For more than 51 years, Sportswomen of Colorado has championed girls and women in sport. We believe athletics is more than competition; it is a classroom for life. From learning how to work hard to discovering what it means to be part of a team, sports give young people the confidence, discipline, and leadership skills they need to thrive.

Yet the playing field is not equal. By age 14, girls are dropping out of sports at twice the rate of boys. The reasons include cost, limited access, transportation challenges, safety concerns, and a lack of positive role models. When girls leave sports, communities lose future leaders.

Our vision is a Colorado where every woman and girl in sport is recognized, celebrated and empowered through opportunity to participate, stay in the game and lead confidently through athletics.

Founded in 1974 by the YWCA of Metropolitan Denver and Gart Brothers Sporting Goods, Sportswomen of Colorado was the first organization in the nation to honor female athletes statewide. What began with 28 awards at a small banquet has grown into a statewide movement celebrating over 2,000 athletes, coaches and contributors to sport at our annual awards celebration, held every March.

Today our work reaches far beyond the awards stage. Through scholarships, mentorship, and ambassador-led clinics that bring collegiate athletes into Title I schools, we are working to open doors for girls to discover the power of sport.

When girls play, they gain more than skills. They gain confidence, stimulation to live a healthy life mentally, physically, and emotionally and the skills to be a leader within their community.

Sportswomen of Colorado

Promote. Honor. Empower.