TOP HONORS TO TROJAN USC SPRINTER WILLIAMS NAMED WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Angela Williams Angela Williams (born 30 January 1980 in Bellflower, California) is an American athlete. Starting for the American national team in 2001, she won a silver medal in the 60 metres competition at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships. closed the book on her USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. track career this month by becoming the first athlete - male or female - to win four NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association 100-meter titles. The senior sprinter added another accomplishment Monday night when she was named the Collegiate Woman of the Year at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics is a professional organization for college and university athletic directors in the United States. NACDA boasts a membership of more than 6,100 individuals and more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Convention in Dallas. ``It felt to me like my career had proper bookends,'' Williams said of her 100 victory at this year's NCAA championships. ``When I won as a freshman, that was the first chapter. Now that I've won again, it's another chapter that's been closed and that makes me feel complete. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to start a new chapter.'' Williams is USC's first outright winner of the Honda-Broderick Cup The Honda-Broderick Cup is a sports award for college-level female athletes. The awards are voted on by a national panel of women's collegiate athletic directors. It was first presented by the late Thomas Broderick, owner of a sports apparel company, in 1977, with the first award , an award first given in 1977 to recognize the top collegiate woman athlete. Basketball player Cheryl Miller Cheryl Miller (born on January 3, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a former college basketball player and coach. Her superior athletic ability and engaging personality made her an elite figure in sports. was a co-winner in 1984. Williams joins UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1985), Vickie Huber of Villanova (1985) and Suzy Favor of Wisconsin (1990) as the fourth track athlete to win the award. Williams, who was named the U.S. Track Coaches Association Women's Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year
The other candidates were Bea Bielik of Wake Forrest (tennis), Sue Bird of Connecticut (basketball), Tra Chaplin of Arizona (cross country), Natalie Coughlin of California (swimming and diving), Erin Elbe of Georgetown (lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. ), Jennie Finch of Arizona (softball), Virada Nirapathpongporn of Duke (golf), Andree Pickens of Alabama (gymnastics), Logan Tom of Stanford (volleyball), Aly Wagner of Santa Clara (soccer) and Autumn Welsh of Maryland (field hockey). Nicole Duncan of Cal State Los Angeles, who won national outdoor 100, 200 and long jump titles and indoor 60 and long jump titles, and lacrosse player Julie Bergofsky of Middlebury (Vt.) College were honored as the top Division II and III athletes, respectively. Williams, who will compete in the U.S. championships at Stanford on Friday through Sunday, is the American junior and USC school record holder in the 100. Williams, the national high school 100 record holder, finished second in the 60 in the 2001 world indoor championships and advanced to the 100 semifinals of last year's world outdoor championships. In March, Williams won the NCAA indoor 60 title. ``People underestimate the significance of winning four NCAA titles, especially in an event like the 100 where there is little room for error,'' USC coach Ron Allice said. ``She is a coach's dream. She has left her imprint at USC and in the sport of track and field.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Angela Williams was honored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. April L. Brown/Associated Press |
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