Forty five female athletes, coaches and mentors will be honored by Sportswomen of Colorado at our 38th Annual Banquet to be held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Winners were chosen by a selection panel of Colorado media personalities from nominations submitted by the public. A t the end of the banquet, the Sportswoman of the Year will be announced. Please contact Joan Birkland for more ticket and table information at 303-331-0376.

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Three honorees became 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:

• Michal Bowers, Diving
• Marianne Martino, Racewalker
• Taylor Ritzel, Rowing

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 2012 Award Winners for their performance in 2011:

BASKETBALL
Brittany Spears
University of Colorado
Katelyn McDaniel
Highlands Ranch H.S.

BURRO RACING
Karen Thorpe
Salida, CO

DIVING
Michal Bower
Loveland H.S.

FIELD HOCKEY
Lucy Dikeou
Kent Denver

FIGURE SKATING
Britney Simpson
Cheyenne Mountain H.S.

GOLF
Somin Lee
Denver

GYMNASTICS
Brandie Jay
Ft. Collins
Claire Hammen
Loveland H.S.

LACROSSE
Bailey Zerr
Cherry Creek H.S.

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Georgia Gould
Ft. Collins

PARALYMPICS
Ryan McLean
Greenwood Village

RUNNING
University of Colorado Cross-Country Team
Jordyn Colter
Cherry Creek H.S.

ROWING
Taylor Ritzel
Yale University

SKIING
Sterling Grant (Alpine)
University of Denver

Eliska Hajkova (Nordic)
University of Colorado

SOCCER
Megan Woodworth
Colorado School of Mines

SOFTBALL
Jennessa Tesone
Metro State College
Rainey Gaffin
Legacy H.S.

SWIMMING
Bonnie Brandon
Cherry Creek H.S.
Missy Franklin
Regis Jesuit H.S.

TENNIS
Jennifer Weissmann
Loveland H.S.

TRACK AND FIELD
Emma Coburn
University of Colorado
Eleanor Fulton
Highlands Ranch H.S.

TRIATHLON
Taylor Fogg
Pine Creek H.S.

VOLLEYBALL
Katelyn Steffan
Colorado State University
Nicole Dalton
Chaparral H.S.

WRESTLING
Adeline Grey
Colorado Springs

SPECIAL AWARDS

ALL-AROUND
Annie Kunz
Wheat Ridge H.S.

COACH OF YEAR
Tanya Haave
Metro State College
Sandy Padjen
Highlands Ranch H.S.

COMEBACK
Cassondra Bratton
Metro State College

CONTRIBUTION
Elena King
Centennial

DETERMINATION
Dani Urman
Cherry Creek H.S.

DOROTHY MAUK PIONEER AWARD
Grace Malacrida
Greenwood Village

INSPIRATION
Olivia Current
Longmont H.S.

LEADERSHIP
Janae Vander Ploeg
Cheyenne Mountain H.S.

MOST PROMISING
Victoria Fernalld
Valor Christian

PERSEVERANCE
Andrea McGinn
Pagosa Springs Middle School

SWEDE JOHNSON SPIRIT AWARD
Jennifer Woodmansee
Windsor, CO

TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Fire Fembots Relay Team
Colorado Springs & Air Force Academy

MASTER SPORTS

TRIATHLON
Kathy Alfino
Highlands Ranch

RACEWALKER
Marianne Martino
Littleton

GOLF
Laurie Steenrod
Aurora