espnW Reveals 2016 IMPACT25 List including Simone Biles, Hillary Clinton & Leslie Jones

By: Dec. 07, 2016
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espnW has released its 2016 IMPACT25 list, a who's who of 25 athletes and influencers who have made the biggest difference for women in sports this year. The top honor - Woman of the Year - will be announced Tuesday, Dec. 13, on SportsCenter: Coast to Coast (11 a.m. - 1 p.m., ESPN) with an exclusive interview by Cari Champion.

As a tribute to the IMPACT25 honorees, espnW will feature essays that were commissioned from fellow athletes, family members, contemporaries and luminaries who know, or have been influenced by, members of this year's list. The full content package celebrating the IMPACT25 honorees will go live on espnW immediately following the "Woman of the Year" announcement at espnW.com/IMPACT25.

The 2016 espnW IMPACT25:

Monica Abbott Helen Maroulis
Simone Biles Tatyana McFadden
Kylie Bunbury Minnesota Lynx
Hillary Clinton Ibtihaj Muhammad
"The Final Five" (USA Gymnastics) Mira Nair
Jessie Graff Nneka Ogwumike
Ashleigh Johnson Claressa Shields
Leslie Jones Kathryn Smith
Angelique Kerber Brenda Tracy
Katie Ledecky University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team
Jessica Luther Dr. Robin West
Simone Manuel Women's Rowing 8s
Elizabeth Marks


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