Athletics

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).

YearNameSport
2011Danielle MinchVolleyball
2010Kristen HemphillTrack
2009Mekana BarnesVolleyball
2008Janay DeloachTrack
2007Janay DeloachTrack
2006Dre DownsVolleyball
2005Loree SmithTrack
2004Loree SmithTrack
2003Ashley AugspurgerBasketball
Sanja HanssenTennis
2002Angela KnopfVolleyball
2001Liz TomanTrack
2000Catie VagneurVolleyball
1999Shelly GreathouseTrack
Becky HammonBasketball
1998Becky HammonBasketball
1997Nikki JohnsonSoftball
1996Teresa JamesBasketball
1995Julie La Cour AndersonTennis
Kristi MorrisonTrack
1994Amy Van DykenSwimming
1993Debbie MaasTrack
1992Sandy HamTrack
1991Jeannette BeitzSwimming
1990Amy BrookoverSwimming
1989Amy BrookoverSwimming
1988Diane SabaVolleyball
1987Val LangSwimming
1986Sherri DanielsonVolleyball
1985Karen KreuzerBasketball
1984Sue NitchmanVolleyball
1983Deb SpicklerBasketball
1982Laura MooreField Hockey
1981Susan KnoxGolf
1980Lyn GriggsSwimming
1979Nancy HoldenField Hockey
1978Cindy WittebortBasketball
1977Mary HarringtonTrack
1976Pat RiesselmanSwimming