Smoky Hill junior Katelyn Kaltenbach had a 2003 season that was breathtaking. Competition after competition, win after win, she staked her claim as the very best in her sport, not only in Colorado but also in the entire country. A great deal was expected of her and she managed to deliver even more.
Katelyn went undefeated…
2009 Colorado Sportswoman of the Year Jenny Barringer had a year to remember, setting six NCAA records and seven CU records and was awarded several top honors in the process. In December, she won the inaugural USTFCCCA’s The Bowerman award, which recognizes annually the most outstanding collegiate male and female track & field athlete. Barringer…
Alana Nichols is our 2010 Colorado Sportswoman of the Year! Alana was an accomplished softball player in high school when, in the winter of 2000, she broke her back in a snowboarding accident. It left her paralyzed from the waist down. That’s an incredibly challenging lifestyle change especially when you are a senior in high…
Missy Franklin is our 2012 Colorado Sportswoman of the Year! She is a five-time medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze) at the World Aquatics Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Short Course Championships. As part of the American team, she holds the world record in the 4x100-meter medley relay (short course).…
Missy Franklin is our 2011 Colorado Sportswoman of the Year! She is a five-time medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze) at the World Aquatics Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Short Course Championships. As part of the American team, she holds the world record in the 4x100-meter medley relay (short course).…
The fastest female swimmer in the history of the United States first gained recognition at Cherry Creek H.S. as a six-time All-America, Athlete of the Year and winner of State, Junior National and Olympic Festival championships. Unbelievably, she couldn’t even swim across the pool until she was 12.
Next to her constant battles with asthma and…
Labeled “an amazing player,” the “franchise” at Fort Collins and “everybody’s All-American,” the most decorated basketball star in Colorado State University history was not only a major spectator draw but also a primary reason for the Rams’ rise to the 1999 NCAA Sweet 16.
Average attendance at CSU home games was 751 when Becky arrived on…
University of Colorado distance runner Kara Grgas-Wheeler accomplished in the year 2000 what no other CU harrier had done before. She altered the Buffs’ national record books four times with three individual titles and a team championship in a span of five months over two different seasons.
After siting out the NCAA-Division I Indoor season because…