Public secondary school in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States
Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school operated by the Jefferson County School District R-1 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado , United States.[citation needed
Athletics
State championship titles :
Baseball: 1992 (5A)
Boys' ice hockey: 2002, 2006, 2007(5A)
Girls' ice hockey: 2007, 2008, 2009
Boys' basketball: 1944 (B), 1953 (A), 1963 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1991 (5A)
Girls' basketball: 1977 (AAA), 1982 (4A)
Boys' cross country: 1977 (I), 1979, 1981, (I)2007
Girls' cross country: 1981 (I)
Football: 1966 (AAA),[ 2]
Girls' golf: 1991 (team); Amy Root, 1991 (individual)
Girls' gymnastics: 1985 (III)
Softball: 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A), 2013 (4A)
Girls' soccer: 2009, 2010
Girls' swimming: 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A)
Boys' tennis: 1991 (6A)
Boys' track and field: 1942 (B), 1944 (B), 1945 (B), 1946 (B), 1950 (B), 1978 (AAA)
Girls' track and field: 1978 (AAA)
Girls' volleyball: 1987 (4A), 1990 (5A)
Marching band: 1993 (4A), 1996
Winter Percussion: 2004 (PSA), 2013 (PSA), 2016 (PSCA), 2017 (PSCA), 2018(PSCA)
Notable alumni
Don Alley , NFL player[ 3] Annaleigh Ashford , Broadway actress[ 4] Jeff Fosnes , Vanderbilt University basketball player (1972–1976), Golden State Warriors draft pick (1976), two-time NCAA Academic All-American, and Sunkist High School All-American[ 5] Pat Frink , NBA player (Cincinnati Royals )[ 6] Tim Gill , co-founder of Quark, Inc. ; LGBT rights activist,[ 7] Presidential Medal of Freedom winner [ 8] Ray Johnson , football player[ 9] Annie Kunz , Olympic athlete (track and field)[ 10] Terry Kunz , NFL player[ 11] Shayla LaVeaux , adult film actress[ 12] Dave Logan , NFL player; football coach, radio and television host[ 13] Nathan Marquardt , professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC [ 14] Dean Reed , actor, director, singer, and songwriter[ 15] Freddie Steinmark , starting safety on Texas' 1969 national championship team; author of I Play to Win , published after he lost his battle to cancer in 1971[ 16] Don Styron , hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960[citation needed
References
^ a b c "WHEAT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024 .^ Forbes, Brian (2006-09-30). "Wheat Ridge still savors state title team, 40 years later ". Denver Post .
^ Don Alley ^ Bornstein, Lisa (2006-04-15). "'Wicked' role good news for rising Denver actress . Rocky Mountain News .
^ Bluestein, Larry (2006-1-10). "Colorado: Still Churning Out the Talent ". MSLCombines.com .
^ basketball-reference.com profile .^ Kim, Myung Oak and Burt Hubbard (2006-10-23). "For Gill, it's not about the money ". Rocky Mountain News .
^ "Denver's Tim Gill joins Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington in receiving nation's highest civilian honor" . The Colorado Sun . Associated Press. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025 .^ "RAY JOHNSON" . profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015 .^ KUSA Sports (August 4, 2021). "Annie Kunz carrying on family's athletic name" . 9News . ^ Moss, Irv (October 3, 2012). "Colorado Classic: Terry Kunz, former CU Buffs fullback" . Denver Post . Retrieved July 31, 2014 . ^ Al Lewis (February 24, 2006). "Porn star beating on dollars' door" . The Denver Post . Retrieved August 17, 2014 .^ Pleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). "History at A-West runs deep for Logan ". Mile High News .
^ "Fight Night" . Westword . July 5, 2007.^ Harsanyi, David (2006-07-17). "Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis ". Denver Post .
^ "Freddie Joe Steinmark ". The Handbook of Texas Online.
External links
39°45′48″N 105°06′15″W / 39.763323°N 105.104162°W / 39.763323; -105.104162 (Wheat Ridge High School )
CHSAA Jefferson County (2022–24)
