Jessie BanksThis 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.
To date, there have been a total of 37 Jessie Banks recipients honored.
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Jessie Banks Recipients
2025 - Katherine Higgins (Track & Field)
2024 - Kylie Severin (Golf)
2023 - JaNaiya Davis (Basketball)
Jazzy Espinosa (Volleyball)
2022 - Kansas Watts (Basketball)
2021 - Yasmine Hernandez (Cross Country)
2020 - Page Heller (Volleyball)
2019 - Courtney Ewing (Golf)
2018 - Mikala Morris (Volleyball)
2017 - Sydni Riley (Track & Field)
2016 - Ashley Piper (Basketball)
2015 - Katie Neph (Basketball)
2014 - Lacy Griffin (Volleyball)
2013 - Carlie Lucas (Softball)
2012 - Ashley Wilkinson (Volleyball)
2011 - Leanne Carberry (Soccer/Track & Field)
2010 - Bo Nuanez (Softball)
2009 - Mary Rehfeld (Basketball)
2008 - Lauren Dunsmnoor (Cross Country)
2007 - Kerry Lewis (Basketball)
2006 - Marissa Brown Tennis)
Jessie Banks Recipients
2005 - Lesley Belden (Softball)
2004 - Nadia Frecha (Basketball/Soccer)
2003 - Nadia Frecha (Basketball/Soccer)
2002 - Julie Strand (Softball)
2001 - Niki Toussaint (Softball)
2000 - Amy Little (Volleyball)
1995 - Candy Cotkin (Soccer)
1994 - Misha Stephenson (Softball)
1993 - Brenda Gonzales (Cross Country)
1992 - Annette Smith (Basketball)
1991 - Sherry Vallejos (Basketball)
1990 - Sherry Vallejos (Basketball)
1989 - Suzanne Gonzales (Basketball)
1988 - Shelly Watts (Basketball)
1987 - Shelly Watts (Basketball)
1986 - Lorraine Hoyle (Cross Country)
1985 - Kelly Nogare (Gymnastics)
1984 - Kelly Nogare (Gymnastics)
1983 - Cheryl Vigil Martinez
1982 - Yvonne Taylor (Track & Field)
Jessie Banks Quick Facts
Total Athletes Honored: 37
Gymnastics Recipients (1)
Kelly Nogare (1984-85)
Tennis Recipients (1)
Marissa Brown (2006)
Golf Recipients (2)
Kylie Severin (2024)
Courtney Ewing (2019)
Soccer Recipients (3)
Leanne Carberry (2011)
Nadia French (2003-04)
Candy Cotkin (1995)
Cross Country Recipients (4)
Yasmine Hernandez (2021)
Lauren Dunsmoor (2008)
Brenda Gonzales (1993)
Lorraine Hoyle (1986)
Track & Field Recipients (4)
Katherine Higgins (2025)
Sydni Riley (2017)
Leanne Carberry (2011)
Yvonne Taylor (1982)
Two-time Jessie Banks Winner (4)
Nadia French (2003-04)
Sherry Vallejos (1990-91)
Shelly Watts (1987-88)
Kelly Nogare (1984-85)
Softball Recipients (6)
Carlie Lucas (2013)
Bo Nuanez (2010)
Lesley Belden (2005)
Julie Strand (2002)
Nikki Toussaint (2001)
Misha Stephenson (1994)
Volleyball Recipients (6)
Jazzy Espinoza (2023)
Page Heller (2020)
Mikaka Morris (2018)
Lacy Griffin (2014)
Ashley Wilkinson (2012)
Amy Little (2000)
Basketball Recipients (11)
JaNaiya Davis (2023)
Kansas Watts (2022)
Ashley Piper (2016)
Katie Neph (2015)
Mary Rehfeld (2009)
Kerry Lewis (2007)
Nadia French (2003-04)
Annette Smith (1992)
Sherry Vallejos (1990-91)
Suzanne Gonzales (1989)
Shelly Watts (1987-88)