Junior Maria Harutjunjan and freshman Karla Contreras competed at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships March 16-18 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the fifth time that multiple Cowgirls qualified for the national tournament. Harutjunjan qualified for the 100 breaststroke by winning the event at the Mountain West Championship with…
The Cowboys were held scoreless for the first eight minutes of the game with Air Force opened the game shooting 9-13 from the field on their way to a 83-68 victory at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The Falcons scored 25 straight before the Pokes scored their first basket. Guard Justin James…
Junior Bryce Meredith placed the highest for the Cowboys at the Big XII tournament, coming in second place at 141 pounds, as the UW wrestling team took fifth place overall in the tournament. Meredith is the second finalist for UW in the two years it has been a member of the Big XII. Drew Templeman,…
The Cowboys forced 21 San Jose State turnovers en route to a 74-62 victory over the Spartans on Senior Night. Before the game, Jason McManamen and Morris Marshall were honored for their contributions to UW, with Marshall making his first career start. Sophomore guard, and Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year, Justin James led…
Forward Natalie Baker scored a season high 18 points as the Cowgirls defeated Colorado State 56-49 on Feb. 28 in the Arena-Auditorium. The win was UW’s first Border War victory since Feb. 22, 2014, and it also marked UW’s 20th win of the season. Baker shot 5-9 from the field and 7-9 from the…
The Cowboys men’s basketball team battled back from 16 points down to take a 76-75 lead with 17 seconds left, but Colorado State guard Prentiss Nixon hit a three of his own with five seconds left to lead the Rams to a 78-76 victory on Feb. 28 in Fort Collins. The Pokes held CSU…
Senior Scott Carter successfully repeated as men’s triple jump champion, while senior Cassidy Meade and the men’s 4×400 relay team set new UW records on the final day of the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 25. The Cowgirls finished in 10th place with 36 points, while the Cowboys finished in fifth…
Freshman forward Selale Kepenc scored a career high 12 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Cowgirls (19-8 overall, 11-5 Mountain West) to steal a 60-58 victory on the road over New Mexico on Feb. 25. Kepenc shot 4-8 from the field and 4-7 from three in only 15 minutes of play to help…
Junior Glenn Workman carded a two-under 70 on the final day of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, California. Workman’s three-day total of 219 (+3) was matched by senior Ryan Wallen in a tie for 31st on the individual leaderboard. Wallen shot a five-under 67 on the second day of…
Redshirt freshman Bryce Ailshie and sophomore Ricky Faure highlighted the UW track and field teams good performance on the final day of the Don Kirby Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Feb. 11. The middle distance runners shined in the 800 meters, with Ailshie taking second with an adjusted time of 1:50.50, which was…
The Cowboys men’s basketball team fought back from a 10-point deficit with 10 minutes left in the game, but fell short of completing the comeback falling 78-73 to Colorado State on Feb. 14 in the Arena-Auditorium. Guard Justin James led the Pokes with 23 points on the evening, good for his seventh 20-point game of…
Despite hitting 12 three pointers, the Wyoming men’s basketball team lost a tough one on the road against Utah State on Feb. 11 in Logan, Utah. The Pokes were outrebounded 41-26, including 13 offensive rebounds by the Aggies. Guards Lou Adams and Jeremy Lieberman led the way for the Cowboys with 16 and 11 points,…
