Romero Named a Honda Sports Award Finalist
6/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
June 3, 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Michigan senior second baseman Sierra Romero was selected as one of four nominees for the Honda Sports Award for softball, the honor that recognizes the national player of the year, as announced Friday (June 3) by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). She is a three-time finalist for the prestigious honor.
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 40 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics."
A native of Murrietta, California, Romero was chosen as the 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year earlier this week. A four-time NFCA All-America selection, including three first-team nods, she is the first player in NCAA softball history to record 300 runs, 300 hits and 300 RBI in her career. She also owns NCAA records in career runs (300) and grand slams (11).
Romero leads the nation with 1.38 RBI per game and ranks among national leaders in 2016 with a .465 batting average, .916 slugging percentage and .585 on-base percentage entering the 2016 NCAA Women's College World Series.
Other finalists include Louisiana-Lafayette's Lexie Elkins, James Madison's Megan Good and Alabama's Haylie McCleney. The nominees were chosen by a panel of coaches representing the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). The Honda Sport award winner for softball will be announced next week after voting by administrators from more than 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2016 Honda Cup, which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on June 27, 2016, in the Founders' Room at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles.
The CWSA, celebrating its 40th year, has honored the nation's top NCAA women athletes recognizing superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. Since commencing its sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.0 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women's athletics programs at the institutions.
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