Mildred Barnes Award

2025 Mildred Barnes Award recipient Vera Sjöberg with director of track & field and cross country Grant Cartwright and cross country head coach Jon Molz
2025 Mildred Barnes Award recipient Vera Sjöberg with director of track & field and cross country Grant Cartwright and cross country head coach Jon Molz

Named in honor of a Hall of Fame member who received three Boston University degrees, and who was an outstanding performer in badminton, lacrosse, tennis, and six other sports, this award is presented to the Boston University student who is chosen the top female athlete of the year, regardless of class. The recipient is chosen by the Athletic Department.

PAST WINNERS

Year Name
2025 Vera Sjöberg (cross country, track)
2024 Kayla Roncin (softball)
Caitlin Weimar (basketball)
2023 Kayla Roncin (softball)
Caitlin Weimar (basketball)
2022 Andrea Claeson (cross country, track)
2021 Ali DuBois (softball)
2020 Ali DuBois (softball)
Abigail Gugel (cross country, track)
2019 Ally Hammel (field hockey)
2018 Victoria Bach (ice hockey)
Ally Hammel (field hockey)
2017 Makayla Karr-Warner (lightweight rowing)
2016 Sofi Laurito (field hockey)
2015 Marie-Philip Poulin (ice hockey)
2014 Sarah Lefort (ice hockey)
2013 Marie-Philip Poulin (ice hockey)
Chantell Alford (basketball)
2012 Jenn Wakefield (ice hockey)
2011 Corie Halasz (soccer)
2010 Casey Brown (soccer)
April Setterlund (softball)
2009 Andrea Walkonen (cross country, track)
2008 Pam Spuehler (field hockey)
2007 Tahari James (track & field)
2006 Colleen McClay (field hockey)
2005 Jamie Haas (softball)
2004 Katie Terhune (basketball)
2003 Katie Terhune (basketball)
2002 Megan Cross (soccer)
2001 Deidre Enos (soccer)
2000 Abigail Clark (swimming)
1999 Larissa Kleinmann (cross country)
1998 Rosemary Ryan (track & field
1997 Michele Barnard (field hockey)
1996 Vera Schoenfeld (field hockey)
1995 Christine Stief (cross country, track)
1994 Chris LaPointe (field hockey)
1993 Lauren Curtis (swimming)
1992 Karen Phillips (track & field)
1991 Jennifer Lanctot (cross country, track)
1990 Sally Maxwell (field hockey)
1989 Mirian Knijin (track & field)
1988 Sybil Smith (swimming)
1987 Sybil Smith (swimming)
1986 Lisa Welch (cross country)
1985 Debbie Quinn (basketball)
1984 Lesley Sheehan (tennis)
1983 Lisa Catlin (basketball)
Julie White (track & field)