NWSL unveiled the list of finalists for their 2022 individual season awards on Friday, and in a sign of how good San Diego Wave FC’s season was, there was at least one person named as a finalist in every single category.
Defender Naomi Girma was the person with the most recognition across categories leaguewide, as the impressive rookie is a finalist for NWSL Rookie of the Year, NWSL Defender of the Year and NWSL MVP. That’s honestly very impressive, being a finalist in every category she’s eligible for, and obviously in her first pro season. The other Rookie of the Year finalists are the Portland Thorns’ Sam Coffey and North Carolina Courage’s Diana Ordoñez, while Defender of the Year finalists are OL Reign’s Alana Cook, OL Reign’s Sofia Huerta, North Carolina Courage’s Carson Pickett and Portland Thorns’ Becky Sauerbrunn.