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ATHENS-----University of Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson has been named the 2026 Division I National Position Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods, it was announced Monday. A 6-2, 200-pound native of Sandy Springs, Ga., Jackson posted one of the finest seasons in collegiate baseball history, winning the Dick Howser Trophy, the Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award and Bobby Bragan Slugger Award. Jackson became only the third player in Division 1 history (and the first catcher) to register at least 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season. Jackson led the nation in total bases (212) and runs scored (88) and finished second in hits (100), home runs (32) and RBI (87). He was just the third player in Southeastern Conference history to capture the Triple Crown as he led the league with a .379 batting average, 32 home runs and a school record 87 RBI plus was 26-for-28 in stolen base attempts. He started 67 games including 57 behind the plate where he fielded .997.
Also, Jackson is a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, and the winner of that will be announced later this month. Fan can vote for the Golden Spikes Award on GoldenSpikesAward.com until June 28.
NEW ORLEANS – The Bulldogs collected three U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national awards, according to an announcement Monday afternoon. Caryl Smith Gilbert and Karim Abdel Wahab both repeated national honors from last season with Smith Gilbert garnering National Women's Coach of the Year while Abdel Wahab was named National Women's Assistant Coach of the Year. Freshman Adaejah Hodge was named National Women's Track Athlete of the Year. She is the first Bulldog woman ever to win the award. Hodge won a national title in the women's 200m dash, while setting a collegiate record at 21.68. She finished runner-up in the women's 100m dash at 10.93, during the preliminary rounds Hodge also set the collegiate record at 10.63. Additionally, Hodge served as the third leg on the women's 4x100m relay that took bronze at the national championships, bringing Hodge's NCAA outdoor point total to 19.5 points.
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