AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association’s member schools had another successful year in 2025-26. CHSAA crowned 127 team champions across its 34 sports and activities, with 74 different schools claiming at least one title and 27 schools winning multiple championships.
Cherry Creek led all schools with six team championships, while Niwot won five and Lutheran, The Classical Academy, University and Valor Christian each won four.
Among this year’s state champions, there were 53 programs that repeated as state champions, while 34 individual programs that won state titles in a given sport or activity for the first time ever. Both of the boys volleyball state champions – Grandview (5A) and Lutheran (4A) – were first-time winners, while three of the four boys and girls golf champions brought home the championship trophy for the first time; in boys golf, Cherokee Trail won 5A, Mead won 4A and Swink won 2A, while Ponderosa (4A), Timnath (3A) and Resurrection Christian (2A) won on the girls side. Resurrection Christian also claimed its first spirit title, winning 3A cheer, while Arapahoe won 4A/5A gameday cheer for the first time.
Three of the four skiing champions were first time winners in the respective discipline, which started a year ago, with Summit sweeping the boys alpine and nordic titles, and also the girls alpine championship.
In baseball, Pueblo County (4A) and Flatirons Academy (1A) each won its first title, and in boys basketball, Rock Canyon (6A) and Strasburg (3A) captured its first titles, while Salida (3A) won its first girls basketball championship.
There were three first-time track and field team champions, with Coal Ridge (3A) and McClave (1A) winning titles on the boys side, and Mountain Vista (5A) on the girls side. Ridgway (2A) also took home its first gold trophy in girls cross country.
Girls swimming crowned Broomfield (4A) and Kent Denver (3A) champions for the first time, while Broomfield also captured its first softball title, doing so in 5A. In esports, Bear Creek (Rocket League) and ThunderRidge (Mario Kart) picked up an esports title for the first time, while Highland (2A) won its first wrestling title, The Classical Academy (4A) its first flag football championship and Dakota Ridge (4A) its first football crown. Colorado Academy (3A) rallied for its first girls tennis championship, Pine Creek (4A) its first ice hockey title, Cañon City its first jazz music championship and in unified bowling, Lakewood claimed its first state championship.
In addition, personalized, personal state champion or runner-up trophies are still available for purchase.
2025-2026 State Champions
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| Boys Basketball |
| 6A: Rock Canyon (First overall) |
| 5A: Lutheran (Fifth overall, first since 2021) |
| 4A: Kent Denver (Third overall, second-straight) |
| 3A: Strasburg (First overall) |
| 2A: Simla (Fourth overall, second-straight) |
| 1A: McClave (Fourth overall, second-straight) |
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| Girls Basketball |
| 6A: Highlands Ranch (Eighth overall, first since 2011) |
| 5A: Lutheran (Sixth overall, first since 2016) |
| 4A: Holy Family (Eighth overall, first since 2023) |
| 3A: Salida (First overall) |
| 2A: Simla (Third overall, first since 2011) |
| 1A: McClave (Sixth overall, second-straight) |
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| Girls Cross Country |
| 5A: Niwot (Seventh overall, seventh in eight years, first in 5A) |
| 4A: Timnath (Second overall, second-straight) |
| 3A: The Classical Academy (17th overall, third-straight) |
| 2A: Ridgway (First overall) |
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| Esports |
| League of Legends: Cherry Creek (Third overall, second League of Legends, first since 2023) |
| Rocket League: Bear Creek (First overall) |
| Splatoon: Mountain Vista (Second overall, second-straight Splatoon) |
| Super Smash Bros: George Washington (Second overall, second-straight Smash Bros) |
| Mario Kart: ThunderRidge (First overall) |
| Unified Mario Kart: Smoky Hill (Second-overall, second-straight Unified) |
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| Field Hockey |
| Unclassified: Cherry Creek (Fourth overall, second-straight) |
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| Football |
| 5A: Cherry Creek (15th overall, second-straight) |
| 4A: Dakota Ridge (First overall) |
| 3A: Pomona (Third overall, first since 2017) |
| 2A: Wellington (Third overall, first since 1953) |
| 1A: Limon (23rd overall, first since 2023) |
| 8-man: Haxtun (10th overall, eighth 8-man, second-straight) |
| 6-man: Idalia (Ninth overall, first since 2010) |
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| Gymnastics |
| 5A: Broomfield (Fifth overall, first since 2022) |
| 4A: Niwot (Eighth overall, second-straight) |
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| Music |
| A Cappella: Cheyenne Mountain (Second overall music title, second-straight a cappella title) |
| Jazz: Cañon City (Third overall music title, first overall jazz title) |
| Show Choir: Cañon City (Second overall music title, second-straight show choir title) |
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| Boys Skiing* |
| Boys Alpine Skiing: Summit (24th overall skiing; first Alpine) |
| Boys Nordic Skiing: Summit (25th overall skiing; first Nordic) |
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| Girls Skiing* |
| Girls Alpine Skiing: Summit (23rd overall skiing; first Alpine) |
| Girls Nordic Skiing: Lake County (sixth overall skiing; second Nordic) |
* – Skiing was split into alpine and nordic for the 2024-25 season
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| Boys Soccer |
| 5A: Regis Jesuit (Fifth overall, first since 1996) |
| 4A: Mullen (Second overall, first since 2011) |
| 3A: Kent Denver (Sixth overall, first since 2019) |
| 2A: Crested Butte (Fifth overall, first since 2023) |
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| Spirit |
| Cheer 5A: Douglas County (Eighth overall spirit title, third overall all-girl cheer title, first since 2022) |
| Cheer 4A: Windsor (Second overall spirit title, second-straight all-girl cheer title) |
| Cheer 3A: Resurrection Christian (First overall) |
| Cheer 2A: Denver Christian (Sixth overall spirit title, fifth-straight all-girl cheer title) |
| Co-Ed Cheer 5A: Castle View (Ninth overall spirit title, third-straight co-ed cheer and fifth in the last six years) |
| Co-Ed Cheer 4A: Coal Ridge (Ninth overall spirit title, second 4A co-ed cheer title, eighth-straight co-ed cheer title) |
| Co-Ed Cheer 2A/3A: DSST: Cedar (Second overall spirit title, second-straight co-ed cheer title) |
| Game Day Cheer 4A/5A: Arapahoe (10th overall spirit title, first game day cheer title, first cheer title since 2009) |
| Game Day Cheer 2A/3A: Arrupe Jesuit (Third overall spirit title, third-straight game day cheer) |
| Game Day Dance: Ralston Valley (Fifth spirit title, second-straight game day dance title) |
| Hip-Hop: Eaglecrest 17th overall spirit title, fifth-straight hip hop title) |
| Jazz: Cherokee Trail (Eighth overall spirit title, second-straight and fifth overall jazz title, fifth in last seven years) |
| Pom 5A: Rock Canyon (12th overall spirit title, third-straight and eighth overall pom title, fifth in last six years) |
| Pom 4A: Roosevelt (Sixth overall spirit title, fifth-straight pom title) |
| Pom 2A/3A: University (Eighth overall spirit title, second-straight and seventh overall pom title, third in the last four years) |
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| Boys Swimming |
| 5A: Cherry Creek (15th overall, third-straight) |
| 4A: Monarch (Second overall, second-straight) |
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| Boys Track |
| 5A: Fort Collins (18th overall, first since 2012) |
| 4A: Niwot (Fourth overall, second-straight) |
| 3A: Coal Ridge (First overall) |
| 2A: Peyton (Fourth overall, first since 2024, third in last four years) |
| 1A: McClave (First overall) |
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| Girls Track |
| 5A: Mountain Vista (First overall) |
| 4A: Niwot (10th overall, seventh-straight) |
| 3A: The Classical Academy (14th overall, third-straight) |
| 2A: Lyons (Sixth overall, first since 2012) |
| 1A: Merino (Fifth overall, first since 2024, third in last four years) |
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| Unified Bowling |
| Unclassified: Lakewood (First overall) |
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| Girls Volleyball |
| 5A: Valor Christian (Fifth overall, fourth-straight) |
| 4A: University (Second overall, first since 2021) |
| 3A: Eaton (11th overall, first since 2020) |
| 2A: Simla (Third overall, first since 1996) |
| 1A: Fleming (Eighth overall, first since 2019) |
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| Boys Wrestling |
| 5A: Pomona (13th overall, eighth straight) |
| 4A: Pueblo East (Fifth overall, second-straight) |
| 3A: Eaton (Fourth overall, first since 2023 and fourth in last seven years) |
| 2A: Highland (First overall) |
