Honorees Tarynn Sieg2020Track & Field, College, Field EventsColorado State UniversityShot Put & Weight Throw Conference Champ Julia Fuller2020Coach of the Year, High SchoolBuena Vista High School 2A Cross Country State Champions Kindyll Wetta2020Comeback, High School BasketballValor Christian High School Overcame Two ACL Surgeries Lindsey Immel2020Swimming, High SchoolRampart High School3-Event Swimming State Champion Maddie Karr2020Gymnastics, CollegeUniversity of DenverScored Two Perfect 10s on Vault Maria Mettler2020Track & Field, College, Running Air Force Academy3,000 Meter Conference Champion Mary Kvamme2020Joan Birkland Leadership AwardColorado Coaches of Girls Sports Advocate for Equity in Girls Sports Mikaela Tommy2020Skiing, CollegeCU BoulderWomen’s College Alpine Skier of the Year Nikki McGaffin2020Softball, Big School Classification Fossil Ridge High School 5A Softball State Champion Riley Stewart2020Cross Country, High SchoolCherry Creek High School 2-time 5A Cross Country State Champion Sadie Ross2020Softball, Small SchoolEaton High SchoolPitched Win in First Prep Championship Aubri Braecklein2020Golf, AmateurJefferson Academy High School Colorado Golf Association (CGA) Women’s Stroke Play Champion Becky Hammon2020Trailblazer, NBA San Antonio SpursNBA’s First Female Acting Head Game Coach Bethany Michalak2020Most Promising, Cross CountryAir Academy High SchoolWon the State Championship as a Freshman Christina Maccarone2020Swede Johnson Spirit AwardGrandview High School, Aurora Started Unified Cheerleading Program Dani Jones2020Sportswoman of the Year, RunnerCU BoulderNational Track Athlete of the Year Denali Pinto2020Basketball, CollegeColorado School of MinesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year Erin Norton2020Comeback, College RunningMSU Denver2nd at RMAC Cross Country Championships Jaelin Howell2020Soccer, CollegeFlorida State UniversityConference Midfielder of the Year Jana Van Gytenbeek2020Basketball, High SchoolCherry Creek High SchoolAll-time CHSAA Assists Leader Jennifer Kupcho2020Professional Athlete of the YearLPGA Touring ProfessionalRecorded First Professional Win Template2020AwardLocationFirst Angel Rios2019Wrestling, High SchoolValley High SchoolFinished Fourth at Boys State Tourney Brooke Raboutou2019Sport ClimbingU.S. National Sport Climbing Team 2020 Olympic Team Emily Stockman2019Beach VolleyballUSA National Team Five Top Five Finishes Gail Klock2019Coach of the Year, Masters SoftballPeaches Senior Women’s SoftballCoached While Undergoing Chemotherapy Hailey Schalk2019Golf, High SchoolHoly Family High School3-Time High School Golf State Champion Jaelyn Smith2019Basketball, CollegeMSU Denver 2nd RMAC Assists All-Time Jana Van Gytenbeek2019Basketball, High SchoolCherry Creek High School CCHS most-decorated basketball player Jennifer Kupcho2019Professional Athlete of the YearLPGA Touring ProfessionalPro Golf Debut at U.S. Women’s Open Jennifer Schubert-Akin2019Inspiration Award, Marathon RunningSteamboat Springs$150,000 raised for Multiple Sclerosis Judith Laney2019TriathlonDenverNationally ranked in 65-69 Age Group Katharine Merrifield2019Field Hockey, High SchoolColorado AcademyTop Colorado Goal Scorer in a Decade Katherine Sackett2019Softball, High SchoolErie High School4A Softball Player of the Year Katie Oleksak2019Volleyball, CollegeColorado State UniversityLed Rams to 28 Straight Victories Keri Atchison2019Swede Johnson Spirit AwardMountain Vista High SchoolLed Squad Through Unimaginable Loss Laura Knoblach2019Ultra-Ironman TriathlonBoulder Completed Equivalent of 20 Ironmans Lisa Long2019Soccer, High SchoolCheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Gazette Soccer Player of the Year Maddie Ward2019Swimming, CollegeColorado State UniversityCSU Record Holder Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart2019Coach of the Year, CollegeUniversity of DenverCoached DU to NCAA Team Final Mikaela Tommy2019Skiing, CollegeCU Boulder Won Three Straight Giant Slalom Races Miranda Stinson2019Lacrosse, CollegeCU BoulderPAC-12 Attacker of the Year Morgan Kreb2019Shooting, RifleJr. Olympic TeamHigh School Nationals Champion Rebecca Weissmann2019Tennis, CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUSC Tennis Team Captain Remington Ross2019All-Round Athlete, High SchoolHighland H.S. (Ault) & Eaton H.S.All-State Softball & Track Champion Sloane Murphy2019Lacrosse, High SchoolColorado AcademyU.S. Lacrosse All-America Sydney Kennett2019Indoor SkydivingSagewood Middle SchoolGuinness World Record Holder Taylor Kornieck2019Soccer, CollegeCU Boulder Career Points Leader DU Gymnastics2019Team of the Year, CollegeUniversity of DenverFourth in NCAA Team Final Colorado Academy Lacrosse2019Team of the Year, High SchoolColorado Academy, Denver5-time Lacrosse State Champions Valarie Negin2019Tennis, High SchoolSmoky Hill High School#1 Singles State Champion Sarah Thomas2019Sportswoman of the YearConiferHistoric English Channel Ultra-Swim Jaslynn Gallegos2019Wrestling, High SchoolSkyview High SchoolHistoric Finish at Boys State Tourney Anna Hall2019Pentathlon, High SchoolValor Christian High SchoolPentathlon & Heptathlon National Records Karen Johnson2019Dorothy Mauk Pioneer AwardEnglewoodBasketball Coach & Mentor Dani Jones2019Running, CollegeCU Boulder 4-time NCAA Champion Sage Alexandra Hurta2019Running, CollegeCU Boulder CU 800 Meter Record Holder Coleen Gillilan2019Swimming, High SchoolFossil Ridge High School5A Swimmer of the Year Sophia Herzog2019Paralympic Swimming Team USAWorld Record Holder Taylor James2019Track & Field, High SchoolNiwot High School 4A Track Athlete of the Year Francesca Belibi2019Trailblazer, BasketballRegis High School, StanfordFirst Girl to Dunk in Colorado Preps Maggie Guterl2019 Ultrarunning DurangoRan 250 miles in 60 hours Gianna Bartalo2019 Volleyball, High SchoolLewis-Palmer High School4A Volleyball Player of Year Brittney Dixon2019Diving, CollegeColorado Mesa University2-time RMAC Diving Champion Frances Cable2019Diving, High SchoolArapahoe High School2-time State Champ & Diver of the Year Kirsty Hodgkins2019Golf, CollegeCU Boulder3-time Regional Golf Champion Lynnzee Brown2019Gymnastics, CollegeUniversity of DenverNCAA Floor Exercise Co-Champion Kaylie Berens2019Gymnastics, High SchoolPomona High SchoolAll-Around, Beam, & Vault State Champ MeiLan Haberl2019Ice HockeyAir Academy High School, YaleStarter on Boys Varsity Team Katie Fankhouser2019KayakLyons High School, Ft. Lewis College Junior Freestyle Kayak National Champ Lisa Johnson2019Joan Birkland Leadership AwardGirls on the Run RockiesFounder, Girls on the Run Rockies Cindy “CJ” Johnson2019Highland Games, MastersEnglewoodHighland Games World Masters Champion Christel Donley2019Track & Field, MastersColorado SpringsEight-Event National Masters Champ, 80+ Stephanie Cotter2019Cross Country, CollegeAdams State UniversityDivision II NCAA National Champion Sara Crawford2019Coach of the Year, High School Kit Carson High School Basketball77-Game Winning Streak Sierra Bower2019Cross Country, High SchoolBasalt High School3A Cross Country State ChampionYear
Tarynn Sieg2020Track & Field, College, Field EventsColorado State UniversityShot Put & Weight Throw Conference Champ Julia Fuller2020Coach of the Year, High SchoolBuena Vista High School 2A Cross Country State Champions Kindyll Wetta2020Comeback, High School BasketballValor Christian High School Overcame Two ACL Surgeries Lindsey Immel2020Swimming, High SchoolRampart High School3-Event Swimming State Champion Maddie Karr2020Gymnastics, CollegeUniversity of DenverScored Two Perfect 10s on Vault Maria Mettler2020Track & Field, College, Running Air Force Academy3,000 Meter Conference Champion Mary Kvamme2020Joan Birkland Leadership AwardColorado Coaches of Girls Sports Advocate for Equity in Girls Sports Mikaela Tommy2020Skiing, CollegeCU BoulderWomen’s College Alpine Skier of the Year Nikki McGaffin2020Softball, Big School Classification Fossil Ridge High School 5A Softball State Champion Riley Stewart2020Cross Country, High SchoolCherry Creek High School 2-time 5A Cross Country State Champion Sadie Ross2020Softball, Small SchoolEaton High SchoolPitched Win in First Prep Championship Aubri Braecklein2020Golf, AmateurJefferson Academy High School Colorado Golf Association (CGA) Women’s Stroke Play Champion Becky Hammon2020Trailblazer, NBA San Antonio SpursNBA’s First Female Acting Head Game Coach Bethany Michalak2020Most Promising, Cross CountryAir Academy High SchoolWon the State Championship as a Freshman Christina Maccarone2020Swede Johnson Spirit AwardGrandview High School, Aurora Started Unified Cheerleading Program Dani Jones2020Sportswoman of the Year, RunnerCU BoulderNational Track Athlete of the Year Denali Pinto2020Basketball, CollegeColorado School of MinesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year Erin Norton2020Comeback, College RunningMSU Denver2nd at RMAC Cross Country Championships Jaelin Howell2020Soccer, CollegeFlorida State UniversityConference Midfielder of the Year Jana Van Gytenbeek2020Basketball, High SchoolCherry Creek High SchoolAll-time CHSAA Assists Leader Jennifer Kupcho2020Professional Athlete of the YearLPGA Touring ProfessionalRecorded First Professional Win Template2020AwardLocationFirst Angel Rios2019Wrestling, High SchoolValley High SchoolFinished Fourth at Boys State Tourney Brooke Raboutou2019Sport ClimbingU.S. National Sport Climbing Team 2020 Olympic Team Emily Stockman2019Beach VolleyballUSA National Team Five Top Five Finishes Gail Klock2019Coach of the Year, Masters SoftballPeaches Senior Women’s SoftballCoached While Undergoing Chemotherapy Hailey Schalk2019Golf, High SchoolHoly Family High School3-Time High School Golf State Champion Jaelyn Smith2019Basketball, CollegeMSU Denver 2nd RMAC Assists All-Time Jana Van Gytenbeek2019Basketball, High SchoolCherry Creek High School CCHS most-decorated basketball player Jennifer Kupcho2019Professional Athlete of the YearLPGA Touring ProfessionalPro Golf Debut at U.S. Women’s Open Jennifer Schubert-Akin2019Inspiration Award, Marathon RunningSteamboat Springs$150,000 raised for Multiple Sclerosis Judith Laney2019TriathlonDenverNationally ranked in 65-69 Age Group Katharine Merrifield2019Field Hockey, High SchoolColorado AcademyTop Colorado Goal Scorer in a Decade Katherine Sackett2019Softball, High SchoolErie High School4A Softball Player of the Year Katie Oleksak2019Volleyball, CollegeColorado State UniversityLed Rams to 28 Straight Victories Keri Atchison2019Swede Johnson Spirit AwardMountain Vista High SchoolLed Squad Through Unimaginable Loss Laura Knoblach2019Ultra-Ironman TriathlonBoulder Completed Equivalent of 20 Ironmans Lisa Long2019Soccer, High SchoolCheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Gazette Soccer Player of the Year Maddie Ward2019Swimming, CollegeColorado State UniversityCSU Record Holder Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart2019Coach of the Year, CollegeUniversity of DenverCoached DU to NCAA Team Final Mikaela Tommy2019Skiing, CollegeCU Boulder Won Three Straight Giant Slalom Races Miranda Stinson2019Lacrosse, CollegeCU BoulderPAC-12 Attacker of the Year Morgan Kreb2019Shooting, RifleJr. Olympic TeamHigh School Nationals Champion Rebecca Weissmann2019Tennis, CollegeUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUSC Tennis Team Captain Remington Ross2019All-Round Athlete, High SchoolHighland H.S. (Ault) & Eaton H.S.All-State Softball & Track Champion Sloane Murphy2019Lacrosse, High SchoolColorado AcademyU.S. Lacrosse All-America Sydney Kennett2019Indoor SkydivingSagewood Middle SchoolGuinness World Record Holder Taylor Kornieck2019Soccer, CollegeCU Boulder Career Points Leader DU Gymnastics2019Team of the Year, CollegeUniversity of DenverFourth in NCAA Team Final Colorado Academy Lacrosse2019Team of the Year, High SchoolColorado Academy, Denver5-time Lacrosse State Champions Valarie Negin2019Tennis, High SchoolSmoky Hill High School#1 Singles State Champion Sarah Thomas2019Sportswoman of the YearConiferHistoric English Channel Ultra-Swim Jaslynn Gallegos2019Wrestling, High SchoolSkyview High SchoolHistoric Finish at Boys State Tourney Anna Hall2019Pentathlon, High SchoolValor Christian High SchoolPentathlon & Heptathlon National Records Karen Johnson2019Dorothy Mauk Pioneer AwardEnglewoodBasketball Coach & Mentor Dani Jones2019Running, CollegeCU Boulder 4-time NCAA Champion Sage Alexandra Hurta2019Running, CollegeCU Boulder CU 800 Meter Record Holder Coleen Gillilan2019Swimming, High SchoolFossil Ridge High School5A Swimmer of the Year Sophia Herzog2019Paralympic Swimming Team USAWorld Record Holder Taylor James2019Track & Field, High SchoolNiwot High School 4A Track Athlete of the Year Francesca Belibi2019Trailblazer, BasketballRegis High School, StanfordFirst Girl to Dunk in Colorado Preps Maggie Guterl2019 Ultrarunning DurangoRan 250 miles in 60 hours Gianna Bartalo2019 Volleyball, High SchoolLewis-Palmer High School4A Volleyball Player of Year Brittney Dixon2019Diving, CollegeColorado Mesa University2-time RMAC Diving Champion Frances Cable2019Diving, High SchoolArapahoe High School2-time State Champ & Diver of the Year Kirsty Hodgkins2019Golf, CollegeCU Boulder3-time Regional Golf Champion Lynnzee Brown2019Gymnastics, CollegeUniversity of DenverNCAA Floor Exercise Co-Champion Kaylie Berens2019Gymnastics, High SchoolPomona High SchoolAll-Around, Beam, & Vault State Champ MeiLan Haberl2019Ice HockeyAir Academy High School, YaleStarter on Boys Varsity Team Katie Fankhouser2019KayakLyons High School, Ft. Lewis College Junior Freestyle Kayak National Champ Lisa Johnson2019Joan Birkland Leadership AwardGirls on the Run RockiesFounder, Girls on the Run Rockies Cindy “CJ” Johnson2019Highland Games, MastersEnglewoodHighland Games World Masters Champion Christel Donley2019Track & Field, MastersColorado SpringsEight-Event National Masters Champ, 80+ Stephanie Cotter2019Cross Country, CollegeAdams State UniversityDivision II NCAA National Champion Sara Crawford2019Coach of the Year, High School Kit Carson High School Basketball77-Game Winning Streak Sierra Bower2019Cross Country, High SchoolBasalt High School3A Cross Country State ChampionYear
