U.S. SOCCER: MacMillan and Tarpley take Chevy Female awards

U.S. national team forward Shannon MacMillan was named 2002 Chevy Female Athlete of the Year. MacMillan, who plays for the WUSA's San Diego Spirit, had a breakout scoring year for the U.S. in 2002, leading the high-scoring U.S. team with an impressive 17 goals and three assists for a team-best 37 points.

Lindsay Tarpley, who captained the U.S. team that won the Under-19 World Championship, was named the Young Female Athlete of the Year. Tarpley scored the golden goal to defeat host Canada, 1-0, in the final. The Kalamazoo, Mich., native was second on the team in scoring at the U-19 championships with six goals and five assists for 17 points.

The Adult Athlete winners will have their choice of a Chevy TrailBlazer or Chevy Impala. Chevy will donate $1,000 to the U.S. Soccer Foundation in the name of each Young Athlete winner.

The men's winners will be announced Jan. 19.