March 2009
Message from Alumni C Club President Frank Bernardi
Dear Buffs, We are closing in our Spring game and the annual We continue to seek your support to help us in any football reunion that follows. We really appreciate the way possible. If you have any thoughts on how we support that we have received regarding our dues can better communicate with you, i.e., current increase. We hated to do it, especially in this releases on your sport or activities of the Athletic economy, but it was necessary if we are to maintain Department, let Bill hear from you. the club at the level to which we have all become As always, we welcome your input regarding all accustomed. aspects of the C Club, so get in touch with Bill This year has been one of “regrouping” in almost if you have any suggestions. every sport. The squads are very young, and are laying the groundwork for very successful seasons GO BUFFS ! next year. Bernardi
Our Athletics Director Has a Few Words for All Our Members
Dear Buffs, We are very excited about our everything from volunteering, attendance at games, future and the fact that we are assisting in the recruiting process to being a strong on the right track, and we advocate within your circle of influence are valuable recognize that people like you, to the program our loyal alumni, allow us to make this claim with great We encourage you to engage with our outstanding confidence. I recognize that our coaching staffs in your respective sport. I believe you department must improve our will find them to be passionate, professional and communication with our former dedicated to attracting the type of student-athlete Mike Bohn athletes. We have begun that we can all be proud of. You offer a special quarterly meetings with the C-Club leadership, and connection to the University that can assist all of our this letter is the beginning of an effort by me to programs, especially those with new coaching staffs. engage with you more effectively and with more consistency. When you are in Boulder, you are always welcome in the Dal Ward Athletic Center. Please drop by and I believe that all of our loyal C-Club members see our new improvements and say hello to our represent the strong tradition and excellence with present players and extended staff members. You will class that have been working to instill in our current be pleased with our progress. student-athletes. Your influence and legacy play an integral role in mentoring our young men and women Thank you for your continued generosity, support who represent our outstanding institution. “Your and interest in our program. Team”, the Colorado Buffaloes, are always looking GO BUFFS ! for your support and involvement. We recognize how Sincere Best Wishes, challenging it is for some of you to financially support Mike Bohn CU athletics during this difficult economy. However, In Memoriam, Eddie Crowder, 1931-2008
2 In Memoriam, Eddie Crowder, 1931-2008 Long time CU football coach and athletics director Barry Switzer, Oklahoma Football Coach (1973-1988) Eddie Crowder passed away on September 9, “I have heard many of the former Oklahoma players 2008. One of the University of Oklahoma’s all-time talk about how much Eddie was like his coach here, great football players (a QB), Eddie was the man Bud Wilkinson. His strengths were his intelligence who reestablished CU on the national stage after and his personality. And of course he was a man of the scandals of the Sonny Grandelius years and very strong character. When you spent time with the ensuing NCAA sanctions. Eddie, regardless of how many times you had been with him, you always left feeling more impressed Crowder passed peacefully with his family by his than you were before. He was just a cut above, a side at Exempla Health Center in nearby Lafayette winner.” after checking into the hospital with respiratory problems. Earlier this decade, he had beaten non- David L. Boren, University of Oklahoma President Hodgkin’s Lymphoma into remission. “Sooners everywhere are deeply saddened by the death of Eddie Crowder. He was one of my Crowder was hired on Jan. 3, 1963 as the personal heroes dating back to my childhood days Colorado’s 17th head football coach, signing a four- and became a good friend and adviser after I year contract at $15,000 per year at the time. On returned to the university as president. He was a July 1, 1965, he also assumed the duties of athletic true gentleman and worthy role model for all Sooner director, succeeding the retiring Harry Carlson.CU athletes.” was 67-49-2 in his 11 seasons as coach, 63-33-2 Larry Zimmer, KOA-Radio: not including his first two seasons when he was The Voice of the Buffaloes (1971-present) rebuilding the program, with a 13-21 record against “I am saddened by the passing of Eddie Crowder. ranked teams and 3-2 mark in bowl games. In When I came to Colorado to be the play by play addition to road wins at No. 9 LSU and No. 6 Ohio announcer of the Buffaloes 37 years ago, from my State in 1971, his CU teams also ended No. 4 Penn first meeting with Eddie, we became friends. He State’s 31-game unbeaten streak in 1970, embraced me and took me into his confidence. He decimated a No. 10 Air Force team 49-19 in 1970, made football fun. But Eddie was more than a and toppled No. 2 Oklahoma in 1972 among other football coach. He could have been a professor in great performances. the English department or the History department. I enjoyed our long conversations about history and Crowder served as athletic director at Colorado for life. I enjoyed his keen sense of humor and was 20 years (1965-84), where he directed three major inspired by his commitment to God.” expansions to Folsom Field, improvements to Balch Fieldhouse, the home of the basketball Buffs since Mike Bohn, CU Athletic Director (2005-present) 1936 before he coordinated all aspects of “We have lost a tremendous leader, coach, mentor development of CU’s Coors Events/Conference and friend. His indelible imprint on CU will always Center (opened in1979), and the integration of be a cornerstone of the athletic program.” women’s athletics into the men’s department in Dan Hawkins, CU Football Coach (2006-present) 1978. “Coach Crowder has been a real blessing in my As an assistant college coach, Crowder served his life. In such a short time he became a great mentor apprenticeship under two of the game’s masters— to me. Coach was a giver of his time, his wisdom, one season (1955) at Army under Red Blaik and insight, and love. He had such a fondness for CU seven seasons (1956-62) at Oklahoma under Bud and Colorado Football, particularly all of his former Wilkinson, his college coach. players.” Bill McCartney, CU Football Coach (1982-94) Following are some tributes on Eddie’s life: “I was an assistant coach that nobody ever heard of. Eddie Crowder saw something in me and gave Keith Jackson, ABC Broadcaster (1954-2006) me a chance. When things didn’t work out right “College football has lost one of the great ones.” away, he stuck with me. I’ll always have a debt of gratitude and a special place in my heart for him.”
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Hall of Fame forget that these times were recorded on cinder tracks, not the lightening-fast surfaces that we have We honored nine great Buffs last fall. Following are today. He was, also, the indoor champ in the 60. Don brief descriptions of each honoree: represented CU and the nation in several international competitions, including the 1951 Pan Don Campbell, Track American Games. He was named one of CU’s 10 greatest athletes in the school’s first 75 years of existence in 1951. He was bidding to compete in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics (he had just missed being named to the ’48 U.S. team by one place, edged out by five inches), and had won the 100-meter dash in an AAU regional, but suffered an injured tendon to end his run. Frank Clarke, Football
■ 1949 Russell Memorial Award as Region’s Top Amateur Athlete ■ 1948 All-American in the 100-yard dash ■ Seven-Time Conference Champion ■ 1951 Pan American Games ■ Awarded the Purple Heart During World War II The Sterling, Colo., native, known as the “Colorado Comet” overcame serious leg and hip injuries ■ First African American Varsity Football Player sustained in World War II to return to school and At CU have a prolific collegiate and amateur career. He was awarded the Purple Heart after taking machine gun ■ All Big 7 Conference Honorable Mention fire to his upper leg during the war. He earned the ■ Fifth Round Draft Pick by Cleveland Browns in prestigious Russell Memorial Award as the region’s 1956 top amateur athlete in 1949. He was an All-American ■ Played 11 NFL Seasons With Browns and in the 100-yard dash in 1948 and considered the top Dallas Cowboys collegiate sprinter of his day, along with being one of the top 10 in the world. One of CU’s first individual The first African-American varsity football player at outdoor champions as a member of the Big Seven Colorado (and the first to letter), joining the Buffaloes Conference, he won the 100- and 200-yard dashes in September 1954 after attending Trinidad (Colo.) in 1949. He recorded one of the first sub 10-second Junior College. He was so popular on campus that times in the 100-yard dash at CU (9.5); he also had he was elected “King” of the annual CU Days festival. career bests of 6.2 in the 60 and 21.0 in the 220. He was, also, one of the first African-Americans to He was the two-time Mountain States Conference play in the old Big 7 Conference. Colorado ran the outdoor champion in both the 100- and 220-yard single-wing during his career, so passing downfield dashes (1946 & 1947), and was the Big 7 was rare, but he led the team both years in receiving Conference champion in both in 1949. And don’t and averaged 26.6 yards for 20 catches in his
4 career, seven of which went for touchdowns. He was ever medal in the women’s 10,000-meter run in the selected by Cleveland in the fifth round of the ’56 world championships, claiming the bronze in Osaka, NFL Draft (61st pick overall, and joined the Browns Japan, in August 2007. Earning her degree in after his senior year at CU; he played three seasons Psychology with a 3.6 grade point, she was a in Cleveland and then eight (1960-67) with the Dallas frequent member of the Dean’s List, an Academic Cowboys. His speed was legendary. He caught 291 All-American, a four-time Academic All-Big 12 team passes for 5,426 yards and 50 touchdowns in 140 member in both cross country and track, and was NFL games. His final game was in the ’67 NFL the recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate scholarship. Championship game against Green Bay and former Kara is married to former Buff and teammate Adam teammate Boyd Dowler in what is known as the “Ice Goucher. Her husband was inducted into CU Hall of Bowl,” won by the Packers, 21-17. Fame in 2006.
Kara Grgas-Wheeler Goucher, Billy Lewis, Basketball/Track & Field Cross Country/Track & Field
■ First African-American Varsity Basketball ■ 2000 NCAA Individual Cross Country Player at CU Champion ■ Three-Time Letterwinner In Basketball ■ 2000 NCAA 3,000 and 5,000 Meter Champion ■ Cleared 6-6 3/4 as a High Jumper ■ Seven-Time All-American ■ Voted Commissioner of the ASUC by the ■ Five-Time Big 12 Conference Champion Student Body ■ 2008 USA Olympian The first African-American varsity basketball player Kara is the most celebrated and acclaimed women’s at Colorado (and the first to letter), enrolling at CU in athlete in CU athletic history... CU’s Female Athlete- September 1956; at that time, freshmen were of-the-Year for both 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the only ineligible to play and he thus made his debut in the repeat or two-time winner in the 24-year history of 1957-58 season. As with his football counterparts, the award. She was, also, CU’s Female Career though treated well in Boulder, he often had to Athletic Achievement Award winner in 2001. She is endure harsh racism on the road in pre-Civil Rights one of just six CU athletes to have won as many as America and thus blazed the trail for all those who three NCAA championships, including the cross would follow him to CU. In 1959, after the basketball country title in 2000 when she led CU to its first season was complete, he decided to come back out national crown. Kara, also, won the 2000 NCAA for track in his specialty, the high jump; he cleared individual crowns in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter 6-6¾ and finished second in the CU Invitational. Just runs, just two days apart at that... a seven-time All- as important, if not more so, were his contributions American (twice in cross country, five times in track) as a student leader, becoming the first African- and an eight-time All-Big 12 performer (three XC, American elected by the student body as five track). She won five Big 12 titles, including the commissioner of the ASUC (Associated Students of 1999 and 2000 cross country crowns... the Colorado the University of Colorado); he led a delegation of Sports Hall of Fame female college athlete of the students and testified on the resolutions against year for 2000. She was the first American woman to discrimination in housing and employment practices
5 and headed the SFHD, Students For Human Dignity, three sports: he was a third round pick by Cleveland two of many causes he championed that helped in the 1976 NFL Draft (65th overall); the Kansas City change CU in a positive way forever. Upon his Kings nabbed him in the ninth round of the ’76 NBA graduation from CU in 1960, Billy clerked for a Draft; and the Cincinnati Reds had drafted him as an Denver judge, and after marrying fellow CU grad infielder and pitcher in the 19th round of baseball’s JoKatherine Holliman (the first African American June draft out of high school. He played in 119 NFL woman on CU’s homecoming court), they relocated games with Cleveland (1976-83) and Denver (1984). to Washington D.C. where he would work for After his NFL career, he settled back home in Colorado senator Peter Dominic in 1963 and 1964 Colorado; he is a high school head coach (Mullen while earning his Juris Doctor of Law degree from HS), and is a longtime participant in the radio sports- Howard University. In ’64, he was recruited by IBM talk scene in Denver. Dave is the radio play-by-play and took a position as the first African-American voice of the Denver Broncos. after several years as corporate attorney at the company’s headquarters in the color analyst. Armonk, N.Y. After retiring from IBM, he then opened a private law practice in Denver. John Stearns, Baseball & Football Dave Logan, Football & Basketball
■ 1973 All-American ■ 1973 NCAA Home Run Leader ■ 1975 First Team All-American (Sporting News) ■ 1972 Big Eight Batting Champion ■ 1974 Playboy Preseason All-American ■ Second Overall Pick by Philadelphia Phillies in ■ Averaged 14.1 Points in 58 Basketball Games 1973 Draft ■ Drafted by Three Professional Leagues (NFL, A first-team All-Big Eight performer as a senior in NBA, MLB) 1972, Stearns was the team’s most valuable player Dave was a first-team All-American as a senior in that same season. Known as “Bad Dude,” he was 1975 as selected by The Sporting News. He was a one of the fiercest hitters in the old Big Eight and Playboy Preseason All-American prior to his junior made a name for himself as one of the more colorful season, the lone Buff to ever make the squad as a players in CU history. He set the career record for non-senior. He caught 68 passes for 1,078 yards in interceptions at Colorado with 16, a number that still his CU career, numbers that both ranked second at stands some 36 years later, with his 18 pass the time of his graduation and remain in the top 20 deflections good for third at the time of his all-time. He led the Buffs in receiving in both 1974 graduation. He pulled off perhaps the “gutsiest” play and 1975. He shared the punting duties as a soph, in school history, when he ran for a 12-yard gain out averaging 35.9 yards per kick, placing 10 of 29 punts of the punt formation, from the Buff 10-yard line no inside-the-20, one of the best percentages in school less, on a 4th-and-9 play with CU nursing a 23-17 history. Dave also returned punts, and led the team lead in the fourth quarter of the ’71 Astro-Bluebonnet in ’73 with a 10.8 average and a touchdown on 16 Bowl versus Houston’ CU went on to win and finish returns. A two-sport star at CU (he also lettered in as the No. 3 team in the nation. In baseball at CU, he basketball, averaging 14.1 points in 58 career put up the most prolific numbers ever by a catcher in games). Possibly the best all-around athlete in CU a Buff uniform, and was the 1972 Big Eight batting history, Logan is one of two to ever be drafted in champion (.492), the 1973 NCAA home run leader
6 (15) and an All-American as a senior in ’73. He was winning throw of 157-1/8 in 1936 his career best and drafted in two sports: Buffalo snared him in the 17th led to his All-American honor. In a meet against round of 1973 NFL Draft, late on purpose because Colorado Mines in 1935, a 157-foot discus throw got he was going to go the baseball route; two months the nation’s attention, as it was the second best later, Philadelphia selected him as the second overall throw in the country at the time. He, also, finished pick, behind David Clyde, in the June baseball draft second in the discus in the ’35 Kansas Relays. He (Oakland had drafted him in the first round and ninth did not graduate, but his era was that of the Great overall out of high school). He spent less than two Depression; he had a good job offer with the years in the minor leagues and ascended to the Chicago Parks Department and jumped at the majors by the end of the ’74 season, playing for the chance. He would work with CPD for 45 years. He first time on Sept. 22, 1974. Traded to the New York returned to Boulder for the first time in 1975 and a Mets during the off-season, he would spend the next distinguished alumnus. Claude is the oldest inductee 10 seasons with the Mets in becoming one of their into the Hall at the age of 94. most popular players of all-time. In 810 career big league games, he batted .260 (696 of 2,681), with 46 Dal Ward, Football home runs and 312 runs batted in. He had 91 career steals and a .984 fielding percentage. After he retired as a player, John has spent time as a coach and scout in the majors, working for the Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, and managed several years on the triple-A level. Currently, he is the manager of the Washington Nationals AA team in Harrisburg, Pa. He is, also, a member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Claude Walton, Track
■ Head Football Coach, 1948-58 ■ 63-41-6 Career Record ■ Assistant Athletic Director, 1963-74 Dallas Ward was the head football coach at Colorado for 11 seasons, tied for the fourth longest tenure in the program’s 118-year history. In 110 games between 1948 and 1958, his teams posted a 63-41-6 record, a 60.0 winning percentage (31-29-4 in Big 7 Conference play, 26-18-4 the last eight ■ First CU African-American Letterwinner years). He brought CU into major college football, ■ First CU All-American in 1936 piloting the team as it entered the Big 7 Conference, the ancestor to the Big 8 and Big 12 conferences. ■ Two-Time RMAC Discus Champion His teams ran the single-wing, and though never ■ Four-Year Letterman winning the Big 7 title as his reign was simultaneous Claude was one of the first African-American with that of a dominant Oklahoma program, his athletes, as well as students, at the University of teams finished second twice and third four times in Colorado in the 1930s; he was the first black student- the league standings during his tenure. Five of his athlete to earn a varsity letter (in 1933), and was the teams were ranked in the top 15 nationally in first University of Colorado athlete to earn All- rushing, including the 1957 squad that led the NCAA America honors in any sport, doing so in the spring with 322.4 yards per game (CU was second of 1936 as a member of the track team, with his nationally in total offense that same season). The specialty being the discus. A four-time letterman, he Buffs were shutout just twice in 110 games in his was a standout performer in the Rocky Mountain career, in an era where shutouts were very common. Athletic Conference (two-time champ), with his He coached four All-Americans (Don Branby, John
7 Bayuk, Bob Stransky and John Wooten); he, also, ■ Two-Time Big Eight Defensive Player of the had 25 first-team All-Big 7 performers. In 1962, he Year returned to the sidelines for one season as defensive ■ CU’s All-Time Sack Leader coordinator under Bud Davis, a former player of his. Following his coaching career, he went on to work as ■ 1991 First Round Draft Pick by Cincinnati an assistant athletic director at Colorado for 12 years Bengals (1963-74), supervising facilities, and taught in CU’s A unanimous first-team All-American as a senior in physical education department. He died in February 1990, and a consensus first-teamer as a junior, he 1983 at the age of 76. Dal was generally beloved by became the first University of Colorado player to win his players; a man of few words, he was a “man’s man.” a postseason trophy when he was honored with the Butkus Award as the nation’s most outstanding Alfred Williams, Football linebacker his senior season. A two-time first-team All-Big Eight Conference performer as a junior and senior, he was also the Big Eight’s Defensive Player- of-the-Year both those seasons. He had 88 tackles, 21 for losses as a senior and 81 and 16, respectively, as a junior. He finished his career as and remains CU’s all-time quarterback sack leader (35 for 242 yards). Al is, also, CU’s all-time leader in tackles for loss (59 for 303 yards). He was a first round selection by Cincinnati in the 1991 NFL Draft (18th overall), he played his first four years with the Bengals (1991-94) and then moved on to San Francisco for one season (1995) before spending the last four years of his career with Denver, where he won two Super Bowl rings in 1997 and 1998. He registered 28½ sacks during his time in Denver, including 13 in 1996 when he earned All-Pro honors. He played in 128 career NFL games, racking up 59½ ■ 1990 Butkus Award Winner quarterback sacks and one fumble return for a ■ Two-Time First Team All-American, Unanimous touchdown. Al is now a Denver radio personality. Pick in 1990
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees. From L-R: Alfred Williams, Billy Lewis, John Stearns, Mary Ward (Dal’s daughter, Claude Walton, Kara Grgas-Wheeler Goucher, Dave Logan, Frank Clark and Don Campbell.
8 Living Legends James M. Ladin – Tennis Lawrence Larson – Skiing Last Fall’s event was a huge success as usual. Billy Lewis – Basketball The following were honored: Glenn Leyden – Football James R. McGregor – Golf George Adams – Football/Wrestling Jay C. Mills – Swimming Larry Anderson – Basketball John Musciano – Basketball Bert Armstrong-Skiing Bob Nagel – Football Matt Baskin – Basketball Marvin Oliver – Football Jim M. Boyd – Football Jerry Olson – Basketball Larry Call – Football/Wrestling Glen Piper – Basketball Gary L. Christy – Football/Wrestling Melvin Pollock – Tennis Howard Cook – Football Robert H. Portis – Track/Cross Counrty Jim Copeland – Wrestling C. Reid Rundell – Tennis Nicholas S. Demos – Football James W. Schell – Golf Bill Elkins – Football Jerry Schroeder – Basketball Larry K. Fitch – Swimming Bill Scribner – Football Dave Garvin – Football Mel Semenko – Football Richard L. Golder – Football Charles R. Smith – Wrestling Hugh R. Graham – Baseball Terry Smotherman – Football Louis D. Halsell Jr. – Skiing T. Richard Spoor – Track/Cross Counrty Raymond Hatch – Swimming G. Marlan Spurgeon – Golf Leo J. Hayward – Basketball Chuck Weiss – Football John W. Hughes – Track/Cross Counrty Gil Whissen – Basketball Paul W. Jennings – Track/Cross Counrty Lawrence F. Whitlock – Baseball Charles W. Joslin – Football Frank C. Wilcox – Basketball Dennis Krueger – Football/Track Lloyd Williams – Trainer
Marvin Oliver and Bill Eurich Bob Nagel and Ed Clark
Denny Krueger, Howard Cook, George Adams CU announcer Mark Johnson talks with and Gwen Krueger C Club Director Bill Harris
9 The Living Legends on the field at halftime
C Club Board
The Board’s Executive Committee has instituted quarterly meetings with Athletics Director Mike Bohn to make sure that the C Club is supporting the department in the proper priorities, and to assure that we are receiving the support we need. As an example, the C Club, in partnership with the AD, is embarking on a much needed upgrade to the Coors Events Center which will include a Hall of Fame wall with C Club recognition on it.
C Club Sponsored Events
In addition to sponsoring the Hall of Fame and the Living Legends banquet, we Executive Committee and Mike Bohn after the last quarterly facilitate the reunions of various athletic meeting. L-R: Jim Senter, Gary Gise, Milt Rogers, Bill Harris, Don teams…football, men’s and women’s Neary, Mike Bohn, Scott McMichael and Frank Bernardi in front. basketball, and other sports as requested by the membership. We host a tail gate prior to every home football game, and we sponsor such recognition items as the Hall of Fame wall at the Coors Events Center, not to mention this newsletter. We, also, facilitate hotel arrangements for out of town members when they are in Boulder.
So, if there are events that you want to see (reunions or other), please get in touch with us, and we will do our level Recent photo of the Board at a meeting at the Dal Ward Center. best to accommodate you.
10 Spring Game own membership, you can designate another former letter winner as a member under your sponsorship We will have the annual golf tournament and stag for the current year. This is a great way to get some party on Friday April 24th. We will likely have them at guys and gals back into the club. Give it some different venues than in the past. We will continue to thought. have the Saturday breakfast (the 25th) at the Stadium Club. Things have gotten a little out of hand in recent years with some folks bringing several C Club Web Site friends and/or family members. From now on, each Make sure you visit our web site. You can view attendee can bring one guest. Any in excess of one copies of the newsletter, all pictures from reunions guest will be charged the meal at our cost. Bill and other events, look at our merchandise and check Harris will be getting more details out soon on this out our calendar of events. Just drop down under weekend. “Fan Zone” at www.cubuffs.com and enter the site.
C Club Suite at Folsom Field Update Your Contact Data
A lot of people have expressed interest in joining Please go to the web site (CUBuffs.com), then Steve Sidwell, Dick Taylor, Kyle Morgan and the Athletic Department, and then C Club. There is a link rest of the committed Buffs already in the program. If on the C Club page to update your info (or that of a you are interested, contact Bill Harris. This has teammate that is MIA). Also, if for some reason, you proven to be a terrific venue for games and are getting multiple copies of the newsletter, please developing support for the C Club by former athletes give Bill a call. and “friends of the C Club.” Dues C Club Merchandise We all know how hard these times are for everyone, We are planning to make some changes to our but we hope we can count on you for not only program in order to expand our offerings and lower renewing your dues, but passing the word on to your our prices as much as we can. We have some non-member teammates about joining. excellent Nike goods for sale, from golf shirts to sweats. See the items on the Athletic Department We continue to enhance the C Club for dues paying web site (CUBuffs.com). More items will be added members. We will continue pre-game events for soon, including coach’s gear. Call Milt Rogers if football and basketball at no charge. you have any questions. We have a limited supply of Nike items at Tops of Rockies that we acquired In an effort to recognize the generosity of those who from the Athletic Department. Call Jim Kelleher give more than the minimum, we have implemented at 303-424-0114 to see what’s left. two levels of membership with the following benefits:
■ Silver (Annual dues $60-119) Game Films on DVD • Receipt of newsletter Barry Remington has a company that has game • Entrance into all C Club activities films of football (1990-2006 and some from 1948- 1989), men’s basketball (1987-2007), women’s • 20% discount on basketball and football season tickets basketball (1996-2007) and volleyball (1996-2007). You can order them on DVDs on his web site ■ Gold (Annual dues of $120and up) yourteamvideo.com. • All of Silver benefits Receipt of Stampede magazine Sponsor a Teammate • • Gift to be determined In an effort to enlarge our active membership, we *The first $25 in excess of $120 will go towards continue to encourage active members to support funding the Living Legends Endowment. some of our teammates and friends who, for whatever reason, are no longer active members. For every extra $60 you send in over and above your
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Men’s Basketball Burks is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Grandview, Mo., is a skilled left-handed player who is capable of The young Buffs have struggled playing point-guard and will fit CU’s system because this year due to youth and the of his ability to shoot from distance and slash to the lack of a true low post presence. basket. He committed to CU over Kansas State. There are two juniors (one a Hornbuckle is a 6-foot-6 small forward from Los walk-on) and one senior on the Angeles, Calif., is a smooth shooter with deep three- team. You can see how good point range and the ability to finish above the rim in they are going to be in a couple transition. Hornbuckle helped Campbell Hall High to of years. Several Big 12 coaches Head Coach a 31-5 record as a junior in 2007. He is rated as the Jeff Bzdelik have stated that no one wants to No. 34 small forward/shooting guard by Scout.com. play CU. The undersized Buffs play hard, but the lack Hornbuckle selected CU over Arizona and Arizona of experience and size is really hurting. State. Harris-Tunks is a 6-foot-11 center/forward from Sydney, Australia, will join current CU freshman They went through a stretch where they lost seven of guard Nate Tomlinson, who also hails from Sydney. nine conference games by single digits, two in OT to He is the starting center on Australia’s 19 and under nationally ranked teams. As we go to press they are national team. 9-16. Sophomore Cory Higgins is clearly one of the top players in the conference. He is averaging in Trust me when I tell you that coach Jeff Bzdelik is excess of 17 points per game, and is a leader in building this program the right way…one brick at a rebounds and steals. Junior Dwight Thorne is time…no short cuts, just hard work. averaging almost 12 points per game, and is a solid player. Freshman Austin Dufault (“Mr. Basketball” in Women’s Basketball the state of North Dakota) is the third leading scorer and leading rebounder. The 6'8" Dufault should be a The women have struggled, too. most solid player next year as he matures and adds Their record as of press time is some weight and strength to his frame. Senior 11-13. They are a young squad Jermyl Jackson-Wilson, although only 6'6" gives a with two seniors and two juniors. 110% as CU’s starting post player, diving for loose Coach Kathy McConnell-Miller balls, blocking shots and taking charges. is quietly developing a contender. Cory Higgins ranks among the nation’s elite Head Coach Kathy Sophomore guard/forward players in three categories, while the CU team is McConnell-Miller Brittany Spears leads Colorado ranked in two. and ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring at 18.3 points Cory’s Individual Marks (out of 100 players) per game. Spears has eight double-doubles this 58th 84.3 Free Throw % season. She was named MVP of the Paradise 57th 2.0 steals per game Classic after averaging 16 points, seven rebounds 86th 17.5 points per game and three blocks per game. She has the highest individual scoring output in the Big 12 this season, Team (out of 330 schools) notching 36 against UMass in the first round of the 29th - FT Percentage (.738) Coors Classic, a Classic record and tying for the 83rd - FG Percentage (.448) third best total in team history. Spears, who was named to the Coors Classic All-Tournament Team, At one point Higgins made 45 straight free throws ranks third in the Big 12 in minutes (35.5 mpg), fifth which is a Big 12 record. in rebounding (8.3 rpg), eighth in steals (1.9 spg), blocks (1.1 bpg) and 3-point percentage (.330), 10th The outlook for next year is bright with the addition of in field-goal percentage (.430) and 3-pointers made three new recruits (a fourth will probably be signed (1.5 3mpg) and 12th in free-throw percentage (.740). this Spring). CU announced that Alec Burks, Keegan Hornbuckle, and Shane Harris-Tunks Senior center Kara Richards is having her most officially signed National Letters of Intent. productive season, ranking second on the team in
12 scoring (12.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg) while Colorado has 45 victories over ranked opponents leading the way from the floor at 57 percent (113- and 28 of those have come under Aiu’s watch. He is of-200). Richards, who is 11th in rebounding on the the only coach to lead his team past a No. 1 ranked Big 12’s overall rankings, recorded back-to-back opponent as the Buffs defeated Nebraska on Nov. games of 15 rebounds to start the conference 11, 2006; the loss was NU’s only of the season as season, her first two double-digit rebounding efforts the Huskers went on to win the NCAA this year. Richards was named to the Paradise Championship. Of CU’s seven wins all-time against Classic All-Tournament team averaging 14 points the Cornhuskers in 51 matches, four came under and seven rebounds while hitting 71 percent from Aiu, including two in the past three seasons when the field (12-of-17). Nebraska was undefeated.
Junior guard Bianca Smith is third on the team in Aiu was named the 1997 Big 12 Coach of the Year scoring at 10.2 points per contest and is Colorado’s as well as the District V Coach of the Year after leading 3-point shooter with 60 on the season, guiding the Buffs to a 22-9 record (16-4 Big 12) and ranking second in the Big 12 (2.5 3mpg). Her 30 3- the NCAA Sweet 16. CU was ranked 14th in the final pointers during league play are the most in the Big poll that season. Colorado also recorded 20 or more 12. She drained 4-of-6 from long range in the win wins in 1998 (22-8) and 2003 (21-10) under Aiu. The over Kansas. Named to the Paradise Classic All- Buffs only missed the NCAA Tournament three times Tournament team, Smith had a game-high 23 points in the past 12 seasons. against Hawaii on 6-of-7 from 3-point range, a personal best from downtown in terms of accuracy. Colorado native Liz Kritza has She’s third on the team in rebounding at 4.3 per been named the fourth head game, a substantial improvement from her career 1.7 volleyball coach in University of average entering this season. Colorado history. Kritza comes to Colorado after a successful True freshman guard Alyssa Fressle has given the four-year stint at Tulane, where Buffaloes good all-around play. Fressle leads all Big she led the Green Wave to a 12 freshmen in steals (1.8 spg), assists (3.3 apg) record of 76-39 and 41-21 in and minutes (30.8 mpg) and is third in scoring at 8.0 Conference USA action. per game. Overall in the conference rankings she is Head Coach eighth in assists, 10th in steals and 12th in assist-to- Liz Kritza The Green Wave won its first turnover ratio (0.9). conference championship in 2008 and tied a C-USA record with 15 wins. Tulane earned its first berth to Sophomore guard Kelly Jo Mullaney is fifth overall the NCAA Tournament in after winning both the C- on the team in scoring at 4.7 points per game, is USA regular season and tournament championships. averaging 6.7 over the last six games. Tulane advanced to the second round of the NCAA Junior guard Whitney Houston, a mainstay last tournament after defeating Tennessee Tech in four sets year, will miss the 2008-09 season after tearing the but fell to Western Michigan in the second round. anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Sept. 24 during team individual workouts. She had successful In 2007 and 08, Kritza was named the American surgery in October and will be able to use her Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) Midwest redshirt season and have two years of eligibility Region Coach of the Year after guiding Tulane to 28- remaining. 6 record both years. The Green Wave has not dropped a home match since Oct. 29, 2006.
The 2008 season also brought other recognition to Volleyball Kritza. She was named the C-USA Co-Coach of the Pi’i Aiu, who has been at the reins of the University Year and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association of Colorado volleyball program since 1997, stepped Coach of the Year, both for the second straight down as its head coach season. Kritza was born in Colorado Springs and graduated Aiu compiled a record of 199-154 (.566) over the from St. Mary’s High School in 1995; the same course of 12 seasons and is the winningest head school that senior setter Kaitlyn Burkett graduated coach in school history. He had a 128-112 mark in from in 2006. Big 12 Conference matches. Aiu had been a staple in the program at Colorado since its inception in The young Buffs (is this starting to become a 1986. theme), with only one senior, had a 13-16 record.
13 The highpoint of the season was a defeat of number a number of school records in just her first season of 2 nationally ranked Nebraska. competition. Also, last Fall CU the women’s golf team was able to maintain its composure on a challenging CU has signed two freshmen to be for next season, and tricky golf course and the Buffs took first place Nicole (Nikki) Kinzer and Kerra (Boo) Schroeder. at the Texas State Challenge at Wolfdancer. Kinzer hails from Colorado Springs, Colo. She was The win marks just the fourth time in the program’s first team all-state. Kinzer was also recruited by 14-year history that the Buffs have played to a first Missouri, James Madison, Georgetown and Cal Poly. place finish. Schroeder is an outside hitter from San Diego, Calif. Schroeder was named an All-American last season Men’s Golf in the 17 Open Division. Schroeder was also The University of Colorado recruited by Wisconsin, Georgia, St. Mary’s, Indiana, men’s golf team posted the third Santa Clara and Oregon before deciding on CU. best score in the final round, but it wasn’t enough to rally from a Tennis poor start as the Buffaloes finished ninth in New Mexico Coach Nicole Kenneally’s No. State’s Herb Wimberly 47 nationally ranked Buffaloes Intercollegiate last Fall. Head Coach Roy Edwards are 4-4 in the Spring season. There are only two seniors on The Buffs moved up a notch from 10th place after the team. two rounds, but finished one shot back of three teams who tied for sixth, were just four strokes out of Coach Kenneally was recently third and six out of second. named the Professional Tennis Head Coach Nicole Kenneally Registry’s (PTR) Colorado Senior Patrick Grady wrapped up a solid fall Member of the Year for 2008. She was given the campaign by tying for runner-up honors, one stroke award based on her efforts to help the game of behind the medalist. Grady, who was tied for the tennis grow and for being an outstanding member of individual lead after two rounds, put an even par the Profession Tennis Registry organization. score into the books in the third round on the 7,074- Kenneally was presented the award at the annual yard, par-71 New Mexico State University Golf PTR International Tennis Symposium in Hilton Head. Course layout.
Women’s Golf The eleven man squad has only three seniors. University of Colorado men’s golf coach Roy The University of Colorado Edwards signed two high school seniors to letters of women’s golf team wrapped up intent to attend CU next fall in the early signing period its first tournament of the spring that began last Wednesday. Signing letters-of-intent, season here Tuesday, improving confirmed through CU’s compliance office, were three spots in the standings and Derek Fribbs, from Douglas County High School in finishing in ninth place in the Castle Rock, and Paul McConnell, from Garland, San Diego State Aztec Texas. Both are nationally ranked junior players. Invitational. “Overall this wasn’t a Head Coach Anne Kelly great tournament for us,” said Skiing head coach Anne Kelly. “That said, our whole goal was just to get back on track and get our momentum The skiers have participated in rolling for the spring season and I think that we were 18 scored meets this year (some able to do that a little better today. Steph Simich Nordic, some Alpine and most certainly played well and that helped us a lot.” combined). They have four first place finishes, eight seconds, In last Fall’s season, Emily Childs, a Freshman, three thirds and three fourths. At from Alameda, CA was dubbed CU’s No. 1 golfer the Rocky Mountain through the first month of competition. She lead her Intercollegiate Ski Association Head Coach Richard Rokos team with a 70.89 average after producing two Alpine Qualifier No. 2 the Buffs, runner-up finishes and placing seventh in the first after nearly a three-week layoff, posted six top 12 three tournaments of her career. She has already set finishes in the men’s and women’s giant slalom.
14 The event was not scored for team standings, as this “We are very pleased that once again our recruiting was designed to create additional opportunities for class has the state of Colorado well represented. We alpine skiers to score qualification points toward their work extremely hard to find the right student athlete individual NCAA seedings, matching the number of for our program and we are thrilled that half our races that eastern skiers utilize. roster is dotted with home grown kids.”
In the men’s GS, junior Gabriel Rivas had CU’s best CU senior Nikki Marshall was named to the USA finish on the day, as he finished third. Senior Tony National 20 and under team, and competed in the Cesolini was eighth, freshmen Eric Davis 11th and FIFA World Cup Championships where they won the Taggart Spenst 15th; about one and one-quarter title. They obviously missed her at the end of the second separated fifth and 15th place in a closely season. contested second wave of the race. In the Big 12 Championships, CU lost 1-0 to In the women’s GS, sophomore Katie Hartman logged Missouri. The 15th-ranked University of Colorado CU’s best performance, taking sixth. Senior Lisa women’s soccer team then saw their season come to Perricone was ninth and sophomore Carolina Nordh. an end with a devastating 1-0 loss to South Dakota State University in the first round of the 2008 NCAA “Our goal here was to improve the seeding,” CU Women’s Soccer Tournament. head coach Richard Rokos said. “We’ve qualified pretty well in the ranking and in the slalom, they are where they should be. In GS, we needed to jump on Indoor Track and Field it and make sure we improve. It doesn’t make a big difference or impact where we go usually in the east The Buffs have had nine meets (for the NCAA Championships) because it is always in getting ready for the Big 12 hot (fast), so the difference between first and 20th Championships in whose results isn’t that much in terms of the quality of the course. are not available as we go to It’s a demanding and difficult hill and the number of press. We will post them along runs and practice on this hill makes a lot of with the NCAA championship difference.” results in the next newsletter in June (along with the Outdoor Head Coach Mark Wetmore results). Several notable Soccer performances were achieved however.
The nationally ranked Buffs Senior Jeremy Dodson ran a time of 20.88 seconds finished last Fall with a 14-5-4 as he set the University of Colorado indoor 200- record. Eight of the 19 players meter dash record at the Air Force Invitational. were seniors. Coach Bill Dodson became the first Buff to run the indoor 200 Hempen has signed six players in less than 21 seconds. The time is the fourth for next year’s campaign to fastest time recorded by a collegiate sprinter this replace these fine players. Amy season and is the top mark in the Big 12 Barczuk (Centennial, Colo.), Head Coach Conference. Dodson ranked eighth in the country Bill Hempen Erin Bricker (Moraga, Calif.), heading into this weekend with a former personal Quinn Krier (Littleton, Colo.), Shayelyn Marshall record of 21.07. Although the time is only an NCAA (Mead, Colo.), Kelly Moore (Norcross, Ga.), and provisional mark, it should be fast enough to earn Lauren Shaner (Longmont, Colo.) will be the six him a berth to the NCAA Indoor Championship scholarship players joining the Colorado soccer March 13-14 in College Station, Texas. program, and Alexi Rakestraw (Tampa, Fla.) will join them as a recruited walk-on after confirming her Dodson also owns the CU outdoor 200-meter dash intent to enroll in the University. record at 20.37. He set that time at the 2008 Big 12 Championships last May in Boulder. Not just a 200- “This class is right in line with the kinds of players meter ace, Dodson also won the 60-meter dash. He that we recruit in order to fit with the program’s did so with another NCAA provisional mark of 6.72 philosophy,” said Hempen. “We have one simple which is the fastest time of the year for Colorado. goal: recruit soccer players. We don’t look for right backs, left backs, center midfielders, but rather kids Sophomore Ryan Miller, an offensive tackle on the that can play the game. CU football team, made his debut as a member of the track team by leading the Buffs in the shot put
15 with a toss of 46 feet, 7.25 inches. The throw is the This is the first time the Buffs have placed out of the longest by a Buff this season and is the second top-10 under head coach Mark Wetmore. The last farthest throw over the last two years for CU. time the Buffs were below 10th was when they took 11th in 1992. The lowest previous finish was seventh Freshman Brianne Beemer led the Buffs on the which the Buffs placed in 1999 and 2007. women’s side as she took second in the 800-meter run. She finished in 2:17.09. Beemer was the top The women did not qualify. collegiate finisher.
Cassie Hirschfeld led CU in the sprints. She took Football fifth overall in the 60-meters. She was also seventh in the 200 with a personal record of 25.44. CU finished an up and down year with a 5-7 record. The Buffs The most exciting news, however, was from were decimated with injuries Olympian Jenny Barringer. For the second time in losing over 110 games for as many races, she recorded a school record as she starters due to injury. The O-line ran the 5,000-meter run in 15 minutes, 1.70 seconds was especially hard hit, losing at the Husky Classic. Barringer’s time is the second three starters. Nonetheless there fastest ever run by an American. This was the first 5k were some highpoints, most Head Coach Dan Hawkins race of her indoor career. Barringer crushed the notably defeating West Virginia former CU record of 15:39.25. in Boulder in September. Sixteen seniors graduate with the heaviest losses on the defensive side of the “Jenny’s time of 15:01 was not incomprehensible,” Ball…both safeties (Ryan Walters and D. J. Dykes) head track and field coach Mark Wetmore said. “To both tackles (George Hypolite and Brandon put it in perspective, eight days ago it would have Nicolas), an end (Mo Lucas) and a LB/rush end been the American record. This is still the second (Brad Jones). fastest time run by American and the third fastest in the world this season.” At the Senior Banquet, the following awards were made: Cross Country ■ John Mack Award (outstanding offensive player): WR Scotty McKnight In CU’s worst ever finish at the ■ Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive Big 12 Championships, CU player): CB Cha’pelle Brown & OLB Brad Jones finished men’s cross country ■ team placed second. The Hang Tough Award (overcame the most women’s team recorded a fifth- adversity): FS Ryan Walters place finish. ■ Lee Willard Award (outstanding freshman): TB Rodney Stewart This was the first time since Head Coach Mark Wetmore ■ Tyronee “Tiger” Bussey Award (perseverance 1993 that the CU squads have over adversity, injury and/or illness): DT Brandon not come away from the championship with at least Nicolas one title, individual or team. The highest finisher for ■ the men was junior Jordan Kyle and the women Dean Jacob Van Ek Award (academic were lead by a 22nd-place finish from junior Emily excellence): DT George Hypolite & OT Nate Solder Hanenburg. ■ Bill McCartney Award (special teams The men had won the previous 12 titles, while the achievement): SS Travis Sandersfeld & WR women had taken 11of 12. Josh Smith ■ Regiment Award (greatest contribution with least The University of Colorado men placed 12th overall recognition): C Daniel Sanders at the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships. ■ Derek Singleton Award (spirit, dedication, enthusiasm): QB Cody Hawkins Colorado’s 10th-ranked men (prior to the meet) were led by junior Jordan Kyle who earned his ■ Tom McMahon Award (dedication and work second cross country All-America honor by placing ethic): ILB Jeff Smart 14th overall. ■ Eddie Crowder Award (leadership): WR Patrick Williams
16 ■ Robbie Robinson Good Works Award Ray Polk, one of the highest rated RB prospects in (community service): DT George Hypolite the country last year and who redshirted last year, ■ Offensive Scout Award: TB Brian Lockridge & has asked for a switch to Safety. He should be a WR Markques Simas major help there. ■ Defensive Scout Award: DE Will Pericak The schedule plays out relatively favorably next year, ■ Special Teams Scout Award: SS Joel Adams so with the return of all the injured players from last ■ Best Interview (selected by team beat media): year, expect good things from the Buffs. As coach DT George Hypolite Hawk said at the recruiting luncheon, “ten wins…no excuses.” ■ Zack Jordan Award (most valuable player, selected by teammates): FS Ryan Walters 2009 Schedule:
2008 Results: ■ CSU ...... Sept 5th ■ CSU (@ Invesco Field-Denver)...... 38-17 ■ @ Miami of Ohio...... Sept 13th ■ Eastern Washington...... 31-24 ■ Wyoming ...... Sept 19th ■ West Virginia...... 17-14 ■ @ West Virginia ...... Oct 1st ■ At Florida State (Jacksonville)...... 21-39 ■ @ Texas ...... Oct 10th ■ Texas ...... 14-38 ■ Kansas...... Oct 17th ■ At Kansas...... 14-30 ■ @ Kansas State...... Oct 24th ■ Kansas State...... 14-13 ■ Missouri...... Oct 31st ■ At Missouri ...... 0-58 ■ Texas A&M...... Nov 7th ■ At Texas A&M...... 17-24 ■ @ Iowa State ...... Nov 14th ■ Iowa State ...... 28-24 ■ @ Oklahoma State ...... Nov 19th ■ Oklahoma State ...... 17-30 ■ Nebraska...... Nov 27th ■ At Nebraska ...... 31-40
Recruiting went very well. Although not a highly rated As you can see, two of the games are nationally class by the “gurus,” it is one that fills needs. As televised ESPN games on Thursday: West Virginia usual, CU got the highest rated player in the state, and Okie State. Nick Kasa, a DE who was a five star player. He’s 6'7" and will probably weigh 270 by the time the 2009 season rolls around. He was originally Spirit-Cheerleading & Dance Team committed to Florida, but changed his mind to come to CU. Another recruit who must contribute next year Please make checks out to the CU Foundation for is Edward Nuckols, a four star 6'3" 295lb DT. A the 2006 calendars and write “Cheerleading” on the sleeper is 6'2" 230lb DE Forrest West from memo line. Mail the checks to: Connecticut. He missed his junior year due to an injury, so a lot of schools backed off of him. The CU Spirit coaches really like him, and believe that he can 369 UCB provide some speed off the edge like Abraham Boulder, CO 80309 Wright did a couple of years ago.
C Club Web Site CU signed 19 players, with three of them big and fast WRs: 6'5" Jarrod Darden, 6'4" Terdema Ussery You can access the latest news on our web site, and JC signee Andre Simmons a highly sought 6'3" which is available through a link at the Athletic wideout. One of the top kicker/punters in the country Department site. That site is: www.cubuffs.com. was signed: Zach Grossnickle from East HS in Denver. The Buffs,also, signed a big time QB from The “C” Club has its own page within this site, so California, 6'5" 230lb Clark Evans who has a good give it a look. Point your mouse to “Athletic arm and can run. He has been compared to a young Department” and then to “Alumni C Club” when that Tim Tebow. He may redshirt. Other signees included sub-menu comes up. This will be especially valuable four OL, one other DL, two LBs, another DE, a TE, a in getting last minute updates on pending events. S and an “athlete” who could play any skill position.
17 C Club Updates Zikova finished her career on the slopes with the Buffs in style, winning two individual NCAA We are always interested in what you are doing, so Championships and helping the Buffs to a second send us your emails or letters so that we can update place showing as a team. Zikova won both the giant your teammates on what you’re doing. This is one of slalom and slalom races at the NCAA meet, giving the best ways to keep up with them. her three individual national championships and 16 overall wins in her career. She also earned seven out In addition, we will try and locate anyone you are of a possible eight first-team All-America interested in finding. Let us know who we can try and performances during her career in Boulder, including find. Check the web site; we are going to be putting two as a senior last year. up a listing of “MIA” Buffs. Grevsgaard completed one of the most dominant seasons in NCAA history in 2008 as the nordic skier won 11 out of 12 races (and finished second in the News Briefs other) including two NCAA individual titles and two first-team All-America performances. With another full season left, she has already won more races Buffs Honored than anybody in school history with 19 while her 11 victories in 2008 tied the school record. A total of five Buffs will be honored at the 35th annual Sportswomen of Colorado annual awards McFarland was a two-time Associated Press banquet, slated for March 8 at the Marriott Denver honorable mention All-American and first team All- Tech Center hotel. Three of the five CU honorees will Big 12 Conference pick for the Buffaloes. She led be inducted into the Sportswomen Hall of Fame for Colorado to a 19-15 record and WNIT semifinal receiving three such awards over the years. appearance in 2008 season averaging 18.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while shooting 57 Jenny Barringer (cross country/track & field), Nikki percent from the field. A Lowe’s Senior All-America, Marshall (soccer) and Lucie Zikova (skiing) she finished her distinguished playing career in the comprise three-quarters of the Hall of Fame top five of eight career charts at Colorado including inductees. Jackie McFarland (basketball) and Maria second in scoring with 1,957 career points. She Grevsgaard (skiing) will also be honored. averaged 25 points and 9.5 rebounds during CU’s WNIT run to the semifinals at the end of the season. Barringer racked up a lot of awards during her Olympic run in 2008, including the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 2008 College Female Athlete of the Wetmore Honored Year honor. At the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in University of Colorado head cross country coach Beijing last August, she finished ninth in the 3,000-m Mark Wetmore was been named the 2008 NCAA steeplechase, setting a U.S. record in 9:22.26 as the Mountain Region Men’s Coach of the Year by the top American finisher. A semifinalist for the Coach USTFCCCA. Wetmore’s coach of the year honor is Wooden Citizenship award, Barringer won her the 14th overall as he has been the men’s region second NCAA individual championship in the coach of the year on 10 occasions, and women’s steeplechase in an NCAA record time of 9:29.20, coach of the year four times. which is the second fastest time ever run on American soil. Van Goor Honored Marshall played for the United States Under-20 National Team at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s University of Colorado women’s basketball standout World Cup this past December in Chile and helped Lisa Van Goor will be one of eight new inductees Team USA win a World Championship. She was next April into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame named Sierra Mist woman of the match (MVP) at the organization’s annual banquet, set for April 4 against North Korea in the world championship in Sioux Falls. game. A three-time All-Big 12 and All-Region performer for the Buffs, Marshall has propelled the She will become the fourth person who had an Buffs into the NCAA tournament each of her three athletic career at Colorado to be inducted into South years in Boulder and the Buffs have advanced to the Dakota’s Hall, joining Bob Stransky (football), Big 12 Championship game twice during her tenure, Carroll Hardy (football, baseball) and Van Goor’s as well. coach at CU, the late Russell “Sox” Walseth
18 Van Goor, a 1980 Yankton High grad, was the first after a three-year head coaching stint at Murray female to be inducted into the University of Colorado State, where he compiled a 21-12 mark. Sports Hall of Fame, actually going into CU’s Hall in the second class in 1999, before the three other Johnson graduated with a degree in Business aforementioned South Dakotans, who entered in Management from the University of Tulsa in 1981. A subsequent classes. four-year letterman at offensive tackle, he was a two- time All-Missouri Valley Conference offensive tackle. She is still the all-time leading scorer (2,067 points), rebounder (1,145) and shot blocker (289) in CU He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1981 women’s basketball history and was the first player National Football League Draft by the Tampa of either gender to score 2,000 career points and Buccaneers, and was with the club for two seasons. gather 1,000 rebounds in being named a first-team He then joined the Los Angeles Express of the now- all-Intermountain Conference performer her defunct United States Football League for the 1983 freshman through junior years (1981-83). and 1984 seasons and wrapped up his professional career with the USFL’s Houston Gamblers in 1985. Van Goor was a finalist for the Wade Trophy (given to the best women’s basketball player in the nation) Johnson coached the offensive line at Oklahoma in both 1983 and 1985 (missing 1984 due to injury). State (1989-92), and was on the sidelines for the ’91 Colorado was a Top 20 team in 1981 and ’82 and game when CU called perhaps its most famous trick played in the AIAW (Association of Intercollegiate play in its history, a fake field goal trailing 12-10 with Athletics for Women) playoffs before migrating to the 12 seconds remaining. NCAA when it took over sponsorship of women’s sports in 1983. Buffs in the NFL She played on the World University Games team in ■ Justin Bannon DT Baltimore Ravens 1981 and the Jones Cup team in 1982 and ’83. ■ Mitch Berger P World Campion Steelers Before women’s pro basketball started in the United ■ Tyler Brayton DE Carolina Panthers States, she played professionally in Spain, Italy and ■ Chris Brown RB Houston Texans France for seven years. ■ Mason Crosby K Green Bay Packers ■ New Football Coach Jordan Dizon LB Detroit Lions ■ Daniel Graham TE Denver Broncos Perhaps it was fate that someone named Denver ■ Andre Gurode C Dallas Cowboys eventually would find his way to Colorado. Denver ■ D. J. Hackett WR Carolina Panthers Johnson, the head coach at Illinois State the past ■ Edwin Harrison OG KC Chiefs nine seasons has been hired as the University of ■ Colorado’s new offensive line coach, Buffalo head Brian Iwuh LB Jacksonville Jaguars coach Dan Hawkins announced Wednesday. He ■ Joe Klopfenstein TE StL Rams replaces Jeff Grimes who left for Auburn. ■ Michael Lewis S SF 49ers ■ Chris Naeole OG Jacksonville Jaguars Johnson, 50, resigned as ISU head coach following ■ Tyler Polumbus OT Denver Broncos the 2008 season. “He’s very highly respected, and is ■ a great man and a great coach,” Hawkins said. “He Donald Strickland CB SF49ers has experience coaching with and against Big 12 ■ Quinn Sypniewski TE Baltimore Ravens competition and has recruiting ties in the Big 12 ■ Lawrence Vickers FB Cleveland Browns region, especially Texas. I think he’s a great fit for our ■ Terrence Wheatley CB New England Patriots staff and for our team. When we started looking for someone, his name kept cropping up and from a lot Two others were last minute cuts, G Brian Daniels of different sources. And even more so, he really (Vikings) and TE Tyson DeVree (New England), and wanted to be a Buff.” will likely land somewhere next season.
“I am thrilled and excited to have the opportunity to Andre Gurode was voted the starting C for the NFC come to Colorado and join coach Hawkins and his in the Pro Bowl. staff along with these young men,” Johnson said. “I have been a head coach for 12 years, but I’m an The Denver Broncos signed Matt McChesney as an offensive line coach by trade,” he added. “That’s my offensive guard although he played defensive tackle passion, so I am excited to be here at such a critical at CU. He is entering his third year in the NFL, and time and am looking forward to settling in and getting was recently waived by the Miami Dolphins. He down to business.” played in one game for the Dolphins but hurt his knee and ended the season on injured reserve. Johnson had originally joined the Illinois State staff
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