Stephan Hienzsch (2015) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame - University of Colorado Athletics

Stephan Hienzsch

Induction:
2015
Class:
1978

A member of four NCAA champion teams, he was the first Buffalo to be crowned as a giant slalom champion, winning the event as a junior in 1977; he then captured the slalom title two days later, pulling off the rare sweep. A two-time, first-team All-American (1976, 1977) and an honorable mention performer as a freshman (1975). He was the only collegiate skier to be invited to race in the World Cup Series in ’77, when he was also selected to be on the U.S. Alpine program’s developmental team. After his racing career, he served as head coach and director of the United States Disabled Ski Team for four years. He relocated to Lexington, Ky., in 2002, trading the ski slopes for bluegrass and horse farms, coinciding with his being named as the executive director of the U.S. Dressage Federation. (Name is pronounced “steff-en hench.”)