Year Athlete Sport

1974 Cindy Hill Golf

1975 Dorothy Hamill Figure Skating

1976 Debbie Willcox Gymnastics

1977 Jayne Gibson Volleyball

1978 Mary Decker Track & Field

1979 Lou Piel Softball

1980 Tanya Haave Basketball

1981 Evergreen High School Volleyball

1982 Connie Carpenter Cycling

1983 Karen Beer Gymnastics

1984 Connie Carpenter-Phinney Cycling

1985 Rhonda Blanford Track & Field

1986 Yolanda Johnson Track & Field

1987 Priscilla Welch Running

1988 Kirsten Hanssen Triathlon

1989 Ceal Barry/CU Buffs Basketball

1990 Jill Trenary Figure Skating

1991 April Heinrichs Soccer

1992 Gigi Fernandez Tennis

1993 Jill McGill Golf

1994 Amy Van Dyken Swimming

1995 Amy Van Dyken Swimming

1996 Amy Van Dyken Swimming

1997 Libbie Hickman Running

1998 Becky Hammon Basketball

1999 Ann Battelle Skiing

2000 Kara Grgas-Wheeler Running

2001 Alison Dunlap Mountain Biking

2002 Ellen Miller Mountaineering

2003 Katelyn Kaltenbach Cross Country

2004 April Heinrichs Soccer

2005 Abby Waner Basketball

2006 Melanie Troxel Motor Sports

2007 Katie Uhlaender Skeleton

2008 Erin Popovich Paraswimming

2009 Jenny Barringer Track & Field

2010 Alana Nichols Paraskiing

2011 Missy Franklin Swimming

2012 Missy Franklin Swimming

2013 Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing

2014 Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing

2015 Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing

2016 Emma Coburn/Jenny Simpson Track & Field

2017 Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing

2018 Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing

2019 Sarah Thomas Swimming

2020 Dani Jones Running

2021 Valarie Allman Track & Field

2022 Jennifer Kupcho Golf

2023 Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing

2024 Valarie Allman Track & Field