University of Georgia Athletics
Condon And Wallace Named Semifinalists For Sullivan Award
February 18, 2025 | Baseball, Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga.----Former University of Georgia baseball standout Charlie Condon along with track and field Paralympian Jarryd Wallace are among the 39 athletes named a semifinalist for the 95th AAU James E. Sullivan Award, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced Tuesday.
Since 1930, the AAU James E. Sullivan Award has been presented to the most exceptional athlete at the collegiate, Olympic, or other similarly elite level in the United States. As well as honoring athletic excellence, the AAU Sullivan award also recognizes the chosen athlete's character and honors their quality of leadership, citizenship, and sportsmanship. The one-week voting period to determine the finalists is open to the public now through February 25, 2025. Voting can be done here: https://gado.gs/cms
Condon, a 6-6, 216-pound native of Marietta, Ga., posted one of the greatest seasons in collegiate baseball history as he swept every national award in 2024. He claimed the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and the Bobby Bragan Slugger Award Winner and then was a first-round draft pick (third overall selection) of the Colorado Rockies. A consensus All-American, Academic All-SEC and National Player of the Year, he led the NCAA in four statistical categories including batting average (.433) and home runs (37) as the Bulldogs reached an NCAA Super Regional with a 43-17 record.
Wallace, a UGA graduate born in Athens, Ga., began running as an able-bodied athlete, won a state title for Oconee County High School, and signed a scholarship with the Bulldogs. However, after multiple surgeries due to compartment syndrome, he opted to have his right leg amputated and vowed to return to the sport as a Paralympian. He became a five-time world champion and four-time Paralympian, competing as a sprinter and in the long jump. Jarryd is the son of former six-time national champion Georgia women's tennis coach Jeff Wallace, who along with his wife Sabina, were former UGA student-athletes as well.
The winner of the 95th AAU Sullivan Award will be announced at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025, at the New York Athletic Club. The winner will join a renowned list of recipients. Last year, Caitlin Clark became the first two-time winner of the award. This year, a new name will join the list of historic winners. Other prior winners include Michael Phelps, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Michelle Kwan, Peyton Manning, Simone Biles, Carl Lewis, and Carissa Moore.
"We have an incredible group of athletes for this year's AAU Sullivan Award," said Jo Mirza, AAU President. "We're proud of these athletes for both excelling in their sport as well as being leaders in their communities."
This year's group of semifinalists, each nominated by their school, national governing body, or other representatives, includes: Aaron Brooks, Wrestling, Penn State: 2024 Olympic Champion, 4x NCAA Penn State Champion; Abbas Karimi, Para Swimming, USOPC Para Swimming: 2x 2024 Paralympic Silver Medalist, 2022 World Para Swimming Gold Medalist; Ace Bailey, Basketball, Rutgers Basketball: 2024 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, 2024 McDonald's All-American; Ashton Jeanty, Football, Boise State University:2024 Maxwell Award Winner, 2024 Doak Walker Award Winner, 2024 Heisman Runner Up; Bobby Finke, Swimming, USA Swimming:2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x Goggle Award Winner; Charlie Condon, Baseball, USA Baseball, University of Georgia; 2024 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Winner, 2024 Dick Howser Trophy Winner, and 2024 Bobby Bragan Award Winner; Cole Hocker, Track and Field, Oregon; Olympic Gold Medalist, 2024 World Indoor Championship Silver Medalist; Dylan Harper, Basketball, Rutgers, 3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week, March Madness Player of the Week; Frederick Richard, Gymnastics, USA Gymnastics, 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 2024 US National Silver All-Around; Gable Steveson, Wrestling, University of Minnesota, 2x NCAA Champion, 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist; Grant Holloway, Track and Field, USA Track and Field, Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist, 3x World Champion; Gretchen Walsh, Swimming, USA Swimming, Virginia, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x Olympic Silver Medalist, 2024 NCAA Champion; Ilia Malinin, Figure Skating, Shade Global, 2024 World Champion, 2024 Lombardia Trophy Winner, 3x US Champion; Jackson Koivun, Men's Golf, Auburn, 2024 Ben Hogan Award Winner, Fred Haskins Award Winner, and Jack Nicklaus Award Winner; Jacob Fowler, Ice Hockey, Boston College, 2024-2025 Hobey Baker Award Nominee as the Top NCAA College Hockey Player in the country; Jarryd Wallace, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field, 5x World Championship Medalist, 4x Paralympian; Jessie Warren, Softball, USA Softball, 2x Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX Defensive MVP, 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Silver Medalist; JuJu Watkins, Women's Basketball, Southern California, 2024 Naismith Trophy Finalist, 2024 Wade Trophy Finalist; Julia Lopez Ramirez, Golf, Mississippi State, 2024 SEC Golfer of the Year, No. 1 in World Amateur Golf Rankings for 2024; Julie Letai, Speedskating, USA Speedskating, 2024 Speed Skating World Championship Silver Medalist, 2022 Winter Olympian; Katie Ledecky, Swimming, USA Swimming, 2024 Olympic Gold and Bronze Medalist, American Women's Record Holder for Most Olympic medals; Lee Kiefer, Fencing, USA Fencing, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist, 4x NCAA Champion; Lexi Rodriguez, Volleyball, Nebraska, 2024 Honda Sport Award Finalist, 2024 AVCA National Player of the Year Finalist; Maddie Zimmer, Field Hockey, Northwestern University, 2024 NFHCA National Player of the Year, 2024 Honda Sports Award Winner; Mondo Duplantis, Track and Field, 2x Olympic Champion, 2x World Outdoor Champion, 2x World Indoor Champion; Noelle Malkamaki, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field, US Paralympic Committee, 2024 Paralympic Gold Medalist, 3x Shot Put F46 World Champion; Olivia Babcock, Volleyball, Pittsburgh, 2024 AVCA National Player of the Year, 2024 ACC Player of the Year; Paige Bueckers, Basketball, Connecticut, 2024 WBCA, AP, USBWA, and Wooden Award First Team All-American, 2024 Big East Player of the Year, 2024 Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year; Phia Gladieux, Field Hockey, Penn State, 2024 Olympian, Penn State's All Time Leading Goal Scorer; Phoebe Bacon, Swimming, Wisconsin, 2024 Olympian Swimmer, 2x NCAA 200m Backstroke Champion; Roderick Townsend, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field, 5x Paralympic Medalist, 10x World Championship Medalist; Ryan Crouser, Track and Field, USA Track and Field, 3x Olympic Champion, 2x World Champion; Ryder Dodd, Water Polo, USA Water Polo, 2024 NCAA Champion, 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist; Stephen Nedoroscik, Gymnastics, USA Gymnastics; 2x Olympic Medalist, 2021 World Champion; Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Track and Field, USA Track and Field; 3x World Champion, 400H World Record Holder; Tahj Brooks, Football, Texas Tech; All-time Rushing Leader at Texas, 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist; Tatyana McFadden, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field; 22x Paralympic Medalist, 24x World Championship Medalist; Travis Hunter, Football, Colorado; 2024 Heisman Winner, 2024 Associated Press National Player of the Year; Trey Augustine, Ice Hockey, Michigan State, USA Hockey 5x World Junior Medalist, including 2024 U20 Gold Medalist.
Since 1930, the AAU James E. Sullivan Award has been presented to the most exceptional athlete at the collegiate, Olympic, or other similarly elite level in the United States. As well as honoring athletic excellence, the AAU Sullivan award also recognizes the chosen athlete's character and honors their quality of leadership, citizenship, and sportsmanship. The one-week voting period to determine the finalists is open to the public now through February 25, 2025. Voting can be done here: https://gado.gs/cms
Condon, a 6-6, 216-pound native of Marietta, Ga., posted one of the greatest seasons in collegiate baseball history as he swept every national award in 2024. He claimed the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and the Bobby Bragan Slugger Award Winner and then was a first-round draft pick (third overall selection) of the Colorado Rockies. A consensus All-American, Academic All-SEC and National Player of the Year, he led the NCAA in four statistical categories including batting average (.433) and home runs (37) as the Bulldogs reached an NCAA Super Regional with a 43-17 record.
Wallace, a UGA graduate born in Athens, Ga., began running as an able-bodied athlete, won a state title for Oconee County High School, and signed a scholarship with the Bulldogs. However, after multiple surgeries due to compartment syndrome, he opted to have his right leg amputated and vowed to return to the sport as a Paralympian. He became a five-time world champion and four-time Paralympian, competing as a sprinter and in the long jump. Jarryd is the son of former six-time national champion Georgia women's tennis coach Jeff Wallace, who along with his wife Sabina, were former UGA student-athletes as well.
The winner of the 95th AAU Sullivan Award will be announced at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025, at the New York Athletic Club. The winner will join a renowned list of recipients. Last year, Caitlin Clark became the first two-time winner of the award. This year, a new name will join the list of historic winners. Other prior winners include Michael Phelps, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Michelle Kwan, Peyton Manning, Simone Biles, Carl Lewis, and Carissa Moore.
"We have an incredible group of athletes for this year's AAU Sullivan Award," said Jo Mirza, AAU President. "We're proud of these athletes for both excelling in their sport as well as being leaders in their communities."
This year's group of semifinalists, each nominated by their school, national governing body, or other representatives, includes: Aaron Brooks, Wrestling, Penn State: 2024 Olympic Champion, 4x NCAA Penn State Champion; Abbas Karimi, Para Swimming, USOPC Para Swimming: 2x 2024 Paralympic Silver Medalist, 2022 World Para Swimming Gold Medalist; Ace Bailey, Basketball, Rutgers Basketball: 2024 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, 2024 McDonald's All-American; Ashton Jeanty, Football, Boise State University:2024 Maxwell Award Winner, 2024 Doak Walker Award Winner, 2024 Heisman Runner Up; Bobby Finke, Swimming, USA Swimming:2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x Goggle Award Winner; Charlie Condon, Baseball, USA Baseball, University of Georgia; 2024 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Winner, 2024 Dick Howser Trophy Winner, and 2024 Bobby Bragan Award Winner; Cole Hocker, Track and Field, Oregon; Olympic Gold Medalist, 2024 World Indoor Championship Silver Medalist; Dylan Harper, Basketball, Rutgers, 3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week, March Madness Player of the Week; Frederick Richard, Gymnastics, USA Gymnastics, 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 2024 US National Silver All-Around; Gable Steveson, Wrestling, University of Minnesota, 2x NCAA Champion, 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist; Grant Holloway, Track and Field, USA Track and Field, Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist, 3x World Champion; Gretchen Walsh, Swimming, USA Swimming, Virginia, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x Olympic Silver Medalist, 2024 NCAA Champion; Ilia Malinin, Figure Skating, Shade Global, 2024 World Champion, 2024 Lombardia Trophy Winner, 3x US Champion; Jackson Koivun, Men's Golf, Auburn, 2024 Ben Hogan Award Winner, Fred Haskins Award Winner, and Jack Nicklaus Award Winner; Jacob Fowler, Ice Hockey, Boston College, 2024-2025 Hobey Baker Award Nominee as the Top NCAA College Hockey Player in the country; Jarryd Wallace, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field, 5x World Championship Medalist, 4x Paralympian; Jessie Warren, Softball, USA Softball, 2x Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX Defensive MVP, 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Silver Medalist; JuJu Watkins, Women's Basketball, Southern California, 2024 Naismith Trophy Finalist, 2024 Wade Trophy Finalist; Julia Lopez Ramirez, Golf, Mississippi State, 2024 SEC Golfer of the Year, No. 1 in World Amateur Golf Rankings for 2024; Julie Letai, Speedskating, USA Speedskating, 2024 Speed Skating World Championship Silver Medalist, 2022 Winter Olympian; Katie Ledecky, Swimming, USA Swimming, 2024 Olympic Gold and Bronze Medalist, American Women's Record Holder for Most Olympic medals; Lee Kiefer, Fencing, USA Fencing, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist, 4x NCAA Champion; Lexi Rodriguez, Volleyball, Nebraska, 2024 Honda Sport Award Finalist, 2024 AVCA National Player of the Year Finalist; Maddie Zimmer, Field Hockey, Northwestern University, 2024 NFHCA National Player of the Year, 2024 Honda Sports Award Winner; Mondo Duplantis, Track and Field, 2x Olympic Champion, 2x World Outdoor Champion, 2x World Indoor Champion; Noelle Malkamaki, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field, US Paralympic Committee, 2024 Paralympic Gold Medalist, 3x Shot Put F46 World Champion; Olivia Babcock, Volleyball, Pittsburgh, 2024 AVCA National Player of the Year, 2024 ACC Player of the Year; Paige Bueckers, Basketball, Connecticut, 2024 WBCA, AP, USBWA, and Wooden Award First Team All-American, 2024 Big East Player of the Year, 2024 Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year; Phia Gladieux, Field Hockey, Penn State, 2024 Olympian, Penn State's All Time Leading Goal Scorer; Phoebe Bacon, Swimming, Wisconsin, 2024 Olympian Swimmer, 2x NCAA 200m Backstroke Champion; Roderick Townsend, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field, 5x Paralympic Medalist, 10x World Championship Medalist; Ryan Crouser, Track and Field, USA Track and Field, 3x Olympic Champion, 2x World Champion; Ryder Dodd, Water Polo, USA Water Polo, 2024 NCAA Champion, 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist; Stephen Nedoroscik, Gymnastics, USA Gymnastics; 2x Olympic Medalist, 2021 World Champion; Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Track and Field, USA Track and Field; 3x World Champion, 400H World Record Holder; Tahj Brooks, Football, Texas Tech; All-time Rushing Leader at Texas, 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist; Tatyana McFadden, Para Track and Field, USA Track and Field; 22x Paralympic Medalist, 24x World Championship Medalist; Travis Hunter, Football, Colorado; 2024 Heisman Winner, 2024 Associated Press National Player of the Year; Trey Augustine, Ice Hockey, Michigan State, USA Hockey 5x World Junior Medalist, including 2024 U20 Gold Medalist.
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