This fall 80 freshmen DU student-athletes are attending workshops designed to help them score not only on the field, but also in the classroom and in life. Student-Athlete Support Services at DU is using messages from Randy Pausch, the charismatic young college professor at Carnegie Mellon University who chronicled his […]
The Pioneer’s men’s and women’s basketball single-game tickets are now on sale and are available at the Ritchie Center Box Office, by phone at 303-871-2336 and online at TicketMaster.com. “We added two home games to our schedule this year because we know it is critical to create a home-court advantage,” head coach […]
Next season, soccer games at DU won’t always be duels in the sun. With construction of a new soccer stadium, night games under lights will replace the mid-day and late afternoon sweat-fests that have deterred scheduling big name opponents and kept crowds small. For men’s coach Bobby Muuss, a new […]
The University of Denver will begin construction this winter on a $6.3 million, 2,000-seat soccer stadium and strength and conditioning complex. The stadium — complete with lights for nighttime games, new grass surface, drainage system and a synthetic, all-weather practice field — is expected to open in time for the […]
When Jeff Hooker began coaching women’s soccer at the University of Denver most of his current players were kicking around in baby cribs. That was 17 years ago — a long time, especially considering Hooker never wanted to be a coach. “I told myself that’s the one thing I wouldn’t […]
When the Pioneers volleyball team plays Oct. 17 and 18, they’ll be playing for more than a win. The team will play at DU’s Hamilton Arena, facing Western Kentucky Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. and Middle Tennessee Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. Their matches will benefit the James Graham Brown […]
University of Denver senior Kyle Christensen has been named one of 30 candidates for the 2008 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in NCAA Division I men’s soccer. The award — presented annually to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in nine sports — focuses on achievement in classroom, character, […]
The Pioneers women’s volleyball team (5-1) defeated the University of Tennessee (3-3) 3-0 to win thePioneer Classic hosted by DU at Hamilton Gymnasium Sept. 6 in front of more than 400 fans. The Pioneers swept the Lady Volunteers in three straight sets (25-22, 25-16, 25-18) to stretch their unbeaten streak […]
With a national championship, seven conference titles, eight coaches of the year, 13 All-Americans and a record 12 of the University’s 17 intercollegiate teams competing in the NCAA post-season, the Pioneers’ phenomenal 2007–08 season will be a tough act to follow. But with true pioneering spirit, DU aims to try. […]
The Pioneers men’s and women’s basketball teams will face some of the nation’s top squads when they hit the court this fall. The men’s basketball team will host regional rivals Colorado State and Northern Colorado as well as 2008 NCAA Tournament participants South Alabama and Western Kentucky. The women’s team […]
University of Denver senior Jessica López, the first DU gymnast to ever compete in the Olympic Games, competed Aug. 10 in the women’s qualification of the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished 43rd in the all-around with a score of 56.175. López needed to finish in the top 24 to move […]
DU student-athlete Jessica López is in Beijing, readying herself for the biggest competition of her life — the 2008 summer Olympics. López, a gymnast from Caracas, Venezuela, has already achieved many honors: She’s a three-time All-American and a three-time Venezuelan national champion on the floor and two-time national champion on […]
For the first time, a team of Pioneers alumni won a gold medal at Snoopy’s Senior World Hockey Tournament in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Pioneers won the 60–64 “Marcie” division July 20 by defeating the University of Michigan Wolverines in the championship. This year, 56 teams competed in the annual […]
A new Sports Illustrated ranking has lauded the University of Denver for having one of the top collegiate athletic programs in the country for 2007–08. DU was tied with Wisconsin for 23rd among the top 25 athletics programs of the 330 Division I schools in the country. The rankings were published […]
Former University of Denver goaltender Peter Mannino (BSBA ’08) has signed a one year two-way free agent contract with the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mannino is expected to make his professional debut next season for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the […]