Women's tennis earned three Power 5 victories before the shutdown, and went 7-0 at the Denver Tennis Park. Women's gymnastics team places second at AIAW nationals. Former Pioneer Jessica Lopez was inducted into the Colorado Sportswomen Hall of Fame. Minnesota's 100m and Hammer Groups Ranked No. Sam Garza made the U.S. U-20 National Team, which qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup. The women finished 37th at the NCAA National Championship, led by freshman Bailey Andison's 10th-place finish in the 400 IM and 14th-place finish in the 200 IM. Find your graduate program representative and schedule a visit. Women's swimming team takes Intermountain Swimming League crown. The seventh annual banquet for the Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony was on held October 16, 2003, in Hamilton Gymnasium of the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness. Skier Willis Olson wins NCAA ski-jumping individual championship. Women's tennis team hosts AIAW Small College nationals and finishes 11th in nation. 38 in the National Collegiate Scouting Collegiate Division 1 Power Rankings. Women's golfer Sara Silva and men's tennis player Magnus Ramfelt each won the Sun Belt Conference Sportsmanship Award. Swimmers Neil Anderson (100 & 200 freestyle) and Yoram Kochavy (200 individual medley) win NAlA individual titles. Women's swimming team takes Intermountain Swimming League title. Christian Bowers was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America 2003 Academic All-District VII Men's Soccer Team. Men's lacrosse won its first-ever NCAA National Championship. Skiers Aarne Valkama, Harald Bjerke and Erik Jansen gamer All-American honors. Catcher Jim Elliot, DU's career home runs leader, is named to the NAIA All-American first team. University of Denver sports news and features, including conference, nickname, location and official social media handles. Ralph Woods embarks on two-year stint as men's basketball coach. Head women's golf coach Sammie Chergo was named the conference Coach of the Year. Our student and faculty researchers are blazing trails, and the world is taking notice. DU wins WCHA playoff championship with 3-1 win over Colorado College. Men's lacrosse returned to NCAA Championship Weekend where Cameron Flint became the program's first Division I First Team All-American. Women's Indoor Track & Field - Coaching Staff. Lacrosse player Mike Law ties a school record with 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in a win over Colorado College. Men's swimming and diving took 22nd at the 2018 NCAA Championships, the program's top finish since 1962. Five skiers - Al Vincelette, Oddvar Ronnestad, Clarence Servold, Mauritz Sonberg and Ted Farwell- receive AII-American honors. Men's soccer was ranked No. Men's soccer won both the Summit League regular season and tournament titles, and reached the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament after a 1-0 victory over Grand Canyon. The department also boasts 521 All-Americans, more than 1,400 All-Conference award winners and 57 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Sue Pringle becomes women's field hockey coach. Women's swimming and diving won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and finished 34th at the NCAA National Championships, earning the program's first points at the Division I National Championships. Colorado Cross Country and Track & Field Recruiting Standards 2023 Colorado Cross Country and Track & Field Recruiting Standards * 2022-23 Men Women * estimated using performance data from current and recent Colorado athletes Want to compete for Colorado? Two skiers - Clarence Servold (nordic, indi- vidual cross country) and Oddvar Ronnestad (jumping) - win NCAA individual championships. Head Swimming Coach Jim Henry was named the Sun Belt Conference Male Coach of the Year and head diving coach Jeff Carter was named the SBC Male Diving Coach of the Year, while freshman Aaron Feight took home the SBC Male Diver of the Year award. Stephanie Sherlock was named a Duramed NGCA All-America Honorable Mention after she finished tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships, the best finish for an individual in school history. Maempel also made the ESPN Academic All-American Team in 2010. DU sanctions first women's varsity programs - basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, skiing and tennis. Learn about our brand new Kennedy Mountain Campus and explore the ways it contributes to our Four-Dimensional Experience. The University of Denver inducted four individuals and the 1960-61 hockey team into its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2004. Swimmer Carol Doyas captures AlAW title in the 100 butterfly. Michael Bradac becomes DU's first NCAA Division II swimming All-American. At an international level, former University of Denver men's skier Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen led the Pioneers' representatives at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, winning all four of his match-ups to take Team Norway to a spot on the podium with a bronze medal in the debut of the Alpine Skiing Team Event. Dana Young, Geoff's wife, stepped in to coach the women's team. Track star and future Olympic gold medalist Jerome Riffle wins broad jump at Kansas Relays, Drake Relays and West Coast Relays. Women's soccer won its fourth Summit League regular season crown, taking the title in head coach Jeff Hooker's 600th career match. Skiers taking home All-American honors are Kristina Andersson, Lisbeth Johnsen, Vidar Lofshus, Roberta Pergher, Erik Roland, Narcisa Sehovic and Geir Skari. Lacrosse player Todd Dickson sets a single- season record for goals (57). Women's lacrosse team participates in its first season of varsity competition. Harry Hollines named to All-American basketball team for the second straight year. Charles Wingender comes back to coach basketball team for a third time. Director of Skiing Operations and head alpine coach Kurt Smitz announced his retirement in April, leaving a legacy of four team national championships, 21 individual national titles, and 89 All-America finishes in 14 seasons. Diving coach Aaron D'Addario was named Diving Coach of the Year. Senior men's basketball player Brett Starkey, senior women's skier Karin Camenisch and senior women's golfer Sara Silva were each awarded NCAA postgraduate scholarships for student-athletes. The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement for all Division I sports teams. Peik Christiansen wins an NCAA individual ski title in the slalom category. Track & Field (O) M Men W Women. Pioneers place third in the NCAA hockey tournament by defeating Boston University 4-3. Discover the Pioneer heritage of success, fromindividual achievementsto school accomplishments. Jeff Wulbrun hired as Denver's 33rd head men's basketball coach. Full Bio. Men's basketball defeated Wyoming, 69-64 in front of a record-breaking crowd of 7,186 in Magness Arena, making the fourth annual PACK THE HOUSE game the first basketball sellout in Magness Arena history. Dennis McCoy wins NCAA individual ski titles in the slalom and alpine categories. The women's golf team won the school's first-ever Sun Belt Conference Golf Championship and head women's golf coach Sammie Chergo was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the year for the first time. Men's and women's golf sweep Summit League Championships and qualify for NCAA Tournament. Skier Otto Tschudi wins an unprecedented three NCAA individual championships (slalom, alpine and downhill) while Ole Ivar Hansen wins his second straight individual crown (individual cross country). The ski team wins the NCAA Division National Title, its 15th title in history, first since 1971, The men's nordic ski squad completes 1-2-3 sweeps of both events at the NCAA Championship meet. Denver's conferences later canceled their championships and the remainder of the regular season. The game attracts the largest crowd ever to witness a college hockey game in Colorado - 16,061 at McNichols Sports Arena. Oct. -Football team defeats Colorado School of Mines 27- 7 in official dedication game at DU Stadium. Antje Maempel became just the second skier in NCAA history to sweep the individual national championship in women's classical and freestyle in consecutive seasons. Pioneers win second straight NCAA championship by handing St. Lawrence a 12-2 loss. Chuck Ellis takes over as women's volleyball coach. 11 A.M. MT. Head coach Jeff Hooker was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and led the Pioneers to the best record in school history (16-3-2). Men's soccer program switches from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II/NAIA affiliation. Three skiers -Henning Arstal, Al Vincelette and Harald Riiber -named to the All-American team. DU initiates varsity women's swimming program; Marcia Middel named head coach. Chad Ashton reassumes head coaching reins of men's soccer program. . Peder Pytte takes over as men's soccer coach. Skiers Al Vincelette (jumping) and Harald Riiber (nordic) take NCAA individual titles. Adam Esslinger and Clyde "Cac" Hubbard serve as football co-coaches. At the heart of Eugene's successful bid for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, Hayward Field looms as one of the world's most famous venues. Men's tennis junior standout Adam Holmstrom, who led the team with a school-record 32-6 singles record became DU's first men's tennis player to earn All-American in Division I when he earned a top 16 seed at the NCAA National Singles Championships. Title. Hide/Show Additional Information For Mines Twilight - February 19, 2022. DU skiers Dennis McCoy and Georg Krog are named All-Americans. Denver places third at NCAA hockey tournament. Women's golf set a program record for stroke average in a season at 296.06 en-route to the Pioneers best finish at an NCAA Regional since 2010 (12th). Women's field hockey team wins AIAW Region 7 title. Dr. M. Dianne Murphy, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Denver, was elected chair of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Issues Committee. Men's lacrosse goes 9-1 in the double round robin BIG EAST regular season to claim the conference regular season title; Pioneers fall in NCAA First Round to Loyola. Men's and women's swimming and diving claim their fourth-straight Summit League Championships and finished 30th at the NCAA National Championship, the highest for the men's team since 2009. The gymnastics team made school history by qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season, where DU finished 12th in the nation. Head coach George Gwozdecky earned WCHA and National Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Pioneers to their fifth 30-win season in school history. Dan Garcia takes over as women's gymnastics coach. Steve Swanson named women's tennis coach. Denver wins WCHA regular season championship. The University of Denver athletics department set a school-record with its 73rd-place finish - the second-highest among Front Range programs, and the best in the Sun Belt Conference - to finish with 214.15 points in the 2003 edition of the NACDA Directors' Cup. Jon Terje Overland wins NCAA skiing individual title in downhill. A 2015 alumna, Corea was named the WAC Swimmer of the Year in 2013. Men's basketball recorded 22 wins, then the most single-season wins in the program's Division I history (later matched in the 2012-13 season). View All Latest Videos . Hockey team advances to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in five years. Women's tennis player Jane Farquhar named NCAA Division II All-American. Jerrie McGahan named women's volleyball coach. HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Freedom High School in 2022. Men's lacrosse program regains varsity status. Men's basketball team advances to NCAA Division II Tournament. Men's ski team repeats as NCAA champions. For the second-straight season, Moriah Martin qualified for the NCAA National Championships where she became DU's fifth All-American (first team on vault) and was the fifth Pioneer gymnast to advance to an Event Finals (vault). Clyde "Cac" Hubbard named football coach. The men's golf team earned its first-ever appearance in NCAA Regionals. Earlier in this Olympics, Haugen finished eighth with a time of 2:20.23 in the men's Giant Slalom and 13, Former Pioneers, Erik Read and Trevor Philp, competed for Canada inOlympic Games. Volleyball won the Summit League Tournament for the third-straight season and earned a share of the regular-season title while securing the team's third-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. University of Colorado Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sports Men's Sports Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Skiing Track and Field Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Lacrosse Skiing Soccer Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Tickets General Manage My Account Buy Tickets CU Students Feedback StubHub: Buy or Sell CU Tickets Sports Samantha Corea became the program's second two-time All-American and led the women's team to a program-best 28th finish at the NCAA National Championship. Deanna Blood named women's lacrosse coach. Education: M.A Sport and Performance Psychology- The University of Denver 2022. DU takes WCHA regular season champion- ship. DU men's gymnastics team finishes seventh at the NCAA championships. With opportunities to participate in research and internships as well as robust service learning and study abroad traditions, a DU education takes you beyond the lecture hall walls. Triathlon competes as three individuals in program's first ever competition, the Claremont Challenge on March 6. Women's tennis team wins Continental Divide Conference championship. DU defeats Colorado College 6-1, captures WCHA playoff crown. Men's swimming team participates in its inaugural season. April Gerard becomes first women's skier to receive All-American honors. DU inducted six individuals including Chancellor Emeritus Daniel L. Ritchie into its Athletics Hall of Fame Class 2005 this afternoon in a ceremony held at the Daniel L. Ritchie Wellness Center. Skiers Atle Hovi, Bernie Lafleur, Erik Roland and Narcisa Sehovic garner All-American citations. Wrestlers compile an undefeated record in their first year of competition under coach Granville Johnson. Feb 25 (Fri) 9 a.m. RMAC Indoor Championships. No. Men's ski team once again wins NCAA title. Ed Zemrau named first-team hockey All-American. The women's tennis team captured its second SBC championship, advanced to its second NCAA Tournament, won its first NCAA Tournament match and set a school-record with its 23 victories. Behind nine All-America performances, skiing finished third at the 2022 NCAA Skiing Championships, led by National Women's Alpine Skier of the Year and Women's Slalom National Champion Katie Hensien. Men's and women's swimming and diving assistant Barbara Perkins was named the programs first head coach. Marty Fletcher takes over as men's basketball coach. Henry Buckingham takes over as football coach. Rob Oertel assumes women's tennis coaching duties on an interim basis. For the first time since 2005, the Pioneers advanced to the Frozen Four, led by Second Team All-American Will Butcher. "This is a very special moment for our team," said head coach Liza Kelly. Art Quinlan becomes men's basketball coach. The official Track and Field page for the University of South Dakota Coyotes. DU reinstates men's and women's skiing as varsity sports; Kurt Smitz named head coach. DU men's ski team wins first of 14 NCAA titles. Gophers Set for the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson. Bernie Barras named women's basketball coach. The ski team won its 20th NCAA Championship. Men's soccer program joins Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Denver Pioneers landed 62 student-athletes on the 2004-05 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List, including 13 from women's swimming & diving, 12 from men's swimming & diving and 10 from women's soccer. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Men's basketball team accepts a bid to the National Invitational Tournament; Pioneers suffer 90-81 first-round loss to New York University. After a 15-0-3 record in the regular season, the team won its third-straight Summit League title and hosted its first-ever NCAA Tournament game, winning and advancing to the second round. Women's gymnastics team places second at AlAW nationals. Filter. Denver earned a national seed for the third time in the last four years and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 35 in the national rankings. The Denver ski team successfully defended its national title, winning its third straight crown - and NCAA-record 17th in history. Men's soccer players Bob Wagenhoffer and Peter Howard become the school's first soccer All-Americans. Jim Wiste and Keith Magnuson named to hockey All-American first team. In its first full official season as a program, triathlon finished fourth at the 2022 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships. The Pioneers defeat San Jose State 2-1 in the second round before falling to UCLA 3-1. As impressive as the success is for DU on the field, its continued success in the classroom is also remarkable. Denver's coaches' swept the national awards and five Pioneers earned All-America honors. The ski team fell short of a repeat national championship but did crown its 65th individual national champion when sophomore John Stene won the 10K Classical race in Steamboat Springs. Men's golf team wins last of four straight Rocky Mountain Conference titles. An All-American in athletics and academics, Corea left DU with eight school records. Women's swimming and diving claims Summit League Championship, the program's eighth-straight Summit League title. Denver men's basketball team qualifies for NCAA Division II Tournament. Sophomore Denver, Colo. George Washington. Pioneers dump Minnesota-Duluth 9-3, claim WCHA playoff crown. Cecelia-Hagen Larsen captured the individual national title in the slalom and Nine of Denver's 12 skiers earned a total of 15 All-America honors. 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