University of Northern Colorado Athletics
A Look Back at the 2010s for UNC Athletics
12/31/2019 2:50:00 PM | General
The 2010s were Northern Colorado Athletics' first full decade as a full-fledged NCAA Division I member and it did not disappoint. The department excelled both on and off the playing field. Take a look back at some of the facts and figures from the 2010s.
UNC combined for 18 team conference championships, 11 team NCAA Tournament appearances, 19 conference Players of the Year and eight All-America performances. In the classroom, Northern Colorado had 1,244 Academic All-Conference honors including 11 Academic All-Americans. All of the success led to the department finishing in second place in the 2017-18 Big Sky President Cup, our best-ever finish since joining the conference in 2006.
See the list below for the list of all the conference championships, NCAA Tournament appearances, major conference awards won and academic achievements.
Some highlights that do not make the lists include men's basketball's 2018 CIT Championship, Andrew Romano winning the 2018 Big Sky men's golf individual title, Savannah Smith and Mariel Gutierrez being named the 2019 Colorado Sportswomen of the Year or the respective sports and Carleigh Silvers and Beah Cruz winning the 2012 and 2019 Big Sky women's golf individual championships.
NCAA Tournament Appearances (11)
2011 Volleyball
2012 Women's Golf
2012 Volleyball
2014 Men's Golf
2014 Volleyball
2015 Soccer
2018 Women's Basketball
2018 Men's Golf
2019 Men's Golf
2019 Soccer
2019 Volleyball
Conference Championships - Regular Season & Conference Tournament (18)
2010 Volleyball (Big Sky Regular Season)
2010-11 Women's Basketball (Big Sky Regular Season)
2011 Soccer (Big Sky Regular Season)
2011 Volleyball (Big Sky Regular Season & Tournament)
2012 Women's Golf (Big Sky)
2012 Volleyball (Big Sky Tournament)
2013 Baseball (Great West Conference Regular Season)
2014 Men's Golf (America Sky)
2014 Volleyball (Big Sky Tournament)
2015 Soccer (Big Sky Tournament)
2017-18 Women's Basketball (Big Sky Regular Season & Tournament)
2018 Men's Golf (Big Sky)
2019 Men's Golf (Big Sky)
2019 Soccer (Big Sky Tournament)
2019 Volleyball (Big Sky Regular Season & Tournament)
All-Americans (9)
2010 Justin Gaethje (NCAA)
2010-11 Devon Beitzel (Lowe's Senior Class 1st team)
2011 Devante Chapple (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America)
2011 Patrick Walker (Sports Network 3rd team)
2012 Dominic Gunn (Sports Network 1st team & AP 2nd team)
2014 Ellis Onic II (College Sports Madness 1st team & Stats 2nd team)
2018 Alex Wesley (2nd team)
Academic All-Americans (17)
2010 Danielle Birdsall (CoSIDA 2nd team)
2010 Devon Beitzel (CoSIDA 3rd team)
2011 Devon Beitzel (CoSIDA 1st team)
2011 Ben Packard (CoSIDA 2nd team)
2013 Ben Packard (CoSIDA 1st team)
2015 Brian Macchione (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2017 Mariel Gutierrez (United Soccer Coaches)
2017 Dylan Gabel (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2017 Rico Montoya (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Mariel Gutierrez (United Soccer Coaches)
2018 Brittany Lawrence (CoSIDA 2nd team)
2018 Rico Montoya (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Jacob Seely (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Dylan Gabel (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Lauren Paige (CoSIDA 1st team)
2019 Rico Montoya (CoSIDA 1st team)
2019 Luke Nelson (CoSIDA 2nd team)
Major Conference Awards (47)
2010 Yahosh Booner (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2010 Danielle Birdsall (Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year)
2010 Amanda Arterburn (Big Sky Libero of the Year)
2010-11 Devin Beitzel (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2010-11 Courtney Stoermer (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2010-11 Jamie White (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2011 Steven Kupcho (America Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2011 Aundreaha Martinez (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2011 Kirstin Salminen (Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year)
2011 Tim Barrera (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2011 Kelley Arnold (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2011 Amanda Arterburn (Big Sky Libero of the Year)
2011 Andrea Spaustat (Big Sky Freshman of the Year)
2011 Lyndsey Oates (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2011-12 D'shara Strange (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2012 Natalie D'Adamio (Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year)
2012-13 D'shara Strange (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2013 Jensen Park (Great West Player of the Year)
2013 Carl Iwasaki (Great West Coach of the Year)
2013 Natalie D'Adamio (Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year)
2014 Roger Prenzlow (America Sky Coach of the Year)
2014 Adrienne Jordan (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2014 Lyndsey Oates (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2014-15 D'shara Strange (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2015 Jensen Park (WAC Player of the Year)
2015 Adrienne Jordan (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2015 Mariel Gutierrez (Big Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2016-17 Jonah Radebaugh (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2017-18 Savannah Smith (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2017-18 Kianna Williams (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2017-18 Kamie Ethridge (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2017-18 Andre Spight (Big Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2018 Petra Kis (WAC Freshman of the Year)
2018 Joshua Matz (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2018 Roger Prenzlow (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2018 Mariel Gutierrez (Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year)
2018 Lindsi Jennings (Big Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2018-19 Jordan Davis (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2018-19 Jonah Radebaugh (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2018-19 Bodie Hume (Big Sky Freshman of the Year)
2018-19 Jeff Linder (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2019 Rico Montoya (Big 12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year)
2019 Joshua Matz (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2019 Roger Prenzlow (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2019 Maddie Barkow (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2019 Daisy Schultz (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2019 Lyndsey Oates (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
Have a Happy New Year we can't wait to see you in 2020 and to make more great memories over the next decade!
UNC combined for 18 team conference championships, 11 team NCAA Tournament appearances, 19 conference Players of the Year and eight All-America performances. In the classroom, Northern Colorado had 1,244 Academic All-Conference honors including 11 Academic All-Americans. All of the success led to the department finishing in second place in the 2017-18 Big Sky President Cup, our best-ever finish since joining the conference in 2006.
See the list below for the list of all the conference championships, NCAA Tournament appearances, major conference awards won and academic achievements.
Some highlights that do not make the lists include men's basketball's 2018 CIT Championship, Andrew Romano winning the 2018 Big Sky men's golf individual title, Savannah Smith and Mariel Gutierrez being named the 2019 Colorado Sportswomen of the Year or the respective sports and Carleigh Silvers and Beah Cruz winning the 2012 and 2019 Big Sky women's golf individual championships.
NCAA Tournament Appearances (11)
2011 Volleyball
2012 Women's Golf
2012 Volleyball
2014 Men's Golf
2014 Volleyball
2015 Soccer
2018 Women's Basketball
2018 Men's Golf
2019 Men's Golf
2019 Soccer
2019 Volleyball
Conference Championships - Regular Season & Conference Tournament (18)
2010 Volleyball (Big Sky Regular Season)
2010-11 Women's Basketball (Big Sky Regular Season)
2011 Soccer (Big Sky Regular Season)
2011 Volleyball (Big Sky Regular Season & Tournament)
2012 Women's Golf (Big Sky)
2012 Volleyball (Big Sky Tournament)
2013 Baseball (Great West Conference Regular Season)
2014 Men's Golf (America Sky)
2014 Volleyball (Big Sky Tournament)
2015 Soccer (Big Sky Tournament)
2017-18 Women's Basketball (Big Sky Regular Season & Tournament)
2018 Men's Golf (Big Sky)
2019 Men's Golf (Big Sky)
2019 Soccer (Big Sky Tournament)
2019 Volleyball (Big Sky Regular Season & Tournament)
All-Americans (9)
2010 Justin Gaethje (NCAA)
2010-11 Devon Beitzel (Lowe's Senior Class 1st team)
2011 Devante Chapple (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America)
2011 Patrick Walker (Sports Network 3rd team)
2012 Dominic Gunn (Sports Network 1st team & AP 2nd team)
2014 Ellis Onic II (College Sports Madness 1st team & Stats 2nd team)
2018 Alex Wesley (2nd team)
Academic All-Americans (17)
2010 Danielle Birdsall (CoSIDA 2nd team)
2010 Devon Beitzel (CoSIDA 3rd team)
2011 Devon Beitzel (CoSIDA 1st team)
2011 Ben Packard (CoSIDA 2nd team)
2013 Ben Packard (CoSIDA 1st team)
2015 Brian Macchione (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2017 Mariel Gutierrez (United Soccer Coaches)
2017 Dylan Gabel (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2017 Rico Montoya (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Mariel Gutierrez (United Soccer Coaches)
2018 Brittany Lawrence (CoSIDA 2nd team)
2018 Rico Montoya (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Jacob Seely (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Dylan Gabel (National Wrestling Coaches Association)
2018 Lauren Paige (CoSIDA 1st team)
2019 Rico Montoya (CoSIDA 1st team)
2019 Luke Nelson (CoSIDA 2nd team)
Major Conference Awards (47)
2010 Yahosh Booner (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2010 Danielle Birdsall (Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year)
2010 Amanda Arterburn (Big Sky Libero of the Year)
2010-11 Devin Beitzel (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2010-11 Courtney Stoermer (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2010-11 Jamie White (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2011 Steven Kupcho (America Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2011 Aundreaha Martinez (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2011 Kirstin Salminen (Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year)
2011 Tim Barrera (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2011 Kelley Arnold (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2011 Amanda Arterburn (Big Sky Libero of the Year)
2011 Andrea Spaustat (Big Sky Freshman of the Year)
2011 Lyndsey Oates (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2011-12 D'shara Strange (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2012 Natalie D'Adamio (Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year)
2012-13 D'shara Strange (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2013 Jensen Park (Great West Player of the Year)
2013 Carl Iwasaki (Great West Coach of the Year)
2013 Natalie D'Adamio (Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year)
2014 Roger Prenzlow (America Sky Coach of the Year)
2014 Adrienne Jordan (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2014 Lyndsey Oates (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2014-15 D'shara Strange (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2015 Jensen Park (WAC Player of the Year)
2015 Adrienne Jordan (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2015 Mariel Gutierrez (Big Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2016-17 Jonah Radebaugh (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2017-18 Savannah Smith (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2017-18 Kianna Williams (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2017-18 Kamie Ethridge (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2017-18 Andre Spight (Big Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2018 Petra Kis (WAC Freshman of the Year)
2018 Joshua Matz (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2018 Roger Prenzlow (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2018 Mariel Gutierrez (Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year)
2018 Lindsi Jennings (Big Sky Newcomer of the Year)
2018-19 Jordan Davis (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2018-19 Jonah Radebaugh (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2018-19 Bodie Hume (Big Sky Freshman of the Year)
2018-19 Jeff Linder (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2019 Rico Montoya (Big 12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year)
2019 Joshua Matz (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2019 Roger Prenzlow (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
2019 Maddie Barkow (Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year)
2019 Daisy Schultz (Big Sky Player of the Year)
2019 Lyndsey Oates (Big Sky Coach of the Year)
Have a Happy New Year we can't wait to see you in 2020 and to make more great memories over the next decade!
Women's Walk Recap 2025
Wednesday, July 30
