Sportswoman of the Year

Outstanding sports achievement by a female who has been a resident of Madison for at least six years or who attended a Madison private or public school.

2023 – Emily Schwabe, Edgewood High School swim coach

2022 – Demetria Prewitt, Madison LaFollette basketball athlete

2021 – Baluck Deang, Edgewood basketball player and tennis state champion

2020 – Award not presented due to COVID

2019 – Genevieve Nashold, Madison West Cross Country runner

2018 – Tyra Turner, Madison LaFollette Gymnast and Softball player

2017 – Estella Moschkau, Madison Edgewood girl’s basketball

2016 – Paula Wilkins, University of Wisconsin women’s soccer coach

2015 – Ivy Martin, University of Wisconsin and former Madison East swimmer

2014 – Nicole Newman, Madison LaFollette basketball and softball athlete

2013 – Ivy Martin, University of Wisconsin and former Madison East swimmer

2012 – Amanda Kessel, University of Minnesota hockey player

2011 – Crystal Graff, Madison LaFollette volleyball player

2010 – Ann Heaslett and Kylie Rosenstock

2009 – Jessie Vetter, Wisconsin Badger hockey goalie

2008 – Nicole Joraanstad

2007 – Alex Zwettler

2006 – Peggy Gierhart

2005 – Jenny Soceka

2004 – Katie Elliott

2003 – Lindsey Koth

2002 – Jane Evans

2001 – Nicki Stricker

2000 – Jenny Kundert

1999 – Shannon Brown

1998 – Lisa Schoeneberg Rink

1997 – Christine Gilles Mott

1996 – Erika Brown, Allison Darraugh, Debbie Henry, Lori Mountford, Lisa Schoeneberg

1995 – Jane Albright

1994 – Emily Richter & Michelle Jesperson

1993 – Amanda Shinall & Sherri Steinhauer

1992 – Mary Murphy

1991 – Peggy Kelly

1990 – Elizabeth Mahaney

1989 – Molly McClimon

1988 – Erika Brown, Lori Mountford, Lisa Schoenberg

1987 – Sara Smith

1986 – Cindy Bremser

1985 – Katie Ishmael

1984 – Ann Drolsom

1983 – Chris Regenberg

1982 – Sherri Steinhauer

1981 – Sarah Docter

1980 – Beth Heiden

1979 – Beth Heiden

1978 – Beth Heiden

1977 – Beth Heiden

1976 – Jackie Hayes

1975 – Cindy Bremser

1974 – Molly Baer

1973 – Michel Loomis

1972 – Connie Carpenter & Kay Lunda

1971 – Maureen Harris