Tagged: CU
Legendary CU Coach Jerry Quiller Passes Away
Posted on02. Feb, 2012
BOULDER – Former University of Colorado cross country and track and field coach Jerry Quiller, who coached 15 years and hundreds of student-athletes at the school, has passed away after fighting a battle against multiple myeloma. He was 69. Coach Q started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Colorado State University and became [...]
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Running away from the Buffaloes – book under fire in Middle School
Posted on02. Feb, 2012
The book Running with the Buffaloes which chronicles the 1998 CU Cross Country team lead by Adam Goucher is under consideration of being banned in a middle school in Virginia. Its started when a 14 year old avid reader picked up the book from the library. His mom was glancing through it and found some [...]
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CU Men Place Third At NCAA Championships
Posted on23. Nov, 2011
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Senior Richard Medina raced to an eighth-place finish on the cross country course as the No. 6 University of Colorado men’s team placed third overall at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday. “Third is a very good run for the men,” coach Mark Wetmore said. “I can’t think of [...]
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Buffs Capture First Ever Pac-12 Conference Titles
Posted on31. Oct, 2011
The University of Colorado cross country teams won the first ever Pac-12 Conference titles in any sport on Saturday morning, sweeping the men’s and women’s races at the Wigwam Golf Course. “I would give each team an ‘A’ for today’s performance,” head coach Mark Wetmore said. “They came out and raced what they were capable of and some even exceeded expectations. It was a good day and we couldn’t have asked for much more from either team.”
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Medina and Kipp Lead Buffs To Victory at Shootout
Posted on03. Oct, 2011
Senior Richard Medina and sophomore Shalaya Kipp led the University of Colorado cross country teams to victory at the 26th Annual Rocky Mountain Shootout at the Buffalo Ranch on CU’s South Campus. Both Medina and Kipp took first place overall to earn their first Rocky Mountain Shootout crowns.
Medina won the 8-kilometer race with the fourth fastest time ever in course history, crossing the finish in 24 minutes, 39 seconds. The Grand Junction, Colo. native redshirted last season, so this was his first cross country race in almost two years.
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Buffs Start Strong At Time Trial
Posted on11. Sep, 2011
The University of Colorado’s cross country season got off to a great start on Saturday morning at the CU Time Trial with strong performances from the No. 4 ranked women and No. 7 ranked men’s teams.
It’s a CU tradition to let a freshman runner cross the finish first at the time trial and this year the winners were Rachel Baptista and Ammar Moussa. Baptista won the women’s 5.8-kilometer race in 21 minutes, 44 seconds and Moussa won the men’s 8k in 26:06.
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Buffs Set To Compete at World Champs Aug 27
Posted on25. Aug, 2011
University of Colorado junior Emma Coburn and five former Buffs are set to compete at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics Aug. 27-Sept. 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
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CU’s Coburn Wins NCAA Steeplechase Crown
Posted on11. Jun, 2011
The third time is a charm, or at least that is the case for University of Colorado junior Emma Coburn who won her first NCAA 3,000-meter steeplechase title on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
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CU’s Bosshard Earns Another Trip To NCAAs
Posted on30. May, 2011
University of Colorado sophomore Joe Bosshard will do double duty at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships as he qualified for the finals of the 5,000-meter run, just two days after advancing in the 10k, at the NCAA West Preliminary. The Crested Butte, Colo. native advanced to the finals of the 10k on Thursday [...]
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USATF Honors CU’s Coburn
Posted on05. May, 2011
Colorado’s Emma Coburn has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after she set the world lead in the 3,000m steeplechase at Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University on Sunday. The former American Junior record holder took the lead from the start of the race and never relented, putting more than 40 [...]
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Buffs Open Outdoor Season At Potts Invite
Posted on17. Mar, 2011
The University of Colorado track & field team will host its first outdoor meet of the season, the Potts Invitational, this Friday and Saturday, March 18-19, at Potts Field.
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Nelson Returns to CO to Recruit at C.U.; Wants Sub-8:15 in 2011
Posted on17. Jan, 2011
If Nelson, 26, looks comfortable in the fieldhouse, it is likely because he spent five years as an undergraduate at CU. Then, after making the 2008 Olympic team a month after his senior year, he signed a professional contract and moved to Eugene, Ore., in the fall of 2008 to compete for the Oregon Track Club. Now, Nelson has returned home, to raise his family in Longmont; help CU get the best prep runners here as the track team’s recruiting coordinator; and to see how much faster he can run in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
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CU XC Men Take Second, Women Third in Mountain Regionals
Posted on13. Nov, 2010
The No. 9 University of Colorado men’s cross country teams finished second at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship on Saturday to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship on November 22 in Terre Haute, Ind. The No. 8 women’s team placed third overall, just missing an automatic bid but still have a good chance to earn one of the 13 at-large bids for the championship, which will be announced on November 14.
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Buffs Ready For Final Big 12 Championship
Posted on29. Oct, 2010
The University of Colorado cross country teams are ready for the 15th Annual Big 12 Championship on Saturday, October 30 at the Oklahoma State University Cross Country Course.
This will be the final Big 12 championship for the Buffs who have a rich tradition of winning team and individual titles. The CU men have won 12 of 14 conference titles, while the women have taken 11. The Buffs have won 17 individual titles; the men taking eight and the women with nine. The last time a male won the conference crown was Brent Vaughn in 2007 and Jenny Barringer won the title last year.
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CU Cross Country 20 Year Reunion – Recap
Posted on18. Oct, 2010
Updated: To celebrate one of the most decorated track and field/cross country programs in the country, The University of Colorado will have its first reunion in 20 years this coming weekend, October 22-24, starting off with a Parade on Pearl Street at 7pm.
