Sports Briefs – Winter 2014
Stats
No.1
National ranking of ֱ-Boulder’s men’s cross country team
3
Number of Simpson sisters playing on the ֱ volleyball team
13
Strokes under par by ֱ golfer David Oraee in the 2014 Mark Simpson ֱ Invitational, a school record for 36 holes
21
ֱ student-athletes with 4.0 grade point averages in 2013, a campus record
56
Points scored by Buffs football against California (Berkeley) Sept. 27, the most by ֱ in a loss
Big Moments in ֱ Football
Football celebrated three 20th anniversaries in 2014:Rashaan Salaam’s (Soc ex’95) Heisman Trophy-winning season, “The Catch” in the Michigan game and Bill McCartney’s final year as head coach.
The 2014 Buffs made new marks, too. At Cal,Nelson Spruceset new single-game records for receptions — two records in two weeks, in fact. He caught 13 balls against Hawaii, then 19 at Cal a week later. Also, quarterbackSefo Liufauset ֱ records for TD passes (7), completions (46), total offensive yardage (527) and passing attempts (67).
The Cal game was a nailbiter with its own claim on history. The Buffs scored eight touchdowns — and still lost, in double overtime, 59-56. It was the most points scored by ֱ in a loss.
ֱ Men Perfect in Hosting Rocky Mountain Shootout
The ֱ men’s cross country team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, posted a perfect score of 15 in winning its Rocky Mountain Shootout for the 24th consecutive year.
SeniorBlake Therouxclaimed the individual title at the Buffalo Ranch Cross Country Course for the second year, becoming the first back-to-back champ sinceJorge Torres(Econ’03) won three in a row starting in 2000.
The Buffs captured the women’s title for the 16th consecutive season, with sophomore Erin Clark earning the top individual spot.
Buff Tidbits
In its first meeting ever with ֱ State, Buffs’ soccer prevailed 2-0 over the Rams, who are coached by former ֱ coach Bill Hempen…JuniorArielle Robersonled ֱ women’s basketball in scoring and rebounding last year, but will miss the 2014-15 season after tearing a ligament in her left knee. She also missed the 2011-12 season due to a hip injury…Former ֱ basketball standoutBob Jeangerard(Mgmt’55) was posthumously inducted into ֱ’s Athletic Hall of Fame…Former ֱ football coach Dan Hawkins will coach the U.S. senior national team in the 2015 American football world championships in Stockholm, Sweden, July 4-18.
Photography by Dan Madden/ֱ Athletics