Sportswomen of Colorado, Inc. will pay tribute to Colorado's outstanding female athletes and to persons who have contributed to girls and women's athletics at its 36th Annual Awards Banquet on March 7th, 2010.

Choose a year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975

Ten honorees will become members of the Sportswomen Hall of Fame for receiving three awards in the same sport or Special Awards category over the years. This year's inductees are:

• Christine Bullard, Special Awards
• Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding
• Caroline Cryer, Lacrosse
• Kim Eaton, Golf
• Danielle Foxhoven, Soccer
• Jessica Lopez, Gymnastics
• Diana Lopez, Basketball
• Lauren Miller, Field Hockey
• Cindi Toepel, Masters Triathlon
• Lindsey Vonn, Skiing

All award winners were chosen by a media panel from a pool of athletes of all ages nominated from throughout the state. The complete list of winners follows:

The 2010 Award Winners for their performance in 2009:

Basketball
Anna Prins
Broomfield H.S.
Brittany Spears
Univ. of Colorado

Cross Country
Kelsey Lakowske
Boulder H.S.

Field Hockey
Lauren Miller
Duke Univ.

Golf
Kim Eaton
Greeley
University of Denver Team and Coach Chergo
Denver

Gymnastics
Michelle Tharp
Ft. Collins H.S.
Jessica Lopez
Univ. of Denver

Horsemanship
Tiana Yocam
Kiowa H.S.

Lacrosse
Caroline Cryer
US Women's Elite National Team
Devon Wills
US Women’s Elite National Team

Running
Kaitlin Hanenberg
The Classical Academy
The Classical Academy Cross Country Team

Skiing
Nordic
Antje Maempel
Univ. of Denver
Alpine
Lindsey Vonn
International

Snowboarding
Gretchen Bleiler
Aspen

Soccer
Olivia Wagner
Alexander Dawson H.S.
Danielle Foxhoven
Univ. of Portland, Colorado Rush

Softball
Shelby Babcock
Legacy H.S.
Alisa Heronema
Regis Univ.

Swimming
Missy Franklin
Colorado STARS Swim Club
Bonnie Brandon
Cherry Creek H.S.

Tennis
Sammie Watson
Kent Denver

Track and Field
Elizabeth Tremblay
Thompson Valley H.S.
Laura Tremblay
Thompson Valley H.S.

Triathlon
Julie Dibins
Boulder

Ultra Running
Jamie Donaldson
Littleton

Volleyball
Morgan Broekhuis
Colorado Springs Christian
Danielle Minch
Colorado State University

MASTER SPORTS

Cross Country
Laura Haefeli
Del Norte

Cycling
Jane Finsterwald
Basalt

Racewalking
Marianne Martino
Littleton

Triathlon
Judyann Cummings
Denver

Ultra Running
Anita Ortiz
Eagle

Xterra Triathlon
Cindi Toepel
Denver

SPECIAL AWARDS

Coach of Year
Bob Bledsoe
Erie H.S.
David Stewart
University of Denver

Comeback
Anna Mapes
Metro State College

Dedication
Chris Bullard
Denver

Inspiration
Brittan Sutphin
Wheat Ridge H.S

Legacy (Basketball)
Diana Lopez
Regis University

Milestone
Debbie Hendricks
Metro State College

Most Promising
Michal Bower
Loveland

Perseverance
Lexy Stevens
Colorado Christian University

Pioneer Award
Chris Rice
Greeley

Spirit Award
"Lade Majic" Prophete
Fort Collins

Trailblazer
Julie Stephens
Denver East