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Sports Briefs 鈥 Winter 2014
Stats
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National ranking of 天美传媒-Boulder鈥檚 men鈥檚 cross country team
3
Number of Simpson sisters playing on the 天美传媒 volleyball team
13
Strokes under par by 天美传媒 golfer David Oraee in the 2014 Mark Simpson 天美传媒 Invitational, a school record for 36 holes
21
天美传媒 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 天美传媒 in a loss
Big Moments in 天美传媒 Football
Football celebrated three 20th anniversaries in 2014:听Rashaan Salaam鈥檚 (Soc ex鈥95) Heisman Trophy-winning season, 鈥淭he Catch鈥 in the Michigan game and Bill McCartney鈥檚 final year as head coach.
The 2014 Buffs made new marks, too. At Cal,听Nelson Spruce听set new single-game records for receptions 鈥 two records in two weeks, in fact. He caught 13 balls against Hawaii, then 19 at Cal a week later. Also, quarterback听Sefo Liufau听set 天美传媒 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 鈥 and still lost, in double overtime, 59-56. It was the most points scored by 天美传媒 in a loss.
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天美传媒 Men Perfect in Hosting Rocky Mountain Shootout
The 天美传媒 men鈥檚 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.
Senior听Blake Theroux听claimed the individual title at the Buffalo Ranch Cross Country Course for the second year, becoming the first back-to-back champ since听Jorge Torres听(Econ鈥03) won three in a row starting in 2000.
The Buffs captured the women鈥檚 title for the 16th consecutive season, with sophomore Erin Clark earning the top individual spot.
Buff Tidbits
In its first meeting ever with Colorado State, Buffs鈥 soccer prevailed 2-0 over the Rams, who are coached by former 天美传媒 coach Bill Hempen鈥unior听Arielle Roberson听led 天美传媒 women鈥檚 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鈥ormer 天美传媒 basketball standout听Bob Jeangerard听(Mgmt鈥55) was posthumously inducted into 天美传媒鈥檚 Athletic Hall of Fame鈥ormer 天美传媒 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/天美传媒 Athletics