NiJaree Canady named finalist for 2025 Honda Sport Award
May 30, 2025 | Softball
Canady, winner of the 2024 Honda Sport Award for Softball, announced as finalist for the prestigious honor again this year
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – The Collegiate Women Sport Awards (CWSA) announced its four finalists for the Class of 2025 Honda Sport Award for Softball on Friday. Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady was named one of the finalists after winning the award last season and having another phenomenal season on and off the field.
The Honda Sport Award is being presented for the 49th year and it recognizes the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports. The award is chosen to symbolize the best of the best in their respective sport and the winner becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2025 Honda Cup presented on June 30.
The finalists are chosen by a panel of coaches that are members of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and is voted on by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA institutions.
Full release here.
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The Honda Sport Award is being presented for the 49th year and it recognizes the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports. The award is chosen to symbolize the best of the best in their respective sport and the winner becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the 2025 Honda Cup presented on June 30.
The finalists are chosen by a panel of coaches that are members of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and is voted on by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA institutions.
Full release here.
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