STANFORD, Calif. – Catarina Macario is a semifinalist for the Amateur Athletic Union's James E. Sullivan award, annually awarded to the best amateur athlete in the nation.
Voting is open now and runs through March 15, after which finalists will be determined. Finalist voting will occur March 18-22 with the award ceremony set for April 16 in New York City. Past winners of the award include Janet Evans, Shawn Johnson Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin.
Macario is the reigning MAC Hermann Trophy winner and ESPNW Player of the Year in each of her two seasons at Stanford. The two-time Pac-12 Forward of the Year led the Pac-12 in points (36) and goals (14), including several strikes of the highest quality during Stanford's undefeated regular season.
As a freshman in 2017, Macario led the nation in points (50) and assists (16). Through two seasons, she ranks just outside the top-10 in program history in goals and assists, while her nine postseason assists are a program record, passing the previous mark shared by Christen Press and Chioma Ubogagu (7). During Macario's two seasons on The Farm, Stanford is 45-2-2 with a 21-0-1 clip in Pac-12 play and 27-0-1 record in home games.