While an athletic trainer at the University of Colorado , Andy Pruitt had a dream of developing a sports medicine center equal to any university or Olympic training facility in the country. This dream was fostered by his experiences as a US Olympic Committee volunteer trainer and two trips to the Olympic Sports Festival. He wanted to make it available to all athletes, of any age and skill.

At the US Olympic Festival in 1986, Andy made history being an athletic trainer for the track and field team, as well as a competitive cyclist. Through this experience he became aware of the vast discrepancy between the sports medical care available to Olympic athletes and that which is available to athletes of all ages and abilities.  His vision fixed, it would take ten years to realize his dream with the opening of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in January 1998. He currently serves as Director of the facility.

Andy began his athletic career in traditional sports - football, basketball, baseball, and track. After losing the lower part of his right leg in a hunting accident at age 14, he searched for other avenues to express his athletic energy, including wrestling and high jumping, eventually earning 12 high school varsity letters.

He attended Drake University and Iowa State , earning a bachelor's of science degree in Anatomy. He began a successful career at the University of Colorado in 1973, becoming Director of Sports Medicine after completing his master's degree. With the passage of Title IX, Andy spearheaded the integration of women's sports medicine care into the University's athletic program.

While at CU, Andy began cycling and skiing. He won a bronze medal for the downhill at the US Disabled Ski Championships in 1978, but found his true passion in cycling. Over a ten-year racing career, he won two National Championships and two World Championships as a disabled rider. He ended his competitive career in Seoul , Korea with a sixth place at the 1988 Paralympics.

By combining his experience as a competitive cyclist and his knowledge of biomechanics at Western Orthopedics in Denver , Andy has become a nationally recognized leader in computerized gait analysis.

Andy has also headed the sports medicine program for the US Cycling Federation, including four World Championships and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta , where he also helped design the medical coverage for the cycling venues on a model he developed as Medical Director of the Tour du Pont.