Year: 2024
Award: Coach of the Year
Location/Affiliation: Niwot High School
- 5th straight state track and field titles
- 8 total total state track and field titles
We’ve honored some incredible athletes —champions who have excelled in their sports. But there’s another kind of champion—one who inspires, who lifts others up, and who reminds us that the heart of a true competitor isn’t just in winning, it’s also in daily Sacrifice, loyalty, accountability and yearning. Those are core values that define Niwot High School’s Track and Field Team during the last 15 years.
Maurice Henriques – or Coach Mo as he’s known across the state, not only tore up his shoulder tackling Rashaan Salaam during practice as a Buffs safety in the 90s but has built Niwot High School into a prep running dynasty. When he arrived in 2010, the school had zero team state championships in track and field. With a fifth-straight state title last spring, eight total – but who is counting – Coach Mo can now be mentioned among the greatest coaches in Colorado history. Head coach to numerous individual state champions, many going on to compete at the collegiate level and a handful of Olympians – Coach Mo Henriques has earned the title of Coach of the Year!
