The Honda-Broderick Cup is a sports award for college-level female athletes. The awards are voted on by a national panel of more than 1000 collegiate athletic directors. It was first presented by Tom Broderick, an American owner of a women's sports apparel company, in 1977, with the first award going to Lusia Harris, who played basketball at Delta State University. The Honda Corporation has presented the award since 1987. To be nominated, an athlete must have won the Honda Sports Award for her sport.
Winners are chosen in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports; three additional athletes are recognized as the Inspiration Award winner and Division II and III Athletes of the Year. All of these women are selected not only for their superior athletic skills, but also for their leadership abilities, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service.
Votes will be tabulated from over 900 NCAA-member schools, and the one athlete who is chosen as the outstanding Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year will take home the Honda-Broderick Cup.
Winners Year Winner School Sport 1976–77 Delta State Basketball 1977–78 UCLA 1978–79 Nancy Lieberman Old Dominion 1979–80 Julie Shea North Carolina State Track & Field 1980–81 Jill Sterkel Texas Swimming & Diving 1981–82 Tracy Caulkins Florida 1982–83 Deitre Collins Hawaii Volleyball 1983–84 Tracy Caulkins Florida Swimming & Diving 1983–84 USC Basketball 1984–85 UCLA Track & Field 1985–86 Kamie Ethridge Texas Basketball 1986–87 California Swimming & Diving 1987–88 Teresa Weatherspoon Louisiana Tech Basketball 1988–89 Vicki Huber Villanova Track & Field 1989–90 Suzy Favor Wisconsin 1990–91 Dawn Staley Virginia Basketball 1991–92 Missy Marlowe Utah Gymnastics 1992–93 Lisa Fernandez UCLA Softball 1993–94 Mia Hamm North Carolina Soccer 1994–95 Rebecca Lobo UConn Basketball 1995–96 Jennifer Rizzotti UConn 1996–97 Cindy Daws Notre Dame Soccer 1997–98 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee Basketball 1998–99 Long Beach State Volleyball 1999–00 Cristina Teuscher Columbia Swimming & Diving 2000–01 Jackie Stiles Southwest Missouri State Basketball 2001–02 Angela Williams USC Track & Field 2002–03 Natasha Watley UCLA Softball 2003–04 Tara Kirk Stanford Swimming & Diving 2004–05 Ogonna Nnamani Stanford Volleyball 2005–06 Christine Sinclair Portland Soccer 2006–07 Sarah Pavan Nebraska Volleyball 2007–08 Candace Parker Tennessee Basketball 2008–09 Courtney Kupets Georgia Gymnastics2009–10 Megan Hodge Penn State Volleyball Maya Moore UConn Basketball 2010–11 Maya Moore UConn Basketball 2011–12 Brittney Griner Baylor 2012–13 Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma Softball 2013–14 Kim Jacob Alabama Gymnastics2014–15 CaliforniaSwimming & Diving2015–16 UConnBasketball2016–17 Stanford Swimming & Diving2017–18 Stanford Swimming Star Simone Manuel Wins Honda Cup; Named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, collegiatewomensportsawards.com, June 25, 2018 2018–19 UCLASoftball2019–20Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Rachel GarciaUCLASoftball 2021–22 South Carolina Basketball 2022–23 Iowa 2023–24 Caitlin Clark Iowa 2024–25 Gretchen Walsh Virginia Swimming & Diving 2025–26 Lauren Betts UCLA Basketball
See also List of sports awards honoring women Honda Sports Award
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External links The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (sponsored by Honda) official website Honda: The Collegiate Women Sports Awards