Best Woman Athlete by Birth State
Iowa: Denise Long
Long scored 111 points in one game and averaged an eye-popping 62.8 points while leading Union-Whitten High to the state title in 1968. She poured in 218 points during her team's three-game championship run, including a playoff record 93 against Bennett. One year later, the San Francisco Warriors made her the first female ever selected in the NBA draft.
Worthy of consideration: Janet Guthrie, Shawn Johnson, Lynne Lorenzen and Doreen Wilbur.
Worthy of consideration: Janet Guthrie, Shawn Johnson, Lynne Lorenzen and Doreen Wilbur.
