May honored

By Laurel Veit
Summer Forty-Niner

Misty May, setter for the 1998 Cal State Long Beach women’s volleyball championship team, has received the Honda-Broderick Cup, and been named as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

“I’m proud to be honored with such a great award,” May said in a press release. “I think it is nice for volleyball since most of the past winners have been from basketball.”

May has won more awards and titles in her career than any other collegiate volleyball player.

She was presented with the award on June 14 at the 23rd annual Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Dinner in Reno, Nev.
 More than 900 NCAA colleges and a national board of directors  participated in the voting.

While with the 49ers, May was a three-time All-American and was named National Player of the Year by the American Coaches Association and “Volleyball Magazine” during her junior and senior year.

Recently, May joined the national volleyball team which hopes to make Olympic qualification.

“We are awfully proud of Misty,” said Mick Haley, USA Women’s Volleyball Team head coach. “We are very glad she has joined the national team and hope the success she has earned continues to follow her.”

Past winners of the Honda-Broderick cup have included basketball players Rebecca Lobo and Cheryl Miller, soccer player Mia Hamm, and track and field star Jackie Joyner.