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1996 Athletes of the Year

Dominque-Calloway

DOMINIQUE CALLOWAY

High School Female Athlete of the Year
Denver South High School
Track & Field 

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DARNELL MCDONALD

High School Male Athlete Of The Year
Cherry Creek High School
Baseball – Football

Teresa-James

TERESA JAMES

College Female Athlete Of The Year
Colorado State University
Basketball

Matt-Russell

MATT RUSSELL

College Male Athlete of the Year
University of Colorado
Football

Amy-Van-Dyken

AMY VAN DYKEN

Champion of the Year
U.S. Olympian
First American Woman to Earn 4 Gold Medals in One Olympics (1996)

JoeSakic

JOE SAKIC

Professional Athlete Of The Year
Colorado Avalanche – Hockey
Stanley Cup Playoff MVP

Colo-Aval

COLORADO AVALANCHE

World Champion Award
Colorado Avalanche
1996 Stanley Cup Champions

AMATEUR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR - 1996 OLYMPICS

GIGI FERNANDEZ – Olympic Gold Medalist – Women’s Tennis-Doubles
MATT GHAFFARI – Olympic Silver Medalist – Greco-Roman Wrestling
SUSAN DEMATTEI – Olympic Bronze Medalist – Cross Country Mountain Biking
REX PATRICH – Paralympics Silver Medalist – Mixed Cycling LC3
JENI ARMBRUSTER – Paralympics Bronze Medalist Goal Ball
MARK SHEPHERD – Paralympics Bronze Medalist Wheel Chair Basketball