Five Coaches, One Athlete Honored by Amateur Athletic Foundation

The Amateur Athletic Foundation honored five Southern California coaches and one athlete in awards announced at a luncheon commemorating National Girls and Women in Sports day.

The coaches honored were: Sharron Backus, UCLA softball; Joan Bonvicini, Cal State Long Beach basketball; Judi Garman, Cal State Fullerton softball; Carol Plunkett, San Diego State tennis, and Darlene May, Cal Poly Pomona basketball.

UCLA softball player Lisa Longaker was named the AAF Southern California female athlete of the year. She is a three-time All-American and led the Bruins to the national title last season. A pitcher, Longaker has a lifetime earned-run average of 0.38.