2018 Sports Awards Nominees & Winners

Nominees must be a female or male athlete enrolled full-time at any time during the school year in a Thurston County college or a native to Thurston County. Nominees must also have participated for a minimum of one year in at least one collegiate sport, exemplify strong leadership, dedication and sportsmanship with good school behavior

Women’s Sport Star of the Year

Brianna Atwood, Bellevue College, Softball

Deanna Avalos, Saint Martin's University, Track and Field

Cheyenne Baird, The Evergreen State College, Volleyball

Jamie Connally, Centralia College, Women's Basketball

Haley Harn, South Puget Sound Community College, Volleyball and Basketball

Men's Sport Star of the Year

Nolan Black, South Puget Sound Community College, Basketball

Luke Chavez, Saint Martin's University, Basketball

Issa Hassan, The Evergreen State College, Soccer

Aubrey (AJ) Hodges, South Puget Sound Community College, Basketball

Brandon Madsen, Saint Martin's University, Soccer

Cade Otton, University of Washington, Football

Wesley (Wes) Reynolds, South Puget Sound Community College, Basketball

Brad Wallace, Western Washington University, Basketball

Nominees must be a female or male athlete enrolled full-time in a Thurston County high school. Nominees must have participated for a minimum of one year in at least one high school sport, exemplify strong leadership, dedication and sportsmanship with good school behavior.

Girl’s Sports Star of the Year Nominees

Elianna Summers, Northwest Christian High School, Track and Cross Country

Jadynne Thomas, River Ridge High School, Soccer

Boy's Sports Star of the Year Nominees

Michael Barnes, Timberline High School, Track and Football

Cato Cannizzo, River Ridge High School, Cross Country, Track and Swimming

Ibi Ceesay, Pope John Paul II, Basketball and Football

Alex Wright, Olympia High School, Swimming

Nominees must be passionate about the growth and success of sports in Thurston County and can include coaches, nonprofit organizations providing sports access to community individuals and/or large monetary donors to sports initiatives. Nominees must have demonstrated a commitment to sports for a minimum of one year.

Contributor of the Year Nominees

Eddie Gentry, North Thurston High School, Athletic Director

Aaron Landon, South Puget Sound Community College, Head Coach Men's Basketball

Andrew Mohl, Yelm Youth Tornados, Head Coach Football and Cheer

Alex Pribble, Saint Martin's University, Head Coach Men's Basketball

Nominees can be a team or individual that has achieved national or local recognition for their sports moment during the academic year. This moment would have taken place during a play in a single game or individual match or event for an individual or team. Nominees can include individuals with inspiring stories, remarkable sports moments or outstanding performances throughout the season.

Sports Moment of the Year Nominees

Luke Chavez, Saint Martin's University

Saint Martin's University Men's Basketball Team

Timberline High School Boy's Basketball Team

Alex Wright, Olympia High School

Yelm High School Football Team

Nominees must be an individual (over the age of 18) that was born or resided in Thurston County for a minimum of five years and must be passionate about the growth and success of sports in Thurston County. The nominee must have maintained and continue to maintain ties to Thurston County through philanthropic events and/or financial donations to support sports in the community. Ideally, nominees would have played either collegiate or professional sports or had a significant impact in the Thurston County sports community.

Thurston County Sports Legend Nominees

Jeff Carpenter, Olympia School District

John Kiley, Olympia High School

Sid Otton, Tumwater High School