Former Michigan Standout Betsey Armstrong Named Finalist for Sportswoman of the Year
EAST MEADOW, N.Y.
-- Former University of Michigan water polo All-America
goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong (2002-05) has been
selected as a finalist for the 2010 Sportswoman of the Year Award
by the Women's Sports Foundation. Fans can vote until midnight on August 31.
Athletes were considered for the 2010 award based on athletic
achievements from the past 12 months. Armstrong led the United
States Women's Senior National Team to its first FINA World Cup
gold medal since 1979 last week (Tue-Sun., Aug. 17-22). Over the
past year, Armstrong has guided the American squad to gold medals
at the 2010 FINA World League Super Final and the 2009 FINA World
Championship. Armstrong was also recognized as Swimming World
Magazine's Women's Water Polo Player of the Year in November.
Prior to her highly decorated international career, Armstrong was
a four-time All-America selection in net for the Wolverines. A 2008
Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Hall of Fame inductee,
Armstrong was a finalist for the Cutino Award as the nation's top
player during the 2004 season. She was named divisional Most
Valuable Player twice (2003-04) and earned four CWPA all-division
first team honors (2002-05).
The Women's Sports Foundation -- the leading authority on the
participation of women and girls in sports -- advocates for
equality, educates the public, conducts research and offers grants
to promote sports and physical activity for girls and women.
The awards will be presented, at the Annual Salute to Women in
Sports Awards Dinner on Oct. 12, 2010, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
in New York City.
Release courtesy University of Michigan Athletic Communications