Two DU gymnasts are advancing to this year’s NCCA national championships in Lincoln, Neb., April 16–April 18. Senior Jessica López and junior Kelley Hennigan will compete in the all-around competition. López placed first at the regional meet in the all-around competition and earned All-American honors while Hennigan came in seventh. […]

Blake Worsley saved his best for last. A senior on the DU men’s swim team, Worsley closed out his collegiate career with three personal best times at the NCAA swimming and diving championships at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. “It was great moment for me. It’s been something […]

No. 2 seed Denver (22-10-5) plays No. 3 seed Wisconsin (19-15-4) in the semifinals at the 2009 Red Baron WCHA Final Five on Friday, March 20. Puck drop is set for 1:07 p.m. MT at the Xcel Energy Center. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Net North and […]

University of Denver women’s Nordic skier Antje Maempel (Stuelzerbach, Germany) won her second NCAA individual championship with a victory in the 15K freestyle on Saturday, leading the Pioneers to their second-straight NCAA Championships and record 20th team title overall. After entering the day with three teams within three points, Denver […]

If DU basketball wasn’t already hot, it got considerably warmer March 3 with the announcement of Sun Belt Conference honors for starting forwards on the men’s and women’s teams. Kaetlyn Murdoch of Temple, Texas, was named conference Freshman of the Year and Nate Rohnert of Parker, Colo., was selected to […]

The University of Denver men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams turned in one of their best performances in program history during the 2009 Sun Belt Conference Championships this past weekend at the Centennial SportsPlex/Tracy Caulkins Pool in Nashville, Tenn. The men’s team captured its first-ever Sun Belt Conference (SBC) […]

Sportswomen of Colorado has named University of Denver women’s golfer Stephanie Sherlock and gymnast Jessica López as Colorado Sportswomen of the Year in their respective sports for their efforts during the 2008 season. Selected as an NCAA All-American in 2008, Sherlock led the team in scoring average (73.82) and posted […]

You could say Nate Rohnert is a junior and a senior. At the ripe old age of 21, Rohnert is the oldest player on the Pioneers‘ basketball team — clearly senior status. Academically, he’s a junior, one of only two on the team, which has no seniors. That makes the […]

When Keri Herman (BSBA ’05) started college at DU she intended to use her finance and marketing degree in the ski industry. But even before graduation it became apparent that her aptitude for big air could lead to big rewards. Herman learned to ski at an early age but spent […]

University of Denver alpine skier John Buchar was named the 2008 Colorado Male College Athlete-of-the-Year, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame announced this week. Buchar will be honored at the 2009 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame banquet on April 14 at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel. Additionally, former DU […]

Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Nastia Liukin will be DU’s guest of honor at the Pioneers gymnastics team competition on Jan. 10 against Nebraska. The special appearance by Liukin highlights DU’s annual alumni competition and is the Pioneers’ first home meet of the season. The meet begins at 6 p.m. in […]

If you’re at a University of Denver hockey game and you happen to take notice of Pioneers’ forward and scoring machine Tyler Bozak, join the crowd. The sophomore standout has attracted numerous scouts, and rumors are flying around faster than a hard-slammed puck that he’ll be leaving DU for the […]

Tim Hola has been teaching a 6 a.m. spin class every Friday at the University of Denver for five years. But that’s just for fun. Hola also competes internationally in Iron Man competitions for Team Timex (his best race was in 2006 when he finished 43rd overall and fifth among […]

Something’s going on under the water in the pool at the El Pomar Natatorium. Above the water, it all looks rather fun—competitive, yes—but definitely fun. Beneath the surface, though, is a lot of kicking, scratching, holding, poking and even pulling on swimsuits. Above the water a whistle pierces the humid […]

David Carle is glad this story isn’t an obituary — more specifically, his obituary. It easily could have been. Carle, a freshman at the University of Denver, was a top recruit and scholarship recipient to play hockey for the Pioneers this fall. But this summer doctors at the Mayo Clinic in […]