Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award

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ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports
Awarded forbest female college athlete
Presented byESPN
First awarded2002
Currently held by Caitlin Clark (USA)
Website espn.com/espys/

The ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports, known before 2021 as the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of a female individual from the world of collegiate sports. [1] It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards in 2002, following the subsumption of the Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award, which was presented annually between the 1993 and 2001 ceremonies, inclusive. [2] The award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, [3] is awarded to the sportswoman adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [1] Since the 2004 awards, the winner has been chosen by online voting through three to five nominees selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. [4] [5] Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts. [6] Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous. [lower-alpha 1] [2]

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The inaugural winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award at the 2002 awards was University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies basketball player Sue Bird. [7] During her collegiate career, Bird won two NCAA championships, and was awarded a further eight accolades for her achievements. She became the first of two basketball players to be nominated for, and hence to win, the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award. [8] The 2003 winner of the award was another UConn player, Diana Taurasi. [9] Taurasi won the accolade again the following year, [9] and is one of three women, all UConn basketball players, to have received the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award more than once: the most any one woman has won is Maya Moore, who earned three consecutive awards between the 2009 and 2011 ceremonies. [10] [11] [12] Basketball players dominate the winners list, with 14 awards, while softball competitors have won five times, and just one swimmer (the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears' Missy Franklin at the 2015 ESPY Awards) has been recognized in the accolade's history. The most recent winner of the award is Iowa basketball player Caitlin Clark. [13]

The accolade was combined with the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award to create the Best College Athlete ESPY Award which was presented for the first time at the 2018 ESPY Awards. [14] Beginning in 2021, the awards were again separated into men's and women's versions using the current naming scheme. [15]

Winners and nominees

ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports winners and nominees
YearImageWinnerUniversitySportOther nomineesRef(s)
2002 Sue Bird 2012.jpg Sue Bird Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] Basketball Natalie CoughlinCalifornia Golden Bears (Swimming)
Jennie FinchArizona Wildcats (Softball)
Stacey NuvemanUCLA Bruins (Softball)
Jackie StilesMissouri State Lady Bears (Basketball)
[7] [16]
2003 Diana Taurasi 1.jpg Diana Taurasi Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] Basketball Alana BeardDuke Blue Devils (Basketball)
Natalie CoughlinCalifornia Golden Bears (Swimming)
Cat OstermanTexas Longhorns (Softball)
[9] [17]
2004 Diana Taurasi.jpg Diana Taurasi (2) Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] Basketball Alana BeardDuke Blue Devils (Basketball)
Tara KirkStanford Cardinal (Swimming)
Cat ReddickNorth Carolina Tar Heels (Soccer)
Jessica van der LindenFlorida State Seminoles (Softball)
[9] [18]
2005 Cat Osterman.jpg Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns Softball Seimone AugustusLSU Lady Tigers (Basketball)
Nicole CorrieroHarvard Crimson (Ice hockey)
Kristen MaloneyUCLA Bruins (Gymnastics)
Katie ThorlaksonNotre Dame (Soccer)
[19] [20]
2006 Cat Osterman.jpg Cat Osterman (2) Texas Longhorns Softball Seimone AugustusLSU Lady Tigers (Basketball)
Virginia PowellUSC Trojans (Track and field)
Christine SinclairPortland Pilots (Soccer)
Courtney ThompsonWashington Huskies (Volleyball)
[21] [22]
2007 Taryne Mowatt at the 2008 Lotus Lounge Red Carpet.jpg Taryne Mowatt Arizona Wildcats Softball Monica AbbottTennessee Lady Volunteers (Softball)
Kerri HanksNotre Dame Fighting Irish (Soccer)
Kara Lynn JoyceGeorgia Bulldogs (Swimming)
[23] [24]
2008 Parker5 20171004.jpg Candace Parker Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball Rachel DawsonNorth Carolina Tar Heels (Field hockey)
Angela TincherVirginia Tech Hokies (Softball)
[25] [26]
2009 Maya Moore UConn.jpg Maya Moore Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] Basketball Kerri HanksNotre Dame Fighting Irish (Soccer)
Courtney KupetsGeorgia Gymdogs (Gymnastics)
Danielle LawrieWashington Huskies (Softball)
Dana VollmerCalifornia Golden Bears (Swimming)
[10] [27]
2010 Maya Moore White Team.jpg Maya Moore (2) Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] Basketball Tina CharlesConnecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] (Basketball)
Megan HodgePenn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball)
Megan LangenfeldUCLA Bruins (Softball)
[11] [28]
2011 Maya Moore receiving Wade Trophy.JPG Maya Moore (3) Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 2] Basketball Blair BrownPenn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball)
Dallas EscobedoArizona State Sun Devils (Softball)
Melissa HendersonNotre Dame Fighting Irish (Soccer)
Katinka HosszúUSC Trojans (Swimming)
[12] [29]
2012 Brittney Griner accepting Wade Trophy 2.jpg Brittney Griner Baylor Lady Bears Basketball Alexandra JupiterUSC Trojans (Volleyball)
Caitlin LeverenzCalifornia Golden Bears (Swimming)
Teresa NoyolaStanford Cardinal (Soccer)
Jackie TrainaAlabama Crimson Tide (Softball)
[30] [31]
2013 Brittney Griner.jpg Brittney Griner (2) Baylor Lady Bears Basketball Kara CannizzaroNorth Carolina Tar Heels (Lacrosse)
Crystal DunnNorth Carolina Tar Heels (Soccer)
Keilani RickettsOklahoma Sooners (Softball)
[32] [33]
2014 Breanna Stewart with MOP plaque.jpg Breanna Stewart UConn Huskies Basketball Morgan BrianVirginia Cavaliers (Soccer)
Taylor CummingsMaryland Terrapins (Lacrosse)
Micha HancockPenn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball)
Hannah RogersFlorida Gators (Softball)
[34] [35]
2015 Missy Franklin at 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix (18425073354).jpg Missy Franklin California Golden Bears Swimming Taylor CummingsMaryland Terrapins (Lacrosse)
Lauren HaegerFlorida Gators (Softball)
Micha HancockPenn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball)
Breanna StewartConnecticut Huskies (Basketball)
[36] [37]
2016 Breanna Stewart 2015.jpg Breanna Stewart (2) UConn Huskies Basketball Samantha BricioUSC Trojans (Volleyball)
Taylor CummingsMaryland Terrapins (Lacrosse)
Raquel RodríguezPenn State Nittany Lions (Soccer)
Sierra RomeroMichigan Wolverines (Softball)
[38] [39]
2017 Kelly Barnhill Florida Gators Softball Inky AjanakuStanford Cardinal (Volleyball)
Kadeisha BuchananWest Virginia Mountaineers (Soccer)
Kelsey PlumWashington Huskies (Basketball)
Zoe StukenbergMaryland Terrapins (Lacrosse)
[40] [41]
2018–2020-Not AwardedNot AwardedNot AwardedNot Awarded
2021 Paige Bueckers vs Arkansas.jpg Paige Bueckers UConn Huskies Basketball Odicci AlexanderJames Madison Dukes (Softball)
Jaelin HowellFlorida State Seminoles (Soccer)
Madison LilleyKentucky Wildcats (Volleyball)
[5] [15]
2022 Jocelyn Alo Oklahoma Sooners Softball Aliyah BostonSouth Carolina (Basketball)
Jaelin HowellFlorida State (Soccer)
Charlotte NorthBoston College (Lacrosse)
[13] [42]
2023 Caitlin Clark Big Ten tournament 2 (cropped).jpg Caitlin Clark Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Jordy BahlOklahoma Sooners (Softball)
Izzy ScaneNorthwestern (Lacrosse)
Trinity ThomasFlorida Gators (Gymnastics)
[43]
2024 Caitlin Clark vs. Minnesota (cropped).jpg Caitlin Clark (2) Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Sarah FranklinWisconsin Badgers (Volleyball)
Izzy ScaneNorthwestern (Lacrosse)
Haleigh BryantLSU Tigers (Gymnastics)
[44]

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Notes and references

Notes

  1. Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance between February 2001 and June 2002. [2]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The University of Connecticut did not adopt "UConn" as its sole athletic brand name until the 2013–14 school year.

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