The prestigious Honda Cup winner will be announced live during the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Show presented by Honda on CBS Sports Network on Monday, June 24, at 7:00 pm ET, from the CBS Studios in New York City. The broadcast will honor the 12 Honda Sport Award winners, the DII and DIII Honda Athletes of the Year and the Class of 2024 Honda Inspiration Award winner.

Leading up to the broadcast, the CWSA, in its 48th year of honoring “the best of the best”, will be joined by two guest alumnae, Jill Sterkel (Texas, Swimming & Diving, Class of 1981) and Dr. Ogonna Nnamani-Silva (Stanford, Volleyball, Class of 2005).

“With such a rich sisterhood, we are fortunate to have Guest Alums return every year,” stated Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. “It is a wonderful opportunity for the Class to meet the women on whose shoulders they stand, to remember their athletic contributions, and to learn about their lives after sports.

We are thrilled to welcome back Ogonna Nnamani and Jill Sterkel. In an Olympic year, it is fitting to recognize the six Olympic Games they competed in between them and the loyalty they have shown to CWSA over the decades.”

In addition to the Honda Cup and Top Three being unveiled, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Show presented by Honda will also recognize the Class of 2024 Honda Inspiration Award winner, Aaliyah Gayles (Basketball, USC); the DII Honda Athlete of the Year, Denisha Cartwright (Track & Field, Minnesota State) and DIII Honda Athlete of the Year, Tristen Maddox (Softball, East Texas Baptist University).

The CWSA Sports Awards Presented by Honda broadcast will re-air on CBS Sports on June 24 (11:30 PM), June 25 (12:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 4:30 AM) and June 30 (6:30 AM, 10:30 AM). All times Eastern.

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More on our guest alumnae and past Honda Cup Winners:

Jill Sterkel, Texas- 1981 Honda Cup Winner
Twitter: @jasterkel
National Championships: Two national championships (50-year butterfly, 100-yard butterfly)
Olympic Participation: 1976, 1980 (boycotted), 1984, 1988
Medals: two gold, two bronze
Current Profession: Co-Executive Director at the University of Texas T-Association

MISC.: Won the NCAA national championships in 50-yard butterfly (24.26) and 100-yard butterfly (53.54)…won back-to-back Honda Sport Awards for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of 1979–80 and 1980–81…represented the US in three Summer Olympics…as a 15-year-old at the 1976 Olympics, won a gold medal as a member of the winning US team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay…after the US women's team had been outshone in nearly every event by their East German rivals, Peyton, Boglioli, Sterkel and Babashoff achieved a moral victory by not only winning the relay gold medal, but also by breaking the East Germans' world record in the event final…qualified again for the 1980 US Olympic Trials (American-led boycott)…at the 1984 Olympics in LA, she swam for the gold medal-winning US team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter freestyle…as a 27-year-old at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she again swam for the US team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and earned a bronze medal for the team's third-place finish…also competed individually in the 50-meter freestyle, tying for third and earning a bronze medal.

Dr. Ogonna Nnamani-Silva, Stanford, Volleyball- 2005 Honda Cup Winner
Twitter: @OgonnaNnamani
National Championships: 2001, 2004
Olympic Participation: 2004, 2008
Medals: silver
All-America Titles: Three-time All-American
Current Profession: Physician, resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Harvard Medical School

MISC.: Member of the US National Team from 2002-2011…became the second woman in history to make the U.S. national team for an Olympic Games while still in college (2004)…part of the second U.S. team in history to reach the Olympic finals earning the silver medal for indoor volleyball in 2008… led Stanford University to three NCAA championship matches, winning the national title in 2001 and 2004…one of the best players in Stanford University's history with a career record of 2,450 kills, for which she entered the Stanford Hall of Fame in 2015… led her professional teams to national league titles in 2007 (Swiss Volleyball League) and 2010 (Czech Extraliga); and a runner-up finish in 2006 (Puerto Rico LVSF).

The CWSA Sports Awards Presented by Honda broadcast will be re-aired on CBS Sports on June 24 (11:30 pm ET), June 25 (12:30 pm, 6:30 pm and 4:30 am ET) and June 30 (6:30 am and 10:30 am ET).

The CWSA, entering its 48th year, has honored the nation’s top NCAA women athletes for their superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service.  Since commencing its partnership in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.4 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women’s athletics programs.  

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