Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is named Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America November 12, 2001 33
May 24-26, 2001: Rhondale Jones of Lincoln (Pennsylvania) wins three events at the Division III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships to finish her career with a record nine titles in outdoor competition. May 26, 2001 47
May 13, 2001: UCLA wins the first National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship. May 13, 2001 50
March 25, 2001: The first National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship is played in Minneapolis, where Minnesota Duluth wins the first of three straight championships under coach Shannon Miller. March 25, 2001 49
March 3, 2001: Simpson wrestler Nick Ackerman, whose legs were amputated below the knees as a child, wins the championship match in the 174-pound class at the 2001 Division III Wrestling Championships. March 3, 2001 46