Honda Award Winners
HONDA AWARD
Dawn Staley (1991) and Gretchen Walsh (2025) are the only Cavaliers to win the Honda Cup, the female student-athlete award across all sports. Several other Virginia student-athletes have won the Honda Award for their specific sports.
| Student-Athlete | Sport | Year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Welch | Cross County | 1983 | Honda Sport Award - Cross Country |
| Dawn Staley | Basketball | 1991 | Honda Sport Award - Basketball Honda Cup Winner |
| Dawn Staley | Basketball | 1992 | Honda Sport Award - Basketball |
| Amy Appelt | Lacrosse | 2004 | Honda Sport Award - Lacrosse |
| Danielle Collins | Tennis | 2016 | Honda Sport Award - Tennis |
| Kate Douglass | Swimming and Diving | 2022 | Honda Sport Award - Swimming and Diving |
| Kate Douglass | Swimming and Diving | 2023 | Honda Sport Award - Swimming and Diving |
| Gretchen Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2024 | Honda Sport Award - Swimming and Diving |
| Gretchen Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2025 | Honda Sport Award - Swimming and Diving Honda Cup Winner |
HONDA AWARD NOMINEES
Virginia student-athletes who have been finalists for the award.
| Nominees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sport | Year | Name of Award |
| Lesley Welch | Cross Country | 1983 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WCC |
| Dawn Staley | Basketball | 1991 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WBB |
| Dawn Staley | Basketball | 1992 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WBB |
| Amanda Cromwell | Soccer | 1992 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WSOC |
| Wendy Palmer | Basketball | 1995 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WBB |
| Wendy Palmer | Basketball | 1996 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WBB |
| Lauren Aumiller | Lacrosse | 2003 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WLAX |
| Amy Appelt | Lacrosse | 2004 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WLAX |
| Leah Wigger | Golf | 2005 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - GOLF |
| Amy Appelt | Lacrosse | 2005 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WLAX |
| Catherine White | Cross Country | 2010 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WCC |
| Paige Selenski | Field Hockey | 2010 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - FH |
| Brittany Kalkstein | Lacrosse | 2010 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WLAX |
| Paige Selenski | Field Hockey | 2011 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - FH |
| Paige Selenski | Field Hockey | 2013 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - FH |
| Morgan Brian | Soccer | 2014 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WSOC |
| Danielle Collins | Tennis | 2014 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - TENN |
| Morgan Brian | Soccer | 2015 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WSOC |
| Leah Smith | Swimming and Diving | 2015 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Emily Sonnett | Soccer | 2016 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - WSOC |
| Danielle Collins | Tennis | 2016 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - TENN |
| Paige Madden | Swimming and Diving | 2021 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Emma Navarro | Tennis | 2021 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - TENN |
| Kate Douglass | Swimming and Diving | 2022 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Alex Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2022 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Emma Navarro | Tennis | 2022 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - TENN |
| Kate Douglass | Swimming and Diving | 2023 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Gretchen Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2023 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Alex Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2024 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Gretchen Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2024 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Claire Curzan | Swimming and Diving | 2025 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |
| Gretchen Walsh | Swimming and Diving | 2025 | Honda Sports Award Nominee - S&D |