Explore Historic Hayward Field. The University of Denver was certified by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, indicating that it is considered to be operating in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the Association's Division I membership. Men's and women's cross country running reinstated as varsity sports; Knut Nystad assumes coaching duties. Women's swimming and diving finished 31st at the 2018 NCAA Championships led by All-America performances in the 200 IM and 400 IM from Bailey Andison, the first women's swimmer in program history to earn All-America status in three different seasons. Men's track and field team squeaks past Colorado by one point to win Colorado Relays. Denver turned in its first All-American relay performance in its Division I history at the Championships. Women's soccer team wins Colorado Athletic Conference title. Denver broncos schedule 2016 ical. Men's Track and Field - Support Staff; Image Name Title; Shane Stock: Assistant Sports Performance Coach: Dalton Gleason: Ebdon became Denver's first All-American since 1984. Clem Crowley takes over as men's basketball coach. Gymnastics won the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Championship in the Pioneers' first season in the conference. Women's soccer wins the Summit League regular season and tournament titles before defeating Loyola Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Skier Geir Skari wins the NCAA individual championship in the classical category. DU men's gymnastics team finishes seventh at the NCAA championships. Athletics programs join Continental Divide Conference. Harry Hollines named to All-American basketball team for the second straight year. Troy Bledsoe replaces Hoyt Brawner as men's basketball coach. Women's soccer team wins third straight CAC title. All DU teams compete at the NCAA Division I level. . Antje Maempel swept the individual women's Nordic titles, marking only the second time a Pioneer skier has done so and the first in 13 years. The game attracts the largest crowd ever to witness a college hockey game in Colorado - 16,061 at McNichols Sports Arena. Tyler Ruesegger and Antje Maempel were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large First Teams. Aubrey DeVine takes over as men's basketball coach. Hockey team knocks off archrival Colorado College and top-ranked North Dakota to capture the WCHA playoff title. University of Colorado Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sports Men's Sports Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Skiing Track and Field Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Lacrosse Skiing Soccer Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Tickets General Manage My Account Buy Tickets CU Students Feedback StubHub: Buy or Sell CU Tickets Sports The Pioneers went 14-0 to start the season, also a school record and Amy Jensen was named SBC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year after leading the Pioneers to a 23-3 mark. Ellison Ketchum takes over as men's basketball coach. The 10 programs to earn a perfect score marks the most for DU in any one season. George Gwozdecky named head hockey coach. Otto Tschudi (downhill) and Ole Ivar Hansen (individual cross country) win NCAA individual ski championships. He is named a first-team AII-American for his efforts. A record nine skiers - Britta Wienand, Irene Eder, Kristina Andersson, Joern Frohs, Kyrill Kretzschmar, Wolf Wallendorf, Jayme Smithers, Christian Hutter and Julia Delich - earn All- American honors. Basketball star Michaela Pavlickova earned All-America honors from the Associated Press (honorable mention), Women's Basketball Journal (fifth team) and was the 24 overall selection in the WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz. Men's golf had three student-athletes win individual titles in the 2019-20 season. DU reinstates men's tennis as a varsity sport. Men's and women's swimming and diving sweep the Summit League Championships in their first year in the league. Noel Droomer (100 and 200 backstroke) wins two NAJA individual swimming titles for the second straight year. Pioneer men's soccer team posts a school-best 19-1-1 record. After winning the program's first-ever PenroseCup, hockey won its eighth NCAA National Championship after defeating Minnesota-Duluth 3-2. Barb Standteiner named to the All-American ski team. I owe a lot of what I have in my life to the university. Women's Golf achieved its first-ever NCAA Regional victory and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Men's ski team wins third straight NCAA championship. Image. Five skiers - Ole Ivar Hansen, Otto Tschudi, Eric Poulsen, Pat Costello and Odd Hammernes - receive All-American honors. Erik Roland wins an NCAA giant slalom title. Men's soccer program switches from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II/NAIA affiliation. 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. . Will Butcher became the program's second Hobey Baker Award winner while head coach Jim Montgomery was named the Spencer Penrose Award winner. Clyde "Cac" Hubbard takes over football coaching duties. Skier Otto Tschudi wins an unprecedented three NCAA individual championships (slalom, alpine and downhill) while Ole Ivar Hansen wins his second straight individual crown (individual cross country). View our visit options and schedule your trip to DU. Carle, who was a consensus All-American, also earned USA Hockey's College Player of the Year award. DU captures first outright state baseball championship. Sue Pringle becomes women's field hockey coach. Anna Riedmiller (women's) and James Davis (men's) qualify for NCAA Singles Championships. February 24-Men's basketball team defeats Metro State 83-78; Dick Peth becomes winningest basketball coach in DU history with l64th career victory. The fall of 2018 marked the first time that all three fall sport programs made the NCAA Tournament in the same season. The women's golf team earned its first-ever invitation to the NCAA West Region Tournament. Men's ski team wins NCAAchampionship for the sixth straight time. Katherine Fischer and Quintin Hoch-Bullen earned All-America honors to lead the way for the Pioneers. 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. Trevor Baptiste was named a Tewaraaton Award Finalist. A winner of four NCAA individual championships, Maempel helped lead the Denver Pioneers to three consecutive national championships in skiing from 2008 to 2010. April Gerard becomes first women's skier to receive All-American honors. He was also named the 2006 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Marty Fletcher takes over as men's basketball coach. North Dakota upends Pioneers 6-5 in NCAA hockey championship game. Sept. 20-Pioneers rout Regis 40-0 in first night football game at DU Stadium. Men's tennis junior standout Adam Holmstrom, who led the team with a school-record 32-6 singles record became DU's first men's tennis player to earn All-American in Division I when he earned a top 16 seed at the NCAA National Singles Championships. Women's field hockey dropped as a varsity sport. Rob Oertel assumes women's tennis coaching duties on an interim basis. The inductees included: Frank Moore, Jr., Rusty Fairly, Marshall Johnston, Ronald L. Moore, Barbara "BoBo" Mangan, Dr. Art Mason and William Matsch. View All Latest Videos . Jesse Mahoney is hired as head coach for volleyball. The women's volleyball team won the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and juniors Clarice Golesh and Kellie Savage were named to first team All-SBC. Maempel also made the ESPN Academic All-American Team in 2010. Senior men's basketball player Yemi Nicholson was named to the 2006 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-America Team. Women's Lacrosse won its first BIG EAST Tournament title and defeated Stanford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to Northwestern in the second round. Women's lacrosse won the MPSF Tournament Championship, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. Lacrosse player Geoff Bieging sets a school single-season assists record (28 assists). This information is very valuable for all high school student-athletes to understand as they start the recruiting process. Basketball star Harry Hollines named to All-American team. Tom Hogan is hired as volleyball's head coach and for the second-straight season, the team won the Summit League Tournament while also securing the out-right regular season title. Three skiers -Henning Arstal, Al Vincelette and Harald Riiber -named to the All-American team. Following a 19-12 regular season and a second-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference, women's basketball earned a WNIT bid. Jeff Cravath begins three-year stint as football coach. 54 in the Learfield Directors' Cup, marking its second-best finish since turning NCAA Division I. Head coach George Gwozdecky became the first individual to capture NCAA titles as a player (Wisconsin), assistant coach (Miami of Ohio) and head coach (Denver). Men's and women's tennis sweep Summit League Championships and qualify for NCAA Tournament. For the first time, men's lacrosse advanced to Championship Weekend of the NCAA Tournament after winning both the ECAC regular season and tournament titles. Jim Montgomery was named hockey's next head coach. Men's lacrosse knocked Notre Dame out of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years to earn the Pioneers seventh NCAA Quarterfinal appearance in the last eight years. The official Track and Field page for the University of South Dakota Coyotes. Dr. M. Dianne Murphy, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Denver, was elected chair of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Issues Committee. Head Coach. Brea Muhle and Colleen King were named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, the volleyball's first-ever Division All-Americans. DU defeats Colorado College in baseball; ties Colorado School of Mines for state title. Ben Jobe takes over as men's basketball coach. 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. Men's tennis team wins second straight Colorado Athletic Conference title. Men's lacrosse returned to NCAA Championship Weekend where Cameron Flint became the program's first Division I First Team All-American. Pioneers advance to finals of NCAA district baseball tournament, where they lose to Arizona. 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. Men's basketball team advances to NCAA Division II Tournament. A battle against the Michigan Wolverines ended in victory for the DU women's lacrosse team on Sunday, propelling them to the program's 1st-ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance. 1 in the country for the first time in program history. In the men's Giant Slalom, Read finished in 11. Hockey players Marc Cheverie and Rhett Rakshani became the first DU teammates to be named Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalists in the same season. DU plays its first intercollegiate football game, losing to Colorado College 12-0. 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. No. Women's tennis team wins second straight Continental Divide Conference championship. M. Dianne Murphy, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Denver since 1998, was appointed Columbia University Athletic Director effective Nov. 8, 2004. Volleyball qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history after winning the Summit League tournament title and sharing the league's regular season title. Charles Wingender named men's basketball coach. Jack Hauser honored as DU's first men's basketball All-American. 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. DU advances to NCAA hockey tournament, losing to Boston University in overtime one game short of the Frozen Four. Men's swimmer Dale Barschak (200 butterfly) wins NAJA title. . Pioneers men's ski team captures fourth straight NCAA title. Skiers Al Vincelette (jumping) and Harald Riiber (nordic) take NCAA individual titles. Head Swimming Coach Jim Henry was named the Sun Belt Conference Male Coach of the Year and head diving coach Jeff Carter was named the SBC Male Diving Coach of the Year, while freshman Aaron Feight took home the SBC Male Diver of the Year award. Gymnastics advanced to the NCAA National Championships for the fourth time in program history, finishing a program-best ninth overall. Kelsey Totura was named SBC Women's Swimmer of the Year and first-year head coach Brian Schrader was named Men's Swimming Coach of the Year. The University of Denver hockey team captured its first NCAA national championship since 1969 with a 1-0 win over Maine in the Frozen Four title game at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. DU skiers named to the All-American team are Jeffy Blann, Paul Rachetto, Georg Krog and Odd Hammernes. The men's golf team earned its first-ever appearance in NCAA Regionals. Gymnastics earned its first-ever bid to the NCAA National Championships and became the first small private school to ever qualify. Golfer Erik Billinger qualified for the NCAA Regional Tournament for the second consecutive season and was named to the NCAA All-Southwest Region Team. DU sneaks past North Dakota 5-4 in overtime to capture WCHA playoff championship. The DU hockey team (26-14-1) qualified for its 19th NCAA Tournament and first since 2005, finishing the season with its seventh consecutive season with 21 or more wins. Kittle recorded the highest finish ever for a DU female as she finished 17th in the 100-breaststroke. Jon Terje Overland wins NCAA skiing individual title in downhill. The Denver ski team successfully defended its national title, winning its third straight crown - and NCAA-record 17th in history. Football team wins second conference title with a perfect 9-0 record. Men's soccer team finishes the season with a 14-3-1 record and an NCAA Division II rank of 19th. The ski team captured its second-consecutive national collegiate title, the program's 16th and the most of any school in the nation. Basketball player Matt Teahan sets a school record with 61 points vs. Nebraska Wesleyan. Guard Alex Drobnitch first DU football player named first-team All-American. Colorado Seminary loses to Arapahoe Baseball Club 69-30. Hockey player Tom Peluso named a first-team All-American. Moriah Martin advanced to the NCAA National Championships for the third time and earned Second Team All-American honors in the all-around. DU captures first conference football championship. Men's swimming 43 dual-meet win streak snapped by Long Beach Community College. Stuart Clark becomes men's basketball coach. The men's tennis team advanced to its first NCAA Tournament with an at-large berth after finishing second in the SBC championship for the second straight year and Danny Westerman earned SBC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year after leading the Pioneers to a school-best 18-7 record. Former Pioneer Jessica Lopez was inducted into the Colorado Sportswomen Hall of Fame. Denver combines western tradition with a flourishing, modern city of restaurants, museums and outdoor activities. George Gwozdecky was named the WCHA Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award. Football player Ernest Pitts first-team All-American selection. Christian Hutter wins the NCAA individual championship in the slalom category. The men finished 32nd at the NCAA National Championship led by Dylan Bunch's seventh-place finish in the 1650 Free. Hockey team advances to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in five years. DU adds women's soccer and volleyball; Dave Farrar named first women's soccer coach while Ed Allbright becomes first volleyball coach. Murray Arrnstrong named WCHA Coach of the Year. 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. Gymnast Karen Beer named Colorado Sports-woman of the Year. University of Denver is a private institution that was founded in 1864. Women's tennis team wins Colorado Athletic Conference title. Men's and women's swimming and diving assistant Barbara Perkins was named the programs first head coach. Fred Murphy accepts football coaching job. 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. DU inducted six individuals including Chancellor Emeritus Daniel L. 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