Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award

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ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports
Awarded for best male college athlete
Location The Rooftop at Pier 17, New York City (2021)[1]
Presented by ESPN
First awarded 2002
Currently held by Bryce Young (USA)
Website espn.com/espys/

The ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports, known before 2021 as the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of a male individual from the world of collegiate sports.[2] It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards in 2002, following the subsumption of the Best College Football Player and Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Awards, each of which had been presented annually between 1993 and 2001, inclusive.[3] The award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[4] is awarded to the sportsman adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[2]

From 2004 until its subsumption with the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award to create the Best College Athlete ESPY Award for the 2018 ceremony,[5] and again since the award was reestablished in 2021, the winner has been chosen by online voting through choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.[6][7] Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts.[8] Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.[a][9]

The inaugural winner of the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was Iowa State Cyclones wrestler Cael Sanderson who ended his collegiate career that year.[10] In that period, he surpassed numerous NCAA records, clinched four NCAA wrestling championships, and went 159–0 undefeated in his final season.[11]Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow received the trophy in 2008, and won it again the following year, becoming the only sportsman in the history of the award to have won it more than once.[12] American footballers have been the most successful at the awards with nine victories and 14 nominations, closely followed by basketball players who have been recognized on seven occasions, and were nominated a further 19 times. The most recent winner of the award, and second under its current name, is Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young.[13]

Beginning in 2021, the awards were again separated into men’s and women’s versions using the current naming scheme.[14]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Actor-producer Anthony Mackie named host of the 2021 ESPYS”. ESPN.com. June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Nelson, Murry R. (2013). American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols and Ideas. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. pp. 399–401. ISBN 978-0-313-39753-0. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Blevins, Dave (2012). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7864-4867-8. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Avard, Christian (August 2, 2013). “Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died”. Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Keith, Branden (July 16, 2018). “Katie Ledecky Nominated For Best College Athlete ESPY”. SwimSwam. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  6. ^ “The 2004 ESPY Awards – Fans to decide all 2004 ESPY Award winners”. ESPN. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  7. ^ a b “The 2021 ESPYS Nominees” (Press release). ESPN. June 12, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  8. ^ “Committee is newly found”. ESPN. February 3, 1999. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  9. ^ a b “New categories unveiled for The 2002 ESPY Awards” (Press release). ESPN. 2002. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Fuller, John (July 11, 2002). “Sanderson Becomes Second Wrestler To Win ESPY Award; Named “Best Male College Athlete”“. The Mat. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Anderson, Kelli (April 1, 2002). “The Top 10: SI picks the most impressive college sports feats ever”. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  12. ^ a b “Tebow, Debose take home ESPY awards”. The Gainesville Sun. July 16, 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  13. ^ a b “2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners”. ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  14. ^ a b “2021 ESPYS award winners”. ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  15. ^ “ESPYS Move Here, Will Honor 4 Victims”. Los Angeles Daily News. July 10, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via The Free Library.
  16. ^ “Tillman Brothers Honored With Arthur Ashe Courage Award”. Pac-12 Conference. July 17, 2003. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  17. ^ “Taurasi nets 2 ESPYs, including Best Female Athlete”. The Arizona Republic. Associated Press. July 15, 2004. p. 172. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ “Jameer Nelson and Saint Joseph’s Nominated for ESPYS” (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  19. ^ Hoffarth, Tom (July 14, 2005). “Leinart Adds to Awards”. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via The Free Library.
  20. ^ NU Athletic Communications (July 7, 2005). “Gordon Named ESPY Award Finalist” (Press release). Nebraska Huskers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  21. ^ “14th annual ESPY Award’s list”. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 13, 2006. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  22. ^ “Nominees Announced and Fan Voting Begins for 14th Annual ESPYs”. ESPN. June 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  23. ^ “Sports Digest”. Austin American-Statesman. July 12, 2007. p. C02. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via Infotrac Newsstand.
  24. ^ Watson, Graham (July 4, 2007). “Missouri’s Askren would like your vote Two-time national champion is one of four finalists for ESPY award”. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D2. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via Infotrac Newsstand.
  25. ^ D’Aniello, Chris (July 21, 2008). “2008 ESPY Awards: The Winners & The Other (Real) Winners”. Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  26. ^ “Baseball top heat pick Beasley up for ESPY”. The Palm Beach Post. July 2, 2008. p. C002. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Biggers, Adam (July 14, 2010). “ESPY for Male College Athlete of the Year eludes Flint’s Mark Ingram”. The Flint Journal. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  28. ^ Morton, Aaron (July 13, 2011). “ESPYS: Jimmer Fredette awarded Best Male College Athlete”. Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  29. ^ Harris, Beth (July 12, 2012). “LeBron is king of the 2012 ESPY Awards”. The Durango Herald. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  30. ^ “Former UMD hockey star Jack Connolly nominated for ESPN ESPY award”. Duluth News Tribune. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  31. ^ Heim, Mark (July 17, 2013). “SEC’s Johnny Manziel, Jadeveon Clowney win ESPYs, while Heat beats Tide, others for best team”. The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  32. ^ Hanson, Pete (June 30, 2013). “Former SCSU Hockey Star Nominated for ESPY”. KLZZ. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  33. ^ “Doug McDermott wins ESPY for Best Male College Athlete”. Omaha World-Herald. July 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  34. ^ Greif, Andrew (July 15, 2015). “Marcus Mariota, former Oregon Ducks QB, wins ESPY for best male college athlete”. The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  35. ^ Smith, Randy (July 15, 2016). “Hield wins ESPY for Best Male College Athlete”. The Nassau Guardian. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  36. ^ Wilson, Aaron (July 13, 2017). “Texans rookie Deshaun Watson wins ESPY for Best Male College Athlete”. Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  37. ^ “The 2022 ESPYS Nominees”. espnpressroom.com. June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

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