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These 5 athletes will be honored at the Douglas County School Women and Girls in Sports Luncheon on April 25
Boys Basketball 5A State Champions 2021!
Co-Ed Cheer are STATE CHAMPIONS- BACK TO BACK
Congratulations to the following TR Athletes who signed on April 13 to play in college.
Joey Bilello - Basketball at Cal State Monterey Bay
Jackson Cutter - Lacrosse at Lynn University
Allison Dobbins - Soccer at Luther College
Tyler Doyle - Wrestling at Colorado Mesa University
Conner Hern - Baseball at Southwestern College
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Congratulations to the following TR Athletes who signed on February 9 to play in college.
Maddie Bassett - Women's Soccer at St. Olaf College
Tyler Chvatal - Football at Colorado Western University
Brannon Ems - Football at CSU-Pueblo
Jack Horsford - Football at New Mexico Highlands University
Aidan Kelley - Baseball at Bethel University
Regan Keyter - Women's Basketball at Wheaton College
Kamryn Spear- Softball at Huntingdon College
Chase Tompkins - Football at Dordt University
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Congratulations to the following TR Athletes who signed on November 10 to play in college.
Tori Bartusiak - Women's Swimming at Colorado Mesa University
Gianna Gorman - Women's Soccer at Truman State University
Hunter Holzemer - Baseball at University of San Francisco
Zach Keller - Men's Basketball at Wake Forest University
Shane LeJeune DeAcutis - Baseball at Webster University
Jack Mackert - Baseball at Webster University
Reed Roughton - Men's Lacrosse at Colorado Mesa University
Reese Welch - Women's Soccer at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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Congratulations to these Grizzly athletes for making the commitment to play at the next level on May 6.
Madison Riley - Women's Lacrosse - Arizona State University
McKenna Riley - Women's Lacrosse - Arizona State University
Lucy Munro - Women's Lacrosse - Northwestern University
Kyle Dempsey - Track- Colorado State University
Courtney McAllister - Softball- Cal State University Monterey Bay
Tyson Lambert- Football - University of Northern Colorado
Cade Gebhard -Baseball - Webster University
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Douglas County School District and the Foundation for Douglas County Schools would like you to join us in congratulating the following elite athletes selected by their schools to be honored for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This recognition is given to young women who exhibit outstanding athletic accomplishments, leadership, character, and academic work in Douglas County Schools.
Kate Baker
Swimming
4 Year participant in Girls Swimming - 4 year letter winner. 4 time League Champion, Continental Athlete of the Month, Continental League Swimmer of the Year, 4X school record holder, Two-time Academic All-American, Four Time Academic All-State. Will swim next year at D1 Liberty University and majoring in exercise science. Best Part of HS Athletics: resiliency, hard work, and unique opportunities to grow as a person.
Lucy Munro
Field Hockey
Basketball
Lacrosse
Three sport athlete - field hockey, basketball, lacrosse. 8 varsity letters received - 3 in field hockey, 4 in lacrosse, 1 in basketball. Academic All-State in all sports, Team captain, Adrenaline All-America- Lacrosse, First Team All-League, DECA-Outstanding Achievement Award, AP scholar with honor, NHS, Academic Letter Winner, Peer Counselor, Peace Jam. Will attend Northwestern University for lacrosse and study psychology. Best Part of HS Athletics: Confidence. Ability to fight for an end goal.
Katie Sandwisch
Co-Ed Cheer
Four Year Varsity Coed Cheer letter winner, Back to Back State Champions 2018, 2019. 1st place World School Champion 2019, League Champions, Senior Captain, Academic All-State, All-Colorado Cheer Team, 2 year Academic Letter winner, NHS, HOBY Youth Leadership-Global Delegate, DECA, DECA State/National qualifier, DECA Excellent Award, Destination Imagination, Founded Katie’s TLC Teddy’s-Voices from Home, Full Chancellor Scholarship to Texas Christian University. Best Part of Athletics: Cheer traditions, loyalty, leaving the program better than when you started.
Rachel Watson
Volleyball
Golf
3 year varsity letter winner in volleyball, participated in golf, All-league Volleyball, Academic All-state, two-time Academic letter winner, Link Crew leader, Desire to Lead representative. Will play volleyball next year at Waldorf University. Best part of HS athletics: life-long friendships, working well with others, team setting, how to overcome adversity.
Teagan Zwaanstra
Track & Field
4-year letter winner in Track & Field. 2021 NHSCA Athlete of the Year. All-State Track & Field, All-League Track & Field, Team Captain. School Record Holder Long Jump, 4 X 100 Relay, Sprint Medley Relay. State Champion Sprint Medley Relay. Several School Lifting Records, Top 10 in 2021 Senior Class. National Honor Society. Will attend Stanford University for Track & Field next year.
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Congratulations to these Grizzly athletes for making the commitment to play at the next level on February 3.
Kate Baker - Women's Swimming - Liberty University
Lia Bottone - Women's Swimming - Loyola University - Maryland
Vince Byrne - Baseball - Hastings College
Connor Camden - Baseball - Garden City Community College
Presley Dorsett - Women's Diving- University at Buffalo
Rachel Watson - Volleyball - Waldorf University
Teagan Zwaanstra - Track & Field - Stanford University
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Congratulations to these Grizzly athletes for making the commitment to play at the next level on February 5.
Lindsey Anhalt - Women's Basketball - Buena Vista University
Brooke Ballard - Softball - University of Northern Colorado
Veronika Bruetting - Women's Tennis - Butler University
Jake Heggie - Football - Minot State University
Sarah Reiner - Women's Basketball - Bethany College
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Congratulations to these Grizzly athletes for making the commitment to play at the next level.
Maliah Atkins Soccer-University of South Dakota
Ashley Bahr Soccer-University of Wyoming
Hannah Basler Golf-LaSalle University
Phoebe Croston Swimming-Eastern Illinois University
Megan Dunn Lacrosse-University Louisville
Ella Drazek Diving-University of Delaware,
Kyle Kahn Baseball-University of Central Missouri
Brady LeJeune-DeAcutis Baseball-Texas Tech University
Bailey Moyer Soccer-University of the Incarnate Word
Alicia Nead Soccer-North Dakota State University
Alexis Wessler Soccer-Colorado College
Ashley Lutz Soccer-East Carolina University
Congratulations to these Grizzly athletes for making the commitment to play at the next level.
Will Braaton, Baseball - Willamette University
Avery Crowell, Cheer - University of Colorado - Boulder
Austin Holt, Basketball - Northern State University
Tori LaBay, Volleyball - Trinidad State Junior College
Sam Motzkus, Football - Presentation College
Nathan Mueller, Lacrosse - University of Dubuque
Jacob Murray, Cheer - Brigham Young University
Zach Niederman, Football - Presentation College
Cory Ritchie, Baseball - Saddleback College
Kevin Sax, Basketball - Carnegie Mellon University
Allison Seng, Cross Country/Track - Palm Beach Atlantic University
Max Welch, Football - Presentation College
Trevor Van Law, Swim - California Baptist
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Please join us for a signing ceremony at 3pm in the Library for Grizzly athletes making the commitment to play at the next level.
LeCaine Barker, Softball - Cornell College
Jordan Cutter, Football - Minot State University
Ethan Frasier, Football - Texas Tech University
Brittan Ingalls, Track & Field - Northern Michigan University
Spencer Lambert, Football - Brigham Young University
Maxwell Nwokeukwu, Football - Colorado School of Mines
Jakob Porter, Baseball - St. Thomas University
Scott Ruckel, Football - Colorado School of Mines
Quincy Schoen, Football - Black Hills State University
Aden Scott, Football - Minot State University
JT Snow, Football - Minot State University
Kaden Stewart, Lacrosse - Colorado State University - Pueblo
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Congratulations to the five female student athletes at ThunderRidge High School who were selected as our representatives for the Girls & Women in Sports 2019 for Douglas County Schools. They were honored at a luncheon and ceremony on January 18th.
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Please join us for a signing ceremony at 3pm in the Library for Grizzly athletes making the commitment to play at the next level.
Katelyn Barner, Women's Soccer at University of Wyoming
Anna Hart, Track & Field at Brigham Young University
Kaleigh Haworth, Women's Swimming at University of Illinois
Amanda Hedges, Softball at University of Northern Colorado
Molly Platt, Women's Soccer at University of Nebraska - Kearney
Bridgette Strobl, Softball at University of Northern Colorado
Gretchen Wensuc, Women's Diving at Auburn University
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Congratulations to Spencer Lambert. He was named Continental League Athlete of the Month for September for Football.
ThunderRidge has 191 Juniors and Seniors participating in Fall sports. Of those student-athletes, 129 have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher which qualifies them for the CHSAA All-Academic Team . Great job STUDENT-ATHLETES!!!
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The following ThunderRidge Student-Athletes are making the commitment to play at the next level. Please join us in congratulating them and their achievements.
Garrett Beckstead - Cross Country, Colorado Mesa University
Jason Hall - Baseball, Colorado School of Mines
Cody Harris - Track & Field, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Jack Huber- Wrestling, California Polytechnic State University
Annie Platt - Soccer, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Cory Seng - Basketball, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Ryan Holt - Basketball, Concordia University - Nebraska
Courtney Higgins - Cheer, University of Colorado-Boulder
Alexis Reber - Dance, University of Colorado-Boulder
Kailee Godinez - Women's Wrestling, University of the Cumberlands
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Seven ThunderRidge Student-Athletes are making the commitment to play at the next level. Please join us in congratulating them and their achievements.
Rylie Anderson - Softball, Davis and Elkins College
Mallory Elson - Basketball, Colorado Christian University
Zeke Johnson - Football, South Dakota School of Mines
Emily Morris - Softball, Middlebury College
Jackson Myers - Soccer, Concordia University
Heston Paige - Football, University of Colorado-Boulder
Sierra Roth - Soccer, Colorado School of Mines
ThunderRidge will host another Signing Ceremony in April.
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