LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Collegiate Women Sports Award presented by Honda went to Iowa basketball’s Caitlin Clark Monday evening in a nationally televised show on CBS Sports Network. She is the second consecutive basketball player to receive the honor, as South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston claimed the 2022 Honda Cup as the nation’s top collegiate female athlete.
The Collegiate Women Sports Award brings the 12 student-athlete who represent the top in NCAA-sanctioned sport to Los Angeles. A pair of the dozen Honda Sport Award winners were Gators and both were in Los Angeles for Monday’s award show. Florida’s duo – Jasmine Moore (track & field) and Trinity Thomas (gymnastics) – marked the fourth time the University of Florida had two or more sport award winners.
The 12 are narrowed to three finalists. This year, the three finalists were: Clark, Logan Eggleston (Texas/volleyball) and Rose Zhang (Stanford/golf).
Florida is No. 3 all-time with 28 Honda Award recipients. Gator winners in eight sports leads all programs (Texas and UCLA each with winners in seven different sports).
2022-23 Honda Sports Award Recipients
Each season, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program recognizes the top collegiate female student-athlete in 12 sports. Below are the 2022-23 recipients:
Sport
Name
Yr
School
Basketball
Caitlin Clark
JR
Iowa
Cross Country
Katelyn Tuohy
SO
North Carolina State
Field Hockey
Erin Matson
GR
North Carolina
Golf
Rose Zhang
SO
Stanford
Gymnastics
Trinity Thomas
GR
Florida
Lacrosse
Izzy Scane
GR
Northwestern
Soccer
Lilly Reale
SO
UCLA
Softball
Montana Fouts
GR
Alabama
Swimming/Diving
Kate Douglass
JR
Virginia
Tennis
Fiona Crawley
JR
North Carolina
Track & Field
Jasmine Moore
SR
Florida
Volleyball
Logan Eggleston
SR
Texas
One Gator has twice been named the top collegiate female athlete of the year. Gator Great swimmer Tracy Caulkins shared the 1983-84 Broderick Cup (previous name of award) with Southern California’s Cheryl Miller and won as a freshman in 1981-82.
How the Two Gators got to L.A.:
After the conclusion of each of the 12 recognized sport seasons, the Honda Sport Award sends a ballot with four sport finalists to administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
Moore joins Yanis David<https://floridagators.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/yanis-david/11403> (2019) as the two Gators to win the Honda Award for track & field.
A Gator gymnast has claimed the Honda Award seven of the last 12 years. Gator Greats Bridget Sloan<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/bridget-sloan/5091> (2013, 2016), Kytra Hunter<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/kytra-hunter/2546> (2012, 2015), Alex McMurtry<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/alex-mcmurtry/10695> (2017) and Thomas (2022, 2023) also received the Honda Award for gymnastics. The first Gator gymnast to receive the honor was Ann Woods<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/ann-woods/13618> in 1982.
Moore’s 2023 Season
Moore established herself among the short list of four women to clear 15m in the triple jump and 7m in the long jump.
* Set collegiate and NCAA meet records to claim each of her three 2023 NCAA Championships titles: indoor triple jump (15.12m / 49.7.25”), indoor long jump (7.03m / 23’0.75”) and outdoor triple jump (14.78m / 48.6”).
* Seven NCAA event titles in last two seasons: long jump (2022 in & out; 2023 in) and triple jump 2022 in & out; 2023 in & out)
* 2022 & 2023 U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association National Female Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
* 2022 & 2023 Southeastern Conference Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
* Swept 2022 and 2023 SEC indoor and outdoor long and triple jump titles
* 10-time USTFCCCA first-team All-American.
* Medaled in every NCAA Championships horizontal jump contested as a Gator
* 2023 NCAA Indoor performance marked the first time a woman cleared 15m in the triple jump and 7m in the long jump in the same meet. One of four women in indoor or outdoor jumps to ever clear those marks.
Thomas’ 2023 Season
In 2023, Thomas led the nation for the third consecutive season for perfect 10.0s – 2021 (4), 2022 (12) and 2023 (8).
· Career NCAA 10.0 co-leader. Earned 28th perfect mark in NCAA Championships team final vault competition to help Florida to a runner-up finish
· One of three in nation with five 2023 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America regular-season honors. First team for all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise; second team vault and balance beam
· All-America first-team honors for vault and uneven bars in NCAA Championships semifinal. Competed only two events due to injury suffered in NCAA Regional second round.
· 2023 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of Year. Joins Alabama’s Andreé Pickens as only three-time recipients in award’s history.
· SEC all-around (39.80), uneven bars and floor exercise (10.0) champion. Part of All-SEC team
· One of two in SEC Championship meet history with two 10.0 in a single meet.
· Only gymnast in NCAA history with at least five 10.0s on each apparatus for five career Gym Slams
· Florida’s career all-arounder leader (30), passing Bridget Sloan (27) with win vs Missouri
· Led Florida in 2023 with 29 event wins (9 floor, 7 bars, vault, 5 all-around & vault, 3 beam). Florida’s career leader with 142 event titles
Honda Contributes to Each School:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., sponsor of the program, celebrates each nominee by donating $5,000 to each Honda Sports Award recipient school and $1,000 to each nominee school.
Gator Honda Sports Award Recipients
Name
Sport
Year
Jasmine Moore
Track & Field
2023
Trinity Thomas
Gymnastics
2023
Trinity Thomas
Gymnastics
2022
Yanis David
Track & Field
2019
Rhamat Alhassan
Volleyball
2018
Belinda Woolcock
Tennis
2017
Alex McMurtry
Gymnastics
2017
Kelly Barnhill
Softball
2017
Bridget Sloan
Gymnastics
2016
Lauren Haeger
Softball
2015
Kytra Hunter
Gymnastics
2015
Bridget Sloan
Gymnastics
2013
Kytra Hunter
Gymnastics
2012
Kelsey Bruder
Softball
2011
Caroline Burckle
Swimming
2008
Danielle Fotopoulos
Soccer
1998
Jill Craybas
Tennis
1996
Nicole Haislett
Swimming
1994
Lisa Raymond
Tennis
1993
Lisa Raymond
Tennis
1992
Shaun Stafford
Tennis
1988
Page Dunlap
Golf
1986
Deb Richard
Golf
1985
Tracy Caulkins
Swimming
1984^
Tracy Caulkins
Swimming
1983
Tracy Caulkins
Swimming
1982^
Ann Woods
Gymnastics
1982
Renee Laravie
Swimming
1978
^Recipient of Broderick Award (previous name of Collegiate
Woman Athlete of the Year Award
Visit The Collegiate Women Sports Awards<http://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/> website for more information about this award.
