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Johnson Selected As AAU Sullivan Award Semifinalist
March 08, 2017 | Women's Water Polo
PRINCETON – For the second straight year, Ashleigh Johnson has been named a semifinalist for the AAU Sullivan Award, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has announced today.
You can vote for Ashleigh here.
The AAU Sullivan Award has been given out since 1930 to the most outstanding amateur athletes in the United States. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is one of the largest- non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the country. As a multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports programs.
Johnson helped the United States women's water polo team to its second consecutive gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. In the team's six games in Rio, she allowed just 28 goals, made 51 saves and was named the tournament's top goalkeeper.
In her time at Princeton, the Miami native has posted an 91-13 overall mark, turning away 1,160 of the 1,669 shots she has faced en route to a 0.695 save percentage for Princeton. Putting together three of the highest single-season save totals in program history, the 2015 Collegiate Water Polo Association's (CWPA) Player of the Year is already the Tigers' career leader.
You can vote for Ashleigh here.
The AAU Sullivan Award has been given out since 1930 to the most outstanding amateur athletes in the United States. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is one of the largest- non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the country. As a multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports programs.
Johnson helped the United States women's water polo team to its second consecutive gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. In the team's six games in Rio, she allowed just 28 goals, made 51 saves and was named the tournament's top goalkeeper.
In her time at Princeton, the Miami native has posted an 91-13 overall mark, turning away 1,160 of the 1,669 shots she has faced en route to a 0.695 save percentage for Princeton. Putting together three of the highest single-season save totals in program history, the 2015 Collegiate Water Polo Association's (CWPA) Player of the Year is already the Tigers' career leader.
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