Thursday, May 3, 2012

UF gymnast wins top honor

Florida freshman and 2012 NCAA all-around champion Kytra Hunter is this year's Honda Sports Award recipient for gymnastics, distinguishing her as the nation's top collegiate female athlete in the sport. The honor was based on the results of national balloting among all NCAA member schools as part of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 36th year.

Hunter is only the third freshman gymnast to collect the Honda Award and the first since Georgia's Hope Spivey in 1991. Hunter is the second Gator gymnast to receive the honor, as Ann Woods received the 1982 award.