Honors, Awards and Recognitions

  • McDonald’s U.S. Champion Kids Ambassador for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver

  • Voted Most-Liked Sports Figure by Forbes.com

  • 79th Annual AAU Sullivan Award

  • 2009 Relly Award- Favorite Athlete (ABC Regis and Kelly)

  • Iowa CharacterCounts! Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award

  • 2009 Teen Choice Awards- Choice Female Athlete

  • 2009 ESPY Awards- Best U.S. Female Olympian

  • 2009 Hollywood Life’s 11th Annual Young Hollywood Award

  • 2009 Choice Female Athlete award at the Teen Choice Awards (also won this award in 2008)

  • Contestant on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars – Champion (2009)

  • “Person of the Week” on ABC World News

  • Shawn led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention for Barack Obama- 2008, Denver, CO.

  • Shawn won the Choice Female Athlete award at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards

Shawn with Awards