Brine Semifinalist for Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Harvard women's ice hockey player Jenny Brine (Truro, N.S.) was named as one of 16 semifinalists for the 5th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given for the most outstanding role model among athletes. The announcement was made late Wednesday by Fred Northup, President, Athletes for a Better World.
The Wooden Cup is given to a collegiate and a professional athlete who have made the greatest positive influence in the lives of others. The award recipients will be announced at a ceremony held at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club on Wednesday, January 14.
Brine constitutes a growing list of candidates for the award from Harvard with recent alum Noah Van Niel 9Newton, mass.) being named as one of the final 21 candidates last season.
With Peyton Manning, John Smoltz, John Lynch, and Andrea Yaeger as previous recipients, the Wooden Cup is becoming one of the most recognized awards in all of sports. Recipients are considered role models and athletes of excellence both on and off the field.
Recipients of the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup are chosen by a committee chaired by Vincent Dooley, former University of Georgia athletic director, and other distinguished individuals involved in athletics across the country.
Founded by Athletes for a Better World (ABW), a non-profit organization committed to changing the culture of American sports, the Wooden Cup is unique in that it is open to athletes in all collegiate and professional sports. Nominations come from every conference in the NCAA.
