For the first time in the event’s history, the Seattle Sports Commission will use online voting to determine the winners.
The public is encouraged to participate and vote by visiting www.seattlesports.org/sportsstar now through Jan. 15, 2010.
Winners will be announced during the show on Jan. 19, 2010 at Benaroya Hall.
Nominees for Professional Sports Star of the Year:
- Swin Cash (Seattle Storm)
- David Hawthorne (Seattle Seahawks)
- Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners)
- Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)
- Tayler Malsam (NASCAR Camping World Truck Series)
Nominees for the Male Sports Star of the Year:
- Jake Locker (University of Washington Football)
- Lorenzo Romar (University of Washington Basketball)
- Nick Taylor (University of Washington Golf)
- University of Washington Men’s Varsity Eight Crew Team
Nominees for the Female Sports Star of the Year:
- Michelle French (Seattle Sounders Women)
- Tamari Miyashiro (University of Washington Volleyball)
- Jessica Pixler (Seattle Pacific University Cross Country/Track & Field)
- Kendra Schaaf (University of Washington Cross Country)
- University of Washington Women’s Softball Team
Nominees for the FSN Sports Play of the Year:
- University of Washington Softball Team’s National Championship win
- Ken Griffey, Jr.’s game-tying, pinch hit home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Mercer Island Little League Baseball’s run to the Little League World Series
- Assessment’s win at the Longacres Mile
- University of Washington Football team’s upset win over #3 USC
Nominees for the Best Sports Story of the Past 75 Years:
- Fred Hutchinson’s 19th win on his 19th birthday for the Seattle Rainiers in 1938
- University of Washington Crew Team’s win over the Leningrad Trud Crew in Russia, 1958
- Seattle University’s run to the 1958 NCAA Basketball Championship against Kentucky
- University of Washington Football’s Team Rose Bowl season in 1977
- 1979 NBA World Champion Seattle SuperSonics
- University of Washington Football Team’s 1991 National Championship
- Dramatic playoff run of the 1995 Seattle Mariners
- 2004 WBNA Champion Seattle Storm
- 2005 NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks’ run to Super Bowl XL
- Overwhelming success of the inaugural season of the Seattle Sounders FC in 2009
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