Oklahoma City, OK---The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the ten finalists for the third annual USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award. The initial list of 25 finalists was announced on April 7. This award is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate softball players across the country.
The ten finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Monica Abbott – Freshman - University of Tennessee
Autumn Champion – Sophomore - University of Arizona
Christina Clark – Sophomore - Fresno State
Alicia Hollowell – Sophomore - University of Arizona
Caitlin Lowe – Freshman - University of Arizona
Iyhia McMichael – Senior - Mississippi State
Brooke Mitchell – Junior - Louisiana Lafayette
Kristen Rivera – Junior - University of Washington
Jamie Southern – Junior - Fresno State
Jessica van der Linden – Senior - Florida State
Three finalists will be announced May 11th, with the winner of the 2004 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award being announced May 26 at the opening ceremonies of the NCAA College World Series in Oklahoma City. The winner will be recognized and presented with the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year trophy during the ASA National Council Meeting in Mobile, Alabama, in November.
A replica of the award will be placed in a permanent display in the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, along with photos of the winner. An additional replica of the award will be presented to the player’s academic institution.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 91 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won seven World Championship titles including the last five consecutive. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com.
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