UNC's Rachel Dawson honored with Honda Award

Posted Jan 24, 2008

Rachel Dawson, a University of North Carolina senior and member of the U.S. women's national field hockey team, has been chosen as the nation's top collegiate female field hockey athlete. The honor was based on the results of national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 32nd year. (NCAASports.com)

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