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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Nebraska star Jordyn Bahl named finalist for Honda Award for Softball
Nebraska star Jordyn Bahl named finalist for Honda Award for Softball Symbolizing the best of the best in collegiate softball. 🏆@jordybahl joins Ali Viola, Lori Sippel, and Denise Day ('85 winner) as the 4th in program history to be nominated for the Honda Sport Award! — Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 30, 2025 A Nebraska softball star has been nominated for a prestigious award. Jordyn Bahl has been named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Sport Award for Softball. The other finalists are Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady, Arkansas' Bri Ellis, and Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens. The Honda Sports Award recognizes athletic achievement, scholastic success, and community involvement and is presented to female athletes in 12 different NCAA-sanctioned sports. The award winner must reflect 'not only athletic achievement but also the ideals of team contribution, scholastic endeavor, school and community involvement, and those personal characteristics as are stated in the philosophy of the NCAA.' Bahl is the fourth Husker in program history to be nominated for the Honda Sport Award, joining Ali Viola, Lori Sippel, and Denise Day. Day is the only Cornhusker to have won the award, winning for the 1985 season. The Nebraska native finished the season at the plate with a .462 batting average, a .555 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .988. She had 23 home runs, two triples, 16 doubles, 78 hits, 72 runs, and 66 RBIs. As a pitcher, Bahl had a record of 26-8 with a 1.56 ERA. She had 286 strikeouts over 206.1 innings pitched. The winner of the award will be announced after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UConn Makes Big Paige Bueckers Announcement on Monday
Paige Bueckers left a lasting legacy with the UConn Huskies, recently leading the women's college basketball team to a national championship. Bueckers played her final college basketball season in the 2024-25 window and achieved the ultimate goal with head coach Geno Auriemma. Advertisement In her last season at UConn, Bueckers helped the Huskies blow out the South Carolina Gamecocks, 82-59, in the national title game. Before defeating Dawn Staley's team for the crown, UConn also earned victories over Arkansas State, South Dakota State, Oklahoma, USC and UCLA. Following a phenomenal season at UConn, Bueckers has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Honda Sport Award. According to Maggie Vanoni, Bueckers is the first Husky to receive the award since Breanna Stewart in 2016. During her final season with the UConn Huskies, Bueckers posted 19.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Advertisement She posted similar career averages, recording 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game during her four-year career with the Huskies. The Honda Sport Award is presented to the top women's athlete in each of 12 collegiate sports. Bueckers was essentially named the most outstanding women's basketball player in the country. Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers. Dallas Wings Following an incredible year with UConn, Bueckers was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings. She's now working through the transition into the WNBA, having recently played her first preseason game. In a 112-78 loss to the Las Vegas Aces, Bueckers posted 10 points, four rebounds and one assist, playing 23 minutes in her first preseason game. Advertisement Related: Fans Notice Paige Bueckers Being Treated Differently Than Caitlin Clark During WNBA Debut Related: Jonathan Owens' Behavior Toward Simone Biles at Kentucky Derby Catches Attention
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.
