We cheer for our team,
not against the other team.

PONDEROSA ATHLETICS
“PROUD, PRODUCTIVE, PROVEN”

Ponderosa High School offers 21 CHSAA sanctioned sports programs and another 4 club programs.  Ponderosa has a rich tradition in athletics.  Over the last 26 years, Ponderosa has won 20 State Championships and 98 League Championships in various sports.  Our coaching staff has 180 years of combined experience, 42% are teachers in the building and 58% coach at Ponderosa, but work outside the building.

Tim Ottmann, the Athletic Director, has been at Ponderosa for 19 years.  As the former wrestling coach at Ponderosa, Tim was one of the most successful coaches in the state of Colorado and the nation.  His wrestling team’s captured 8 state championships and 14 consecutive league championships prior to his retirement in 2008.  Tim is known around the state as a “coach of coaches”, sharing his knowledge and success tips with coaches at Ponderosa and throughout the state.

Ponderosa’s athletic facilities are among the finest in Colorado.  Our indoor facilities include two full-size gyms, an upper gym which serves as a gymnastics facility and wrestling room, and a fully equipped weight room.  Our outdoor facilities include a baseball field with three separate batting tunnels, three bullpen areas, and a brand new state of the art scoreboard.  In addition, we have two full-size soccer fields, an artificial turf football field that can also be used for soccer and lacrosse, a six lane track, high jump, long jump and pole vault areas, a discus and shot put ring and a softball field with two brand new batting tunnels and bullpen areas.

Our athletes are some of the finest in the state, regularly collecting All-League and All-State honors.  Our athletes also have higher GPA’s, better attendance and fewer discipline problems than those students who don’t participate in athletics.  Many have gotten athletic scholarships and gone onto play sports in Division 1, 2 and 3 programs.  A few have even made it to the professional ranks!