The 2016-17 all-state skiing teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet. Skiers of the year were selected based upon the number of team points they produced during the meet.
Skimeister is a season-long event conducted by the Colorado High School Ski League which honors the top skier in both disciplines.
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Girls
Aspen’s Margo McHugh is the alpine skier of the year. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Alpine skier of the year: Margo McHugh, Aspen
Nordic skier of the year: Maddie Donovan, Vail Mountain
Skimeister: Haley Frischholz, Battle Mountain
Coaches of the year: Francois Nanin, Vail Mountain; Conradt Fredell, Clear Creek
First Team
Name
School
Event(s)
India Cardamone
Aspen
Slalom
Trinity Chelain
Battle Mountain
Slalom
Maddie Donovan
Vail Mountain
Skate, Classic
Bridget Donovan
Vail Mountain
Skate, Classic
Haley Frischholz
Battle Mountain
Giant Slalom, Slalom, Skimeister
Mariel Gorsuch
Aspen
Giant Slalom
Margo McHugh
Aspen
Giant Slalom, Slalom
Devan McSwain
Aspen
Giant Slalom
Whitney Merriman
Vail Mountain
Giant Slalom
Jordan Miner
Colorado Rocky Mountain
Classic
Chelsea Moore
Aspen
Skate, Classic
Kate Oldham
Colorado Rocky Mountain
Skate
Ella Pietras
Steamboat Springs
Slalom
Noelle Resignolo
Summit
Skate
Second Team
Name
School
Event(s)
Pascale Agspurger
Aspen
Giant Slalom
Emma Blakslee
Vail Mountain
Skate, Classic
Brianna Bond
Evergreen
Giant Slalom
Zoe Braun
Eagle Valley
Skimeister
Kiana Brausch
Battle Mountain
Slalom
Analise Gates
Durango
Giant Slalom
Maddie Jo Robbins
Durango
Slalom
Katelyn Krehbiel
Colorado Rocky Mountain
Classic
Harper Powell
Lake County
Skate
Delaney Pratt
Nederland
Slalom
Michel Sage
Middle Park
Skate
Rose Sandell
Eagle Valley
Skate, Classic
Lyle Shipp
Vail Mountain
Classic
Estelle Sweeney
Aspen
Slalom
Gabrielle Wheeler
Battle Mountain
Giant Slalom
Abby Wollen
Middle Park
Giant Slalom
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Boys
Vail Mountain’s Michael Resnick is the alpine skier of the year. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Alpine skiers of the year: Michael Resnick, Vail Mountain; Trey Thrope, Aspen
Nordic skier of the year: Franklin Reilly, Battle Mountain
Skimeister: Andrew McCawley, Steamboat Springs
Coaches of the year: Francois Nanin, Vail Mountain; Conradt Fredell, Clear Creek
Vail Mountain’s Maddie Donovan. More photos (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Vail Mountain hasn’t won a state skiing championship since 1991. But Thursday, the Gore Rangers put themselves in title contention.
Vail Mountain’s boys head the pack after the first day, and its girls sit in a tie for second — just five points back of first-place Battle Mountain.
It was all made possible by a number of great individual performances dotting the top-10 in the four events that were held as the state championships kicked off on Thursday. Included: a state championship race from Maddie Donovan, who won the girls nordic skate.
The boys last won a state skiing championship in 1991. The girls have never won.
Thursday started with the giant slalom, an event held on Steamboat’s All Out run.
RJ McLennan. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Evergreen’s RJ McLennan took first in the boys giant slalom, finishing both runs in a combined time of 1:37.8. A senior, he had the fastest time of each run, including a 46.17 second run that was nearly a second faster than the next skier.
Vail Mountain’s Michael Resnick (1:39.0) was second in the event, while Aspen’s Trey Thorpe (1:39.9) took third.
Evergreen had three top-10 finishers, but so did Vail Mountain, and it was the Gore Rangers — with second-, fourth- and sixth-place skiers who took home the most points (171) from the event. Evergreen had 167 points in the giant slalom.
Vail Mountain’s hot start continued in the afternoon’s nordic skate event at the Touring Center, finishing with two racers in the top five.
Middle Park’s Tyler School won the skate, finishing with the top time of 14:39.08. Battle Mountain’s Reilly Franklin (14:42.99) was second, and Cameron Wolfe of Vail Mountain (14:47.34) placed third. Summit’s Peter Haynes was fourth and Vail Mountain’s Peter Littman was fifth.
Through the two events, Vail Mountain’s boys have amassed 331 points, ahead of Aspen, two-time defending champion Battle Mountain and Summit — who all sit in a three-way tie for second with 280 points. Middle Park is currently fifth with 275.
Mariel Gorsuch. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Aspen’s Mariel Gorsuch won the girls’ giant slalom with a two-run total of 1:42.7. The junior went 51.39 in her first run and 51.33 in her second.
Gorsuch’s teammate, Margo McHugh, finished second (1:43.2). Battle Mountain’s Haley Frischholz (1:45.5), a skimeister, took third.
Aspen had four of the top six finishers in the event, though only three can score. The defending champions used that to vault ahead in the team race going into Thursday’s nordic event with 175 points.
But Battle Mountain was just behind after the GS, and used a solid showing in the skate to take the girls’ team lead with 305 points. The Huskies had each of their three scorers place among the top 17.
Vail Mountain’s Maddie Donovan was first in the skate in 16:44.1. Colorado Rocky Mountain’s Kate Oldham took second in 17:03.7, and Vail Mountain’s Bridget Donovan was third (17:12.1).
The huge 170-point showing in the skate, which included Emma Blakslee finishing seventh, catapulted Vail Mountain from fifth into a second-place tie with defending champion Aspen with 300 points.
Colorado Rocky Mountain is fourth with 268 points, and Middle Park and Summit are tied for fifth with 250.
Fielding a program for the first time in more than 20 years, Durango had a strong showing during the first day of the state meet. The Demons had freshman Analise Gates place 10th in the girls giant slalom, and senior Lucas Robbins finish 18th in the boys race.
The state skiing championships resume on Friday at Howelson Hill for both the slalom and nordic classic events.
The 2016 all-state football teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches across the state.
Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team and honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. In 5A-1A, spots were reserved for linemen and one kicker/punter, while 8-man reserved spots for linemen.
CHSAA does not determine who makes or doesn’t make the team; they are created entirely from the results of the coaches’ vote.
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Class 5A
(Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Player of the year: Dylan McCaffrey, Valor Christian
The 2016 all-state boys soccer teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These team were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of coaches.
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Class 5A
(Derek Regensburger/MaxPreps)
Player of the year: Tajon Buchanan, Legacy
Coach of the year: Hardy Kalisher, Boulder
First Team
Name
School
Year
Pos.
Tajon Buchanan
Legacy
Senior
FORW
Evan Bunch
Arapahoe
Senior
D
Sam Carson
Denver East
Junior
FORW
Omar Castruita
Boulder
Sophomore
FORW
Djibril Doumbia
Boulder
Sophomore
GK
Max Gottesfeld
Denver East
Senior
FORW
Ryan Houseman
Fairview
Senior
MF
Grant Martinez
Fossil Ridge
Senior
–
Armando Ocampo
Broomfield
Senior
–
Riley Shea
Broomfield
Senior
–
Blaise Werner
Boulder
Senior
FORW
Second Team
Name
School
Year
Pos.
Josh Alpert
Cherry Creek
Senior
MF
Mitchell Graesser
Boulder
Senior
D
Simon Julian
Boulder
Senior
D
Daulton Logan
Broomfield
Senior
–
Abraham Lopez
Boulder
Senior
MF
Chase Pacheco
Mountain Vista
Senior
MF
Mathew Rhoads
Fort Collins
Junior
D
Alex Ruiz
Grandview
Senior
MF
Jack Schulze
Heritage
Senior
GK
Jamie Soto
Fossil Ridge
Senior
–
Eric Thompson
Fort Collins
Junior
MF
Andrew Turk
Pine Creek
Senior
FORW
Honorable mention: Matt Behnke, Rock Canyon, Senior, FORW; Braden Bloom, Castle View, Senior, D; Cameron Broadhurst, Broomfield, Junior; Luke Drumright, Arvada West, Senior, MF/FORW; Miguel Garcia, Far Northeast Warriors, Senior, GK; Andrew Hansen, Grand Junction, Senior, D/MF/FORW; Joey Hussey, Rangeview, Senior, D; Jackson Myers, ThunderRidge, Senior, D; Phillip Pedler, Lakewood, Junior, STRK/D; Erik Plascencia, Bear Creek, Junior, MF; Jacob Roldan, Smoky Hill, Senior, MF; Abram Sanchez, Grand Junction, Junior, STRK; Edgar Sepulveda, Westminster, Senior, MF; Stone Streeter, Fairview, Senior, MF; Raghav Thapa, Cherokee Trail, Senior; Brandon Valladares, Greeley West, Senior, GK; Roberto Vasquez, Denver East, Senior, MF; Miguel Veloz, Bear Creek, Junior, FORW; Joel Walker, Vista Ridge, Senior, MF/FORW; Kevin Yevak, Ralston Valley, Senior, D; Miguel Zambrano, Gateway, Senior, MF.
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Class 4A
(Michael Hankins/TGWstudios.com)
Player of the year: Titus Grant, The Classical Academy
Coach of the year: Blake Galvin, The Classical Academy
First Team
Name
School
Year
Pos.
Jeremy Baldes
The Classical Academy
Senior
–
Jaden Borja
The Classical Academy
Senior
–
Cody Brazelton
Mullen
Senior
FORW
Titus Grant
The Classical Academy
Senior
FORW
Andrew Hiester
Air Academy
Senior
D/MF/STRK
Juan Macias
Battle Mountain
Junior
FORW
Jackson Neal
Lewis-Palmer
Senior
MF
Michael Peters
Pueblo West
Senior
MF/FORW
Wesley Tedstrom
D’Evelyn
Senior
–
Karlo Terrazas
Greeley Central
Senior
GK
Luke White
Cheyenne Mountain
Senior
FORW
Second Team
Name
School
Year
Pos.
Sam Alvares
Cheyenne Mountain
Senior
D
Cristian Catalan
Denver West
Senior
MF/FORW
Chris Chasteen
The Classical Academy
Senior
D
Nico Denton
D’Evelyn
Senior
–
Eli Fenton
Durango
Junior
FORW/MF
Miles Joersz
Battle Mountain
Senior
D
Seth Legan
Pueblo Centennial
Senior
MF
Patrick O’Neil
Evergreen
Senior
D/MF
Ryan Pierce
Valor Christian
Sophomore
GK
Dylan Stanley
Pueblo West
Junior
MF
Brandon Staple
Longmont
Junior
STRK
Honorable mention: Brandon Archuleta, Pueblo West, Senior, MF; Alex Arnold, Niwot, Senior, FORW; Carlos Bahena, Denver West, Senior, MF/HB/FORW; Jorge Baranda, Wheat Ridge, Sophomore, MF/FORW; Richard Benson, Evergreen, Senior, FB/D; Will Beurskens, Steamboat Springs, Junior, MF; Nick Boldvich, Palmer Ridge, Junior; Chris Chasteen, The Classical Academy, Senior, D; Spencer Condon, Mountain View, Senior, STRK/MF; Ture Elamo, Skyview, Senior, GK; Danny Gallardo, Mitchell, Senior, MF; Camden Garland, Durango, Senior, D/MF; Josh Griffin, Standley Lake, Senior; Connor Henry, Durango, Senior, MF; Christopher Himel, Centaurus, Junior, D/FORW; Kristian Hooker, Air Academy, Junior, FORW/MF; Michael Jimenez, Mullen, Junior, FORW/MF; Creek Kamby, Battle Mountain, Senior; Parker Klein, Ponderosa, Senior, MF; Hayden MacPherson, Lewis-Palmer, Senior, GK; Dawson McCawley, Skyline, Senior, MF/FORW/D; Sergio Mendoza, Pueblo South, Senior, GK; Landen Nau, Pueblo West, Senior, D; Brandon Rodriguez, Battle Mountain, Senior, MF; Nikylas Roitsch, The Classical Academy, Senior, D/MF; Jonny Stephens, The Classical Academy, Junior, D/MF; Miguel Toledo, Silver Creek, Senior, STRK.
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Class 3A
(Michael Hankins/TGWstudios.com)
Player of the year: Max Mehlman, Kent Denver
Coach of the year: Matt Cassell, Jefferson Academy
First Team
Name
School
Year
Pos.
Mohamud Ahmed
Bruce Randolph
Senior
STRK/MF
Lucas Almeida
Jefferson Academy
Senior
–
AJ Arroyo
Jefferson Academy
Junior
–
Larson Baker
Colorado Academy
Junior
–
Evan Coit
Salida
Senior
–
David Felman
Kent Denver
Senior
FORW
Roger Hernandez
KIPP Denver
Senior
–
Brendan Lefkowicz
Peak to Peak
Junior
FORW/D
Max Mehlman
Kent Denver
Senior
HB
Ross Rainaldi
Kent Denver
Senior
GK
Gabe Sherwood
Colorado Springs Christian
Senior
MF/FORW
Ian Strine
Fountain Valley
Senior
–
Second Team
Name
School
Year
Pos.
Rory Buck
Kent Denver
Senior
HB
Jonathan Espinoza
Coal Ridge
Senior
–
Jorge Gurrola
KIPP Denver
Junior
–
Kile Kelley
Jefferson Academy
Senior
–
Galen Kelly
Fountain Valley
Junior
–
Brandon Leeper
Jefferson Academy
Senior
–
Ross Norwood
Colorado Springs Christian
Senior
GK
Victor Ponce de Leon
Arrupe Jesuit
Junior
FB
Lookens Smith
Colorado Springs Christian
Sophomore
FORW/MF
Miguel Vargas
Jefferson
Senior
–
Kolin Whisler
Bennett
Senior
–
Honorable mention: Paul Boehner, Liberty Common, Senior, MF/D; Javier De La Cruz, Basalt, Senior; Conor Findley, DSST-Stapleton, Junior, GK; Josh Fulk, Coal Ridge, Junior; Kevin Garcia, Vail Mountain, Senior; Jacob Gonzalez, St. Mary’s, Senior, MF; Sebastian Grigore, Dawson School, Senior; Irvin Guaderrama, Lake County, Senior, FORW; Brandon Harper, Delta, Junior; Hajrudin Karasalihovic, William Smith, Junior, MF; Braedan Krier, Sterling, Senior; Zion Lander, DSST-Green Valley Ranch, Senior, STRK; Michael Longtine, The Academy, Senior, MF/D; Tanner MacKay, Colorado Springs Christian, Junior, MF/STRK; Nestor Perez, Valley, Senior, FORW; Mike Rutledge, Frontier Academy, Senior, MF; Kyle Shaffer, Rye, Senior, STRK/MF; Elliot Shaw, Middle Park, Senior, MF/D/FORW; Eric Strauss, Jefferson Academy, Junior; Edgar Torres, Aurora West College Prep, Senior, MF/D; Juan Torres, The Pinnacle, Senior; Alec Vega, DSST-Green Valley Ranch, Senior, MF; Ted Weiss, Manitou Springs, Senior, MF; Amos Westley, Estes Park, Junior, GK/D.
The 2016 regional volleyball brackets were released on Monday, and the qualifying schools all found out who they’d be playing and where they’d be going.
The 3A-5A brackets had their fields set by the RPI, and the teams were seeded by the final RPI standings, as well, with some changes made due to geography and first-round league matchups. Teams in 1A and 2A qualified for the regional round after playing in districts last week.
In Class 5A, it was Fossil Ridge who earned the top overall seed after finishing with the highest RPI rating. As a result, the Sabercats will their region.
Rock Canyon, Fairview, Chatfield, Denver East, Chaparral, Mountain Vista, Rampart, Fruita Monument Arapahoe, Loveland and Ralston Valley are the other 5A host teams.
In 4A, undefeated Lewis-Palmer rightfully sits in the No. 1 spot. The Rangers are looking to reclaim the 4A title that they lost to Cheyenne Mountain last year.
Along with the Rangers, it will be Eagle Valley, Cheyenne Mountain, Montrose, Pueblo West, Valor Christian, Holy Family, Berthoud, Thomas Jefferson, Silver Creek, Niwot and Palisade hosting for 4A regionals.
Eaton stands tall as the top overall seed in 3A regionals and is looking to claim a fourth-consecutive title in 2016.
Valley, Colorado Springs Christian, University, Bayfield, Resurrection Christian, Faith Christian, Middle Park, Salida, St. Mary’s, Sterling and Pagosa Springs are the other teams that earned the right to host.
After the completion of district play in 2A, the eight host-site teams were determined. Unlike 3A-5A, which is seeded by RPI, 2A regional brackets are seeded by district results.
Hoehne, Dayspring Christian, Paonia, Denver Christian, Del Norte, Yuma, Telluride and Colorado Springs School will all host regional play this weekend.
Like 2A, the 1A regional brackets are determined by the outcome of district play. As a result, it will be La Veta, Kit Carson, Flagler, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Nucla, Springfield, Kiowa and Weldon Valley who will serve as regional hosts.
The results of regionals will set the state tournament pairings for all classes.
Fossil Ridge is making a case to be considered as a top team in the state after jumping to No. 2 in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com volleyball rankings this week.
The SaberCats are winners of three-straight and will conclude regular season play this week when they travel to the Cheyenne Mountain tournament this weekend.
Mountain Vista made a two-spot jump this week after wins over Chaparral and Highlands Ranch last week.
Fruita Monument is the only new team to join the 5A poll, coming in at No. 10.
After a clean sweep of Cheyenne Mountain in the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference title game, Lewis-Palmer remains the No. 1 team in 4A.
The top of the 4A rankings certainly have a different look as Pueblo West jumps three spots to No. 2 and Eagle Valley (No. 4) and Montrose (No. 5) each jumped four spots to land in the top five.
Berthoud is the lone newcomer in 4A at No. 10.
In 3A, Eaton still sits atop the rankings while University hung on to its spot at No. 2.
St. Mary’s (No. 8) and Delta (No. 10) are the two new teams to break into the 3A poll.
Dayspring Christian still sits at No. 1 in the 2A, but it was the Colorado Springs School that made a noticeable jump, going from No. 4 to No. 2 heading into the final week of the regular season.
At No. 10, West Grand is the only new team in the 2A rankings.
Like all other classes this week, 1A saw the No. 1 spot go unchanged as Fleming held its ground.
Flagler (No. 4) and McClave (No. 5) did gain some ground on the top teams as both teams jumped two spots from a week ago.
Kiowa is the lone newcomer to the 1A poll, coming in at No. 8.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
