2020 Sports Awards Nominees & Winners

Nominees must be a female or male athlete enrolled full-time at any time during the 2018-2019 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:

Bria Thames, St. Martin's University

Chloee Hunt, Evergreen State College

Makenna Schultz, St. Martin's University

Sydney Miller, South Puget Sound Community College

Taylor Buell, University of Washington

Men's Sport Star of the Year:

Ben Janssan, South Puget Sound Community College

Brandon Madsen, St. Martin's University

Desmond Hudson, Evergreen State College

LaBrandon Price, Evergreen State College

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:

Beatrice Asomaning, Olympia High School

Brandi Gardner, Timberline High School

Brenna Nelson, Black Hills High School

Devyn Oestreich, Capital High School

Emily Chisa, River Ridge High School

Emma Prybylski, Black Hills High School

Haley Smith, River Ridge High School

Hallie Stuart, Black Hills High School

Kaeley Schultz, Rainier High School

Kyra Skipworth, Capital High School

Megan River, Black Hills High School

Sarah Parker, North Thurston High School

Taylor Woodworth, River Ridge High School

Boy's Sports Star of the Year Nominees:

Brody Klein, Rainier High School

Colby Wilson, Capital High School

Darion Brown, River Ridge High School

Jacob Schuster, Tumwater High School

Julian Kennedy, Black Hills High School

Tim Sellars, Pope John Paul II & Olympia High School

Will Anderson, Olympia High School

William Laurence Christenson, Olympia High School

Zach Loveless, Black Hills High School

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:

Bill Beattie, Tumwater High School Football

Jack Kiley

James Charette

Joe and Betty Alongi & Pat Skeel

Katie Turcotte

Kellen Gallacher

Lee Wojnar

Robin Johnson

Sarah Hanavan

Terry Simmonds

Tim Smith

Todd Oestreich

U.S. Martial Arts

Nominees can be a team or individual that has achieved national or local recognition for their sports moment during the 2018-2019 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 2018-2019 season.

Sports Moment of the Year Nominees:

Black Hills Boy's Basketball

CaCoa Chatman

Christian Taylor

Olympia High School Boy's Baseball Team

Pope John Paull II Girl's Cross-Country Team

Quad City Flames

River Ridge High School Wrestling/Swimming

St. Martin's University Baseball

Tumwater High School Football

Tumwater High School Girl's Basketball

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:

Mark Grindstaff

Father Gerard Kirsch

Tim Smith, Founder, Oly Town Artesians

Father Gerard Kirsch, Saint Martin's University booster, (posthumous) for more than three decades of unwavering support and inspiration for the Saint Martin's University athletic community: showing up and cheering, rain or shine, win or loss.