Year Inducted: 2020
Nominated By: Bob Zinanti (Father)
Sports Competed In: Basketball, Golf, Soccer
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete
Christie Koschke
High School:
Attended Pueblo West H.S. from 2003-06... Earned 11 letterwinners playing for the Cyclones in three sports: basketball (four years), softball (four years) and golf (three years).
Achievements:
High School (Softball):
● PWHS Career Pitching Record: 61-18; ERA 0.42; Inning Pitched - 520; Strike Outs – 987.
● All-Colorado H.S. Pitcher (2004, 2005).
● Colorado H.S. 4A “Pitcher-of-the-Year” (2004, 2005).
● Colorado 4A State Champions (2004, 2005).
● Colorado State 4A MVP - The Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News (2004, 2005).
● Three-time Colorado All-State - 1st Team.
● South-Central League (S-CL) 1st Team All-Conference (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).
Achievements:
High School (Basketball):
● Three-year letter winner - Captain Senior - (State Sweet 16).
● All-State Basketball - Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports (2006).
● All-State Honorable Mention (2006).
● S-CL 1st Team All-Conference 2006 (16.4 PPG).
● S-CL 2nd Team All-Conference (2005).
● Pueblo West High School MVP (2006).
● Pueblo West High School CO-MVP (2005).
Achievements:
High School (Golf):
Three-year letter winner (two-year state qualifier).
College:
Attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from 2007-10... Played for the Cougar softball program that plays in the Mountain West Conference (MWC).
Achievements:
College:
● Named MWC "Pitcher-of-the-Year" (2009).
● 1st Team all-region selection (2009).
● Two-time 1st team all-MWC (2007, 2009).
● Five-time "Pitcher-of-the-Week" for the MWC.
● Listed Third all-time in several categories in the BYU Career Record Book: Wins (63), Complete Games (43), Shut Outs (15), Innings Pitched (574.2), Strike Outs (527) Strikeouts per 7 Inn. (5.74), Opp. Batting Avg. (.217) and All-Time Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitch Streaks (23.0) which is ranked 5th all-time at BYU.
Coaching Career:
● Head softball coach at for seven seasons (2013-2019) at Colorado State University of Pueblo (CSU-P).
● Hired as the school’s fifth coach in 2013.
● During first season, her team received the RMAC Brechler's award for best team GPA 3.37 (2013).
● During her time guiding CSU-P, her teams has amassed:
49 - RMAC All-Academic recipients
26 - All-RMAC selections
10 - Pitcher of the week honors
7 - Player of the week honors
2 - Academic All-Americans (2017, 2019)
2 - Academic All-Region (2017, 2019)
2 - First team All-South Central Region (2013, 2019)
2 - Second team All-South Central region (2013, 2019)
1 - RMAC Player of the Year 2015
1 - RMAC Freshman of the Year 2014
1 - Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All District (2014)
1 - All-American Honorable Mention (2013)
1 - RMAC Summit Award winner (2013)
1 - Defensive Gold Glove
Honors:
● Pueblo Softball Hall of Fame inductee (2020).
● Colorado “Sportswoman of the Year” - Hall of Fame (2007).
● Colorado “Sportswoman of the Year” All-Around Athlete (2005).
● Colorado “Sportswoman of the Year” Softball Athlete (2004).
● Softball - Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd” (January 2005).
● Women Sport Foundation Athlete of the Month (May 2005).
● National Punt, Pass and Kick Champion 9-year-old Division (1996).
● McNichols Arena for Tri-optimist Basketball Dribble, Pass, Shoot - local, region and state -1st Place.
● Coors Field - Colorado Rockies Challenge Run, Hit and Throw - local, region and state -1st Place
Related Activities:
Currently in high demand for speaking engagements at various softball camps and clinics around the country. Below are a list of camp/clinics she has worked at:
● Triple Crown Sports Softball Camps - Denver (2011-current).
● Colorado State University Pueblo Softball Camp (2012-current).
● Jerrod Hardin Camp - Denver (2013-2019).
● Mizuno Hawks Organization with Mark Doran - Chicago (2015, 2016).
● Florida State University Softball Camp (2014).
● USA Preps Lancaster California Pitching Instructor (2013).
● Evolution Head Softball Pitching Instructor (2011).
● New Mexico Highlands University (2011).
● Brigham Young University Softball Camp (2008-2010).
Personal:
Life-long Pueblo resident (33 years) … She is currently married to Josh Koschke.
