INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - University of North Carolina women's soccer great Mia Hamm, UNC Class of 1994, has been named a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award for 2019. The Silver Anniversary Awards are given each year by the NCAA to recognize six distinguished former student-athletes on their 25th anniversary as college graduates.
The Silver Anniversary Awards were first given in 1973, when five distinguished former student-athletes were honored. In 1986, the number of annual honorees was increased to six. Hamm will receive her award at the organization's annual convention in Orlando Fla., on January 23, 2019.