North Central Washington

Sports Awards

TRIPLE CROWN or BETTER
Recipients of three or more NCW sports awards

To receive three or more NCW sports awards is a rare accomplishment. To be included in this select group requires superior excellence over several years of competition to signify being among the finest athletes and coaches ever produced in North Central Washington.

1971-2017
5 Sports Awards -
High School
College
Last Award
Megan Franza
Cascade
Washington basketball
2001
Received Sports Awards: 1995, 96, 97 as Prep Female Athlete; 2000, 01 as College Female Athlete. She was a volleyball, basketball and track star in high school. Megan competed in both basketball and track, high jumping as a frosh for the UW, but concentrated on hoops after that to become a two-year All-Pac 10 player for the Huskies.
4 Sports Awards -
Cathy Kuntz
Wenatchee
Portland St. volleyball & basketball
1989
Dave Johnson
Ephrata baseball coach
1999
David Pendergraft
Brewster
Gonzaga basketball
2008
Cassie Merkley
Cascade
Idaho St. track/heptathlon
2010
Hannah Kiser
Wenatchee
Idaho cross-country & track
2014
Shelly Pflugrath
WVC softball coach
2015
3 Sports Awards -
Lanny Davidson
Ephrata
Eastern Washington wrestling
1977
Donna Regan
Wenatchee
WVC/Idaho basketball & track
1980
Judy Spoelstra
Eastmont
Oregon St. basketball
1983
Mary Raese
Eastmont
Idaho basketball
1986
Becky Wiersma
Ephrata
Seattle Pacific basketball
1990
Don King
Ephrata girls basketball coach
1991
Stephanie Burns
Wenatchee
Washington softball
1996
Rachel Rieke
Cascade
Northern Arizona track
1998
Gary Smith
Omak & Tonasket football & girls basketball, and track coach
2003
Will Derting
Okanogan
Washington St. football
2005
Jeni Boesel
Brewster
Idaho St. basketball
2007
Amanda Miller
Eastmont
Washington cross-country & track
2008
Jeff Carlson
Cashmere baseball coach
2013
Joe Harris, Jr.
Chelan
Virginia basketball
2014
Isaiah Brandt-Sims
Wenatchee
2014
Audrey Ketcham
Wenatchee
Washington St. track
2015