Collegiate Women Sports Awards

This week we honor our 2023 + 2024 Winner ➡️ Caitlin Clark.

🏆 Fourth two-time Cup winner
🏆 First overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by Indiana Fever
🏆 Two-time WNBA All-Star, 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year and All-WNBA First Team
🏆 Two-time consensus national Player of the Year at Iowa
🏆 Three-time unanimous first team All-American
🏆 Two-time DI Academic All-American of the Year
🏆 Three-time big Ten Player of the Year
🏆 Currently playing with Indiana Fever alongside 2022 Honda Cup winner Aliyah Boston

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2022 Winner ➡️ Aliyah Boston.

🏆 First overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft by Indiana Fever
🏆 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year
🏆 2022 NCAA Champion with South Carolina
🏆 2022 consensus national Player of the Year
🏆 Two-time Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
🏆 Four-time Lisa Leslie Award winner, first four-time winner in history
🏆 Two-time wbb Academic All-American of the Year
🏆 Two-time SEC Player of the Year and four-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year
🏆 Currently playing with Indiana Fever alongside 2023 & 2024 Honda Cup winner Caitlin Clark

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2019 + 2021 Winner ➡️ Rachel Garcia.

🏆 Third two-time Cup winner
🏆 2019 NCAA Champion with UCLA and World Series MOP
🏆 Two-time USA Softball Player of the Year (2018, 2019)
🏆 Two-time NFCA Player of the Year the Year (2018, 2021)
🏆 Three-time Pac-12 Player of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021)
🏆 2019 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
🏆 Three-time NFCA first team All-American
🏆 Member of silver medal winning USA Softball at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
🏆 Finished her UCLA career with 99 wins, a 1.43 ERA and 1,000+ strikeouts, while also contributing significant power at the plate. One of the sport’s most dominant two-way player.
🏆 Drafted first overall in the Athletes Unlimited softball draft in 2021
🏆 Currently a member of the Texas Volts in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL)

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2018 Winner ➡️ Simone Manuel.

🏆 A seven-time Olympic medalist with 2 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze across Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 games
🏆 13-time World Champion
🏆 Former world-record holder as part of multiple U.S. relay teams
🏆 Six-time individual NCAA Champion at Standford
🏆 Helped Stanford the NCAA Championship team titles in 2017 and 2018
🏆Ambassador for the Make A Splash organization headed by the USA Swimming Foundation
🏆 Married to former Stanford football player Denzel Franklin
🏆 Continues to train and compete while focusing on her mental health and launching the Simone Manuel Foundation, which promotes water safety and diversity in swimming.

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2017 Winner ➡️ Katie Ledecky.

🏆 Nine-time Olympic gold medalist and 14-time Olympic medalist overall across the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games
🏆 21-time World Championship gold medalist and one of the most decorated swimmers in history
🏆 Holds multiple world records in freestyle events including the 800m and 1500m
🏆 Four-time NCAA Champion at Stanford University during her collegiate career
🏆 Helped Stanford win the 2017 NCAA women’s swimming and diving national championship
🏆 Two-time CSCAA Swimmer of the Year and multiple-time Pac-12 champion while competing for Stanford
🏆 Widely regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in the history of the sport
🏆 Author of the memoir Just Add Water, published in 2024
🏆 Continues to train and compete internationally with Team USA

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2016 Winner ➡️ Breanna Stewart.

🏆 Four-time NCAA Champion at UConn (2013-2016)
🏆 Four-time NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (only player in history to earn four)
🏆 2016 Naismith Player of the Year
🏆 Selected No. 1 overall in 2016 WNBA Draft by Seattle Storm
🏆 Two-time WNBA Champion and WNBA Finals MVP (2018, 2020) with Seattle
🏆 Seven-time WNBA All-Star and six-time All-WNBA First Team
🏆 Led the WNBA in scoring in 2022
🏆 Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2016, 2020, 2024)
🏆 Currently playing for WNBA’s NY Liberty

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2015 Winner ➡️ Missy Franklin.

🏆 Give-time Olympic gold medalist and a bronze medal (2012, 2016)
🏆 Four gold medals at the 2012 games tied a current ecord for most golds by a female swimmer at single games
🏆 Six-time World Champion and 11-time World Championship medalist overall
🏆 Won six gold medals at the 2013 FINA World Championships
🏆 Four-time individual NCAA Champion at Cal
🏆 Her 2015 NCAA record winning 200-yard freestyle record remains the longest-standing record in NCAA history
🏆 Retired from swimming in 2018, focusing on motherhood, co-hosting “Unfiltered Waters” podcast with Katie Hoff on YouTube, and is a mental health advocacy.

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This week we honor our 2014 Winner ➡️ Kim Jacob.

🏆 Member of back-to-back NCAA championship teams (2011, 2012)
🏆 2014 NCAA All-Around individual champion
🏆 Earned 11 All-America accoloades during career with Crimson Tide
🏆 Led Alabama to SEC titles in 2011 and 2014
🏆 Three-time SEC Gymnastics Scholar Athlete of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
🏆 Alabama’s first and only Honda Cup
🏆 Third gymnast to win Honda Cup
🏆 Bamed the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in 2014, carrying 4.0 GPA

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This we we honor our 2013 Winner ➡️ Keilani Ricketts.

🏆 Two-time Honda Sport winner (2012, 2013)
🏆 Won NCAA title with OU in 2013
🏆 4x First Team All-Big 12
🏆 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in 2013, POY in 2012
🏆 WCWS MOP 2013
🏆 4x All-American (including 3x First-Team)
🏆 Has played professionally and is currently a member of the AUSL’s Carolina Blaze
🏆 Won 2 Gold Medals at the Pan Am Games in 2011 and 2019
🏆 Currently assistant softball coach at University of the Pacific

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.

This we we honor our 2012 Winner ➡️ Brittney Griner. 🏀

🏆 Led Baylor to 2012 NCAA title with 40-0 record
🏆 NCAA WFF MOP in 2012
🏆 3x national Defensive Player of the Year
🏆 3x First-team All-American
🏆 4x First team All-Big 12, 3x B12 POY
🏆 First overall pick in 2013 WNBA Draft
🏆 10x WNBA All-Star in first 12 WNBA seasons
🏆 WNBA championship with PHX Mercury (2014)
🏆 3 Olympic Gold Meals (2016, 2020, 2024)

📍 is a weekly salute to all Honda Cup winners as part of our year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the CWSA and the Honda Cup.