UConn's Stewart, Michigan's Romero up for Honda Award honors

UConn's Stewart, Michigan's Romero up for Honda Award honors

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 11:58 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) Connecticut basketball star Breanna Stewart and Michigan softball player Sierra Romero are among 12 Honda Award recipients who will vie for the top honor on Monday.

The Honda winners are eligible for the Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year award. The 40th edition of the award recognizes leadership, academics and community service and will be handed on the campus of Southern California in Los Angeles.

The other winners are USC's Samantha Bricio (volleyball), Duke's Virginia Elena Carta (golf), Virginia's Danielle Collins (tennis), Maryland's Taylor Cummings (lacrosse), Syracuse's Alyssa Manley (field hockey), Courtney Okolo (track & field), Penn State's Raquel Rodriguez (soccer), Notre Dame's Mollie Seidel (cross country), Florida's Bridget Sloan (gymnastics) and Louisville's Kelsi Worrell (swimming & diving).

They were chosen by a vote of administrators from NCAA member schools.

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