Princeton University Athletics
Galicinao, Simmons, Simone Share Von Kienbusch Award
May 31, 2002 | General
May 31, 2002
Three women who elevated their sports at Princeton to a national level share the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award for 2002.
The C. Otto Von Kienbusch Award, presented in memory of a member of the Class of 1906, goes annually to "a senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated a general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman."
Brie Galicinao, who pitched the softball team to the NCAA tournament, Lauren Simone, who led the lacrosse team to the NCAA championship, and Lauren Simmons, the best middle-distance runner in school history, share the award.
Galicinao, a history major from Stockton, Calif., is the only softball player in Ivy League history to be named Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in same year, and she was in fact twice named league Pitcher of the Year. She is second all-time at Princeton in complete games and strikeouts (behind her head coach Maureen Davies, by the way), and he is third in shut outs, innings pitched and starts. Her career ERA is 1.47, and she threw two perfect games, both against Pennsylvania. She was a three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection, and as a senior, she led her team to the Ivy League championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament.
Simmons, a psychology major from Nashville, is a six-time Heptagonal champion, twice each in the 800 meters indoors and outdoors, once outdoors in the 1,500 and once in a relay. She is the Princeton record holder in the 500, 800 and 1,000 meters indoors and the 800 meters outdoors, and she won the 2002 outdoor ECAC 800 championship. She was recently named the coaches' association regional athlete of the year. She will finish her career as an All-America after qualifying for the final in the 800 meters by running the third-fastest time in the nation this season at the current NCAA championships.
Simone, a psychology major from Delran, N.J., finished her career being named first-team All-America, a first-team All-Ivy League and first-team All-Mid-Atlantic. She led the Tigers and the Ivy League in scoring and finished her career in third place all-time in scoring and second place all-time in assists in her sport. She was twice a second-team All-America and three times a first-team All-Ivy League selection. She was also named the nation's Offensive Player of the Year by Inside Lacrosse Magazine. She finished her career as the MVP of the NCAA tournament after leading Princeton to the title.