma's first year in the SEC, was named an AAI Award Finalist and was the NCAA National all-around champion, which helped her team win their seventh National Championship. Bowers also recorded the highest all-around score in the NCAA in 2025, firing a 39.9 after three perfect tens on vault, bars and floor. Audrey Davis (Oklahoma) is a first-time finalist for the Honda Sport Award. She is a two-time AAI Award Finalist (2024, 2025), was ranked No. 1 in the regular season on uneven bars, averaging a 9.931 after scoring a 9.975 three times and a 9.95 six times this season. Davis also helped her team bring home the 2025 NCAA Championship. Aleah Finnegan (LSU) is also a first-time finalist for the Honda Sport Award after competing back-to-back on the world and collegiate stages. She competed in the 2024 Paris Games representing the Philippines and then went straight back into training for the NCAA season. Finneagan was a finalist for this year's AAI Award, earned a perfect 10 on balance beam, which is the same event where she secured the National Championship for LSU in 2024. The Honda Sport Awards will be presented on June 30 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
