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Blumenherst Named One Of 10 Semifinalists For The Sullivan Award
3/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. ? Duke University senior women's golfer Amanda Blumenherst has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the James E. Sullivan Award, which is known as the “Oscar” of sports award. The Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States based on athletic accomplishments, leadership skills, character and sportsmanship in 2008.
Other semifinalists are Cynthia Barboza (Volleyball), Dara Torres (Swimming), Jonathan Horton (Gymnastics), Shawn Johnson (Gymnastics), Lopez Family (Taekwondo), USA Men's 4x100 Relay Team (Swimming), Erin Popovich (Paralympics Swimming), Tyler Hansbrough (Basketball), Sam Bradford (Football), Nastia Liukin (Gymnastics), Gerald “Buster” Posey (Baseball).
The 79th James E. Sullivan Award will be presented on April 15, 2009 at the New York Athletic Club.
Blumenherst, who is from Scottsdale, Ariz., is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke University history. She is the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion and has led the United States to Curtis Cup victories in 2006 and 2008. Blumenherst was the first ever three-time Golfweek & PING/NGCA National Player of the Year, first ever three-time Golfstat Cup Award winner and first ever three-time ACC Individual Champion.
A stellar student-athlete, Blumenherst has been selected a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America, won the 2008 Dinah Shore Trophy, 2008 ACC Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was awarded the Edith Cummings Golf Award, which was presented to the All-America with the highest grade-point average in NCAA Division I women's golf. She is a two-time Honda Award selection, three-time first team NGCA and Golfweek All-America, three-time ACC Player of the Year and the first repeat winner of the Nancy Lopez Award in 2008.
Blumenherst has led Duke to the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Championships and to three straight ACC titles since arriving in Durham, N.C.
The Sullivan Award has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union, and a pioneer in amateur sports, James E. Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of amateurism, the AAU Sullivan Award goes far beyond athletic accomplishments and honors those who have shown strong moral character.
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