Burns a Finalist for BBC Green Sports Award

DURHAM – Duke field hockey senior Alayna Burns has been named a finalist for the Green Sports Award presented by BBC Sport, the organization announced Monday. Burns is among six athletes nominated in the Young Athlete of the Year category.

In a year of accelerating environmental impacts made more likely by climate change, sport has been simultaneously affected and called out for the emissions it generates. In its Green Sport Awards, BBC Sport celebrates the good news - the athletes, former athletes and organizations working hard to enact and inspire change.

Burns was nominated for her passion for creating action on sustainability issues. She was a driving force behind the Duke Sustainable…