Skiing Laura Sharpe Flood Award

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The Laura Sharpe Flood Award
Each year the University of Colorado skier who best exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm and dedication, both on the mountain and in the classroom of Laura Flood will receive the Laura Sharpe Flood Award. Flood tragically lost her life April 3, 1989, after losing control on an early morning training run at Eldora Ski Resort. In her lone NCAA Championship appearance in 1988, Flood finished 12th in the giant slalom and 20th in the slalom. Former coach Tim LaVallee said, "She was a good skier, perhaps not a great one, but her biggest asset was her dedication and commitment."
       

Name

 Season

Name
Season

Andreja Rojs

 1991

Maria Wik
2001

Mike Quas

 1992

Muriele Huberli 
2002

Mike Trueblood

 1993

Michael Read
2003

Bryan Sax

 1994

Erling Christiansen
2004

Tilt Pekk

 1995

Rachel Roosevelt
2005

Geoff Buchheister

 1996

Nick Sterling
2006

Jessica Ochs

 1996

Rachel Roosevelt
2007

Greg Buchheister

 1997

Josh Smith
2008

Aimee-Noel Hartley

 1998

Matt Gelso
2009

Ryan Webb

 1999

Josh Smith
2009

Casey Ward

 2000

Reid Pletcher
2010


Award Notes:

  • The Laura Sharpe Flood Award is the was handed out for the 20th season to Reid Pletcher in 2010.
  • A total of 20 CU skiers have won the Laura Sharpe Flood Award and it has been handed out 22 times over the past 20 years. 
  • Rachel Roosevelt was the first CU skier to win the award twice (2005, '07) and was joined by Josh Smith (2008-09).