DENVER – The second annual CHSAA Winter Sports High School Media Day was held on Tuesday at Empower FIeld at Mile High. The event featured over 75 of Colorado’s top high school student-athletes from across the state gathered in advance of the 2022-23 winter sports season.
The five-hour event provided an opportunity for select winter sports athletes and coaches from all winter sports to interact with media, including a professional photo shoot, a press conference and individual one-on-one interviews. For the attending media, it was a one-stop shop to visit with some of the state’s best wrestlers, basketball players, hockey players, swimmers and divers from all areas of Colorado.
Below is a list of teams, coaches athletes that participated in this winter’s media day. Stay tuned for full coverage in the coming weeks.
Girls Basketball
| Platte Valley |
Tonya Schissler |
Andi Schissler |
Bree Bunting |
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| Windsor |
Karin Nicholls |
Hailee Wright |
Sam Darnell |
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| Flatirons Academy |
Eric Rakers |
Kenlee Durrill |
Emma Cox |
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| Briggsdale |
Colin Nicklas |
Jenna Krise |
Peyton Nicklas |
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| University |
Matt Baumgartner |
Taryn Kravig |
Miranda Weideman |
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| Valor Christian |
Jessika Caldwell |
Macey Huard |
Ali Wetta |
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| Sanford |
Keith Caldon |
Alyssa Edgar |
Kashley Canty |
Makenzie Reynolds |
| Grandview |
Josh Ulitsky |
Isa Dillehay |
Sienna Betts |
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Boys Basketball
| Centauri |
Larry Mortensen |
Chaz Holman |
Kaleb Anderson |
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| Pueblo South |
Shannan Lane |
Maurice Austin |
Ray J. Aragon |
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| Merino |
Chase Debus |
Deacon Trenkle |
Kaden Piel |
Tyler Miller |
| Lewis-Palmer |
Bill Benton |
Eli Robinson |
Cohen Edmonson |
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| Fossil Ridge |
Matt Johannsen |
Nick Randall |
Matthew Boldt |
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| Sanford |
Brice Crowther |
Cash Caldon |
McCray Larsen |
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| ThunderRidge |
Joe Ortiz |
Andrew Crawford |
Charlie Spann |
Tommy Wight |
Wrestling
| Buena Vista |
Caleb Camp |
| Strasburg |
Zach Marrerro |
| Prairie View |
Ane’e Vigil |
| Eaglecrest |
Blythe Cayko |
| Wiggins |
Laith Ibrahim |
| Loveland |
Morgan Johnson |
| Pueblo East |
Weston Dalton |
| Wray |
Brady Collins |
| Pomona |
Jakob Romero |
Girls Swim & Dive
| Legacy |
Sabrina Rachjaibun, Sr. |
| Cherry Creek |
Alexis Greenhawt |
| Fairview |
Edie Simecek |
| Evergreen |
Finley Anderson |
| Lewis-Palmer |
Abigail Perry |
| St. Mary’s Academy |
Caitlin Crysel |
| Cheyenne Mountain |
Carolyn Bricker |
| Denver East |
Morgan Manley |
Ice Hockey
| Valor Christian |
George Gwozdecky |
Noah Fekete |
Aiden Owen |
| Colorado Academy |
Richie Nelson |
Elliott Rutherford |
Fraser Smith |
| Denver East |
John Kopperud |
Zeke Romero |
Jack Paterson |
| Cheyenne Mountain |
Erik Austin |
Wyatt Furda |
Philip Bramble |