Jones Vying For Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and Honda Cup

BOULDER — University of Colorado standout Dani Jones is one of 12 student-athletes who were named Honda Sport Award recipients for their respective sports this season, making them all finalists for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and Honda Cup. Unfortunately Jones did not advance to the Honda Top 3, from which the winner would be selected.

The other 11 honorees are:

Yanis David, Florida Track and Field
Maria Fassi, Arkansas, Golf
Rachel Garcia, UCLA, Softball
Megan Gustafsom, Iowa, Basketball
Ashley Hoffman, North Carolina, Field Hockey
Lilly King, Indiana, Swimming & Diving
Natalia Kuikka, Florida State, Soccer
Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, Gymnastics
Estela Perez-Somarriba, Miami (Fla.), Tennis
Kathryn Plummer, Stanford, Volleyball
Megan Taylor, Maryland, Lacrosse

Jones was named the Honda Sport Award winner for Cross Country this past December after winning the 2018 NCAA Individual Cross Country Championship. She was chosen by a vote of administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. A senior from Phoenix, Ariz., she led her team to the national title for the first time in 14 years. In addition to her individual national title, she is also the back-to-back Pac-12 Individual Champion.

Named the 2018 United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Female Athlete of the Year (cross country), she is also a three-time USTFCCCA All-American and the two-time Pac-12 Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Her conference honors also include three All-Pac-12 first-team honors and three Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention awards. (This article only contains her cross country accolades.)

The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 43 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics". Since commencing its sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.1 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women's athletics programs at the institutions.

Jones will be honored during an on-campus presentation in the fall.

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