Ortega To Receive Honda Award For Lacrosse On June 27

University of North Carolina women's lacrosse attacker Jamie Ortega will receive the Honda Award for Lacrosse, given to the national player of the year, in Los Angeles on Monday, June 27 from the Collegiate Women's Sports Awards program. The award ceremony will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network at 9 p.m. ET.

The CWSA will celebrate the best of the best of the Class of 2022 and include a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

Ortega won the 2022 Honda Award for Lacrosse, joining Kara Cannizzaro (2013) as the only Tar Heels to win the award.

Ortega finished her career as the most decorated and accomplished player in UNC program history. She tallied a UNC single-season record 113 points on 69 goals and a career-high 44 assists in leading the Tar Heels to the 2022 NCAA championship. She is the first five-time All-America in Carolina history and finished her career first in ACC history and second in NCAA history with 466 career points. She is UNC's career leader in goals and points and finished her career second in school history in assists.

Jamie Ortega adds another milestone award to her storybook career 🏆👏https://t.co/OpnZ3Z0EkO #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/4wVT6g8Nny
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) June 14, 2022

The CWSA presents the annual Honda Cup award to the nation's Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year live on national television at the annual awards ceremony, held in Los Angeles, Calif. Honda Sports Award finalists are joined by the Div. II and Div. III athletes of the year, and the Most Inspirational Award Winner.

The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program annually recognizes the accomplishments of female athletes in NCAA-member colleges with a variety of prestigious awards. These include:

Honda Sports Award: The Honda Sports Award acknowledges athletic achievement as well as scholastics and community involvement, and is given to female athletes in 12 different NCAA-sanctioned sports throughout the year. In the fall, athletes are honored for their achievement in sports including soccer, volleyball, cross country, field hockey; in winter, gymnastics, basketball, swimming & diving; and in spring, lacrosse, softball, golf, tennis and track & field. Each Honda Sports Award winner is recognized as the top collegiate female athlete in her sport, and the award is considered by many as one of the highest honors a female college athlete can receive in the nation.
Top Three: The Top Three finalists for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year are chosen from among the 12 Honda Sports Award winners. These three finalists for the program's top honor exemplify the very best attributes of all Honda Sports Award winners, including excellence and leadership in their sport, as well as outstanding academic achievement and community involvement.
Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year: The CWSA's highest honor, the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year is chosen by the CWSA Board of Directors from the Top Three and is presented with the Honda Cup. This cup has been bestowed in the past on such talented and accomplished athletes as Mia Hamm, Cheryl Miller, Tara Kirk, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Misty May and Candace Parker.
Division II and Division III Athletes of the Year: Division II and Division III Athlete of the Year awards are given to the nation's top collegiate female athletes in their respective Divisions, chosen from 11 different sports, with each having one nominee derived from coaches' panels, All-America committees or finish at the respective national championship. Sports include: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
The Honda Inspiration Award is given to a female athlete who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level. A call for nominations to all SWAs, Sports Information Directors and Athletic Directors of all NCAA-sanctioned schools provides the candidates for this award. A special committee of the CWSA Board reads all the submitted materials for these candidates and narrows down the field to the most worthy candidates. Then the entire Board of Directors chooses the Inspiration Award winner.
Irv Grossman Award of Merit: Throughout the years, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program has periodically chosen to honor both individuals and groups with its Award of Merit. This is not a yearly award, but an award that the CWSA chooses to present on a case-by-case basis. The award recognizes unique achievement as it contributes to public awareness and appreciation of women's collegiate athletics and elevates the status of women's collegiate sports on a national level. In 2007 the Award of Merit was renamed the Irv Grossman Award of Merit. Irv was a highly respected journalist, sports marketer and media consultant and one of the founders of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program. Throughout his career, he spearheaded many innovative campaigns and events in both collegiate and professional sports, particularly in the field of women's athletics. Irv passed away in May 2006.
The Dr. Judie Holland Award is designed to recognize those who have played a significant role in the success of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program. This award is not necessarily an annual award but is given in the years when the most deserving person is identified.

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