Spring Break
Taryne Mowatt wins two ESPY awards
By: Lance Madden
Issue date: 7/18/07 Section: Sports
"My boyfriend was like, 'You could meet Peyton Manning if you win,' " Mowatt said.
Sure enough, Manning came onto the stage with Walsh, a graduate from Catalina High School in Tucson who attended the UA.
"And the ESPY goes to Turn Mao-it," Walsh said.
"Kate Walsh kind of messed up my name a little bit. Well, no, it was a lot, actually," Mowatt said with a laugh.
But it didn't ruin the moment at all. Mowatt stood up and walked to the stage, a smile permanently fixed upon her face. She lifted the bottom of her blue dress that she bought with teammate Adrienne Acton while the team was in Washington D.C. to meet President Bush.
"First dress I tried on," she said.
Mowatt finally got to meet Walsh and Manning, whom she mingled with backstage after she received her award.
In her speech, Mowatt thanked her parents, fans and all of her teammates, along with her pitching coach since she was 7, Doug Finch, the father of former Wildcat Jennie Finch.
"Giving my speech was the most nervous I have ever been in my whole life," Mowatt said. "I was 10 times more nervous giving my speech than I was any inning during the World Series. I was more nervous than meeting President Bush. I was absolutely shaking. I thought I was going to collapse because I couldn't hold myself up anymore. I was shaking so bad."
When she got back to her seat, she was named the female college athlete of the year.
"I didn't know that I won the second award until I got back in my seat and it showed my name on the screen," she said.
Mowatt did not get to take her awards home because they had to be mailed to her.
Ziegler said all the signs were present for her to be awarded.
"I knew she was going to win," he said. "You could just tell. They were making sure she was in her seat before they brought her to the stage. It says a lot about her as a player and a person. I am so proud of her."
Sure enough, Manning came onto the stage with Walsh, a graduate from Catalina High School in Tucson who attended the UA.
"And the ESPY goes to Turn Mao-it," Walsh said.
"Kate Walsh kind of messed up my name a little bit. Well, no, it was a lot, actually," Mowatt said with a laugh.
But it didn't ruin the moment at all. Mowatt stood up and walked to the stage, a smile permanently fixed upon her face. She lifted the bottom of her blue dress that she bought with teammate Adrienne Acton while the team was in Washington D.C. to meet President Bush.
"First dress I tried on," she said.
Mowatt finally got to meet Walsh and Manning, whom she mingled with backstage after she received her award.
In her speech, Mowatt thanked her parents, fans and all of her teammates, along with her pitching coach since she was 7, Doug Finch, the father of former Wildcat Jennie Finch.
"Giving my speech was the most nervous I have ever been in my whole life," Mowatt said. "I was 10 times more nervous giving my speech than I was any inning during the World Series. I was more nervous than meeting President Bush. I was absolutely shaking. I thought I was going to collapse because I couldn't hold myself up anymore. I was shaking so bad."
When she got back to her seat, she was named the female college athlete of the year.
"I didn't know that I won the second award until I got back in my seat and it showed my name on the screen," she said.
Mowatt did not get to take her awards home because they had to be mailed to her.
Ziegler said all the signs were present for her to be awarded.
"I knew she was going to win," he said. "You could just tell. They were making sure she was in her seat before they brought her to the stage. It says a lot about her as a player and a person. I am so proud of her."
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Sabina Watson
posted 4/21/08 @ 1:55 PM PST
Taryne Mowett iz a idol 2 me and my friends we all play softball and after reading this story 2 the whole entire team it pushed us 2 do harder and hopefully be as amazing az she iz!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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