School of Kinesiology alumnus Kate Bucknam (B.S., 2015) has received a 2014-15 NCAA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award from the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.

Bucknam, who was a co-captain of the Gopher women’s cross country team, was competing for the first time in the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Championships when she noticed a fellow runner, Baylor University freshman Annie Dunlap, stumbling as she approached the finish line. Bucknam and a teammate of Dunlap assisted her across the finish line, and Bucknam ended the race as Minnesota’s sixth runner. Following the season, she was awarded the U of M’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and was the recipient of an Outstanding Sportsmanship Award from the Big Ten.

The Kinesiology major graduated last spring and is currently attending graduate school at Lipscomb University.