DURHAM, N.C. – Laura Gentile, a 1994 Duke graduate and the founder and current senior vice president of espnW, received Monday evening the Futrell Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communications and Journalism. A standout for the Blue Devils’ field hockey program, Gentile is the first former student-athlete to be honored with the prestigious award.
“I’m super proud [to be the first student-athlete to win this award],” Gentile said. “That was one of the first questions I asked, has a student-athlete ever won this before. To hear that the answer was no is really a big honor.