Britt Taylene Hartshorn

University of Colorado Freshman, 6' 4." Center, Lamar, Colo.

[Head Coach Ceal] Barry on Hartshorn: "At 6' 4" Britt has very soft hands and runs the floor well. She will add athleticism to our post game, as she will play center. Britt has good accuracy around the basket and from the free-throw line. I expect her to see a lot of playing time her freshman year."

High School: On the national scene her senior year Hartshorn was named a preseason second-team Street & Smith's All-American, recognized in the publication as one of the top-10 high school players in the nation and was the 21st-ranked prep player in the country as listed in the premier issue of the Women's Basketball Journal. She would support those accolades throughout the season as she was a Naismith Player-of-the-Year finalist (one of 10), a second-team Street & Smith's and Parade All-American and named to USA Today's third-team all-America list. She led Lamar to four consecutive 4A state titles and was the state tournament's most valuable player each year. A four-time all-Pikes Peak League, and all-state pick following her freshman (21-4), sophomore (23-2), junior (25-0) and senior (25-0) campaigns while averaging double doubles (17.9 points, 12.2 rebounds) throughout her career and named All-Colorado in 1996, '97 and '98 as one of the state's top five players. Hartshorn leaves the Lamar program as its record holder in single game points scored, career points and rebounds (1,218 and the state's career blocked shots leader (452 as well as all-time rebounder. In May she was winner of the Rocky Mountain News' Steinmark Athlete-of-the-Year award, presented annually to the top student-athlete in the state. She received the honor just 10 years after current Colorado assistant coach Jen (Tubergen) Warden received it as an athlete at Denver Christian in 1988. Hartshorn was also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at the middle blocker position where she was a four-time all-Pikes Peak League selection and an all-state pick her junior and senior seasons as well as the state tournament's MVP in 1997. Hartshorn chose Colorado over Georgia, Stanford and Tennessee.

Off the Court: Born in Lamar on December 14, 1979, Hartshorn's mother, Beth, is an artist with an in-home studio, and her father, John, owns a financial advising company in Lamar. Her oldest brother, Tyson, is playing in the Toronto Blue Jay's Triple-A system in Florida and another brother, Cody, is a redshirt junior on the Louisiana State baseball team. She is interested in studying broadcast journalism.

[1998-99 Colorado Basketball - The 25th Season]

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Derick S. Hartshorn - ©2008
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