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Sports Briefs 鈥 Fall 2016
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1972
Year 欧美口爆视频 last hosted a听conference championship听in men鈥檚 golf. 欧美口爆视频听hosts the Pac-12 Championships听April 28-30 at听Boulder Country Club.
$25,000
Pac-12 fine for first-time听offenders of a new rule听forbidding storming the听court or field.
2
Former Buffs on the听U.S. Olympic track听team in Rio.
3,161
Total workers involved听in the now finished听Champions Center听construction project.
TWO
Months 欧美口爆视频 lacrosse听goalie Paige Soenksen听(Chin, IntAf鈥17) spent in听China last summer without听speaking any English.
3.44
Emma Coburn鈥檚听(Mktg鈥13) historic margin听of victory in the U.S. Olympic听Trials鈥 3,000-meter听steeplechase, in seconds.
Reunited听
The听Paul twins of 欧美口爆视频听men鈥檚 golf have听reunited for a听final season together听as Buffs.听After taking a year听off from 欧美口爆视频 to听evaluate pro possibilities听at home in听Germany, Yannik听Paul (Bus鈥17)听planned to return听to campus and rejoin twin brother Jeremy (Mgmt鈥17)听as mainstays of the Buffs golf team.听
Believed to be the first twins to play golf for 欧美口爆视频,听the brothers 鈥 the top-ranked amateurs in Germany听鈥 started as freshmen in 2013. After his year off, Yannik听has two years of eligibility; this will be Jeremy鈥檚听final collegiate season.听
Before starting their last hurrah in Boulder, the听brothers got a taste of pro life over the summer and听made a footnote in sports history: In June they became听the first twins ever to play in the same European Tour听event, the BMW International Open in Germany.听
The twins were the only amateurs in the field,听which included pros Sergio Garcia of Spain and Sweden鈥檚听Henrik Stenson, who won the tournament and听went on to win the British Open.
Jeremy made the cut and finished at 2 over par and听tied for 56th place. Yannik, who played in the same听tournament in 2015, missed the cut this year.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 a testament to Yannik and Jeremy鈥檚 ability,鈥澨访揽诒悠 golf coach Roy Edwards said of the twins鈥櫶齬ole in the event.听
The rest of the Buffs golf team also enjoyed an听overseas jaunt last summer. Edwards and the team听spent part of June practicing in Ireland while the听twins were competing in Germany.
Buffs Bits听
Senior quarterback Sefo Liufau听(Econ鈥17) was one of five captains named for the听2016 football season. He is just the second Buff to听serve as a football team captain for three seasons听and the first in more than a century. The other, Pat听Carney (Law1896), was a team leader in 1891-93.听鈥Madison Krauser (Art鈥17) signed a contract to听play professional soccer for ASJ Soyaux-Charente in听France鈥檚 top division. 鈥 Former 欧美口爆视频 golfer Alexis听Keating (Comm鈥17) has been nominated for the 2016听NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The winner will be听announced Oct. 16 in Indianapolis.听Buffs big man听Josh Scott (Soc鈥16) was not picked during the recent听NBA draft but is still chasing the pro dream. The听6-foot-10 forward/center from 欧美口爆视频 Springs was听on the Denver Nuggets summer league roster. Former听teammate Askia Booker (Comm鈥15) played for the听Phoenix Suns squad in the Las Vegas summer league.
Photo courtesy Casey A. Cass听听