STANFORD, Calif. – Rose Zhang has been named the Honda Sport Award winner for Golf for the second straight year, as announced today by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 47 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies “the best of the best in collegiate athletics”. The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2023 Honda Cup, which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on June 26, at 5:30 pm PT.
Zhang was chosen by a vote of administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Finalists in golf included Jenny Bae (Georgia), Ingrid Lindblad (LSU) and Julia Lopez Ramirez (Mississippi State).
Zhang, who was also the Class of 2022 Honda Award winner for Golf, recently put the finishing touches on arguably the most decorated amateur career in the history of collegiate golf during two dynamic seasons (2022-23) on The Farm.
“I am honored to be named the Honda Sport Award for Golf winner for the second year in a row,” Zhang said. “My time at Stanford has been incredibly special, and I want to dedicate this award to my teammates and coaches who helped push me every step of the way. Congratulations to all of the winners from the other 11 sports as well, as they all accomplished amazing things this year and it’s truly an honor to be mentioned alongside each and every one of them. Special thanks to my family and to those who have supported me and made this year so special.”
“I couldn’t think of a more worthy recipient than Rose,” said Anne Walker, Stanford’s Margot and Mitch Milias Director of Women’s Golf. “It’s rare in any sport to see history and this year, Rose made history many times over. She will be honored as the most decorated female college golfer of all-time and that’s a remarkable achievement.”
A two-time NCAA individual champion – the first female to accomplish the feat – Zhang twice set the NCAA single-season scoring average record, with a 68.81 sophomore-season scoring average besting a 69.68 freshman average.
In addition to finishing her career as a two-time ANNIKA Award recipient, Zhang was also a two-time WGCA Golfer of the Year, becoming the first repeat honoree since Duke’s Amanda Blumenherst in 2008. A two-time First Team WGCA All-American, Zhang also established the NCAA career scoring average record…
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