BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins graduate Reagan O'Brien has been named a finalist for the 2026 Honda Sport Award for Lacrosse it was announced today by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).
 
The announcement comes during a landmark moment for the organization, as the CWSA celebrates its 50th anniversary during the 2025-26 collegiate athletics season. For five decades, the Honda Sport Award has honored the nation's top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, symbolizing "the best of the best in collegiate athletics." The recipient will become a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the Class of 2026 Honda Cup, to be presented live on Monday, July 27, at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
 
The lacrosse finalists were selected by a panel of experts and coaches from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). The Honda Sport award winner for lacrosse will be announced later this week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools.
 
O'Brien recently completed one of the most decorated careers in program history. A 2026 Tewaaraton Award Finalist and the IWLCA Defender of the Year, she holds the NCAA career (254) and single season (103) records for caused turnovers. She earned First Team All-America honors in each of the last two seasons from the IWLCA, Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse. O'Brien was twice named the Big Ten Defender of the Year and a First Team All-Big Ten selection. She led Johns Hopkins to its first NCAA Division I Final Four appearance and a program record 17 wins this season.