Incoming recruits William Wrenn and Drew Shore highlighted the University of Denver’s three selections in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on at Bell Centre in Montreal. Wrenn, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Shore, of Denver, were both selected in the second round. Wrenn was selected No. 43 overall by San Jose, […]
The University of Denver capped its second-finest year in NCAA Division I history by finishing No. 54 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced June 29th. The Pioneers sent 11 sports programs to NCAA postseason competition and finished with 396.50 points. DU […]
The University of Denver men’s basketball team will play 16 home games in Magness Arena in 2009–10, DU third-year head coach Joe Scott announced today. This marks the most Division I home games in Denver’s history. “One of our goals since we started here was to develop a challenging schedule […]
Talk about a sweet treat for DU. When the last ball was struck on June 21 at the 93rd Denver City Open tennis tournament, DU was on the winner’s platform in four of the five top events. The surge of Pioneers was lead by Mallory Voelker, this year’s women’s team […]
If Chris Lam, DU’s assistant men’s tennis coach, is looking for work on Monday, blame his backhand and his forehand and his kick serve. And all the parts of his tennis game that pushed him past his boss, men’s head tennis coach Danny Westerman, it the quarterfinals of the prestigious […]
The seven-time NCAA champion DU hockey team will open its 2009-10 season by hosting 2009 NCAA Frozen Four participant Vermont during the 60th anniversary celebration of its program on Oct. 9-10, two-time National Coach of the Year George Gwozdecky announced today. DU will play 11 games against 2009 NCAA Tournament […]
Princeton men’s lacrosse coach Bill Tierney has been named the head men’s lacrosse coach at the University of Denver. “Bill is one of the best coaches of any sport at any level and is highly regarded in collegiate lacrosse. He demands a lot of his student-athletes on the playing field, […]
Karen Morton is leaving the University of Denver, but she’s also leaving her mark. In April, the graduating senior and women’s lacrosse senior midfielder entered her name in the DU record books as the school’s all-time goal scorer — a staggering 188. “Now that I’m finished playing at DU, it’s […]
The No. 13 DU women’s golf team shot an 11-over par 299 to finish in fifth place overall at the 2009 NCAA women’s golf championship at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. DU’s fifth place finish marks the highest finish by a Pioneer women’s golf team at […]
Nick Catanzarite thought his dreams of competitive skiing were over. The 17-year-old from Indiana was spending his junior and senior years of high school in Winter Park, Colo., as part of an intensive program for young ski racers when—in January of 1995—he fell. “I just crashed,” the current DU grad […]
Senior swimmer Blake Worsley and sophomore skier Antje Maempel earned Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, at DU’s 74th annual student-athlete awards banquet May 11 at the Ritchie Center. The celebration honored each of Denver’s 17 intercollegiate sports programs and included awards for Pioneer sportsman and sportswoman of […]
The DU men’s and women’s golf teams will compete in their respective NCAA tournaments this week. The women’s golf team is competing in its eighth consecutive NCAA tournament. This year, they will be taking aim at schools in regional action in Gainesville, Fla., at the Mark Bostick Golf Course. They’ll […]
Two University of Denver sports programs are among nearly 800 Division I sports teams being recognized for top academic performance as part of the NCAA’s academic reform program. Based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR), the DU women’s volleyball team and women’s tennis team have earned NCAA […]
DU student Jordan DeHerrera has been honored as a member of the USA Today 2008 All-USA College Academic Second Team. This marks the seventh consecutive year that DU students have been named to one of the USA Today All-USA College Academic Teams. The All-USA College Academic Team honors full-time undergraduates who excel […]
Sam Garza vividly remembers scoring his very first goal in soccer. “Right after I scored, I just started running all over the field, laughing and jumping and waving my arms,” says Garza, a freshman standout on the DU men’s soccer team. That first goal came not long after he first […]