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Mikaela Tommy Was Named Outstanding Alpine Woman and honors for four other awards during the banquet.
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Ski Team Hands Out Awards At Virtual Banquet
May 04, 2020 | Skiing
BOULDER—Without the ability to hold its annual banquet in-person, the Colorado Ski Team took to social media to host a virtual banquet on Friday morning on the program's Facebook page.
While the event was different, the banquet program remained similar with coach Richard Rokos and his coaching staff announcing this year's letterwinners and giving out the team awards.
There were 18 total letterwinners this season, which is achieved by scoring for the team (finishing in the top three) a total of three times throughout the season. Those who accomplished that feat were Andrea Arnold, Hedda Baangman, Max Bervy, Alex Birkner, Sondre Bollum, Anna-Maria Dietze, Stef Fleckenstein, Filip Forejtek, Emma Hammergaard, Ryan Jackson, Anne Siri Lervik, Andrew Potyk, Bobby Ryan, Ezra Smith, Teddy Takki, Mikaela Tommy and Joey Young.
The ski team annually hands out eight awards:
The Dick Schoenberger Memorial Award has been awarded since 1963 and is given to the team's outstanding skier. Boee earned the honor this year with three wins and six total podiums on the season. Schoenberger was a close friend and supporter of the team, often hosting them at his C Lazy U ranch near Winter Park. After his passing in 1963, the award was named after him.
The Laura Sharp Flood Memorial Award is presented to the skier who exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm and dedication on the mountain and in the classroom. Freshman Dietze was given the award this season. Flood tragically lost her life on April 9, 1989, training at Eldora.
The Outstanding Nordic Woman Award was given to Lervik after she completed a stellar senior season for the Nordic team.
The Buddy Werner Memorial Award is given in honor of America's first superstar in the sport and a scholarship was set up in his name in 1973 to benefit a deserving member of the team. Forejtek won this year's award after a stellar sophomore season.
The Lucie Hanusova Award is given to the skier who best overcomes challenges and adversity with smiles and enthusiasm. Young, who didn't miss a race but battled injuries all season, was this year's recipient. Hanusoava passed away in 2003 in a snowmobiling accident in Yellowstone National Park.
The Outstanding Alpine Woman Award was given this year to Tommy, who had one of the best seasons in CU history with five wins and nine podiums.
The Spencer Nelson Memorial Award is given by Spencer's parents, Peggy Smith and Peter Nelson, to the skier who overcomes adversity and demonstrates a strong work ethic. This year the award was given to Fleckenstein.
The Outstanding Career Achievement Awards were given this year to Bollum and Baangman, who both finished their third and final season as part of the team and both had stellar careers in which they were both All-Americans and skied at the NCAA Championships for the Buffs multiple times.
The virtual banquet also honored CU's three All-Americans for this year's abbreviated NCAA Championships, Forejtek earning a first-team honor and, Boee and Bollum second team honors, as well as CU's nine members of the All-Academic Ski Team (Boee, Bollum, Dietze, Fleckenstein, Olivia Gerrard, Quinn Lehmkuhl, Andrew Potyk, Takki and Young) and nine members of the All-RMISA Ski Team (Baangman, Boee, Bollum, Dietze, Fleckenstein, Forejtek, Lervik, Tommy and Young).
Tommy was also recognized for her bevy of awards that included the 2019 Sportswomen of Colorado Skier of the Year Award which she was honored with for her accomplishments in 2019 (the Sports Women banquet was cancelled in mid March). She was also named the RMISA Women's Alpine MVP and Skier of the Year and the Ski Coaches Association National Women's Alpine Skier of the Year for her performance in 2020.
While the event was different, the banquet program remained similar with coach Richard Rokos and his coaching staff announcing this year's letterwinners and giving out the team awards.
There were 18 total letterwinners this season, which is achieved by scoring for the team (finishing in the top three) a total of three times throughout the season. Those who accomplished that feat were Andrea Arnold, Hedda Baangman, Max Bervy, Alex Birkner, Sondre Bollum, Anna-Maria Dietze, Stef Fleckenstein, Filip Forejtek, Emma Hammergaard, Ryan Jackson, Anne Siri Lervik, Andrew Potyk, Bobby Ryan, Ezra Smith, Teddy Takki, Mikaela Tommy and Joey Young.
The ski team annually hands out eight awards:
The Dick Schoenberger Memorial Award has been awarded since 1963 and is given to the team's outstanding skier. Boee earned the honor this year with three wins and six total podiums on the season. Schoenberger was a close friend and supporter of the team, often hosting them at his C Lazy U ranch near Winter Park. After his passing in 1963, the award was named after him.
The Laura Sharp Flood Memorial Award is presented to the skier who exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm and dedication on the mountain and in the classroom. Freshman Dietze was given the award this season. Flood tragically lost her life on April 9, 1989, training at Eldora.
The Outstanding Nordic Woman Award was given to Lervik after she completed a stellar senior season for the Nordic team.
The Buddy Werner Memorial Award is given in honor of America's first superstar in the sport and a scholarship was set up in his name in 1973 to benefit a deserving member of the team. Forejtek won this year's award after a stellar sophomore season.
The Lucie Hanusova Award is given to the skier who best overcomes challenges and adversity with smiles and enthusiasm. Young, who didn't miss a race but battled injuries all season, was this year's recipient. Hanusoava passed away in 2003 in a snowmobiling accident in Yellowstone National Park.
The Outstanding Alpine Woman Award was given this year to Tommy, who had one of the best seasons in CU history with five wins and nine podiums.
The Spencer Nelson Memorial Award is given by Spencer's parents, Peggy Smith and Peter Nelson, to the skier who overcomes adversity and demonstrates a strong work ethic. This year the award was given to Fleckenstein.
The Outstanding Career Achievement Awards were given this year to Bollum and Baangman, who both finished their third and final season as part of the team and both had stellar careers in which they were both All-Americans and skied at the NCAA Championships for the Buffs multiple times.
The virtual banquet also honored CU's three All-Americans for this year's abbreviated NCAA Championships, Forejtek earning a first-team honor and, Boee and Bollum second team honors, as well as CU's nine members of the All-Academic Ski Team (Boee, Bollum, Dietze, Fleckenstein, Olivia Gerrard, Quinn Lehmkuhl, Andrew Potyk, Takki and Young) and nine members of the All-RMISA Ski Team (Baangman, Boee, Bollum, Dietze, Fleckenstein, Forejtek, Lervik, Tommy and Young).
Tommy was also recognized for her bevy of awards that included the 2019 Sportswomen of Colorado Skier of the Year Award which she was honored with for her accomplishments in 2019 (the Sports Women banquet was cancelled in mid March). She was also named the RMISA Women's Alpine MVP and Skier of the Year and the Ski Coaches Association National Women's Alpine Skier of the Year for her performance in 2020.
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