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Sports Briefs – Summer 2016
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Hat tricks in one BuffsÌýlacrosse game by DarbyÌýKiernan (±õ²Ô³Ù´¡´Ú’18), CaliÌýCastagnola (Mktg’17)Ìýand Sarah LautmanÌý(ChemEngr’16) versusÌýMichigan.
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feet Height of Dallas Walton,Ìýwho signed a NationalÌýLetter of Intent to playÌýbasketball for the BuffsÌýnext year.
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Solar panels on the roofÌýof CU’s Indoor PracticeÌýFacility.
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Year Ceal Barry was anÌýassistant coach for theÌýgold-medal-winningÌýU.S. Olympic Women’sÌýBasketball team.
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Years Irv Brown, formerÌýCU baseball coach andÌýassistant football coach,Ìýspent on Denver radioÌýbefore retiring in April.Ìý
Coaches: Coming and GoingÌý
Linda Lappe (Mktg’02) stepped down as women’sÌýbasketball coach after six seasons. The Buffs mostÌýrecently went 7-23 (2-16 in the Pac-12). Overall CU wasÌý105-92 under Lappe, with one NCAA TournamentÌýappearance. JR Payne of Santa Clara University wasÌýnamed coach. Santa Clara was 23-9 last season.Ìý
Rodney Billups left CU men’s basketball toÌýbecome head coach at his alma mater, the UniversityÌýof Denver. Bill Grier, a former head coach at SanÌýDiego, succeeds him.Ìý
The football team also has some new faces, and familiarÌýones in new roles. Former CU quarterback DarianÌýHagan (Soc’01) was named running backs coach.ÌýKlayton Adams will manage the offensive line, and GaryÌýBernardi will oversee tight ends and fullbacks.Ìý
Nikki Marshall (Soc’10) joined women’s soccer asÌýa volunteer assistant coach. She played four seasons atÌýCU (2006-09), scoring 42 goals. She holds CU recordsÌýfor goals and points –– as well as shot attempts (261),Ìýgame-winning goals (18) and goals per game (0.49).
Stroem SweepsÌý
In March, juniorÌýMads StroemÌý(Econ, Fin’17)Ìýbecame the sixthÌýBuff skier to winÌýboth Nordic titlesÌýat the NCAAÌýChampionships.ÌýHe won the men’sÌý10K freestyle raceÌýin 22 minutes, 6.8 seconds and the 20K classical race.Ìý
The Buffs finished second to DU in the teamÌýstandings, failing to repeat as national champions. ButÌýa historical trend may favor CU next year: The BuffsÌýhave won the championship in all three odd years ofÌýthe decade so far (2011, 2013, 2015), and each of thoseÌýcompetitions was in New England. In 2017 the NCAAÌýChampionships take place in Franconia, N.H.
Buff BitsÌý
CU men’s basketball heads to New York in NovemberÌýto play in the 2016 Legends Classic, a tournamentÌýthat also includes Texas, Notre Dame and Northwestern,Ìýand culminates at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. … CUÌýand Georgia Tech, which split the 1990 national footballÌýchampionship in the polls but have never met on theÌýfield, will play a home-and-home series. The first game isÌýscheduled for 2025 at CU; the second for 2026 in Atlanta.ÌýCU Coach MacIntyre is a Georgia Tech alum who lettered twice as a free safety and punt returner for the Yellow Jackets.Ìý… Basketball forward Josh Scott (Soc’16) was namedÌýto the 2016 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team and forwardÌýWesley Gordon (Anth’17) earned an honorable mention.ÌýOn the women’s side, point guard Kennedy LeonardÌý(A&S’19) was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.Ìý