The University of Denver women’s golf team will take part in the NCAA west regional in Auburn, Wash., from May 5–7. “We are extremely excited to be chosen to take part in the west regional because it is a great field with very competitive teams,” says head coach Sammie Chergo. […]
The University of Denver men’s golf team won the 2011 Club Glove Sun Belt Conference men’s golf championship, held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals in Muscle Shoals, Ala., after the third round was canceled due to severe weather that prevented it from beginning. The winner […]
University of Denver junior gymnast Brianna Springer finished 17th in the all-around competition and freshman Jorie Hall was 35th on the balance beam at the 2011 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships April 15 in Cleveland. Springer finished with a 38.325 in the all-around, scoring a 9.775 on vault, 9.675 on beam, […]
DU has developed an app for Android devices. The app is now available through the Android Market. The app is free and allows access to DU’s online directory, DU Today news updates and links to athletics department and campus programs, including TEDxDU. “We have received many positive comments from the […]
The life of a lacrosse defenseman is a rugged existence. Throughout any match, punishing attackers barrel in at full speed and rock-hard projectiles constantly whiz past your head. Add to the mix a continuous assault of opposing sticks slapping at your arms, wrists, and hands, and it is clear the […]
DU will host the 55th annual Pioneer Hockey Awards Evening on April 22 at the Cable Center. Fans are invited to attend as the Pioneers celebrate their 2010–11 hockey season. A reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and silent auction begins at 6 p.m. and the awards program with dessert begins […]
Steve Schweitzer’s new book, A Fly Fishing Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, (Pixachrome Publishing 2010) is more than a how-to for fly-fishing — the book also is designed as a destination guide. The book covers everything a visiting fly-fisher needs to plan a trip in Rocky Mountain National Park, […]
Freshman Jorie Hall claimed a share of the balance beam title and joined junior Brianna Springer to qualify for the NCAA national championships at the 2011 NCAA North Central Regional Championships at DU’s Magness Arena on April 2. Hall tied with Bekah Gher from Boise State University on the balance […]
The University of Denver will host an NCAA Gymnastics Regional Championship this weekend. The Denver regional, which begins at 6 p.m. on April 2 in DU’s Magness Arena, will feature six teams and six individuals competing for a chance to advance to the NCAA championships on April 15–17 in Cleveland. […]
The University of Denver women’s basketball team was picked to play Brigham Young University in the first round of the women’s National Invitational Tournament on Thursday at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT. “Our goal at the beginning of the season was […]
University of Denver junior Ida Dillingoen of Oslo, Norway, won the individual title in women’s giant slalom and senior Seppi Stiegler of Wilson, Wyo., won the title in men’s giant slalom at the NCAA skiing championships on March 9. Also, freshman Sterling Grant of Amery, Wis., completed an undefeated season in women’s […]
At first, Kyle Ostrow assumed he had unwittingly tweaked an abdominal muscle during practice earlier in the week. Or that perhaps something he ate simply was not agreeing with him. Whatever the case, it never crossed Ostrow’s mind that one of the penultimate road trips against the University for Minnesota […]
Tickets for No. 2 seed Denver vs. No. 11 seed Minnesota State in the first round of the 2011 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) playoffs are currently on sale. The best 2-of-3 series between the Pioneers and Mavericks is set for March 11–13 at Magness Arena. DU, which finished with an overall record […]
Alum David Lucy reflects on his time as the country’s first black collegiate skier.
Ski team scrapbook I read with great interest the last issue of the University of Denver Magazine [winter 2010] that included the picture of the 1946 ski team on page 53. Enclosed are pictures of the 1962 ski team around our 1962 Buick team car, with what I believe is […]