Hall of Honor
Information as of 2004: Tonya Stites' high school awards at Cedaredge High School are numerous. She was honored by receiving the Outstanding Overall Senior Athlete Award. She also received the CHS Senior Athletic Award in basketball and in volleyball. Tonya was named All Conference in basketball three years and in volleyball two years. She was selected to the All State First Team in basketball and volleyball her senior year. She received the Rotary Club's Youth Merit Award, the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, the US Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete Award; the Board of Education Outstanding Achievement Award and was named Outstanding Junior Girl. Tonya entered Mesa State College in 1990 and had a stellar athletic and academic college career. In 1992 her accomplishments included NAIA Honorable Mention; NAIA District VII Player of the Year; First Team All Conference; Conference Scholar-Athlete; Most Valuable Player at California State tournament. In 1993 she was selected First Team All Conference; Denver Post Colorado Small College Player of the Year; RMAC Scholar-Athlete, and Most Valuable Player at Cal Poly Tournament. Tonya's accomplishments in 1994 included: RMAC scholar-athlete, NCAA Division II All-American First Team; Conference Scholar-Athlete; Division II All-District VII; Sportswomen of Colorado Award for Basketball; RMAC Player of the Year; NCAA Division II Academic All-American First Team; Division II Academic All-District VII; and NCAA Division II All-American Honorable Mention. Tonya was the only player to lead the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in scoring and rebounding for three consecutive seasons. Her jersey was retired in January 1995. In addition to the conference and national awards listed above, Tonya was on Mesa State's Dean's List seven times and the President's List two times. While at Mesa she received the Robert J. Quimby Award, the Max Krey Scholarship, the William Foster Award, the State of Colorado Congress Award of Outstanding Achievement, and was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta (Historical Honor Society) and Phi Beta Lambda (Business Society). After graduating Cum Laude from Mesa State in 1994, Tonya taught at Central High School during the 1995-96 year. She then moved to Eckert where she is in her eighth year teaching history at Delta High School.
