Examples of why Female athletes stand out and became influential.

1. Influential Female
Athletes
By: Ashley Lee
“Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen.The
ones who win get inside their player and motivate.” –Vince Lombardi

2. Ann Meyers-Drysdale #15
Currently 61-years-old
Point-Guard: retired jersey
First person of
either gender to
play on the U.S.
national team
while still being in
High school.
First woman to
sign a four year
athletic
scholarship
contract for
College. (UCLA)
First female to
ever sign a
contract with an
NBA team.
(Indiana Pacers in
1979)
Ann had
her own
book
written
about her

3. Kim Mulkey
Currently 53-years-old
First female in
the country to
join the boys
in an
organized
basketball
league.
Lead her high
school team to
four straight state
championships as
an All-American
point guard.
Received a full
athletic
scholarship to
LouisianaTech
University and
made All-
American again.
First person in all of the NCAA to
have won championships as a player,
assistant coach, and head coach.
Won two
NCAA
National
Championships
while coaching
at Baylor
University.

4. Cheryl Miller #31
Currently 52-years-old
Retired Jersey in 1986
Four time All-American as a forward at
the University of Southern California.
Scored the sixth highest career points
in NCAA history.
Scored the third highest career
rebound shots in NCAA history.
Won two NCAA titles and
maintained a 112-20 record.
First basketball player out of
males and females to have a
retired jersey in University history.
Head coach ofWoman’s basketball at
Langston University.

5. Brandi Chastain
Currently 47-years-old
Scored the game
winning goal in a
penalty shootout to
win the 1999 FIFA
Women’sWorld Cup.
First female to ever rip off
her shirt and slide on her
knees for celebration.
Won the Freshmen Player OfTheYear award at the University of California-Berkeley
Transferred
to Santa Clara
University
and lead the
team to two
Final Four
NCAA
appearances.

6. Dawn Staley
Currently 45-years-old
Played point
guard for the
University of
Virginia.
Went to the Summer
Olympics in 1996 and
won a Gold medal.
Made All-American
hall of fame player
and coach.
Three-time
Olympian and
won Gold in the
1996 Summer
Olympics.
Played in the
American Basketball
League andWNBA.
VotedTop 15
Player ofWNBA
history.
She led the University of South
Carolina to six NCAA tournaments,
three regular season conference
championships, and four conference
tournament titles as a coach.

7. Annika Sorenstam
Currently 45-years-old
Reached the most wins for a
female golfer with winning 90
InternationalTournaments as a
professional.
Won seven collegiate titles and
became the first non-American
and the first freshman to win
the individual NCAA Division I
Championship.
She was the 1991 NCAA
Co-Player of theYear,
the 1992 Pac-10
champion, and a 1991-92
NCAA All-American.
Graduated FromArizona
University as one of the
most successful golfers in
history.

8. Katie Hnida
Currently 34-years-old
One of the best-known
female football players
in the Nation.
Teen People Magazine named
her one of the ’20 most
influential teens’.
First female to score in an
NCAA Division 1-A game.
First female to dress for a
bowl game. Also dressed
for three more after that.
Third female ever to
score in a college
football game.
Placekicker for the University of New
Mexico Lobos.

9. Missy Franklin
Currently 20-years-old
Already one of the most
successful athletes out of males
or females, and still hasn’t
graduated from UC Berkeley yet.Five-time Olympic
medalist. Four out of the
five are Gold medals.
She is a four-time individual
NCAA champion, having won the
2014 and 2015 200-yard freestyle
and 200-yard backstroke, and
2015 individual medley.
Franklin holds the current world record in
the 200-meter backstroke, and the
American records in the 100-meter and
200-meter backstroke.
‘Worlds Swimmer of theYear’
Awarded multiple times

11. References
• Wikipedia
• Google Images
• Sports Magazines
• 30 Most InfluentialWomen In College Sports article
http://www.sports-management-degrees.com/30-
most-influential-women-in-college-sports/