Wake Forest Athletics
Jennifer Kupcho Wins 2018 Honda Award
6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGolf)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest junior Jennifer Kupcho was named the 2018 Honda Sport Award winner for golf on Monday (June 4), as announced by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).
The Honda Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 42 years to top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports. With the honor, Kupcho becomes the first Wake Forest women's golfer to be named a national player of the year. She becomes the fourth Demon Deacon athlete to win a Honda Award, joining Bea Bielik (tennis, 2001-02), Kelly Doton (field hockey, 2003-04) and Kelly Dostal (field hockey, 2004-05).
Kupcho capped the best season in Wake Forest history with her victory at the NCAA Championship. Her junior season featured four victories and two other top-5 finishes as she finished under par in a school-record eight events. Her scoring average of 70.60 set a school record, breaking the previous mark of 70.61 that she set during her sophomore season. Kupcho tied her own school 54-hole scoring record with a 15-under performance to win the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, which included a school-record 8-under 64 in the second round.
Kupcho, who earned first-team WGCA All-America honors for the second straight year, is one of three finalists for the ANNIKA Award, annually given to the most outstanding women's player of the year. The winner will be announced by Hall-of-Famer Annika Sorenstam on Wednesday during the 6 p.m. hour of Golf Central on the Golf Channel.
As the golf recipient of the Honda Award, Kupcho becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2018 Honda Cup which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on Monday, June 25, 2018, in downtown Los Angeles.
