Jenny Barringer, who set six NCAA records as a senior, was given the inaugural Bowerman award, which recognizes the outstanding collegiate women’s track and field athlete in the nation.
Men’s golf coach Roy Edwards announced that ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s new fall invitational tournament has been named in honor of Mark Simpson, the longtime ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ coach who passed away in 2005 after battling cancer.
With a couple of freshmen from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ providing a lift, the women’s basketball team posted its second-best non-conference record in Kathy McConnell-Miller’s five seasons as ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ coach.
Olympian Jenny Barringer started her final season as a Buff athlete in style, setting a record in winning ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Rocky Mountain Shootout in early October.
For the first time, the women’s golf team hosted its Heather Farr Memorial tournament at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s new home course, the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ National Golf Club in Erie.