The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation and its partners have announced the finalists for the 3rd Annual RVA Sports Awards, an event to honor athletes, coaches and groups working to better the region through sports.

Public voting will take place online until Jan. 15. Winners will be recognized at the RVA Sports Awards on Feb. 3 at the Altria Theater.

The regionwide celebration is presented by Colonial Downs® and Rosie’s Gaming Emporium®. Event tickets are now on sale.

Finalists for the RVA Sports Awards include:

Female Athlete of the Year

Presented by Kings Dominion

•Addie Budnik – University of Richmond Women’s Basketball

•Britton Wilson – University of Arkansas Track and Field (Godwin graduate)

•Gurún Karítas Hallgrímsdóttir — Virginia Commonwealth University Track and Field

•Rilee Baughan – Randolph-Macon College Softball

Male Athlete of the Year

Presented by Colonial Downs® and Rosie’s Gaming Emporium®

•Ace Baldwin Jr. – Virginia Commonwealth University Basketball

•Miles Mallory – Randolph-Macon College Basketball

•Tristan Wheeler – University of Richmond Football

•Willie Drew – Virginia State University Football

Team of the Year

Presented by Synergy Technical

•Randolph-Macon College Softball

•Richmond Flying Squirrels

•Virginia Union University Football

Coach of the Year

Presented by Brown Distributing Company

•Andy Steuart – Patrick Henry High School Boys’ Volleyball

•Anne Harrington – University of Richmond Women’s lacrosse

•Cheryl Groce-Wright – Sports Backers Marathon Training

•Dennis Pelfrey – Richmond Flying Squirrels Manager

•Pedro Arruza – Randolph-Macon College Football

Moment of the Year

Presented by Virginia Is For Lovers

•Josh Parker – Collegiate High School Soccer (State Championship winning goal)

•Midlothian High School Baseball – (Catcher consoles pitcher after giving up walk-off hit in Regional Final)

•Virginia Commonwealth University - (Wins A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship)

Youth Athlete of the Year

Presented by Techno Branded SWAG

•Eli Cramer – Cosby High School

•Isaac Lamprecht – New Kent High School

•Julia Mann – Godwin High School

•Lanie Grant – James River High School

•Tony Allen Jr. – Armstrong High School Youth Team of the Year

•Armstrong High School Football

•Hanover High School Baseball

•John Marshall High School Boys’ Basketball

•Richmond United U17 Soccer

Event Impact of the Year

Presented by Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

•Dominion Energy Riverrock

•Jefferson Cup Soccer

•Richmond Raceway/Bubba’s Block Party

•Tri-Cities Chili Peppers Baseball– Faulkner Foundation

Proceeds from the RVA Sports Awards support the Richmond Region Tourism Foundation’s

Sports Tourism Grant initiative, a program that distributes grants to local sports organizations to develop new events and expand existing events to attract new visitors to the region.

The event also will fund a scholarship program to support two annual scholarships for students in Virginia State University’s Sports and Hospitality Management Program and the Center for Sport Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The RVA Sports Awards will be broadcast live on CBS6 on Feb. 3 from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

For more information on tickets and sponsorships visit www.RVASportsAwards.com.