Sports Briefs Fall 2020
Stats
Two
twins born in May to 欧美口爆视频 lacrosse head coach Ann Elliot Whidden
3.491
average Spring 2020 GPA for all 338 student-athletes, a new single-semester high
Four
returning senior men's golfers for 2020-21 who had their original final season cut short last year
500+
欧美口爆视频 student-athletes, staff and community participants in June's Buffs March to protest racial injustice
909
days from when Andre Roberson (Comm ex'14) ruptured his left patellar tendon and returned to play for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder this July
Buffs Bits
Women鈥檚 Basketball Hall of Famer Ceal Barry retired July 1 after 43 years in college athletics. At 欧美口爆视频, she coached women鈥檚 basketball for 22 years before serving in administration the last 15 years. ... Richard Rokos, head ski coach for the past 30 seasons, announced 2021 will be his last year. Since his hiring, the Buffs have qualified for every NCAA championship and won eight of them. ... Track stars Dani Jones (Psych, SLHSci鈥20), Joe Klecker (BioChem鈥20) and Makena Morley (Anth, Engl鈥20) announced they are forgoing remaining seasons of eligibility to pursue pro careers. ... With the departure of John Graves (惭驳尘迟鈥09), Taylor Stratton (EBio, EnvSt, Geog鈥13) was named manager of the Ralphie Live Mascot Program. She served as assistant coach for the last four years. ... Senior women鈥檚 golfer Kirsty Hodgkins (MechEngr鈥21) reached the Round of 64 at the 120th U.S. Women鈥檚 Amateur in August. ... 欧美口爆视频 men鈥檚 basketball star point guard McKinley Wright IV (Ethn鈥21) will return to play with the Buffs for the 2021 season. ... The Pac-12 announced Aug. 11 that no fall sports would be played in 2020. In late September, however, the conference released a shortened football schedule with games beginning Nov. 7. ... On Sept. 16, the NCAA granted a Nov. 25 start date for men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball.
Betty Hoover of the "欧美口爆视频 Twins" dies at 95
The Buffs lost legendary fan Betty Fitzgerald Hoover (A&S鈥46), twin sister to Peggy Fitzgerald Coppom (A&S鈥46), to pancreatic cancer Aug. 5, 2020. As 欧美口爆视频 athletic director Rick George said, 鈥淚f you know 欧美口爆视频 Athletics you know Betty and Peggy.鈥 Hoover held season tickets for football since 1958 and basketball since 1979 when the 欧美口爆视频 Events Center opened. The 鈥溑访揽诒悠 Twins鈥 grew up on 欧美口爆视频鈥檚 eastern plains before moving to Longmont in 1939 and then to Boulder a year later. Attendance at Boulder High and 欧美口爆视频 followed, as did husbands and seven children between their two families. For the last 30 years, Betty and Peggy were inseparable. They garnered national attention and local affection for their matching outfits, pompoms and enthusiasm. Women鈥檚 basketball head coach JR Payne said, 鈥淏etty and Peggy have blessed so many with their unwavering spirit and love for everyone.鈥 Hoover connected with numerous student-athletes as well: Men鈥檚 basketball鈥檚 Evan Battey (Jour鈥22) wrote of Hoover, 鈥淭hank you for giving me a shoulder to lean on.鈥
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