Editor's Note: From May 18-22, the Marist Athletics Department will announce the winners of this year's Senior Awards. For more information about Marist's Senior Awards, please click here.
 
Schedule: Athletic Director's Award (May 18) | President's Academic Achievement Award (May 18) | Team Strength & Conditioning Award (May 19) | Individual Strength & Conditioning Award (May 19) | Pizzani Award (May 20) | Female Sportsperson of the Year (May 21) | Male Sportsperson of the Year (May 22)

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Rebekah Hand of women's basketball is Female Co-Sportsperson of the Year.
 
Here are some facts from Hand's remarkable career:
 

Accolades

• MAAC Rookie of the Year, 2017
• MBWA Rookie of the Year, 2017
• ECAC Rookie of the Year, 2017
• MAAC All-Rookie Team, 2017
• First Team All-MAAC, 2018, 2019, 2020
• First Team All-MBWA, 2018, 2019, 2020
• MAAC All-Tournament Team, 2018, 2020
• All-Tournament: Savannah Invitational (2016), Rainbow Wahine Showdown (2017), Challenge In Music City (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2020
• Senior CLASS Award candidate, 2020
• Second Team All-ECAC, 2020
• First player in NCAA history with two streaks of 50+ straight free throws made (52 and 62)
• Finished career as NCAA active leader in free-throw percentage (.887)
• Ranks in top 10 in program history in nine categories: second in points (1,994), second in field goals (681), second in three-pointers (247), second in free-throw percentage (.887), fourth in free throws made (385), fourth in scoring average (15.8), fifth in rebounds (768), fifth in three-point percentage (.352), seventh in assists (358)
• 12-time MAAC weekly award winner

 

Historical Impact

• With Claire Oberdorf (softball/women's basketball) sharing the award with Hand, the women's basketball program has won the award a record 16 times.
• The last time a women's basketball player was represented was Corielle Yarde in 2012.

Congratulations to Rebekah Hand of @MaristWBB, this year's female Co-Sportsperson Award! ??

The Sportsperson Award is dedicated to student-athlete(s) in the class for outstanding achievement in their sports.
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— Marist Athletics (@MaristAthletics) May 21, 2020

 

About The Award

Marist's Sportsperson of the Year Award has been given annually since 1969, the longest standing award in the history of the Athletics Department. From 1969-84, the award was given to the top individual in the class as a result of an outstanding career in his/her sport. Since 1985, the Sportsperson of the Year Award has been given to the top male and female student-athlete(s) in the class based on outstanding achievement in their sports.
 

Up Next

Our story on Female Co-Sportsperson of the Year Claire Oberdorf will be released at 2 p.m.