Tag: Pokes
Cowgirls win Border War
Breann Lujan-Halcon blujanha@uwyo.edu Cowgirl tennis swept Colorado State 7-0 Saturday in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The conference victory marked the end of the Cowgirls’ regular season, finishing with an overall record of 10-11, and 3-2 in the MW conference. “I thought we were very professional today as the way we played and went about,” Cowgirl tennis…
McCullough on the rise for UW golf team
Brady Cates bcates@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming sophomore Drew McCullough first picked up a golf club at the age of 10, and from that point, he never looked back. McCullough fell in love with golf when he started playing competitively in the eighth grade. The opportunity to play college golf began to interest him when he…
Spring Season Closeout
Nathan Forest nforest@uwyo.edu UW wrapped by competition over the weekend, hosting a nine-team tournament on Saturday in the Uniwyo Sports Complex and the Arena Auditorium, and then traveled down to Denver to take on Denver University. The tournament teams only played two sets as opposed to the typical five, for brevity reasons. The Cowgirls opened…
CU Invite
Nathan Forest nforest@uwyo.edu The Wyoming track and field team finished up an impressive weekend with its performance at the Colorado University Invite hosted in Boulder, Colorado. Several Cowboys put up wins and the team continued its assault on the UW record boards. Jordan Charles came out with a win in the 110-hurdles and came in…
Coach Edwards’ Hiring Process
Malorie Williamson mwilli92@uwyo.edu As the UW Men’s Basketball program switches gears in terms of new coaching, questions were raised about the hiring process of new head coach to the team Allen Edwards. The retirement of Larry Shyatt did not come as much of a surprise to UW Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Burman. Burman said…
Pokes impress in two-day swimming meet
John Luke Fabian jfabian1@uwyo.edu Twitter: @HouseFabian The Wyoming Cowboy and Cowgirl swimming and diving teams set new records as they concluded a two-day meet this past weekend with Louisiana State and Northern Arizona. The men’s team beat the LSU Tigers 131-112, while the women beat Northern Arizona 144-99 but lost to LSU 92-151. “I am…
Pokes Loss Defensive Battle VS Cal
Senior forward Larry Nance Jr. recorded his first double-double of the season as the Cowboys fell in a defensive battle 45-42 to Cal on Wednesday night in Berkley, Calif. “I don’t think it was bad offense, both teams were good defensive teams,” Cal head coach Cuonzo Martin said on Calbears.com. “(Wyoming) is normally that way…
Bench Brings Pokes To Win Over Regis
Wyoming’s bench played the majority of the game in its 70-35 victory over Regis on Sunday in Laramie. “I like the fact that our reserves have gotten the chance to play significant minutes,” head coach Larry Shyatt said. “You can say that was the plan. The plan does not work unless the first group comes…
Senior Night Ends in Defeat for Cowboys
Senior night did not end well for the Wyoming Cowboys football team, as they lost to the Boise State Broncos 63-14. Head coach Craig Bohl said after the game, “It was a really disappointing performance and it’s not to detract from the fact that Boise State is a good team. We didn’t handle some adversity…
Cowboys take Decisive Victory over Buffaloes
The Pokes “whipped” the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday. Wyoming, led by junior guard Josh Adams’ 14 points and seven assists, made 22 buckets on 22 assists and held Colorado to nine second half points in their 56-33 victory in Laramie Saturday afternoon. “First of all my hats goes off to Wyoming tonight,” Colorado head coach…
Hill’s Record Day Breaks Pokes’ Losing Streak
Freshman running back Brian Hill turned in a record-breaking performance as the Cowboys snapped their four-game losing streak with a resounding win over Fresno State Saturday night 45-17 in Fresno Calif. “It’s a big, big win,” head coach Craig Bohl said in a video interview with Robert Gagliardi after the game. “I can’t say…