Also in the winter sports, under the coaching of Anthony Ribuado, the Fountain-Fort Carson's men's basketball team won the first 5A Conference Championship in school history, just after a year of being moved up from 4A to 5A Colorado Springs Metro League. The Trojans would end their season with a 21–4 record. Under head coach Harry Knight, the 2009 / 2010 women's basketball team made it to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history as a 5A competitor after a convincing win over Thunder Ridge, a known powerhouse in Colorado women's basketball. The Lady Trojans finished the season 21–4.