The junior finished third at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on November 23.
GAINSEVILLE, Fla. – Hilda Olemomoi has been named one of four finalists for the Honda Sport Award for Cross Country, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) Executive Director, Chris Voelz, announced Wednesday.
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 49 years, recognizing the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports and symbolizing “the best of the best in collegiate athletics.” The recipient of the sport award will become a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2025 Honda Cup, which will be presented during the live broadcast of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Presented by Honda on CBS Sports Network in June.
A junior from Trans-Mara, Kenya, Olemomoi becomes a Sport Award for Cross Country finalist for the second consecutive year. She was the 2024 NCAA South Region Individual Champion and SEC Championship Runner-Up. Across indoor and outdoor track seasons, she has accumulated an impressive nine USTFCCCA All-American honors.
Last season, Parker Valby took home the 2023 Honda Sport Award for Cross Country after winning the NCAA Cross Country Championship. Valby herself was a two-time finalist, having also claimed the honor in 2022.
The winner of the Honda Sport Award for Cross Country will be selected via a poll of administrators from over 1000 NCAA Member institutions. The winner will be announced next week.
Hilda Olemomoi’s 2024
Oct. 19 – second-place finish at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, 19:02.9 (6k)
Nov. 1 – second-place finish at the SEC Championships, 18:25.0 (6k)
Nov. 15 – first-place finish at the NCAA South Regional, 19:30.6 (6k)
Nov. 23 – third-place finish at the NCAA Championships, 19:28.7 (6k)
The Finalists
Amy Bunnage, Stanford
Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico
Doris Lemngole, Alabama
Hilda Olemomoi, Florida
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