Below are the meetings dates for the GPSA for 2023. All meeting are held on the third Monday of the month in the GPSA Room at Massari Arena. Dates are subject to change if necessary.
| Aug. 21 | Sept. 18 | Oct. 16 |
If you have any questions about the nominee's application, please email Jerry Sisneros (jrrysis@yahoo.com), President of the GPSA. The deadline for nominations each year is Aug. 1.
The 2023 Banquet is tentatively set for Wed., Nov. 15, 2023, at the Occhiato Ballroom on the campus of CSU-Pueblo.
The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) is a group of people interested in promoting those prominent athletes, sports teams and recreational activities in Pueblo County to be a part of the Greater Pueblo Sports Association Hall of Fame.
The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) at their September meeting selected six individuals to enshrine at their 51st banquet that will be held on Wed., Nov. 15, 2023, according to GPSA President Jerry Sisneros.
The new six inductees are: Todd Kelly, John Loia, Dale Cresswell, Dan Sanchez, Casey King and Kory Sperry. With the addition of the 2023 class, the GPSA now has 376 member enshrined with 336 of them men and 40 women.
This is the sixth class with six inductees into the GPSA where all the inductees selected were men with the last being in 2013. The others were: 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
The GPSA is a non-profit organization that is interested in promoting those prominent athletes, sports teams and recreational activities in Pueblo County.
The 2023 banquet will take place a 7 p.m., in the Occhiato Center Ballroom on the campus of CSU-Pueblo.
Tickets to this year's GPSA banquet are available starting Oct. 2, 2023. They can be purchased at Rogers Enterprise, Inc. (405 W 8th St.) Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Phone: 719-543-7301)
Robert S. Trevithick, an officer and long-time member (30 years) of the Greater Pueblo Sports Association, passed away on Sept. 4, 2023. Bob was inducted into the GPSA Hall of Fame in 1979.
A lifelong sports enthusiast, Trevithick played football and tennis throughout high school, his senior year winning a state championship at both singles and doubles. He led the Central Wildcats football team to a state championship the same year.
During his teaching career, Bob coached tennis and other sports in both junior high and high school. He also directed the Pueblo Parks and Recreation Department summer Tennis program for many years.
The Obituary for Robert S. Trevithick (Courtesy of Imperial Memorial Gardens Funeral Home)
Charles L. Haering, a retired teacher and well-known coach at the University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo) passed away on July 15, 2023. Haering was a fixture at USC for 13 years coaching the men's and women's track and cross country programs (1984-93). During his tenure, he produced 34 All-Americans in both track and cross country.
Charles also worked in the Arena Football league with the Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987-89) and Cincinnati Rockers (1992-93). Later served an an assistant to his son, Mark, on the football staff at Pueblo South H.S.
The Obituary for Charles L. Haering (Courtesy of Montgomery & Steward Funeral Home)
Reed Grant, a long-time member of the Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) passed away on June 20, 2023.
Grant, who spent 17 years with the GPSA, was a teacher for 20 years with School District 60 at Centennial High School and also a general contractor for 20 years. He enjoyed football, coaching wrestling, and all high school and college athletic games.
The Obituary for Reed Grant (Courtesy of Montgomery & Steward Funeral Home)
Pueblo, CO -- The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) during their monthly May meeting selected three Great Moments that will be recognized at their November banquet.
The Great moments in GPSA history are broken down into three era's spanning 110 years.
ERA I: (1913-1982)
Jim Flynn, nicknamed "Pueblo's Fireman" was a heavyweight boxer who knocked out Jack Dempsey in the 1st round of a fight in 1917. Flynn is the only person to ever knock out Dempsey.
ERA II: (1983-2005)
The Pueblo South High School Boys track team won back-to-back Colorado 5A State Track & Field Championships (1992-93).
ERA III: (2006-2023)
Andy Garcia, a heavyweight wrestler at 285 Ib, becomes the first Colorado wrestler to win four consecutive State Championships at that weight class (2019).
The GPSA Banquet will take place at 7 p.m., on Wed., Nov. 15, 2023, at the Occhiato Ballroom on the campus of CSU-Pueblo.
Pueblo, CO -- Paul Plinske, Athletic Director for Colorado State University-Pueblo, has announced the school's selections for the Jessie Banks and James "Spank" Blasing awards which will be presented at the Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) Banquet on November 15.
JaNaiya Davis (women's basketball) and Jazzy Espinoza (volleyball) became the 34th and 35th members selected for the Jessie Banks Award. The award is named after Jessie Banks, a pioneer in women's sports. Banks launched the women's basketball program and served for many years as its coach. She also played an important role in the expansion of the women's sports programs at CSU-Pueblo. The award recognizes the school's top female scholar-athlete.
Reggie WIlliams (baseball) is the recipient of the James Blasing award. This award, given for the 39th time, is named for James "Spank" Blasing, a longtime coach and sports administrator at CSU-Pueblo. Blasing launched the men's track and cross country programs during his tenure at the school. The award recognizes the school's top male scholar-athlete.
The GPSA Banquet will take place at 7 p.m., on Wed., Nov. 15, 2023, at the Occhiato Ballroom on the campus of CSU-Pueblo.
BY Chris Abdelmalek | The Pueblo Chieftain | NOV. 17, 2022
The 2022 Greater Pueblo Sports Association hosted its 50th Hall of Fame induction ceremony Wednesday night at the Occhiato Ball Room on the campus of CSU-Pueblo. This year's inductees included some great names in Pueblo history.
Also included in the night's festivities were the awarding of the Outstanding High School Athletes (Brian Macartney Awards), the Sollie Raso Award, and the CSU-Pueblo Outstanding Athletes. The ceremony also recognized three of the greatest moments in the past 50 years of Pueblo sports history... Read More
The GPSA Banner inside the Runyon Sports ComplexThe Greater Pueblo Sports Association recently added a GPSA sign to the Runyon Field Sports Complex. The sign is located inside the main entrance near the office of the complex. Special thanks goes Larry Romero, interim Genral Manager of the Runyon Sports Complex and his staff, along with the Runyon Board of Directors.
The Greater Pueblo Sports Association (GPSA) has announced a list of honorees that have passed since the 2022 induction ceremony on Nov. 16.
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