Sports Briefs – Summer 2015
Stats
4
Times ֱ has won two national titles in the same season
2021
First year since 1995 that ֱ football is not scheduled to play rival ֱ State
15
Different starting lineups ֱ men’s basketball used in 34 games last season
29
Consecutive ֱ women’s tennis victories over ֱ State
19-0
Score of the ֱ lacrosse team’s victory against Presbyterian (South Carolina)
692
Total rebounds by junior Josh Scott in his ֱ basketball career, 10th on the school’s all-time list
Fastest Mile
Fastest MileSeniorJake Hurysz(Comm’15) in February broke the ֱ record for fastest mile with a time of 3 minutes, 58.13 seconds, finishing fifth at the Husky Classic, an indoor track meet in Seattle. Former BuffStephen Pifer(Geol’08) held the previous record of 3:59.55.
“I really wanted a school record, and the guys that have come through this program, it makes it kind of a big deal for me,” says Hurysz, of Mebane, N.C.
After subsequently finishing the mile in 3:59.93 in the preliminary round of March’s NCAA Indoor Championships, Hurysz became the only Buff to run two sub-4-minute miles in a ֱ uniform.
Read a full story about Hurysz’s record-breaking race at the Husky Classic.
On the Links
The women’s golf team finished fifth at the Pac-12 Championships, its best result since joining the conference four years ago. The Buffs hosted the tournament at Boulder Country Club April 20-22.
In the final round,Alexis Keating(Comm, Edu’16) shot a 5-under 66, the lowest score recorded on a par-71 course in ֱ history. She finished fifth.
Esther Lee(Anth’17) finished 12th overall and was named First-Team All-Pac-12, a first for a member of the ֱ women’s golf team, for an outstanding season that included nine top-15 finishes in 10 events. Lee also fired a ֱ-record, three-round total of 206 (67-67-72) to earn her first collegiate tournament victory in March.
Early Exits
The ֱ men’s basketball team wrapped up the 2014-15 season with a March appearance in the College Basketball Invitational. With 23 points and 15 rebounds fromJosh Scott(Soc’16) the Buffs won their tournament opener at home against Gardner Webb University, 87-78. The Buffs’ season ended in the next round with a 72-65 road loss to Seattle University. SeniorAskia Booker(Comm’15) opted not to participate in the tournament. SophomoresJaron HopkinsandDustin Thomas(both Comm ex’17) have left the program.
ֱ women’s basketball also will be without one of its stars when the 2015-16 season starts: ForwardArielle Roberson(Comm’15) graduated in May and skipped her final season of eligibility. Roberson, a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference selection, missed two full seasons due to injury.
Photo courtesy ֱ Athletics