Pokes Host Post-Season Game Wednesday. . .
The remarkable turnaround of Wyoming basketball continues tomorrow night when the Cowboys host a postseason game in the Arena-Auditorium. The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) comes to Laramie on Wednesday night when the Pokes meet North Dakota State.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for youth (3-18) and $5 for UW students. They may be purchased online at wyomingathletics.com or through the UW Athletics Ticket Office by calling 877-WYO-FAN1 or 307-766-4850. As a reminder, if you are a season-ticket holder you have until noon on the day of each tournament game (Wednesday this week) to purchase your regular season seats. Season ticket seats may not be reserved online. There is a Spring Break Special promotion underway for youngsters for tomorrow's game. An adult who purchases a ticket for the game ($16) can receive up to four youth (12 years and younger) tickets free. Take advantage of this great deal here. The tickets may be picked up at the Double A ticket office or at any of the ticket-selling locations around the Double A. The ticket office is open until 6 p.m. for your convenience.
In conjunction with the North Dakota State game, the Cowboy Joe Club will host its regular pre-game reception at the Roach Room from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. prior to tomorrow's game.
This will be Wyoming's 24th postseason tournament appearance, including 14 NCAA Tournaments, eight National Invitational Tournaments (NIT) and now two CBI tourneys. Head Coach Larry Shyatt has taken the Cowboys to the postseason in both of his years at Wyoming.
Wyoming Treasure to be Recognized Wednesday. . .
All-time great Kenny Sailors will be honored at halftime of tomorrow night's game for being selected to the prestigious National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He is one of 10 individuals selected to the Class of 2012. The inventor of the jump shot that revolutionized the game of basketball, Sailors was the 1943 National Player of the Year and is the oldest living Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament. The announcement of the latest class was made by the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation on March 6. The induction will take place on November 18, 2012.
In addition to Sailors the class includes: Georgetown center Patrick Ewing; Kansas center Clyde Lovellette; North Carolina guard Phil Ford; Winston-Salem State guard Earl Monroe; Grambling center Willis Reed; Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall; Virginia Union coach Dave Robbins; and contributors Jim Host, founder of Host Communications, and Joe Dean, of Converse and LSU. This year's class of inductees also will be recognized at this year's NCAA Final Four in New Orleans.
Wrestling's Big Show Coming This Week. . .
The nation's seventh-ranked wrestling program sends its six qualifiers to the NCAA Championships at St. Louis this week. Seniors Shane Onufer and Joe LeBlanc, redshirt junior Alfonso Hernandez, sophomore Pat Martinez and redshirt freshman Zach Zehner begin competition Thursday. LeBlanc is the number one ranked 184 pounder while Onufer is number two at 165 and Hernandez is the ninth ranked 197 pounder. What a job Mark Branch and his staff have done with Wyoming's wrestling program.
Postseason in the Pool Too. . .
A pair of Wyoming senior swimmers will continue into the postseason this week and next. Senior Kelsey Conci will represent Wyoming at the women's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Auburn, Alabama. Brandon Fischer will compete at the men's championships at Seattle, on March 22-24. The pair became the first-ever Cowgirl and Cowboy swimming duo to compete at the NCAA Championships in the same year. Conci, a native of Craig, Colorado, will compete in the 100 backstroke and the 50 and 100 freestyle events. Fischer, a native of Livermore, California, will swim in three events, the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and the 200 individual medley.
A Title IX Pioneer Who Was Some Player. . .
As part of the 40 Years of Title IX celebration, the UW athletics website is featuring great Cowgirl athletes through the seasons. It's a fun and interesting look-back at some of Wyoming's most celebrated women's athletes. Dale Ann Meeker, the very first women's basketball player to receive a scholarship at UW, is featured this month. Meeker lettered for the Cowgirls from 1977 through 1979. A native of Powell, she was a member of one of the greatest Cowgirl hoop teams in school history. The 1978-79 team posted a 25-7 record and earned the very first postseason tournament appearance for the Cowgirls. The team was inducted into the UW Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame four years ago. After graduating from UW, Meeker was the girls' basketball coach in her hometown. She is currently in her 29th year of teaching at the Powell Middle School, and her 30th year of coaching. She is still coaching track. Check out the website for the entire Meeker story. Title IX was signed into law on June 23, 1972 by President Richard Nixon.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
The Arizona golf event, Sun and Fun Weekend Sponsored by Infinity Power and Controls is sold out. The response has been fantastic. The March 23-24 weekend includes a Rockies-Cubs spring training game and the Cowboy Joe Club golf tournament.
Around the Chutes. . .
The Cowboy and Cowgirl golf teams are finishing up their respective tournaments. The Cowboys are playing in the Callaway Golf Collegiate Invitational at San Diego through today, and the Cowgirls are competing in the Fresno State Lexus Classic at Fresno. The two teams are back in action this weekend. The Cowboys are competing at the University of Arizona National Invitational at Tucson while the Cowgirls are playing at the Bucknell Invitational at Las Vegas.
Get this. . .the Cowgirl tennis team's opening match of a three-match trip in Honolulu had to be rescheduled due to bad weather of all things! Instead of meeting Montana State today on the islands, the match had to be moved, and the Cowgirls will now play the Bobcats tomorrow. The Cowgirls also will play Notre Dame (Thursday) and the University of Hawaii (Saturday) during their week in Honolulu.
Outdoor track team is competing at the Northern Colorado Invitational Friday at Greeley.
The remarkable turnaround of Wyoming basketball continues tomorrow night when the Cowboys host a postseason game in the Arena-Auditorium. The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) comes to Laramie on Wednesday night when the Pokes meet North Dakota State.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for youth (3-18) and $5 for UW students. They may be purchased online at wyomingathletics.com or through the UW Athletics Ticket Office by calling 877-WYO-FAN1 or 307-766-4850. As a reminder, if you are a season-ticket holder you have until noon on the day of each tournament game (Wednesday this week) to purchase your regular season seats. Season ticket seats may not be reserved online. There is a Spring Break Special promotion underway for youngsters for tomorrow's game. An adult who purchases a ticket for the game ($16) can receive up to four youth (12 years and younger) tickets free. Take advantage of this great deal here. The tickets may be picked up at the Double A ticket office or at any of the ticket-selling locations around the Double A. The ticket office is open until 6 p.m. for your convenience.
In conjunction with the North Dakota State game, the Cowboy Joe Club will host its regular pre-game reception at the Roach Room from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. prior to tomorrow's game.
This will be Wyoming's 24th postseason tournament appearance, including 14 NCAA Tournaments, eight National Invitational Tournaments (NIT) and now two CBI tourneys. Head Coach Larry Shyatt has taken the Cowboys to the postseason in both of his years at Wyoming.
Wyoming Treasure to be Recognized Wednesday. . .
All-time great Kenny Sailors will be honored at halftime of tomorrow night's game for being selected to the prestigious National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He is one of 10 individuals selected to the Class of 2012. The inventor of the jump shot that revolutionized the game of basketball, Sailors was the 1943 National Player of the Year and is the oldest living Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament. The announcement of the latest class was made by the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation on March 6. The induction will take place on November 18, 2012.
In addition to Sailors the class includes: Georgetown center Patrick Ewing; Kansas center Clyde Lovellette; North Carolina guard Phil Ford; Winston-Salem State guard Earl Monroe; Grambling center Willis Reed; Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall; Virginia Union coach Dave Robbins; and contributors Jim Host, founder of Host Communications, and Joe Dean, of Converse and LSU. This year's class of inductees also will be recognized at this year's NCAA Final Four in New Orleans.
Wrestling's Big Show Coming This Week. . .
The nation's seventh-ranked wrestling program sends its six qualifiers to the NCAA Championships at St. Louis this week. Seniors Shane Onufer and Joe LeBlanc, redshirt junior Alfonso Hernandez, sophomore Pat Martinez and redshirt freshman Zach Zehner begin competition Thursday. LeBlanc is the number one ranked 184 pounder while Onufer is number two at 165 and Hernandez is the ninth ranked 197 pounder. What a job Mark Branch and his staff have done with Wyoming's wrestling program.
Postseason in the Pool Too. . .
A pair of Wyoming senior swimmers will continue into the postseason this week and next. Senior Kelsey Conci will represent Wyoming at the women's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Auburn, Alabama. Brandon Fischer will compete at the men's championships at Seattle, on March 22-24. The pair became the first-ever Cowgirl and Cowboy swimming duo to compete at the NCAA Championships in the same year. Conci, a native of Craig, Colorado, will compete in the 100 backstroke and the 50 and 100 freestyle events. Fischer, a native of Livermore, California, will swim in three events, the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and the 200 individual medley.
A Title IX Pioneer Who Was Some Player. . .
As part of the 40 Years of Title IX celebration, the UW athletics website is featuring great Cowgirl athletes through the seasons. It's a fun and interesting look-back at some of Wyoming's most celebrated women's athletes. Dale Ann Meeker, the very first women's basketball player to receive a scholarship at UW, is featured this month. Meeker lettered for the Cowgirls from 1977 through 1979. A native of Powell, she was a member of one of the greatest Cowgirl hoop teams in school history. The 1978-79 team posted a 25-7 record and earned the very first postseason tournament appearance for the Cowgirls. The team was inducted into the UW Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame four years ago. After graduating from UW, Meeker was the girls' basketball coach in her hometown. She is currently in her 29th year of teaching at the Powell Middle School, and her 30th year of coaching. She is still coaching track. Check out the website for the entire Meeker story. Title IX was signed into law on June 23, 1972 by President Richard Nixon.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
The Arizona golf event, Sun and Fun Weekend Sponsored by Infinity Power and Controls is sold out. The response has been fantastic. The March 23-24 weekend includes a Rockies-Cubs spring training game and the Cowboy Joe Club golf tournament.
Around the Chutes. . .
The Cowboy and Cowgirl golf teams are finishing up their respective tournaments. The Cowboys are playing in the Callaway Golf Collegiate Invitational at San Diego through today, and the Cowgirls are competing in the Fresno State Lexus Classic at Fresno. The two teams are back in action this weekend. The Cowboys are competing at the University of Arizona National Invitational at Tucson while the Cowgirls are playing at the Bucknell Invitational at Las Vegas.
Get this. . .the Cowgirl tennis team's opening match of a three-match trip in Honolulu had to be rescheduled due to bad weather of all things! Instead of meeting Montana State today on the islands, the match had to be moved, and the Cowgirls will now play the Bobcats tomorrow. The Cowgirls also will play Notre Dame (Thursday) and the University of Hawaii (Saturday) during their week in Honolulu.
Outdoor track team is competing at the Northern Colorado Invitational Friday at Greeley.
