North Central Washington

Sports Awards

THE LEGENDS
6 or more selections as an athlete finalist

Being named as a NCW Sports Awards finalist even once is a worthy accomplishment. These legendary athletes of North Central Washington each gained finalist recognition an incredible six or more times requiring excellence both as a prep and collegiate competitor. Considering that the maximum number of finalist selections possible for any athlete is nine (4 prep and 5 college if a two sport athlete), this achievement is testimony of being included among an elite group honored with North Central Washington legendary status.

1971-2017
8 time Finalist -
High School
College
Finalist Years
Cathy Kuntz
Wenatchee (vb,bb,sb)
Portland State (vb,bb)
1982,83,84,85,86,87,88,89
Megan Franza
Cascade (vb,bb,trk)
Washington (bb,trk)
1994,95,96,97,98,99,00,01
Amanda Miller
Ephrata/Eastmont (xc,trk)
Washington (xc,trk)
2001,02,03,04,05,07,08,09
7 time Finalist -
BJ Kuntz
Wenatchee (vb,bb,sb,trk)
Gonzaga (vb)
1985,86,87,88,89,91,92
Rachel Rieke
Cascade (xc,bb,trk)
Northern Arizona (trk)
1991,92,93,94,96,97,98
Jeni Boesel
Brewster (soc,vb,bb,ten,glf)
No. Idaho/Idaho State (bb)
2000,01,02,03,05,06,07
David Pendergraft
Brewster (xc,bb,trk)
Gonzaga (bb)
2002,03,04,05,06,07,08
Cassie Merkley
Cascade (vb,bb,trk)
Idaho State (trk/heptathlon)
2003,04,05,06,07,08,10
Isaiah Brandt-Sims
Wenatchee (fb,trk)
Stanford (fb,trk)
2011,12,13,14,15,16,17
6 time Finalist -
Lisa Braun
Cashmere (xc,trk)
Washington State (trk)
1981,82,83,86,87,88
Becky Wiersma
Ephrata (vb,bb,trk)
Seattle Pacific (vb,bb)
1984,85,86,88,89,90
Nathan Boyd
Chelan (fb,bb,trk)
Auburn (trk)
1991,92,93,94,95,96
Brooke Hill
Wenatchee (soc,bb,trk)
Seattle U. (soc)
1993,94,95,97,98,99
Katie Davis
Manson (vb,bb,sb)
St. Mary's (bb)
1996,97,98,01,02,03
Zane DeWitz
Eastmont (swm)
Tennessee (swm)
1996,97,98,99,00,01
Torin Koos
Cascade (xc,nordic ski,trk)
Utah (xc,nordic sk,trk)
1998,99,00,01,02,03
Hawkins Gebbers
Brewster (fb,bb,bsb)
Biola (bsb)
2004,05,06,07,08,09
Jacque Brown
Waterville (vb,bb,trk)
Eastern Washington (vb)
2005,06,07,09,10,11
Joe Harris, Jr.
Chelan (fb,bb)
Virginia (bb)
2009,10,11,12,13,14
Jacob Sealby
Wenatchee (fb,wrst,trk)
Washington State (trk)
2009,10,11,12,14,15
Jaicee Harris
Chelan (vb,bb,trk)
Washington State (vb)
2009,10,12,13,14,15
Courtney Dietrich
Chelan (vb,bb,sb)
Sacramento State (vb)
2012,13,14,15,16,17