Honorees Tarynn Sieg 2020 Track & Field, College, Field Events Colorado State University Shot Put & Weight Throw Conference Champ Julia Fuller 2020 Coach of the Year, High School Buena Vista High School 2A Cross Country State Champions Kindyll Wetta 2020 Comeback, High School Basketball Valor Christian High School Overcame Two ACL Surgeries Lindsey Immel 2020 Swimming, High School Rampart High School 3-Event Swimming State Champion Maddie Karr 2020 Gymnastics, College University of Denver Scored Two Perfect 10s on Vault Maria Mettler 2020 Track & Field, College, Running Air Force Academy 3,000 Meter Conference Champion Mary Kvamme 2020 Joan Birkland Leadership Award Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports Advocate for Equity in Girls Sports Mikaela Tommy 2020 Skiing, College CU Boulder Women’s College Alpine Skier of the Year Nikki McGaffin 2020 Softball, Big School Classification Fossil Ridge High School 5A Softball State Champion Riley Stewart 2020 Cross Country, High School Cherry Creek High School 2-time 5A Cross Country State Champion Sadie Ross 2020 Softball, Small School Eaton High School Pitched Win in First Prep Championship Aubri Braecklein 2020 Golf, Amateur Jefferson Academy High School Colorado Golf Association (CGA) Women’s Stroke Play Champion Becky Hammon 2020 Trailblazer, NBA San Antonio Spurs NBA’s First Female Acting Head Game Coach Bethany Michalak 2020 Most Promising, Cross Country Air Academy High School Won the State Championship as a Freshman Christina Maccarone 2020 Swede Johnson Spirit Award Grandview High School, Aurora Started Unified Cheerleading Program Dani Jones 2020 Sportswoman of the Year, Runner CU Boulder National Track Athlete of the Year Denali Pinto 2020 Basketball, College Colorado School of Mines Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year Erin Norton 2020 Comeback, College Running MSU Denver 2nd at RMAC Cross Country Championships Jaelin Howell 2020 Soccer, College Florida State University Conference Midfielder of the Year Jana Van Gytenbeek 2020 Basketball, High School Cherry Creek High School All-time CHSAA Assists Leader Jennifer Kupcho 2020 Professional Athlete of the Year LPGA Touring Professional Recorded First Professional Win Template 2020 Award Location First Angel Rios 2019 Wrestling, High School Valley High School Finished Fourth at Boys State Tourney Brooke Raboutou 2019 Sport Climbing U.S. National Sport Climbing Team 2020 Olympic Team Emily Stockman 2019 Beach Volleyball USA National Team Five Top Five Finishes Gail Klock 2019 Coach of the Year, Masters Softball Peaches Senior Women’s Softball Coached While Undergoing Chemotherapy Hailey Schalk 2019 Golf, High School Holy Family High School 3-Time High School Golf State Champion Jaelyn Smith 2019 Basketball, College MSU Denver 2nd RMAC Assists All-Time Jana Van Gytenbeek 2019 Basketball, High School Cherry Creek High School CCHS most-decorated basketball player Jennifer Kupcho 2019 Professional Athlete of the Year LPGA Touring Professional Pro Golf Debut at U.S. Women’s Open Jennifer Schubert-Akin 2019 Inspiration Award, Marathon Running Steamboat Springs $150,000 raised for Multiple Sclerosis Judith Laney 2019 Triathlon Denver Nationally ranked in 65-69 Age Group Katharine Merrifield 2019 Field Hockey, High School Colorado Academy Top Colorado Goal Scorer in a Decade Katherine Sackett 2019 Softball, High School Erie High School 4A Softball Player of the Year Katie Oleksak 2019 Volleyball, College Colorado State University Led Rams to 28 Straight Victories Keri Atchison 2019 Swede Johnson Spirit Award Mountain Vista High School Led Squad Through Unimaginable Loss Laura Knoblach 2019 Ultra-Ironman Triathlon Boulder Completed Equivalent of 20 Ironmans Lisa Long 2019 Soccer, High School Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Gazette Soccer Player of the Year Maddie Ward 2019 Swimming, College Colorado State University CSU Record Holder Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart 2019 Coach of the Year, College University of Denver Coached DU to NCAA Team Final Mikaela Tommy 2019 Skiing, College CU Boulder Won Three Straight Giant Slalom Races Miranda Stinson 2019 Lacrosse, College CU Boulder PAC-12 Attacker of the Year Morgan Kreb 2019 Shooting, Rifle Jr. Olympic Team High School Nationals Champion Rebecca Weissmann 2019 Tennis, College University of Southern California USC Tennis Team Captain Remington Ross 2019 All-Round Athlete, High School Highland H.S. (Ault) & Eaton H.S. All-State Softball & Track Champion Sloane Murphy 2019 Lacrosse, High School Colorado Academy U.S. Lacrosse All-America Sydney Kennett 2019 Indoor Skydiving Sagewood Middle School Guinness World Record Holder Taylor Kornieck 2019 Soccer, College CU Boulder Career Points Leader DU Gymnastics 2019 Team of the Year, College University of Denver Fourth in NCAA Team Final Colorado Academy Lacrosse 2019 Team of the Year, High School Colorado Academy, Denver 5-time Lacrosse State Champions Valarie Negin 2019 Tennis, High School Smoky Hill High School #1 Singles State Champion Sarah Thomas 2019 Sportswoman of the Year Conifer Historic English Channel Ultra-Swim Jaslynn Gallegos 2019 Wrestling, High School Skyview High School Historic Finish at Boys State Tourney Anna Hall 2019 Pentathlon, High School Valor Christian High School Pentathlon & Heptathlon National Records Karen Johnson 2019 Dorothy Mauk Pioneer Award Englewood Basketball Coach & Mentor Dani Jones 2019 Running, College CU Boulder 4-time NCAA Champion Sage Alexandra Hurta 2019 Running, College CU Boulder CU 800 Meter Record Holder Coleen Gillilan 2019 Swimming, High School Fossil Ridge High School 5A Swimmer of the Year Sophia Herzog 2019 Paralympic Swimming Team USA World Record Holder Taylor James 2019 Track & Field, High School Niwot High School 4A Track Athlete of the Year Francesca Belibi 2019 Trailblazer, Basketball Regis High School, Stanford First Girl to Dunk in Colorado Preps Maggie Guterl 2019 Ultrarunning Durango Ran 250 miles in 60 hours Gianna Bartalo 2019 Volleyball, High School Lewis-Palmer High School 4A Volleyball Player of Year Brittney Dixon 2019 Diving, College Colorado Mesa University 2-time RMAC Diving Champion Frances Cable 2019 Diving, High School Arapahoe High School 2-time State Champ & Diver of the Year Kirsty Hodgkins 2019 Golf, College CU Boulder 3-time Regional Golf Champion Lynnzee Brown 2019 Gymnastics, College University of Denver NCAA Floor Exercise Co-Champion Kaylie Berens 2019 Gymnastics, High School Pomona High School All-Around, Beam, & Vault State Champ MeiLan Haberl 2019 Ice Hockey Air Academy High School, Yale Starter on Boys Varsity Team Katie Fankhouser 2019 Kayak Lyons High School, Ft. Lewis College Junior Freestyle Kayak National Champ Lisa Johnson 2019 Joan Birkland Leadership Award Girls on the Run Rockies Founder, Girls on the Run Rockies Cindy “CJ” Johnson 2019 Highland Games, Masters Englewood Highland Games World Masters Champion Christel Donley 2019 Track & Field, Masters Colorado Springs Eight-Event National Masters Champ, 80+ Stephanie Cotter 2019 Cross Country, College Adams State University Division II NCAA National Champion Sara Crawford 2019 Coach of the Year, High School Kit Carson High School Basketball 77-Game Winning Streak Sierra Bower 2019 Cross Country, High School Basalt High School 3A Cross Country State Champion Year
Tarynn Sieg 2020 Track & Field, College, Field Events Colorado State University Shot Put & Weight Throw Conference Champ Julia Fuller 2020 Coach of the Year, High School Buena Vista High School 2A Cross Country State Champions Kindyll Wetta 2020 Comeback, High School Basketball Valor Christian High School Overcame Two ACL Surgeries Lindsey Immel 2020 Swimming, High School Rampart High School 3-Event Swimming State Champion Maddie Karr 2020 Gymnastics, College University of Denver Scored Two Perfect 10s on Vault Maria Mettler 2020 Track & Field, College, Running Air Force Academy 3,000 Meter Conference Champion Mary Kvamme 2020 Joan Birkland Leadership Award Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports Advocate for Equity in Girls Sports Mikaela Tommy 2020 Skiing, College CU Boulder Women’s College Alpine Skier of the Year Nikki McGaffin 2020 Softball, Big School Classification Fossil Ridge High School 5A Softball State Champion Riley Stewart 2020 Cross Country, High School Cherry Creek High School 2-time 5A Cross Country State Champion Sadie Ross 2020 Softball, Small School Eaton High School Pitched Win in First Prep Championship Aubri Braecklein 2020 Golf, Amateur Jefferson Academy High School Colorado Golf Association (CGA) Women’s Stroke Play Champion Becky Hammon 2020 Trailblazer, NBA San Antonio Spurs NBA’s First Female Acting Head Game Coach Bethany Michalak 2020 Most Promising, Cross Country Air Academy High School Won the State Championship as a Freshman Christina Maccarone 2020 Swede Johnson Spirit Award Grandview High School, Aurora Started Unified Cheerleading Program Dani Jones 2020 Sportswoman of the Year, Runner CU Boulder National Track Athlete of the Year Denali Pinto 2020 Basketball, College Colorado School of Mines Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year Erin Norton 2020 Comeback, College Running MSU Denver 2nd at RMAC Cross Country Championships Jaelin Howell 2020 Soccer, College Florida State University Conference Midfielder of the Year Jana Van Gytenbeek 2020 Basketball, High School Cherry Creek High School All-time CHSAA Assists Leader Jennifer Kupcho 2020 Professional Athlete of the Year LPGA Touring Professional Recorded First Professional Win Template 2020 Award Location First Angel Rios 2019 Wrestling, High School Valley High School Finished Fourth at Boys State Tourney Brooke Raboutou 2019 Sport Climbing U.S. National Sport Climbing Team 2020 Olympic Team Emily Stockman 2019 Beach Volleyball USA National Team Five Top Five Finishes Gail Klock 2019 Coach of the Year, Masters Softball Peaches Senior Women’s Softball Coached While Undergoing Chemotherapy Hailey Schalk 2019 Golf, High School Holy Family High School 3-Time High School Golf State Champion Jaelyn Smith 2019 Basketball, College MSU Denver 2nd RMAC Assists All-Time Jana Van Gytenbeek 2019 Basketball, High School Cherry Creek High School CCHS most-decorated basketball player Jennifer Kupcho 2019 Professional Athlete of the Year LPGA Touring Professional Pro Golf Debut at U.S. Women’s Open Jennifer Schubert-Akin 2019 Inspiration Award, Marathon Running Steamboat Springs $150,000 raised for Multiple Sclerosis Judith Laney 2019 Triathlon Denver Nationally ranked in 65-69 Age Group Katharine Merrifield 2019 Field Hockey, High School Colorado Academy Top Colorado Goal Scorer in a Decade Katherine Sackett 2019 Softball, High School Erie High School 4A Softball Player of the Year Katie Oleksak 2019 Volleyball, College Colorado State University Led Rams to 28 Straight Victories Keri Atchison 2019 Swede Johnson Spirit Award Mountain Vista High School Led Squad Through Unimaginable Loss Laura Knoblach 2019 Ultra-Ironman Triathlon Boulder Completed Equivalent of 20 Ironmans Lisa Long 2019 Soccer, High School Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs Gazette Soccer Player of the Year Maddie Ward 2019 Swimming, College Colorado State University CSU Record Holder Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart 2019 Coach of the Year, College University of Denver Coached DU to NCAA Team Final Mikaela Tommy 2019 Skiing, College CU Boulder Won Three Straight Giant Slalom Races Miranda Stinson 2019 Lacrosse, College CU Boulder PAC-12 Attacker of the Year Morgan Kreb 2019 Shooting, Rifle Jr. Olympic Team High School Nationals Champion Rebecca Weissmann 2019 Tennis, College University of Southern California USC Tennis Team Captain Remington Ross 2019 All-Round Athlete, High School Highland H.S. (Ault) & Eaton H.S. All-State Softball & Track Champion Sloane Murphy 2019 Lacrosse, High School Colorado Academy U.S. Lacrosse All-America Sydney Kennett 2019 Indoor Skydiving Sagewood Middle School Guinness World Record Holder Taylor Kornieck 2019 Soccer, College CU Boulder Career Points Leader DU Gymnastics 2019 Team of the Year, College University of Denver Fourth in NCAA Team Final Colorado Academy Lacrosse 2019 Team of the Year, High School Colorado Academy, Denver 5-time Lacrosse State Champions Valarie Negin 2019 Tennis, High School Smoky Hill High School #1 Singles State Champion Sarah Thomas 2019 Sportswoman of the Year Conifer Historic English Channel Ultra-Swim Jaslynn Gallegos 2019 Wrestling, High School Skyview High School Historic Finish at Boys State Tourney Anna Hall 2019 Pentathlon, High School Valor Christian High School Pentathlon & Heptathlon National Records Karen Johnson 2019 Dorothy Mauk Pioneer Award Englewood Basketball Coach & Mentor Dani Jones 2019 Running, College CU Boulder 4-time NCAA Champion Sage Alexandra Hurta 2019 Running, College CU Boulder CU 800 Meter Record Holder Coleen Gillilan 2019 Swimming, High School Fossil Ridge High School 5A Swimmer of the Year Sophia Herzog 2019 Paralympic Swimming Team USA World Record Holder Taylor James 2019 Track & Field, High School Niwot High School 4A Track Athlete of the Year Francesca Belibi 2019 Trailblazer, Basketball Regis High School, Stanford First Girl to Dunk in Colorado Preps Maggie Guterl 2019 Ultrarunning Durango Ran 250 miles in 60 hours Gianna Bartalo 2019 Volleyball, High School Lewis-Palmer High School 4A Volleyball Player of Year Brittney Dixon 2019 Diving, College Colorado Mesa University 2-time RMAC Diving Champion Frances Cable 2019 Diving, High School Arapahoe High School 2-time State Champ & Diver of the Year Kirsty Hodgkins 2019 Golf, College CU Boulder 3-time Regional Golf Champion Lynnzee Brown 2019 Gymnastics, College University of Denver NCAA Floor Exercise Co-Champion Kaylie Berens 2019 Gymnastics, High School Pomona High School All-Around, Beam, & Vault State Champ MeiLan Haberl 2019 Ice Hockey Air Academy High School, Yale Starter on Boys Varsity Team Katie Fankhouser 2019 Kayak Lyons High School, Ft. Lewis College Junior Freestyle Kayak National Champ Lisa Johnson 2019 Joan Birkland Leadership Award Girls on the Run Rockies Founder, Girls on the Run Rockies Cindy “CJ” Johnson 2019 Highland Games, Masters Englewood Highland Games World Masters Champion Christel Donley 2019 Track & Field, Masters Colorado Springs Eight-Event National Masters Champ, 80+ Stephanie Cotter 2019 Cross Country, College Adams State University Division II NCAA National Champion Sara Crawford 2019 Coach of the Year, High School Kit Carson High School Basketball 77-Game Winning Streak Sierra Bower 2019 Cross Country, High School Basalt High School 3A Cross Country State Champion Year
