PRINCETON, N.J — The Princeton University Department of Athletics has named five finalists for the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award, given annually to the top senior female athlete.
The winner of the 2018 von Kienbusch Award will be announced at the Gary Walters ’67 Princeton Varsity Club Banquet on May 31.
The five finalists are Olivia Fiechter of the women’s squash team, Vanessa Gregoire of the women’s soccer team, Ryan McCarthy of the field hockey team, Leslie Robinson of the women’s basketball team and Haley Wan of the women’s water polo team.
About Haley Wan: One of the greatest goal scorers in Princeton water polo history and an Operations Research and Financial Engineering major from Irvine, Calif., Wan is a two-time All-American and three-time Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) All-Conference player.
Wan led the team in scoring in each of the past three seasons, and her 75 goals and 42 assists this past season are the seventh most in a single season in program history. One of the signature games in her career came in 2018, when she registered six steals, two goals and three assists in a double-overtime victory over No. 9-ranked the University of Michigan, which ended the Wolverines’ 20-game winning streak. She would later earn CWPA All-Conference First Team and CWPA Championship All-Tournament First Team honors.
During her time at Princeton, Wan scored 234 goals, good for the fifth highest in program history, while her 148 assists are the second most all-time. The Tigers won at least 20 games in three of her four seasons, reaching the CWPA championship game three times, highlighted by the 2015 CWPA title.
Information courtesy Princeton University Athletics Communications
