# Foluke Gunderson

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Canadian-American-Nigerian indoor volleyball player (born 1987)

Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson Gunderson in 2012 with Rabita Baku Personal information Full name Foluke Atinuke Gunderson Nationality Canadian/American/Nigerian Born Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 38) London, Ontario, Canada Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Spike 130 in (330 cm) Block 118 in (300 cm) College / University Stanford University Volleyball information Position Middle blocker Number 16 Career Years Teams 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2015 2015–2017 2017–2019 TAB Queenseis Dinamo Krasnodar Rabita Baku Volero Zurich Hisamitsu Springs National team 2005–2021 United States Medal record Women's volleyball Representing United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2014 Italy Team World Cup 2011 Japan Team 2015 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2017 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2010 Ningbo Team 2011 Macau Team 2015 Omaha Team 2016 Bangkok Team FIVB Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team 2021 Rimini Team Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan American Cup 2010 Rosarito & Tijuana Team 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team NORCECA Championship 2011 Caguas

**Foluke Atinuke Gunderson**[listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Foluke_Atinuke_Gunderson.wav/Foluke_Atinuke_Gunderson.wav.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Foluke_Atinuke_Gunderson.wav) (née **Akinradewo**; born October 5, 1987) is a former indoor [volleyball](/source/Volleyball) player who played as a middle blocker for Japanese club [Hisamitsu Springs](/source/Hisamitsu_Springs). Born in Canada, she represents the [United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_volleyball_team) internationally. Gunderson won gold with the national team at the [2010 FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2010_FIVB_World_Grand_Prix), [2014 World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship), the [Rimini Volleyball Nations League](/source/2021_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League), and the [2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Tokyo_Summer_Olympics),[1][2] silver at the [2012 London Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament), and bronze at the [2016 Rio Olympic Games](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament). Her 2020 Olympics win allowed her to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medal.[3]

## High school and personal life

Gunderson was born in [London, Ontario](/source/London%2C_Ontario), to Ayoola and Comfort Akinradewo. Her siblings are Folu and Foluso Akinradewo. She holds a tri-citizenship with [Canada](/source/Canada), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), and the [United States](/source/United_States), and used to audition for commercials when she was little.[4]

Gunderson attended [St. Thomas Aquinas High School](/source/St._Thomas_Aquinas_High_School_(Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida)) in [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](/source/Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida), where she was a three-year letter winner in volleyball and was also on the basketball and track & field teams. She was an All-American selection in 2003 and 2004 and an all-state selection in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Volleyball Player of the Year in 2005. In addition to volleyball, she was an all-state selection in basketball and was a four-time Florida State Champion in track. She made her US international debut before the start of her freshman year at Stanford.[5] She helped the US win the 2004 NORCECA Continental Women's Junior Championship, and then was the starting middle blocker on the U.S. Women's Junior National Team at the 2005 FIVB World Championships.[5]

## Stanford

Gunderson majored in human biology at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).[6]

As a freshman in 2005, she was named the [Pac-10](/source/Pac-10) Freshman of the Year and the [American Volleyball Coaches Association](/source/American_Volleyball_Coaches_Association) (AVCA) Pacific Region Freshman of the Year.[7] She was named an AVCA Second Team All-American and led the squad in hitting percentage (.397), a mark which ranked third in the Pac-10, 13th in the nation and third for a single-season in school history. In 2006, she was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team as she led Stanford to an NCAA Division I runner-up finish to [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_Women's_Volleyball). For the year, she was named a First Team All-American by the AVCA.[8][9]

In 2007, Gunderson was named the [AVCA](/source/AVCA) National Player of the Year[10] and was the [Honda Sports Award](/source/Honda_Award) winner for volleyball.[11][12][13] She broke the Pac-10 and Stanford single season hitting percentage record by more than 50 points, as she averaged .499 percentage, a mark that was first in the nation and second since rally-scoring was introduced in 2001. She was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team as she led Stanford to their second consecutive Division I national runner-up finish to [Penn State](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_women's_volleyball). As a senior in 2008, Gunderson repeated as the Pac-10 Player of the Year and got her third consecutive Honda Award nomination. She repeated as a First Team All-American and led Stanford to their third consecutive NCAA title match. She finished her collegiate career with the best career hitting efficiency (.446) of any NCAA Division I player.[5]

## Club volleyball

Gunderson joined [Toyota Auto Body Queenseis](/source/Toyota_Auto_Body_Queenseis) in October 2010.[14][15] In the 2010–11 [V.Premier League](/source/V.League_(Japan)), Gunderson was named the winner of the Spike award.[16] Gunderson won the silver medal in the [2012 FIVB Club World Championship](/source/2012_FIVB_Women's_Club_World_Championship), playing with the Azerbaijani club [Rabita Baku](/source/Rabita_Baku).[17]

In 2013 Gunderson's club, Rabita Baku, won the Azerbaijan Super League Championship[18] winning their sixth title in a row.[19][20] She won the league's Best Spiker award.[21]

## International career

### 2012

Gunderson competed for Team USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[22] She earned a silver medal for her efforts.[23]

### 2014

Gunderson was part of the USA national team that won the [2014 World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship) gold medal when the team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.[24][25] It was the USA's first-ever gold in any of the three major volleyball tournaments.[5]

### 2016

Gunderson was part of the US bronze medal-winning team at the 2016 Olympics.[5] She started all eight games. She was named in the 2016 Olympic Games Dream Team at middle blocker.[5]

### 2021

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the [FIVB Volleyball Nations League](/source/FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League) tournament.[26] that will be played May 25-June 24 in [Rimini, Italy](/source/Rimini%2C_Italy). It is the only major international competition before the [Tokyo Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in July.

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach [Karch Kiraly](/source/Karch_Kiraly) announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo.[27]

## Awards

### Individual

- *[2010 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"](/source/2010_FIVB_World_Grand_Prix#Individual_awards)*

- *[2010 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Blocker"](/source/2010_FIVB_World_Grand_Prix#Individual_awards)*

- *2010–2011 [Japanese V.League "Spike Award"](/source/V.League_(Japan))*

- *[2012-13 Azerbaijan Super League "Best Spiker"](/source/2012-2013_Azerbaijan_Women's_Volleyball_Super_League#Awards)*

- *[2016 Olympic Games "Best Middle Blocker"](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament#Awards)*

- *[2016 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Middle Blocker"](/source/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship#Awards)*

- *[2017-2018 Japanese V.League Division 1 "Spike Award"](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_V.Premier_League_Women's#Awards)*

- *[2018-2019 Japanese V.League "Best Middle Blocker"](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_V.League_Division_1_Women's#Awards)*

- *[2018-2019 Japanese V.League "Most Valuable Player"](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_V.League_Division_1_Women's#Awards)*

### College

- Four-time AVCA All-American (2005, second team; 2006–08, first team)

- Three-time *Volleyball Magazine* first team All-American (2006–08)

- Four-time All-Pac-10 team (2005–08)

- Two-time NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2006, 2007)

- 2008 – *Volleyball Magazine* National co-Player of the Year

- 2008 – Honda Award nominee

- 2008 – Pac-10 Player of the Year

- 2007 – AVCA National Player of the Year

- 2007 – Pac-10 Player of the Year

- 2007 – Honda Award winner for volleyball

- 2007 – NCAA Stanford Regional MVP

- 2007 – Pac-10 Player of the Week (Oct. 1)

- 2006 – [Honda Award](/source/Honda_Award) nominee

- 2005 – [AVCA](/source/AVCA) Pacific Region Freshman of the Year

- 2005 – Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

### National team

- **2010** [Pan-American Volleyball Cup](/source/2010_Women's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup)

- **2010** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2010_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2011** [Pan-American Volleyball Cup](/source/2011_Women's_Pan-American_Volleyball_Cup)

- **2011** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2011_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2011** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2011_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2011** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2011_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2012** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2012_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2012** [Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)

- **2013** [FIVB World Grand Champions Cup](/source/2013_FIVB_Women's_World_Grand_Champions_Cup)

- **2013** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2013_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2014** [FIVB World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship)

- **2015** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2015** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2015** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2015_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2016** [Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_qualification)

- **2016** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2016** [Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)

- **2017** [FIVB World Grand Champions Cup](/source/2017_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Grand_Champions_Cup)

- **2018** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2019** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2019** [FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)](/source/2019_FIVB_Women's_Volleyball_Intercontinental_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament) - Qualified

- **2019** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2019** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2019_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2021** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2021_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2020** [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_tournament)

## Clubs

- [Toyota Auto Body Queenseis](/source/Toyota_Auto_Body_Queenseis) (2010–2011)

- [Dinamo Krasnodar](/source/Dinamo_Krasnodar) (2011–2012)

- [Rabita Baku](/source/Rabita_Baku) (2012–2015)

- [Voléro Zürich](/source/Vol%C3%A9ro_Z%C3%BCrich) (2015–2017)

- [Hisamitsu Springs](/source/Hisamitsu_Springs) (2017–2019)

- [Hisamitsu Springs](/source/Hisamitsu_Springs) (2020–2021)

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## Sources

- [Akinradewo Player Bio at gostanford.com](http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/akinradewo_foluke00.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070106172211/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/akinradewo_foluke00.html) January 6, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Akinradewo on usavolleyball.org](http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/profiles/women/FolukeAkinradewoProfile.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080725071917/http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/profiles/women/FolukeAkinradewoProfile.asp) July 25, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## External links

**Foluke Gunderson**  at Wikipedia's [sister projects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_sister_projects)

- [Media](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Foluke_Akinradewo) from Commons
- [Quotations](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Foluke_Gunderson) from Wikiquote
- [Data](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269766) from Wikidata

- [Foluke Akinradewo](https://www.fivb.com/players/players-database/player/115495/) at [FIVB.com](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Volleyball)

- [Foluke Akinradewo](http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2010/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2010&Team=USA&No=115495) at [FIVB.org](/source/International_Volleyball_Federation) World Grand Prix 2010

- [Foluke Akinradewo](https://www-old.cev.eu/PlayerDetail.aspx?PlayerID=43555) at the [European Volleyball Confederation](/source/European_Volleyball_Confederation)

- [Foluke Akinradewo](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/foluke-akinradewo) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Foluke Akinradewo](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126693) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson](https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/foluke-akinradewo-gunderson-904920) at [Team USA](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee) ([archive May 22, 2023](https://web.archive.org/web/20230522152453/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/AK/Foluke-Akinradewo))

- [Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson](https://www.instagram.com/folukea/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

Awards Preceded by Sheilla Castro Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2010 Succeeded by Destinee Hooker Preceded by Fabiana Claudino Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2010 Succeeded by Iuliia Morozova Preceded by First Award Best Middle Blocker of Olympic Games 2016 (with Milena Rašić) Succeeded by Haleigh Washington and Carol Gattaz Preceded by Maja Poljak and Ana Carolina da Silva Best Middle Blocker of FIVB Club World Championship 2016 (with Milena Rašić) Succeeded by Maja Poljak and Kubra Akman

USA squads v t e United States squad – 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal 1 Glass 2 Scott-Arruda 3 Haneef-Park 4 Berg 6 Davis 7 Bown 8 Barboza 9 Tamas 11 Larson 12 Metcalf 14 Miyashiro 15 Tom 16 Akinradewo 18 Hodge Coach: McCutcheon v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 2 Scott-Arruda 3 Haneef-Park 4 Berg 5 Miyashiro 6 Davis 10 Larson 11 Hodge 13 Harmotto 15 Tom 16 Akinradewo 17 Thompson 19 Hooker Coach: McCutcheon v t e United States squad – 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 3 Thompson 6 Davis 9 Hildebrand 10 Larson 12 Murphy 13 Harmotto (c) 14 Fawcett 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 19 Robinson 21 Dixon 22 Adams Coach: Kiraly v t e United States squad – 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 8 Gibbemeyer 10 Larson-Burbach 11 Easy 13 Harmotto 14 Fawcett 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 17 Hagglund 18 Kreklow 21 Dixon 23 Robinson 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 3 Thompson 5 Adams 6 Lloyd 10 Larson 12 Murphy 13 Harmotto 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 23 Robinson 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal 1 Hancock 2 Poulter 4 Wong-Orantes 10 Larson 11 Drews 12 Thompson 14 Bartsch-Hackley 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 22 Washington 23 Robinson 24 Ogbogu Coach: Kiraly v t e 2012 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – silver medal, women's beach – gold & silver) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Sean Rooney David Lee Richard Lambourne Paul Lotman Donald Suxho Reid Priddy Brian Thornton Russell Holmes Clayton Stanley David McKienzie David Smith Women's indoor Danielle Scott-Arruda Tayyiba Haneef-Park Lindsey Berg Tamari Miyashiro Nicole Davis Jordan Larson Megan Hodge Christa Harmotto Logan Tom Foluke Akinradewo Courtney Thompson Destinee Hooker Men's beach Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal Women's beach Jennifer Kessy April Ross Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Coaches Alan Knipe Hugh McCutcheon v t e 2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Aaron Russell Taylor Sander David Lee Kawika Shoji William Priddy Murphy Troy Thomas Jaeschke Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt David Smith Erik Shoji Women's indoor Alisha Glass Kayla Banwarth Courtney Thompson Rachael Adams Carli Lloyd Jordan Larson Kelly Murphy Christa Harmotto Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Kelsey Robinson Karsta Lowe Men's beach Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena Jake Gibb Casey Patterson Women's beach April Ross Kerri Walsh Jennings Brooke Sweat Lauren Fendrick Coaches John Speraw Karch Kiraly v t e 2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Taylor Sander Kyle Ensing Mitch Stahl Kawika Shoji TJ DeFalco Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt Thomas Jaeschke Garrett Muagututia David Smith Erik Shoji Women's indoor Micha Hancock Jordyn Poulter Justine Wong-Orantes Jordan Larson Andrea Drews Jordan Thompson Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Haleigh Washington Kelsey Robinson Chiaka Ogbogu Men's beach Jake Gibb Tri Bourne Nick Lucena Phil Dalhausser Women's beach Alix Klineman April Ross Kelly Claes Sarah Sponcil Coaches John Speraw Karch Kiraly

v t e Honda Sports Award Division I Basketball 1977: Harris 1978: Meyers 1979: Lieberman 1980: Lieberman 1981: Woodard 1982: Kelly 1983: Donovan 1984: C. Miller 1985: C. Miller 1986: Ethridge 1987: McClain 1988: Weatherspoon 1989: B. Gordon 1990: Azzi 1991: Staley 1992: Staley 1993: Swoopes 1994: Leslie 1995: Lobo 1996: Rizzotti 1997: Holdsclaw 1998: Holdsclaw 1999: White-McCarty 2000: Ralph 2001: Stiles 2002: Bird 2003: Taurasi 2004: Taurasi 2005: Augustus 2006: Augustus 2007: Parker 2008: Parker 2009: Montgomery 2010: M. Moore 2011: M. Moore 2012: Griner 2013: Delle Donne 2014: B. Stewart 2015: B. Stewart 2016: B. Stewart 2017: Plum 2018: Wilson 2019: Gustafson 2020: Ionescu 2021: N. Smith 2022: Boston 2023: Ca. Clark 2024: Ca. Clark 2025: Bueckers 2026: Betts Cross country 1977: J. Brown 1978: Mills 1979: Mills 1980: Benoit 1981: Shea 1982: Sharples 1983: Welch 1984: Springs 1985: Branta 1986: Tuffey 1987: Chalmers 1988: Betz 1989: Dekkers 1990: Huber 1991: Favor 1992: O'Sullivan 1993: Zajac 1994: Zajac 1995: Rhines 1996: K. Butler 1997: Skieresz 1998: Skieresz 1999: McGregor 2000: Yoder 2001: Grgas-Wheeler 2002: Chaplin 2003: Flanagan 2004: Flanagan 2005: Ki. Smith 2006: Bierbaum 2007: Kipyego 2008: Kipyego 2009: Kipyego 2010: Bizzarri 2011: Sh. Reid 2012: Sh. Reid 2013: Saina 2014: D'Agostino 2015: Avery 2016: Seidel 2017: Schweizer 2018: E. Kurgat 2019: D. Jones 2020: Kelati 2021: Chelangat 2022: W. Morgan 2023: Tuohy 2024: Valby 2025: Lemngole 2026: Lemngole Field hockey 1977: Shelton 1978: Shelton 1979: Shelton 1980: B. Becker 1981: Fissinger 1982: Fin 1983: Hightower 1984: Decker 1985: C. Morgan 1986: Donnelly 1987: Averill 1988: Fuchs 1989: Madl 1990: Lyness 1991: Catanzaro 1992: Carey 1993: James 1994: Gleason 1995: Scheuermann 1996: Thate 1997: Werley 1998: Werley 1999: M. Smith 2000: Northcroft 2001: Digiacomo 2002: Welsh 2003: Snow 2004: Doton 2005: Dostal 2006: Infante 2007: Infante 2008: Dawson 2009: Rowe 2010: O'Donnell 2011: O'Donnell 2012: Frazer 2013: Reinprecht 2014: Bolles 2015: Heuser 2016: Manley 2017: Nauck 2018: Veitner 2019: A. Hoffman 2020: Matson 2021: Matson 2022: Bolton 2023: Matson 2024: Ry. Heck 2025: Zimmer Golf 1977: Daniel 1978: Petrizzi 1979: O'Brien 1980: Sheehan 1981: Moody 1982: Inkster 1983: Hammel 1984: Schreyer 1985: Richard 1986: Dunlap 1987: Keggi 1988: Barrett 1989: Hurst 1990: Hattori 1991: Hooks 1992: Goetze 1993: Sörenstam 1994: Ward 1995: Ward 1996: Baena 1997: Bowie 1998: Booth 1999: G. Park 2000: Daniels 2001: Hannemann 2002: Nirapathpongporn 2003: Parmlid 2004: Huarte 2005: Grzebien 2006: Cho 2007: Blumenherst 2008: Blumenherst 2009: Hernandez 2010: Hedwall 2011: Zamora 2012: Pancake 2013: A. Park 2014: Boutier 2015: Talley 2016: Carta 2017: Vaughn 2018: Kupcho 2019: Fassi 2020: No award 2021: Ra. Heck 2022: Zhang 2023: Zhang 2024: Lindblad 2025: Marín Gymnastics 1977: Carr & Israel 1978: Carr 1979: Casey 1980: Carr 1981: Shapiro 1982: Woods 1983: Cameron 1984: Marsden 1985: Hauschild 1986: Hauschild 1987: Garrison-Steves 1988: Garrison-Steves 1989: Wener 1990: Andrews 1991: Spivey 1992: Marlowe 1993: Foster 1994: Hansen 1995: Hansen 1996: Hansen 1997: Arnold 1998: Arnold 1999: Lichey 2000: Brink 2001: Bhardwaj 2002: Pickens 2003: Willis 2004: Rice 2005: Maloney 2006: Miles 2007: Kupets 2008: Heenan 2009: Kupets 2010: Jackson 2011: K. Hoffman 2012: Hunter 2013: Sloan 2014: Jacob 2015: Hunter 2016: Sloan 2017: McMurtry 2018: P. Lee 2019: M. Nichols 2020: K. Ross 2021: A. Webb 2022: Thomas 2023: Thomas 2024: Bryant 2025: Bowers 2026: Torrez Lacrosse 2001: Adams 2002: Elbe 2003: R. Becker 2004: Appelt 2005: Kjellman 2006: Kjellman 2007: Kjellman 2008: Nielsen 2009: Nielsen 2010: McFadden 2011: S. Smith 2012: Thornton 2013: Cannizzaro 2014: Cummings 2015: Cummings 2016: Cummings 2017: Stukenberg 2018: Apuzzo 2019: M. Taylor 2020: No award 2021: North 2022: Ortega 2023: Scane 2024: Scane 2025: Humphrey Soccer 1990: Higgins 1991: Chastain 1992: Lilly 1993: Hamm 1994: Hamm 1995: Venturini 1996: MacMillan 1997: Daws 1998: Whalen 1999: Fotopoulos 2000: Fair 2001: Florance 2002: Wagner 2003: Sinclair 2004: Reddick 2005: Osborne 2006: Sinclair 2007: O'Reilly 2008: Pistorius 2009: Nogueira 2010: Engen 2011: Me. Henderson 2012: Noyola 2013: Dunn 2014: Dahlkemper 2015: Mewis 2016: Rodríguez 2017: Buchanan 2018: Sullivan 2019: Kuikka 2020: Macario 2021: Loera 2022: Howell 2023: Reale 2024: Echegini 2025: Faasse 2026: Dudley Softball 1977: Kujala 1978: Arendsen 1979: Arendsen 1980: Arendsen 1981: Riley 1982: English 1983: Stoll 1984: Doom 1985: Eckert 1986: Lefebvre 1987: Co. Clark 1988: Longaker 1989: Parks 1990: Longaker 1991: L. Fernandez 1992: L. Fernandez 1993: L. Fernandez 1994: Parra 1995: Brundage 1996: Dalton 1997: Tr. Johnson 1998: N. Evans 1999: D. Henderson 2000: Blades 2001: Finch 2002: Finch 2003: Watley 2004: van der Linden 2005: Osterman 2006: Osterman 2007: Abbott 2008: Tincher 2009: Lawrie 2010: Lawrie 2011: Bruder 2012: Ricketts 2013: Ricketts 2014: Shipman 2015: Haeger 2016: Romero 2017: Barnhill 2018: Garcia 2019: Garcia 2020: No award 2021: Garcia 2022: Alo 2023: Fouts 2024: Canady 2025: Canady Swimming & diving 1977: Belote 1978: Laravie 1979: Pennington 1980: Sterkel 1981: Sterkel 1982: Caulkins 1983: Caulkins 1984: Caulkins 1985: Meagher 1986: Je. Johnson 1987: Meagher 1988: Mitchell 1989: Je. Johnson 1990: J. Evans 1991: Fetter 1992: Sanders 1993: Jorgensen 1994: Haislett 1995: J. Thompson 1996: Quance 1997: Quance 1998: M. Hyman 1999: Moravcová 2000: Teuscher 2001: M. Hyman 2002: Coughlin 2003: Coughlin 2004: Kirk 2005: Coventry 2006: DeScenza 2007: Joyce 2008: Burckle 2009: Vollmer 2010: Smit 2011: Hosszú 2012: Leverenz 2013: Schmitt 2014: F. Lee 2015: Franklin 2016: Worrell 2017: Ledecky 2018: Manuel 2019: King 2020: Weitzeil 2021: Bacon 2022: Douglass 2023: Douglass 2024: Walsh 2025: Walsh Tennis 1977: Mueller 1978: DuVall 1979: Jordan 1980: W. White 1981: A. Fernandez 1982: Crowe 1983: L. Allen 1984: Spain 1985: Gates 1986: Rush 1987: Fendick 1988: S. Stafford 1989: Birch 1990: Graham 1991: Birch 1992: Raymond 1993: Raymond 1994: Lettiere 1995: Phebus 1996: Craybas 1997: Osterloh 1998: Catlin 1999: V. Webb 2000: Irvin 2001: Granville 2002: Bielik 2003: Castellvi 2004: Liu 2005: Zemenová 2006: K. Miller 2007: Cohen 2008: McDowell 2009: Cecil 2010: Vallverdu 2011: Juricová 2012: Gibbs 2013: Gibbs 2014: R. Anderson 2015: R. Anderson 2016: Da. Collins 2017: Woolcock 2018: Hartono 2019: Perez-Somarriba 2020: No award 2021: Daavettila 2022: Stearns 2023: Crawley 2024: Stoiana 2025: Vidmanova Track & field 1977: Ashford 1978: Mills 1979: J. Anderson 1980: Shea 1981: Warren 1982: Ka. Smith 1983: Joyner 1984: Givens 1985: Joyner 1986: Cuthbert 1987: Cavanaugh 1988: Huber 1989: Huber 1990: Favor 1991: Guidry 1992: K. Oden 1993: Hyche 1994: Hyche 1995: Guthrie-Gresham 1996: Hill 1997: Skieresz 1998: Skieresz 1999: Su. Reid 2000: Spencer 2001: B. Taylor 2002: A. Williams 2003: Goulbourne 2004: Ki. Smith 2005: Mo. Henderson 2006: Powell 2007: K. Stewart 2008: Ja. Johnson 2009: Barringer 2010: Koll 2011: Sh. Reid 2012: K. Duncan 2013: K. Duncan 2014: Nelvis 2015: Prandini 2016: Okolo 2017: K. Williams 2018: Ewen 2019: David 2020: No award 2021: Cockrell 2022: Steiner 2023: J. Moore 2024: Valby 2025: A. Butler Volleyball 1977: F. Hyman 1978: Green 1979: Cottle 1980: Meyers 1981: Berg 1982: Schlobohm 1983: De. Collins 1984: De. Collins 1985: Masakayan 1986: K. Oden 1987: Dahlgren 1988: Eagye 1989: Eggers 1990: Cross 1991: B. Oden 1992: N. Williams 1993: N. Williams 1994: D. Scott 1995: Davis 1996: Weston 1997: Ljungqvist 1998: Folkl 1999: May 2000: Cacciamani 2001: Cepero 2002: Tom 2003: Tom 2004: A. Ross 2005: Nnamani 2006: C. Thompson 2007: Pavan 2008: Akinradewo 2009: Fawcett 2010: Hodge 2011: B. Brown 2012: Jupiter 2013: Bergsma 2014: Vansant 2015: Vansant 2016: Bricio 2017: Ajanaku 2018: Alhassan 2019: Plummer 2020: Gray 2021: Lilley 2022: Rettke 2023: Eggleston 2024: Skinner 2025: Babcock 2026: Babcock Honda Cup 1976: Harris 1978: Meyers 1979: Lieberman 1980: Shea 1981: Sterkel 1982: Caulkins 1983: De. Collins 1984: Caulkins & C. Miller 1985: Joyner 1986: Ethridge 1987: Meagher 1988: Weatherspoon 1989: Huber 1990: Favor 1991: Staley 1992: Marlowe 1993: L. Fernandez 1994: Hamm 1995: Lobo 1996: Rizzotti 1997: Daws 1998: Holdsclaw 1999: May 2000: Teuscher 2001: Stiles 2002: A. Williams 2003: Watley 2004: Kirk 2005: Nnamani 2006: Sinclair 2007: Pavan 2008: Parker 2009: Kupets 2010: Hodge & M. Moore 2011: M. Moore 2012: Griner 2013: Ricketts 2014: Jacob 2015: Franklin 2016: B. Stewart 2017: Ledecky 2018: Manuel 2019: Garcia 2020: No award 2021: Garcia 2022: Boston 2023: Ca. Clark 2024: Ca. Clark 2025: Walsh Inspiration 1988: Roethlisberger 1989: Jacobs 1990: Robertson 1991: T. Nichols 1992: Stepp 1993: Mead 1994: H. Scott 1995: A. Johnson 1996: Carson 1998: H. Anderson 1999: J. Jones 2000: J. Olson 2001: Berner 2002: Koetsier 2003: McPherson 2004: Gunn 2005: Kroon 2006: Payne 2007: Kohut 2008: Knight 2009: Hester 2010: Cobb 2011: Breland 2012: Delle Donne 2013: Mingo 2014: Gilliland 2015: McGee-Stafford 2016: Fogle 2017: N. Stafford 2018: Cunningham 2019: Fessler 2020: No award 2021: O'Neal 2022: Thibodeau 2023: M. White 2024: Gayles 2025: Barbier Div II 1988: Brinton 1989: Cobbs 1990: Hardy 1991: Saunders 1992: Hand 1993: C. Allen 1994: Metro 1995: Coetzee 1996: Clarkson 1997: Morlock 1998: Penner 1999: Almazan 2000: Even 2001: Martin 2002: N. Duncan 2003: Gregg 2004: Gomez 2005: Lewallen 2006: Erb 2007: Hanavan 2008: Braegelmann 2009: Erb 2010: McNamara 2011: Macy 2012: Daugherty 2013: Daugherty 2014: Battista 2015: Dickinson 2016: Oren 2017: Muscaro 2018: C. Kurgat 2019: Reiss 2020: No award 2021: No award 2022: Petrantonio 2023: B. Olson 2024: Cartwright 2025: A. Brown Div III 1988: Beachy 1989: Prineas 1990: Grierson 1991: Gilbert 1992: K. Oden 1993: Carter 1994: Ainsworth 1995: Albers 1996: Swan 1997: Ta. Johnson 1998: Speckman 1999: Schade 2000: Fischer 2001: Rogers 2002: Bergofsky 2003: Hysell 2004: M. Gordon 2005: Buttry 2006: Silva 2007: Bondi 2008: Zerzan 2009: Huston 2010: Borner 2011: Stern 2012: Hagensen 2013: Fournier 2014: Cazzolla 2015: Fournier 2016: Moss 2017: Crist 2018: Chong 2019: Temple 2020: No award 2021: No award 2022: Nicholas 2023: Earley 2024: Maddox 2025: Foley

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