Typically, the Colorado Athletic Directors Association announces their annual awards at their conference each year. However, with no conference this year, they are announcing the awards online.

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Annual Awards

CADA 1A Athletic Director of the Year: Brett Williams, Hanover JSHS School District 28

CADA 2A Athletic Director of the Year: David Schuessler, Clear Creek

CADA 3A Athletic Director of the Year: Jesse Shawcroft, Centauri High School

CADA 4A Athletic Director of the Year: Kris Roberts, Cheyenne Mountain HS

CADA 5A Athletic Director of the Year: Adam Kelsey, Denver South High School

CADA Administrative Assistant of the Year: Joyce Cunningham, Littleton High School

CADA Administrator of the Year: Diana Sirko, Mesa County Valley School District

CADA Board Member of the Year: Reynaldo “Chico” Garcia, St. Vrain

CADA Award for Distinguished Service: Sue Prahl, Niwot High School

CADA Media Representative of the Year: Dan Mohrmann, CHSAANow/Southern Colorado

CADA Middle School Athletic Director of the Year: Jeff Conway, Coal Ridge MS

CADA New Athletic Director of the Year: Jimmy Cottrell, Kiowa High School

CADA Retired Athletic Director of the Year: Frank Lee, Fairview High School

State Award of Merit: Denny Squibb, Fruita Monument High School

Student Athlete Scholar award:

• Male: Elijah Meyers, Arickaree High School
• Female: Susan Puchino, Littleton High School

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CADA Committee Awards

Kurby Lyle Service Award: Mike Jacobsma, Dawson High School

Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award: Karen Higel, Denver Public Schools

NFHS Citation Award: Mike Hughes, Lakewood High School

Distinguished Service Award: LeRoy Lopez, Fredrick High School

PRAIRIE — Third-ranked Briggsdale girls basketball rolled to a 49-19 win over Arickaree in a Class 1A game on Saturday.

With the win, Briggsdale captured the Prairie Classic.

Ashley Rueb led Briggsdale with 13 points. Abbi Miller led Arickaree with nine points.

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The 2017 all-state boys track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

In order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning an event.

Athletes of the year were selected based upon their performance at the state meet. Coaches of the year were selected based upon the team champions.

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Class 5A

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Athlete of the year: Isaac Green, Monarch

Coach of the year: Ben Montoya, Fountain-Fort Carson

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Class 4A

Athlete of the year: Aaron McCoy, Canon City

Coach of the year: Erik Stevens, Vista Ridge

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Class 3A

Athlete of the year: Sunday Abarca, Aspen

Coach of the year: Darwin Horan, Lutheran

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Class 2A

Athlete of the year: Ben Kelley, Soroco

Coach of the year: Kirby Henderson, Cedaredge

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Class 1A

Athlete of the year: Izaac Borchers, Lake City Community

Coach of the year: Joe Packard, Heritage Christian

The 2016 all-state volleyball 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: Melissa Evans, Highlands Ranch

Coach of the year: Paul Shimek, Fossil Ridge

Honorable mention: Mara Abernethy, Coronado, Junior, MH; Hannah Bagley, Boulder, Junior, OH; Sierra Bartley, Chatfield, Senior, RS; Logan Belford, Loveland, Senior, OH/RS; Amelia Berg, Rocky Mountain, Junior, MB/RS; Riley Bradbury, Rock Canyon, Senior, DS/OH; Maddie Burns, Ralston Valley, Senior, S/RS; Kate Chapman, Cherry Creek, Senior, L/DS; Makenna Davis, Chaparral, Senior, OH; Annie Ell, Mountain Vista, Senior, S/RS; Erin Gillcrist, Lakewood, Senior, OH; Chase Jackson, Denver East, Senior, OH; Lindsey Jin, Pine Creek, Senior, OH; Amanda Keller, Mountain Vista, Junior, MH; Annika Larson, Rocky Mountain, Sophomore, DS/L/S; Jayden Liberty, Arapahoe, Senior, MB; Maya Patterson, Denver East, Senior, MH; Ty Stiller, Lakewood, Senior, MH; Katie Turner, Legend, Senior, OH; Sophie Wingert, Monarch, Senior, MH; Killy Winz, Arapahoe, Senior, OH.

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Class 4A

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Player of the year: Elizabeth Reich, Lewis-Palmer

Coach of the year: Krista Solomon, Holy Family

Honorable mention: Abby Adams, Valor Christian, Senior, DS; Madi Bruen, Windsor, Senior, OH/OPP; Alexis Buckhaults, Canon City, Senior, OH; Brynn Chavez, Niwot, Senior, S; Haley Frischholtz, Battle Mountain, Senior, DS/L; Natalie Haggard, D’Evelyn, Junior; Molly Jewett, Eagle Valley, Senior, S; Kylie Martin, Eagle Valley, Senior, OH/MB; Marlo Masters, The Classical Academy, Senior, MH; Annie McAninch, Thomas Jefferson, Senior, MH; Jenna McGann, Palmer Ridge, Senior, OPP; Jessa Megenhardt, Berthoud, Senior, S; MaLeigha Menegatti, Pueblo West, Junior, OH; Mya Michaelson, Erie, Junior, MB/OH; Kelsey Montgomery, Valor Christian, Senior, MB; Micaiah Nichols, Montrose, Senior, MH; Emilee Scates, Centaurus, Senior, S; Cara Siegel, Pueblo Centennial, Senior, OH/MB/RS; Abby Thiessen, Palisade, Senior; Julie Ward, Berthoud, Junior, OH/DS; McKenna Webster, Silver Creek, Senior, S.
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Class 3A

(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

Player of the year: Tarynn Sieg, Eaton

Coach of the year: Rene Aafedt, Valley

Honorable mention: Christine Ajayi, Colorado Springs Christian, Junior, RS/OH/DS; Laura Ambler, Rye, Senior, OH; Emily Broerman, St. Mary’s, Senior, L/DS/OH; Kylie Chavez, Sterling, Senior, MH/OH; Shannon Cody, Alamosa, Senior, OH; Halie Diederich, Valley, Junior, S/DS; Madeleline Foutz, Bayfield, Senior, L/OH; Makenzie Harris, Eaton, Sophomore, RS/OH; Bella Horton, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton, Junior, MH; Dana Kotz, Coal Ridge, Senior, S/RS; Samantha Lewis, Jefferson Academy, Senior, MB; Morgan Lewis, Pagosa Springs, Junior, S; Madelyn Malm, University, Sophomore; Makayla Mills, Delta, Senior, MB; Layne Neiberger, Middle Park, Junior, S; Emily Nortnik, Delta, Senior, S; Kylyn Rigsby, Grand Valley, Senior; Tara Ruggles, Grand Valley, Senior; Maddie Uyemura, Platte Valley, Sophomore, S; Lelaina Wakeham, Bennett, Senior, MH; Emily Wright, Coal Ridge, Junior, L/DS; Kailee Yano, Peak to Peak, Senior, S/RS.
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Class 2A

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

Player of the year: Katie Kurz, Dayspring Christian

Coach of the year: Kristin Kurz, Dayspring Christian

Honorable mention: Devin Dallas, Del Norte, Senior; Cassidy Dotter, John Mall, Junior, RS; Alex Forsythe, Ignacio, Senior, OH/S/OPP; Serenity Ham, Custer County, Senior, S; Kegan Hamacher, Simla, Sophomore, OH; Bailey Jones, Del Norte, Senior; Quincy Lester, Sargent, Senior; Ashley Matney, West Grand, Senior, S; Ara Norwood, Ridgway, Senior, S; McKenna Palmer, Paonia, Junior, MH/OH; Cody Robinson, Yuma, Sophomore, OH/MH/S; Meira Stanger, Swink, Senior; Jaydi Starling, Colorado Springs School, Senior, OH/MB; Sarah Stevelinck, Lyons, Junior, L; Brianna VanVleet, Paonia, Senior, OH; Gabby Willson, West Grand, Senior, OH/RS; Kiana Wright, Union Colony, Senior, S/OPP.
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Class 1A

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Player of the year: Shaylee Johnson, Fleming

Coach of the year: Doug Kamery, Fleming

Honorable mention: Antionette Archuleta, Sierra Grande, Senior, OH/MH; Tatum Chase, McClave, Senior, MH; Jacqueline Dalbotten, Rocky Mountain Lutheran, Senior, MH/MB; Haley Dietz, Arickaree, Senior, MB/MH; Zoe Gustafson, Denver Waldorf, Senior, S/OPP; Tatelyn Lasley, Springfield, Senior, S/OH; Skyla Miller, Briggsdale, Junior; Megan Moore, Flagler, Senior, OH; Emily Pranger, Elbert, Senior, MH; Brenna Rouse, Eads, Junior, OH; Tailey Singer, Deer Trail, Senior, S/MH; Hanna Stallings, Otis, Senior, S/MB; Essence Tolson, Otis, Senior, MB; Carlie Wytulka, Nucla, Senior, S/RS; Ashley Yergert, Kim, Junior; Skylar Ziegler, Cheyenne Wells, Senior.

Valor Christian won a state-best seven team championships in 2015-16, including Class 5A football. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

AURORA — Valor Christian’s athletic department had a banner season in 2015-16, leading the state with seven team championships.

In terms of individual sports, Cheyenne Mountain led the way with 11 individual champions.

We broke down the 2015-16 championship count below. Find a complete championship database, including title game scores, in our archives.

Previous Championship Counts:

• 2014-15: Cherry Creek (5 teams); Thompson Valley (14 individuals)
• 2013-14: Regis Jesuit (6 teams)
• 2012-13: Cherry Creek (5 teams) & Cheyenne Mountain (5 teams)
• 2011-12: Cherry Creek (5 teams)
• 2010-11: Cheyenne Mountain (7 teams) & Regis Jesuit (7 teams)
• 2009-10: Cherry Creek (5 teams)
• 2008-09: Cherry Creek (5 teams)
• 2007-08: Cherry Creek (5 teams)

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Team Championships

Valor Christian had the most team championships this season with seven. The Eagles won boys golf, softball, football, girls basketball, girls swimming, boys lacrosse and baseball.

The seven titles are the most since Regis Jesuit and Cheyenne Mountain each won seven in 2010-11.

Five teams tied for second place in the state with three team championships this season: Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Academy, Kent Denver, Pomona and Regis Jesuit.

Colorado Academy and Valor Christian each had a state-best three girls championships, while Valor’s four titles were the most on the boys’ side.

In all, 67 different teams won a team championship in 2015-16, including 16 teams which won multiple championships.

A breakdown of team championships is below.

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Individual Championships

Cheyenne Mountain had a state-best 11 individual champions in 2015-16. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

Cheyenne Mountain also had an outstanding year in terms of individual titles, leading the state with 11 championships. The program was well balanced: Six championships came from its girls teams, and five came from the boys.

Lutheran’s 10 individual championships were the second-most in the state, including a state-best nine boys titles. Regis Jesuit was third with nine individual titles, and Air Academy and Pomona tied for fourth with eight apiece.

A total of 135 schools had at least one individual champion, and 82 had multiple champions. Of those, 21 schools had at least five individual champions.

Find a breakdown of individual champions below.

Poudre’s Henry Raymond is the 5A boys track and field athlete of the year. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

The 2016 all-state boys track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

In order to be considered for athlete of the year, they must first have made the all-state team by winning a championship.

Athletes of the year were selected based upon their performance at the state meet. Coaches of the year were selected based upon the team champions.

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Class 5A

Athlete of the year: Henry Raymond, Poudre

Coach of the year: Jeff Donnel, Pomona

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Class 4A

Athlete of the year: Caleb Ojennes, Palmer Ridge

Coach of the year: Kevin Clark, Mountain View

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Class 3A

Athlete of the year: Kent Harris, Lutheran

Coach of the year: Darwin Horan, Lutheran

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Class 2A

Athlete of the year: Shane Gates, Cedaredge

Coach of the year: Kirby Henderson, Cedaredge

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Class 1A

Athlete of the year: Jordan Cherin, Shining Mountain

Coach of the year: Joe Packard, Heritage Christian

Monarch made a statement to rest of 4A football on Friday night: Yep, they’re still a force in the classification.

The third-ranked Coyotes handled hard-charging and eighth-ranked Broomfield, 48-12, behind an onslaught of points in the first half.

“We feel pretty good about beating those guys,” Monarch coach Phil Bravo  told ColoradoPreps.com’s Built Ford Tough Scoreboard Show. “They have such a good team and a good program with a rich tradition. When you get a chance to beat ’em, it feels real good.”

Senior running back Ethan Marks had well over 200 rushing yards, while quarterback Jay MacIntyre and Kidd Soole also got heavily involved in the offense.

“We were getting them from all different vantage points and executed real well offensively,” Bravo said.

Four weeks ago, Monarch also had a big halftime lead against Montrose, but surrendered 33 second-half points in a 39-34 loss.

This time around, at halftime, “I wrote on the board, ’33 second-half points.’ That’s what we gave up to Montrose,” Bravo said. “I said, ‘I don’t want that in the second half.’ Our kids played really, really well in the second half defensively. We got ’em three-and-out, we got the ball and went up and scored and then held ’em again. We got that clock running early in the fourth quarter, and it felt really good to play well in that second half with a big lead at halftime.”

Elsewhere, No. 5 Pueblo South beat Pueblo West 31-21.

“They’re a good football program and they’re well-coached,” Pueblo South coach Ryan Goddard told the Scoreboard Show. “They play a brand of football that’s physical and they like to get after you. Our kids, they wanted that challenge and they stepped up to it.

“They had an opportunity to get back to where we want to be — and that’s well known around Pueblo as far as the football program is concerned. Hopefully, now, we’ll get a little recognition around the state level, too.”

4A’s top-ranked team, Montrose, rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat No. 6 Durango 14-10.

In 5A, No. 1 Valor Christian rolled Rock Canyon 56-6. Quarterback A.J. Cecil threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another. Five different Eagles scored on the ground, including Christian McCaffrey, who carried just three times for 76 yards. He was also on the receiving end of two of Cecil’s scoring passes.

Quarterback Anders Hill threw for five touchdowns — all in the first half — as No. 2 Fairview handled rival Boulder 69-3.

No. 4 Cherry Creek had to stave off a late rally from Eaglecrest to seal a 41-34 win.

In 3A, No. 8 Silver Creek took care of No. 5 Mead 45-13 in a highly-anticipated game. Mead had been unbeaten going into the contest, but Ben Sjobakken threw two touchdown passes to pace the Silver Creek offense.

Tenth-ranked Rifle beat No. 7 Delta, 52-27.

1A’s No. 2 team, Limon, finished the regular season a perfect 9-0 with a 42-13 win over Crowley County. Kerigan Kappel had more than 200 yards, and Gavin Liggett added 115.

“I was really pleased with the balance we had with different guys carrying the ball,” Limon coach Mike O’Dwyer told the Scoreboard Show.

Winners in 8-man’s crossover games included No. 4 Simla, No. 5 Caliche and No. 8 Sargent.

Peetz upset No. 2 Arickaree in a 6-man crossover, while No. 5 Otis beat Briggsdale.

Playoffs begin next week for 5A, 2A, 1A, 8-man and 6-man teams. Brackets come out Sunday.

Mountain Range is ranked 10th this week. (Pam Wagner)

Mountain Range, 7-1 this season, has joined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.

The Mustangs, ranked No. 10, are riding a four-game winning streak, including a 22-16 decision against Rocky Mountain last week. Their lone loss this season came at Grand Junction on Sept. 20.

Valor Christian remained atop the 5A ranking with 19 of the 22 first-place votes. Fairview, which got the other three first-place votes, stayed in the No. 2 spot following its big win over Pomona, and continued to be followed by No. 3 Regis Jesuit, No. 4 Cherry Creek and No. 5 ThunderRidge.

Columbine stayed in sixth this week, while Cherokee Trail bumped up two spots to seventh. Pomona remained in eighth and Grand Junction moved up to ninth after beating 4A No. 1 Montrose.

Despite the loss, Montrose remained atop the 4A ranking. Pine Creek moved up to No. 2, jumping Monarch, which fell to No. 3.

Coronado is now atop the 3A poll after Palisade’s loss to Delta. Discovery Canyon is second and Palisade dropped to third.

Delta joined the ranking at No. 7, as did Roosevelt (No. 9) following its win over then-No. 3 Silver Creek. Silver Creek dropped to No. 8 this week.

Complete rankings for all polls are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man

Grand Junction is ranked No. 10 this week. (Courtesy photo)

Grand Junction was idle last week. No matter, the Tigers have rejoined this week’s CHSAANow.com football poll in Class 5A.

Grand Junction (5-2), last ranked Sept. 9, is No. 10 in the poll. The Tigers took the spot vacated by Arapahoe after the Warriors were upset by Lakewood last week. Up next for GJ: Unbeaten Montrose, which is No. 1 in 4A.

Valor Christian continued to lead the 5A poll, and received 22 of the 23 first-place votes. Fairview remained in second, and Regis Jesuit in third. Cherry Creek is fourth and ThunderRidge fifth after the two schools swapped places.

Columbine (No. 6) and Chatfield (No. 7) also stayed put, while Pomona moved up to No. 8. The Panthers, coming off a win over rival Ralston Valley, have a big showdown with Fairview on Friday afternoon.

Montrose is a unanimous pick atop 4A, and Monarch remained in that poll’s No. 2 spot. Pine Creek bumped up to No. 3, Falcon is fourth and Pueblo South rounds out the top 5.

Broomfield is No. 8 in 4A. (Pam Wagner)

Broomfield (4-2) joined the 4A ranking after beating then-No. 3 Standley Lake last week. The Eagles are eighth. Standley Lake fell to ninth.

Conifer joined the 3A poll. The Lobos are No. 9 following consecutive wins over ranked opponents Lutheran, D’Evelyn and Rifle. Rifle, No. 3 last week, dropped to No. 10 this week.

Gunnison (No. 10) is the lone newcomer to 2A, while 1A added Yuma (No. 9) and Platte Canyon (No. 10). 8-man added Sargent at No. 10, and 6-man added Otis (No. 5).

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

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Palisade is now the No. 1 team in Class 3A. (Betsy McLaughlin/Palisade Tribune)

Palisade edged then-No. 1 Rifle last Friday after rallying from a 27-14 halftime deficit. Tuesday, Palisade is on top of CHSAANow.com’s Class 3A football poll.

The Bulldogs received all 13 first-place votes in moving up from No. 2 taking over at No. 1. Rifle dropped to third. Unbeaten Coronado, which has the most wins in the state at 7-0, is second.

The 3A ranking added Roosevelt (No. 10) this week.

In the 5A poll, Fairview has moved up to No. 2 from No. 3.

The Knights (5-0) are 5A’s lone remaining unbeaten team, and got one first-place vote. Valor Christian got the other 23 and remained atop the ranking.

Regis Jesuit is third this week, and is followed by No. 4 ThunderRidge and No. 5 Cherry Creek.

Columbine rejoined the 5A ranking at sixth after its wild win over then-No. 2 Chatfield. Chatfield dropped to seventh this week.

Arapahoe is eighth, Pomona is ninth and Cherokee Trail fell to tenth after its loss to Cherry Creek last week.

Montrose, idle last week, remained in 4A’s No. 1 spot. Monarch moved up to No. 2, and Standley Lake is No. 3 this week. That ranking added Pueblo South at No. 8 and Durango at No. 10.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Football Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | 8-man | 6-man