'No tumor is going to stop me': Tatyanna Bailey given Courage Award at Austin Sports Awards
Hendrickson High School's Tatyanna Bailey was honored as the Courage Award recipient during the 2023 Austin Area High School Sports Awards show, presented by Thomas J. Henry Law. The show was held at The Long Center: Dell Hall. Featured speaker for the event was former University of Texas and NFL running back Jamaal Charles.
The show is produced in partnership with Texas Children's Hospital-North Austin Campus.
The Courage Award was sponsored by Thomas J. Henry Law. This award honors greatness and strength that goes above and beyond the fields and courts.
From the outside looking in, the Hendrickson girls basketball game against Bastrop in January was a normal game. But to those who knew, it was nothing but normal. Neither were Bailey's 12 points. Just six weeks before that game, Bailey underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. Everyone around her thought it was too soon for her return. But for Bailey, she wasn't letting anything keep her off the court.
See her full story in this video:
In all, more than 250 student athletes were honored during the show, which celebrates the best of athletics in the Austin area. Twenty-one athletes were honored as the best in their individual sports, as well as eight premier award winners, including Boys Athlete of the Year, Girls Athlete of the Year, Boys Team of the Year, Girls Team of the Year, Boys Coach Team of the Year, Girls Coach Team of the Year, the Courage Award, and the School Spirit Award.
The Austin Area High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA Today High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin Area Sports Awards: Tatyanna Bailey given Courage Award
