Florida State University Athletics
Jordynn Dudley Wins Honda Award
1/13/2026 2:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State forward Jordynn Dudley has been named the winner of the Honda Sport Award for Soccer for the Class of 2026, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) announced on Tuesday.
Recognizing the best collegiate athlete in the country during the 2025 season, Dudley is the fourth winner of the Honda Award in program history.
"Thank you to the CWSA Committee for selecting me for this prestigious award," Dudley said. "Many incredible players have come before me and won this award, including former FSU players. I am humbled to be alongside this very talented group."
Dudley is now a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and Class of 2026 Honda Cup, which will be presented in July. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025-26, the CWSA and the Honda Sport Award honors the nation's best female athletes in 12 NCAA sports.
"As their slogan says, the CWSA honors 'the best of the best of college athletics,' and that's certainly what's happening here," FSU head coach Brian Pensky said. "Jordynn has been a joy to coach over the past three seasons, and for every person apart from her opposition, she has been a joy to watch. The combination of Jordynn's relentless defending, her ability to create for others and her ability to create for herself made her a clear choice for this prestigious Honda Award."
Dudley is joined by Natalia Kuikka (2018-19), Jaelin Howell (2021-22) and Onyi Echegini (2023-24) as winners of the Honda Award in FSU history. Since Florida State earned its first award in 2018-19, the Seminoles have had four of the eight winners, with no other program having more than one. FSU's four winners since 2018 matches the next-closest team's combined number of winners and finalists in that timeframe, as two programs have had one winner and three additional finalists. Florida State also has had three finalists along with its four winners since 2018, with a finalist every year except for 2019-20.
The fifth student-athlete across all of FSU's teams to earn the prestigious honor, Dudley, Kuikka, Howell and Echegini are joined by softball's Jessica van der Linden, who was her sport's awardee in 2003-04.
During a standout 2025 campaign while leading the Seminoles to their fifth national championship, and her second in her three-year tenure, Dudley also was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and Top Drawer Soccer's National Player of the Year. She is a First Team All-American by United Soccer Coaches and a Best XI First Team honoree by TDS.
Dudley is the first player in program history to earn three career All-America honors with two of them being First Team, as she is the fourth player in FSU history to be named an All-American three times and the first to do it in her first three seasons. Dudley also is the fourth player to be named to the First Team twice.
An All-Region First Team and First Team All-ACC awardee all three years, Dudley twice earned Player of the Week accolades in 2025, nationally by TDS on December 2 and by the ACC on October 28.
As a junior in 2025, Dudley led the team with 14 assists, 36 points and 88 shots and was second with 11 goals, three game-winning goals and 32 shots on goal in 2025. She registered three braces and five games with at least three points, including a two-goal, one-assist contest in the NCAA Quarterfinal. In the regular season, Dudley had at least a point in 13 consecutive games, with a goal in seven of those contests and at least two points nine times. She had three braces and five games with at least three points.
The Milton, Georgia, native finished the year ranked No. 6 nationally in assists per game (0.64), No. 5 in total assists (14), No. 17 in total points (36) and shots per game (4.00) and No. 20 in points per game (1.64). In conference play, she led the ACC in assists (9) and shots (46), was second in points (23) and tied for fourth in goals (7).
Dudley helped FSU win its fifth national title with a 16-2-4 overall record in 2025. The NCAA title is FSU's third in the last five years and second in three, as Dudley is now a two-time NCAA champion.
For more information on Florida State soccer, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).
Recognizing the best collegiate athlete in the country during the 2025 season, Dudley is the fourth winner of the Honda Award in program history.
"Thank you to the CWSA Committee for selecting me for this prestigious award," Dudley said. "Many incredible players have come before me and won this award, including former FSU players. I am humbled to be alongside this very talented group."
Dudley is now a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and Class of 2026 Honda Cup, which will be presented in July. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025-26, the CWSA and the Honda Sport Award honors the nation's best female athletes in 12 NCAA sports.
"As their slogan says, the CWSA honors 'the best of the best of college athletics,' and that's certainly what's happening here," FSU head coach Brian Pensky said. "Jordynn has been a joy to coach over the past three seasons, and for every person apart from her opposition, she has been a joy to watch. The combination of Jordynn's relentless defending, her ability to create for others and her ability to create for herself made her a clear choice for this prestigious Honda Award."
Dudley is joined by Natalia Kuikka (2018-19), Jaelin Howell (2021-22) and Onyi Echegini (2023-24) as winners of the Honda Award in FSU history. Since Florida State earned its first award in 2018-19, the Seminoles have had four of the eight winners, with no other program having more than one. FSU's four winners since 2018 matches the next-closest team's combined number of winners and finalists in that timeframe, as two programs have had one winner and three additional finalists. Florida State also has had three finalists along with its four winners since 2018, with a finalist every year except for 2019-20.
The fifth student-athlete across all of FSU's teams to earn the prestigious honor, Dudley, Kuikka, Howell and Echegini are joined by softball's Jessica van der Linden, who was her sport's awardee in 2003-04.
During a standout 2025 campaign while leading the Seminoles to their fifth national championship, and her second in her three-year tenure, Dudley also was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and Top Drawer Soccer's National Player of the Year. She is a First Team All-American by United Soccer Coaches and a Best XI First Team honoree by TDS.
Dudley is the first player in program history to earn three career All-America honors with two of them being First Team, as she is the fourth player in FSU history to be named an All-American three times and the first to do it in her first three seasons. Dudley also is the fourth player to be named to the First Team twice.
An All-Region First Team and First Team All-ACC awardee all three years, Dudley twice earned Player of the Week accolades in 2025, nationally by TDS on December 2 and by the ACC on October 28.
As a junior in 2025, Dudley led the team with 14 assists, 36 points and 88 shots and was second with 11 goals, three game-winning goals and 32 shots on goal in 2025. She registered three braces and five games with at least three points, including a two-goal, one-assist contest in the NCAA Quarterfinal. In the regular season, Dudley had at least a point in 13 consecutive games, with a goal in seven of those contests and at least two points nine times. She had three braces and five games with at least three points.
The Milton, Georgia, native finished the year ranked No. 6 nationally in assists per game (0.64), No. 5 in total assists (14), No. 17 in total points (36) and shots per game (4.00) and No. 20 in points per game (1.64). In conference play, she led the ACC in assists (9) and shots (46), was second in points (23) and tied for fourth in goals (7).
Dudley helped FSU win its fifth national title with a 16-2-4 overall record in 2025. The NCAA title is FSU's third in the last five years and second in three, as Dudley is now a two-time NCAA champion.
For more information on Florida State soccer, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).
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