American swimmer Missy Franklin will be present at the 2015 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles tonight waiting to see if she’s the recipient of the award for best college female athlete of the year.
ESPN’s annual ESPY awards will start at 8 p.m ET tonight where Franklin, a former swimmer for Cal, is one of two swimmers in the running for an award.
Franklin will be up against four other top college athletes from a wide variety of sports.
Best College Female Athlete of the Year nominees include:
- Missy Franklin – Cal Swimming
- Taylor Cummings – Maryland Lacrosse
- Lauren Haeger – Florida Softball
- Micha Hancock – Penn State Volleyball
- Breanna Stewart – UConn Basketball
Franklin concluded her collegiate career with Cal after just two years. At the 2015 NCAA Championships in Greensboro, NC. Franklin took home an unprecedented five NCAA titles combined from a mix of relay and individual swims.
A 14-time All-American, Franklin set a school record for the most victories ever won by a Cal swimmer at one edition of the NCAAs with her five victories.
Her most impressive victory came in the 200 yard freestyle. Going into the race, Franklin was the American record holder from her winning time at the 2014 edition of the NCAA Swimming Championships. Franklin took a huge chunk of time off her record, touching in at 1:39.10 to solidify her place in history as the fastest yards 200 freestyler and the first woman ever under 1:40 in the 200 yard free.
Franklin’s efforts helped the Cal Golden Bears take home enough points to win the overall team title.
Voting for the award ends at 8 p.m ET tonight. If you want to vote for Missy Franklin, click here.
Becca Meyers is the only other swimmer nominated for an award. She was nominated in the best female athlete with a disability category. Meyers currently holds three world records, the latest being the 200m IM mark she broke yesterday at the IPC World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. To vote for Meyers, click here.
I only know Breanna Stewart and Missy Franklin in your 5 nominees.
Softball and Lacrosse….seriously
What does she do in LA right now? 🙄
Improve your backstroke starts and underwaters instead! 🙂
Good luck to Missy tonight. She isn’t the only swimmer nominated though….Becca Meyers is also nominated in the Best Female Athlete with a Disability category!