DU initiates varsity women's swimming program; Marcia Middel named head coach. Men's lacrosse goes 9-1 in the double round robin BIG EAST regular season to claim the conference regular season title; Pioneers fall in NCAA First Round to Loyola. Harry Hollines named to All-American basketball team for the second straight year. Ralph Woods embarks on two-year stint as men's basketball coach. Coached by Hall-of-Famer Bill Tierney, our lacrosse team won its first championship in 2015, becoming the first school to win a national title outside the Eastern time zone. All DU teams compete at the NCAA Division I level. Skier Roberta Pergher wins her second straight NCAA individual slalom title. Women's lacrosse made a run to its first ever national quarterfinal, defeating USC and Michigan in Ann Arbor in the opening weekend to advance. At the heart of Eugene's successful bid for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, Hayward Field looms as one of the world's most famous venues. Behind nine All-America performances, skiing finished third at the 2022 NCAA Skiing Championships, led by National Women's Alpine Skier of the Year and Women's Slalom National Champion Katie Hensien. Men's soccer team begins streak of 27 straight wins. The Pioneers made history by sending three individuals to compete at the NCAA National Gymnastics Championships in Boise, Idaho. Leanne Palrnissano takes over as women's tennis coach. The remainder of the winter and spring sports championships were canceled by the NCAA on March 12 due to the COVID19 pandemic. The hockey team captured back-to-back NCAA Championships with their 4-1 victory over North Dakota at the Frozen Four in Columbus, Ohio. Women's soccer wins the Summit League regular season and tournament titles before defeating Loyola Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The University of Denver was ranked 73rd among Division I schools in Sports Illustrated Magazine's best sports colleges in America list on Oct. 7, 2002. Men's and women's swimming and diving claim their fourth-straight Summit League Championships and finished 30th at the NCAA National Championship, the highest for the men's team since 2009. Pioneer men's soccer team posts a school-best 19-1-1 record. Marty Fletcher takes over as men's basketball coach. [col width="1-2" last="1"] University of Colorado Colorado Springs Mountain Lions Visit UCCS Athletics Men's swimming 43 dual-meet win streak snapped by Long Beach Community College. Women's basketball player Anayansi Rickets named to District VII AII-American team. Gunnison, Colo. Recap. Women's lacrosse team participates in its first season of varsity competition. Women's basketball team wins Colorado Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 14-0 league mark. DU posts 16-4 record and earns a berth in the NCAA baseball tournament; Pioneers fall to eventual national Champion California in the first round. Stan Albeck takes over as men's basketball coach. Men's tennis went on a nine-match winning streak, finishing the campaign at 12-1,and reached as high as No. Follow Us. Cecelia-Hagen Larsen captured the individual national title in the slalom and Nine of Denver's 12 skiers earned a total of 15 All-America honors. Todd Dickson graduates as the leading scorer (199 points) and goal scorer (144 goals) in DU men's lacrosse history. DU plays its first intercollegiate football game, losing to Colorado College 12-0. Women's swimming team takes Intermountain Swimming League crown. Skiers Aarne Valkama, Harald Bjerke and Erik Jansen gamer All-American honors. Denver's conferences later canceled their championships and the remainder of the regular season. Jeff Hooker takes over as women's soccer coach. 1 ranked Colorado College 3-2 to win its fourth straight Denver Cup title. Men's track and field team captures Skyline Conference championship. Women's tennis players Allison Hope and Caryn Honig named to NCAA Division II All-American team. Mar 19. Hockey coach George Gwozdecky named WCHA Coach of the Year. After a 15-0-3 record in the regular season, the team won its third-straight Summit League title and hosted its first-ever NCAA Tournament game, winning and advancing to the second round. Hockey team knocks off archrival Colorado College and top-ranked North Dakota to capture the WCHA playoff title. Women's tennis team wins Continental Divide Conference title. Ebdon became Denver's first All-American since 1984. Women's gymnastics team finishes second at AlAW nationals. Women's soccer won its fourth Summit League regular season crown, taking the title in head coach Jeff Hooker's 600th career match. Select a Season and Year. DU wins last of three straight Colorado Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament titles. Placed 18th in the 800m (2:20.43) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational. Denver Boone, a Walt Disney Studios creation, is unveiled as the new DU mascot. Students in the Online Advanced-Standing MSW Program are not eligible to opt into the Virtual Field Experience (VFX) option. For the third straight season, men's and women's swimming and diving swept the Summit League Championships. Women's soccer head coach Jeff Hooker recorded his 300th win. Hardin-Simmons hands football team 20-0 loss in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. Dick Peth takes over as men's basketball coach replacing Floyd Theard, who died from a heart attack in the off-season. Women's Indoor Track & Field - Coaching Staff. She finished her career as the DU record holder for all-around score (39.775), most perfect 10.0s (3) and most individual titles (101) while also being named a finalist for the AAI Award and Honda Sport Award for Gymnastics. DU takes WCHA regular season champion- ship. Hoyt Brawner begins 13-year stint as men's basketball coach. Ralph Backstrom named WCHA Coach of the Year and Spencer Penrose Award-. Jim Karabetsos becomes men's basketball coach. Doshia Woods named Denver's new women's basketball coach. Men's tennis team captures Skyline Conference title. Skiers Atle Hovi, Bernie Lafleur, Erik Roland and Narcisa Sehovic garner All-American citations. Men's basketball hosted the first round of the NIT Tournament. Gymnastics wins its first Big 12 Conference Championship.Lynnzee Brown earns three All-America honors at Nationals. After capturing its fifth-straight Summit League regular season title, the volleyball program used a 25-match winning streak to earn its first at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament in program history. DU wins WCHA playoff title with 5-4 overtime win vs. North Dakota. Women's field hockey team takes fourth place at AIAW nationals. Oct. -Football team defeats Colorado School of Mines 27- 7 in official dedication game at DU Stadium. Results. The Division ofAthleticsfinished with a 95% graduation success rate. George Koonsman becomes men's basketball coach. DU announces it will join the Sun Belt Conference starting with the 1999-2000 academic year. At an international level, former University of Denver men's skier Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen led the Pioneers' representatives at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, winning all four of his match-ups to take Team Norway to a spot on the podium with a bronze medal in the debut of the Alpine Skiing Team Event. Peik Christensen (slalom and alpine) wins two NCAA individual ski titles. 2020 fall sports were pushed to a spring, 2021 season. HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Freedom High School in 2022. George Thompson named men's basketball coach. Men's basketball team posts 28-4 record, advances to NAJA National Tournament. She became DU's sixth gymnast to advance to Event Finals where she finished a program-record second on floor. University of Denver junior center Yemi Nicholson and head men's basketball coach Terry Carroll were named the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Player and Coach of the Year. Hockey player Tom Peluso named a first-team All-American. Men's swimming and diving took 22nd at the 2018 NCAA Championships, the program's top finish since 1962. Chad Ashton reassumes head coaching reins of men's soccer program. Denver blanks Michigan Tech 4-0 to win WCHA playoff championship. The women's soccer team qualified for its first ever NCAA Tournament after winning the school's first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship. The 27-3 overall record was the Pioneers best in program history. Seven skiers -Kristina Andersson, Andre Bachleda, Carolina Barthelson, Irene Eder, Christian Hutter, Roberta Pergher and Heiko Zuehlke- named to All-American team. LIVE Webcast - Mt. It's our courses that respond to today's real-world needs needs such as housing and food security, ecological justice and climate change, and culturally competent mental health care. DU men's ski team wins first of 14 NCAA titles. DU wins its fifth NCAA hockey title with a 4- 3 win against Cornell. Basketball star Harry Hollines named to All-American team. Hockey team defeats then-No. The Pioneers became the first program since 1978 to finish back-to-back seasons unbeaten in the regular season. Pioneers defeat North Dakota 6-2 for first NCAA hockey title. The men's golf team earned its first-ever appearance in NCAA Regionals. Wrestlers capture conference championship. Women's gymnastics team places second at AIAW nationals. Andrew Landwerlen and Zimmermann captured the ITA Mountain Regionals Doubles Title and advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championships during the fall season. [1] Excluded from this list are all national championships earned outside the scope of NCAA . Track and Field. Michael Bradac becomes DU's first NCAA Division II swimming All-American. Senior men's basketball player Yemi Nicholson was named to the 2006 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America Team. The men finished 40th overall led by a 12th place finish in the 1650 Free. Here you can research athletic, academic, merit-based and needs-based scholarship and recruiting opportunities from any of the 15 college Men's Track And Field programs in Colorado - all in one place. Janis Christopher. With that in mind, the success of the DUs basketball programs is a major point of emphasis for Karlton Creech, vice chancellor for athletics, recreation and Ritchie Center operations. Ski team captures fifth consecutive NCAA title. Maempel also made the ESPN Academic All-American Team in 2010. Sam Garza made the U.S. U-20 National Team, which qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup. 1 in the country for the first time in program history. Burt Potter named men's basketball coach. Men's and women's tennis sweep Summit League Championships and qualify for NCAA Tournament. Jerrie McGahan named women's volleyball coach. Jim Wiste and Keith Magnuson named to hockey All-American first team. 1 among all Division I-AAA, Front Range and Sun Belt Conference Institutions. Pioneers men's tennis team posts 11-1-1 record; wins Colorado State Collegiate Tennis tournament. At the National Championships, sophomore Jessica Lopez became the first gymnast three-time All-America in school history, and the Pioneers finished in fifth place of Session II and 10th overall, the best finish in school history. The women's tennis finished its season with a 20-2 overall record and its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. University Bulldog Invitational: Greeley, CO: 4/3: 23 TPCA Middle School Meet #1: Aubrey DeVine takes over as men's basketball coach. Brea Muhle and Colleen King were named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, the volleyball's first-ever Division All-Americans. North Dakota upends Pioneers 6-5 in NCAA hockey championship game. Women's Soccer finished the 2007 season with a 12-5-5 overall record while recording a 9-2-2 mark in Sun Belt Conference regular season play en route to their second straight SBC Tournament Title and NCAA Women's College Cup appearance. DU wins second straight WCHA playoff title by Defeating Michigan Tech. 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