VIRGINIA K. FRANK AWARD WINNERS
Frank, also known as Virginia K. Frank Olson, was a pioneer who organized and coached women's sports long before they were sanctioned by the NCAA. An amateur athlete as a speed skater, skier and softball player, she was instrumental during the 1950s and 60s in introducing track, volleyball, skiing, field hockey, badminton and softball to the CSU campus. The award was established in 1976. Previous winners include Amy Van Dyken, Becky Hammon and Mekana Barnes. Hemphill becomes the fifth CSU track athlete in the past seven years to win the honor, joining fellow All-Americans Janay DeLoach (2007, '08) and Loree Smith (2004, '05).
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| 2011 | Danielle Minch | Volleyball |
| 2010 | Kristen Hemphill | Track |
| 2009 | Mekana Barnes | Volleyball |
| 2008 | Janay Deloach | Track |
| 2007 | Janay Deloach | Track |
| 2006 | Dre Downs | Volleyball |
| 2005 | Loree Smith | Track |
| 2004 | Loree Smith | Track |
| 2003 | Ashley Augspurger | Basketball |
| Sanja Hanssen | Tennis |
| 2002 | Angela Knopf | Volleyball |
| 2001 | Liz Toman | Track |
| 2000 | Catie Vagneur | Volleyball |
| 1999 | Shelly Greathouse | Track |
| Becky Hammon | Basketball |
| 1998 | Becky Hammon | Basketball |
| 1997 | Nikki Johnson | Softball |
| 1996 | Teresa James | Basketball |
| 1995 | Julie La Cour Anderson | Tennis |
| Kristi Morrison | Track |
| 1994 | Amy Van Dyken | Swimming |
| 1993 | Debbie Maas | Track |
| 1992 | Sandy Ham | Track |
| 1991 | Jeannette Beitz | Swimming |
| 1990 | Amy Brookover | Swimming |
| 1989 | Amy Brookover | Swimming |
| 1988 | Diane Saba | Volleyball |
| 1987 | Val Lang | Swimming |
| 1986 | Sherri Danielson | Volleyball |
| 1985 | Karen Kreuzer | Basketball |
| 1984 | Sue Nitchman | Volleyball |
| 1983 | Deb Spickler | Basketball |
| 1982 | Laura Moore | Field Hockey |
| 1981 | Susan Knox | Golf |
| 1980 | Lyn Griggs | Swimming |
| 1979 | Nancy Holden | Field Hockey |
| 1978 | Cindy Wittebort | Basketball |
| 1977 | Mary Harrington | Track |
| 1976 | Pat Riesselman | Swimming |