Seven Colorado sports athletes were nominated for ESPYs award on Thursday, giving the Centennial state great representation among the best athletes in the world.

Three players from Denver’s pro sports franchises have an athlete nominated for an ESPY. Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (Best NHL player), Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (Best NBA player) and Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II (Best NFL player) were nominated.

The other athletes nominated for an ESPY include FIS Word Cup ski racing skier Lindsey Vonn and Avalanche center Gabriel Landeskog and USWNT/Chicago Red Stars forward Mallory Swanson, all were nominated for Best Comeback Athlete, former Colorado football dual-threat cornerback/running back Travis Hunter for Best College Athlete – Men’s Sports.

Winners in all 22 categories will be revealed July 16 at 6 p.m. on ABC and ESPN+ from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Shane Gillis is the host.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

BEST NBA PLAYER

Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder

Nikola Jokić – Nuggets

Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics

BEST NHL PLAYER

Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers,

Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets

Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning

Cale Makar – Avalanche

BEST NFL PLAYER

Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills

Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles

Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens

Patrick Surtain II – Broncos

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS

Cooper Flagg – Duke basketball

Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State wrestling

Travis Hunter – Colorado football

CJ Kirst – Cornell lacrosse

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE

Gabe Landeskog – Avalanche

Suni Lee – Gymnast

Mallory Swanson – USWNT/Chicago Red Stars

Lindsey Vonn – Skiing

BEST ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS

Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills

Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers

BEST ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS

Simone Biles – Gymnast

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track & Field

Gabby Thomas – Track & Field

A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

Cooper Flagg – Duke men’s basketball

Chloe Humphrey – North Carolina women’s lacrosse

Ilona Maher – Rugby

Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

Geno Auriemma – UConn Huskies

Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever

Kevin Durant – Olympic basketball

Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics women’s all-around

Stephen Curry – U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team

Freddie Freeman – LA Dodgers – World Series MVP

Rory McIlroy – Wins first Masters title, completing career Grand Slam

BEST PLAY

Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (11/3/24)

Tyrese Haliburton Calls Game!!! – Game 1, NBA Finals (6/5/25)

Sabrina Ionescu Logo 3 Game Winner – Game 3, WNBA Finals

Trinity Rodman with the overtime Goal to send USWNT to the semifinals – 2024 Olympics

BEST TEAM

Florida Panthers – NHL

Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB

New York Liberty – WNBA

Ohio State Buckeyes – NCAA football

Oklahoma City Thunder – NBA

Philadelphia Eagles – NFL

North Carolina Tarheels – NCAA Women’s Lacrosse

United States Women’s National Team – Soccer

University of Connecticut Huskies – Women’s basketball

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS

Olivia Babcock – University of Pittsburgh volleyball

Kate Faasse – North Carolina soccer

Gretchen Walsh – Virginia swimming

JuJu Watkins – USC basketball

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY

Noah Elliott – Snowboard

Ezra Frech – Track & Field

Tatyana McFadden – Track & Field

Grace Norman – Paratriathlete

BEST MLB PLAYER

Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers

Aaron Judge – New York Yankees

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers

Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers

BEST WNBA PLAYER

Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever

Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx

Breanna Stewart – New York Liberty

A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces

BEST DRIVER

Joey Logano – NASCAR

Álex Palou – IndyCar

Oscar Piastri – F1

Max Verstappen – F1

BEST UFC FIGHTER

Dricus Du Plessis

Merab Dvalishvili

Kayla Harrison

Islam Makhachev

BEST BOXER

Naoya Inoue

Claressa Shields

Katie Taylor

Oleksandr Usyk

BEST SOCCER PLAYER

Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona/Spain

Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US

Alexia Putellas – FC Barcelona/Spain

Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona/Spain

BEST GOLFER

Nelly Korda

Rory Mcllroy

Scottie Scheffler

Maja Stark

BEST TENNIS PLAYER

Carlos Alcaraz

Coco Gauff

Aryna Sabalenka

Jannik Sinner