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Since 1976, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards program recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding female athletes in NCAA-member colleges and universities around the country, as voted on by all NCAA member institutions. The program's highest honor goes annually to the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, with past winners including Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mia Hamm, Lisa Fernandez, Misty May, Courtney Kupets and Candace Parker. In 2011, University of Connecticut basketball star Maya Moore was the first woman to be a back-to-back winner of the Honda-Broderick Cup. In 2012 -- on the 40th anniversary of Title IX -- the Collegiate Women Sports Award Presentation aired live on national television for the first time from the ESPN Studios in Los Angeles, with three Honda Cup finalists: Brittney Griner, Baylor University; Teresa Noyola, Stanford; and Keilani Ricketts, University of Oklahoma. On Monday, June 30, 2014 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, CBS Sports aired a live telecast of the 2014 COLLEGIATE WOMEN SPORTS AWARD presentation from the USC Galen Center Founders Room in Los Angeles, CA. In 2014, these 12 Honda Sports Award winners were finalists for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year: Abbey D'Agostino (Dartmouth), Cross Country; MarieElena Bolles (UConn), Field Hockey; Abby Dahlkemper (UCLA), Soccer; Krista Vansant (Washington), Volleyball; Felicia Lee (Stanford), Swimming & Diving; Kim Jacob (Alabama), Gymnastics; Breanna Stewart (Uconn), Basketball; Taylor Cummings (Maryland), Lacrosse; Celine Boutier (Duke), Golf; Madison Shipman (Tennessee), Softball; Robin Anderson (UCLA), Tennis; and Sharika Nelvis (Arkansas State), Track & Field.
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CBS Sports Network broadcast the 2017 COLLEGIATE WOMEN SPORTS AWARDS live on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 9pm ET/6pm PT from the USC Galen Center Founders Room in Los Angeles, CA. The 12 finalists for the 2017 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year are (in alphabetical order by last name):
Inky Ajanaku, Volleyball, Stanford University, R-Senior, Middle Blocker
Kelly Barnhill, Softball, University of Florida, Sophomore, Pitcher
Kadeisha Buchanan, Soccer, West Virginia, Senior, Defender
Katie Ledecky, Swimming & Diving, Stanford University, Freshman
Alex McMurtry, Gymnastics, University of Florida, Junior, All-Around
Greta Nauck, Field Hockey, University of Delaware, Midfield, Sophomore
Kelsey Plum, Basketball, University of Washington, Senior, Guard
Karissa Schweizer, Cross Country, University of Missouri, Junior
Zoe Stukenberg, Lacrosse, University of Maryland, Senior, Midfielder
Monica Vaughn, Golf, Arizona State University, Senior
Kendell Williams, Track & Field, University of Georgia, Senior, Heptathlete
Belinda Woolcock, Tennis, University of Florida, Senior