Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
List of winners and nominees

Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award

Section Title: List of winners and nominees
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Year	Image	Winner	University	Sport	Other nominees	Ref(s)

2002	Sue Bird playing in a basketball game in 2012	Sue Bird	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Natalie Coughlin – California Golden Bears (Swimming) Jennie Finch – Arizona Wildcats (Softball) Stacey Nuveman – UCLA Bruins (Softball) Jackie Stiles – Missouri State Lady Bears (Basketball)

2003	Diana Taurasi competing in a basketball match in 2014	Diana Taurasi	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Alana Beard – Duke Blue Devils (Basketball) Natalie Coughlin – California Golden Bears (Swimming) Cat Osterman – Texas Longhorns (Softball)

2004	Diana Taurasi at the White House in 2008	Diana Taurasi	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Alana Beard – Duke Blue Devils (Basketball) Tara Kirk – Stanford Cardinal (Swimming) Cat Reddick – North Carolina Tar Heels (Soccer) Jessica van der Linden – Florida State Seminoles (Softball)

2005	Cat Osterman competing in a softball tournament in 2006	Cat Osterman	University of Texas Longhorns	Softball	Seimone Augustus – LSU Lady Tigers (Basketball) Nicole Corriero – Harvard Crimson (Ice hockey) Kristen Maloney – UCLA Bruins (Gymnastics) Katie Thorlakson – Notre Dame (Soccer)

2006	Cat Osterman competing in a softball tournament in 2006	Cat Osterman	University of Texas Longhorns	Softball	Seimone Augustus – LSU Lady Tigers (Basketball) Virginia Powell – USC Trojans (Track and field) Christine Sinclair – Portland Pilots (Soccer) Courtney Thompson – Washington Huskies (Volleyball)

2007	Taryne Mowatt attending a Red Carpet event in 2008	Taryne Mowatt	University of Arizona Wildcats	Softball	Monica Abbott – Tennessee Volunteers (Softball) Kerri Hanks – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Soccer) Kara Lynn Joyce – Georgia Bulldogs (Swimming)

2008	Candace Parker playing for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2017	Candace Parker	University of Tennessee Lady Vols	Basketball	Rachel Dawson – North Carolina Tar Heels (Field hockey) Angela Tincher – Virginia Tech Hokies (Softball)

2009	Maya Moore attending a celebratory dinner in 2009	Maya Moore	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Kerri Hanks – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Soccer) Courtney Kupets – Georgia Gymdogs (Gymnastics) Danielle Lawrie – Washington Huskies (Softball) Dana Vollmer – California Golden Bears (Swimming)

2010	Maya Moore playing for the United States National Women's Basketball team in 2010	Maya Moore	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Tina Charles – Connecticut Huskies (Basketball) Megan Hodge – Penn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball) Megan Langenfeld – UCLA Bruins (Softball)

2011	Maya Moore holding a gold-plated trophy in 2011	Maya Moore	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Blair Brown – Penn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball) Dallas Escobedo – Arizona State Sun Devils (Softball) Melissa Henderson – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Soccer) Katinka Hosszú – USC Trojans (Swimming)

2012	Brittney Griner holding a trophy amongst a group of people in 2012	Brittney Griner	Baylor University Lady Bears	Basketball	Alexandra Jupiter – USC Trojans (Volleyball) Caitlin Leverenz – California Golden Bears (Swimming) Teresa Noyola – Stanford Cardinal (Soccer) Jackie Traina – Alabama Crimson Tide (Softball)

2013	Brittney Griner competing in a 2017 basketball game	Brittney Griner	Baylor University Lady Bears	Basketball	Kara Cannizzaro – North Carolina Tar Heels (Lacrosse) Crystal Dunn – North Carolina Tar Heels (Soccer) Keilani Ricketts – Oklahoma Sooners (Softball)

2014	Breanna Stewart holding a plague in her left hand in 2012	Breanna Stewart	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Morgan Brian – Virginia Cavaliers (Soccer) Taylor Cummings – Maryland Terrapins (Lacrosse) Micha Hancock – Penn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball) Hannah Rogers – Florida Gators (Softball)

2015	Missy Franklin competing in an outdoor swimming tournament in 2014	Missy Franklin	University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears	Swimming	Taylor Cummings – Maryland Terrapins (Lacrosse) Lauren Haeger – Florida Gators (Softball) Micha Hancock – Penn State Nittany Lions (Volleyball) Breanna Stewart – Connecticut Huskies (Basketball)

2016	Breanna Stewart holding a gold-plated trophy in both hands in 2016	Breanna Stewart	University of Connecticut Huskies	Basketball	Samantha Bricio – USC Trojans (Volleyball) Taylor Cummings – Maryland Terrapins (Lacrosse) Raquel Rodríguez – Penn State Nittany Lions (Soccer) Sierra Romero – Michigan Wolverines (Softball)

2017	–	Kelly Barnhill	University of Florida Gators	Softball	Inky Ajanaku – Stanford Cardinal (Volleyball) Kadeisha Buchanan – West Virginia Mountaineers (Soccer) Kelsey Plum – Washington Huskies (Basketball) Zoe Stukenberg – Maryland Terrapins (Lacrosse)

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The winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was University of Connecticut Huskies basketball player Sue Bird.
The winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was University of Connecticut Huskies basketball player Sue Bird.
The inaugural winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award at the 2002 awards was University of Connecticut Huskies basketball player Sue Bird.

final_sentence: The winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was University of Connecticut Huskies basketball player Sue Bird.
final_sentence: The winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was University of Connecticut Huskies basketball player Sue Bird.
final_sentence: The inaugural winner of the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award at the 2002 awards was University of Connecticut Huskies basketball player Sue Bird.