Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. – One day after Tasmin Fanning achieved the highest finish in school history at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, by placing third with a career-best time of 19:37.1, the senior was named a finalist for the Honda Award for cross country, given by the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards on Tuesday.
Along with Fanning, NCAA national champion Sally Kipyego from Texas Tech, national runner-up Susan Kuijken of Florida State and NCAA Southeast Regional runner-up Brianna Felnagle of North Carolina also were named as finalists for the prestigious award.
The winner will be decided by nationwide voting among NCAA member schools and will receive the Honda Sports Award for cross country. The winner will also become a nominee for The Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded annually to the nation's outstanding collegiate woman athlete of the year. In addition to the honor of this selection, American Honda will donate $1,000 to the women’s athletic fund of each nominee’s university. The winner’s program will receive $5,000.