Spring Football in Full Bloom. . .
It doesn't seem possible that Dave Christensen is already in his fourth season as the head of Wyoming's football program. The Cowboys are in the midst of their third week of spring drills, and the reigning Mountain West Coach of the Year is again pleased with the commitment his team has made to improving. He was pleased with the offseason, and the team has carried that into spring training. A total of 43 returning lettermen--including 14 starters from last season--are on the roster. The Pokes are certainly more experienced than any of Christensen's first three groups. The Cowboys, who have conducted a couple of small scrimmages thus far in the spring will go through their first full-fledged scrimmage tomorrow in War Memorial Stadium. That will be the seventh practice of the spring training. One more major scrimmage is scheduled a week from tomorrow before the Spring Game which is set for April 21.
Christensen Football Camp Offers Great Opportunity. . .
The Dave Christensen Football Camp Sponsored by Infinity Power And Controls has taken on a new look this year, but still afords youth kindergarten-through-12-years-of-age an opportunity to work with the Cowboy coaches. Beginning June 5, six football camps will be conducted around Wyoming through June 11. The camp tour will include stops at Laramie, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Gillette, Casper and Rock Springs. Cost is $55 for pre-registration (prior to May 15) and $65 day of the event. Cost will include lunch, camp t-shirt and football instruction from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Registration is online at coachchristensen.com. For questions call 307-766-3155. This year's tour is sponsored by Holiday Inn of Laramie, Pepsi, Modern Printing, Premier Bone & Joint Centers, Luciano's Italian Restaurant, Laramie Spinal Care Center, Bob Ruwart Motors, Chili's and First Interstate Bank.
From the Ticket Office. . .
Responses for football season ticket renewals has been excellent to date. Time is running short to retain your seat locations since the deadline is April 30.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
The annual Senior Basketball Ring Ceremony, sponsored by the Cheyenne Quarterback Club, is set for April 11 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. Cost is $19 per person. For information or to RSVP call Connie Davis at 307-630-9200.
Three county fund drives will take place during the month of April. The Goshen County drive kicks off next Monday (April 9) and ends with an "open-to-the-public" event at the Buckinghorse Steakhouse at Torrington, on April 18, at 5:30 p.m.
The Sweetwater County drive begins April 12, and runs through April 26, while the Platte County fund drive begins April 12, and runs through April 19.
The Club golf series resumes May 11, at the Riverton Country Club. That will be one of 13 tournaments scheduled through mid-July.
Around the Chutes. . .
The very successful Cowgirl tennis team hosts a pair of conference home events this weekend. On Saturday the Cowgirls will battle TCU at 10 a.m. at the Indoor Tennis Facility. On Saturday New Mexico comes to Laramie. That dual also begins at 10 a.m.
After an extremely successful outing at Ft. Collins, last weekend the Wyoming outdoor track team has a very busy upcoming week. Elements of the team will be in four different locations Thursday through Saturday. Cowboy and Cowgirl track athletes will compete at the Mesa (Ariz.) Classic, the Arizona State Sun Angel (Tempe), the Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) and the Air Force Hept/Dec & Relays (Colorado Springs). The two squads went 3-1 in the dual-format scoring event last weekend defeating Colorado, Northern Colorado and Air Force. Be sure to mark April 14, on your calendar. That's when the track team hosts its lone home event of the spring, the Snowball Open.
The Cowboy golf team is finishing up competition today at the OGIO UCSB Intercollegiate at Santa Barbara, Calif, and will return to action this weekend at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational at Tempe. Both the Cowboys and Cowgirls will be hosting their own tournaments next Monday and Tuesday in Arizona. The men's UW Cowboy Classic is set for Scottsdale, and the Cowgirls will host their Wyoming Cowgirl Classic at Chandler.
A pair of fall sports are competing well during their spring training. The Volleyball team, which will compete in two more spring tournaments during April, had a successful weeked at the Northern Colorado spring tournament. The Cowgirls went 3-0 in pool play to finish first. They will compete in a CSU tournament on April 14, and a UNK tourney on April 21. The soccer team, under new head coach Pete Cuadrado are halfway through their spring season and have produced a 2-1 record. Their training will continue through the month of April at Regis, Brigham Young and at the Colorado Mesa Tournament (Grand Junction. The Cowgirls will close out the spring with the annual alumni game on April 22 at 10 a.m., followed by the annual soccer banquet in the Wildcatter Stadium Club and Suites.
Three wrestlers associated with Wyoming's outstanding program have qualified to compete in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials which will be conducted in Iowa City, Iowa April 21-22. Lettermen Michael Martinez and Joe LeBlanc, and UW assistant coach Chris Pendleton have earned a spot in the event based on their performances at the U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier last Saturday.
As we know, Cowboy Head Wrestling Coach Mark Branch was chosen the Western Wrestling Conference Coach of the Year which was announced in March. Today a couple of Poke wrestlers were honored. Redshirt junior Alfonso Hernandez was the unanimous choice for the WWC Wrestler of the Year. Redshirt freshman Zach Zehner was named the league's Freshman of the Year.
It doesn't seem possible that Dave Christensen is already in his fourth season as the head of Wyoming's football program. The Cowboys are in the midst of their third week of spring drills, and the reigning Mountain West Coach of the Year is again pleased with the commitment his team has made to improving. He was pleased with the offseason, and the team has carried that into spring training. A total of 43 returning lettermen--including 14 starters from last season--are on the roster. The Pokes are certainly more experienced than any of Christensen's first three groups. The Cowboys, who have conducted a couple of small scrimmages thus far in the spring will go through their first full-fledged scrimmage tomorrow in War Memorial Stadium. That will be the seventh practice of the spring training. One more major scrimmage is scheduled a week from tomorrow before the Spring Game which is set for April 21.
Christensen Football Camp Offers Great Opportunity. . .
The Dave Christensen Football Camp Sponsored by Infinity Power And Controls has taken on a new look this year, but still afords youth kindergarten-through-12-years-of-age an opportunity to work with the Cowboy coaches. Beginning June 5, six football camps will be conducted around Wyoming through June 11. The camp tour will include stops at Laramie, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Gillette, Casper and Rock Springs. Cost is $55 for pre-registration (prior to May 15) and $65 day of the event. Cost will include lunch, camp t-shirt and football instruction from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Registration is online at coachchristensen.com. For questions call 307-766-3155. This year's tour is sponsored by Holiday Inn of Laramie, Pepsi, Modern Printing, Premier Bone & Joint Centers, Luciano's Italian Restaurant, Laramie Spinal Care Center, Bob Ruwart Motors, Chili's and First Interstate Bank.
From the Ticket Office. . .
Responses for football season ticket renewals has been excellent to date. Time is running short to retain your seat locations since the deadline is April 30.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
The annual Senior Basketball Ring Ceremony, sponsored by the Cheyenne Quarterback Club, is set for April 11 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. Cost is $19 per person. For information or to RSVP call Connie Davis at 307-630-9200.
Three county fund drives will take place during the month of April. The Goshen County drive kicks off next Monday (April 9) and ends with an "open-to-the-public" event at the Buckinghorse Steakhouse at Torrington, on April 18, at 5:30 p.m.
The Sweetwater County drive begins April 12, and runs through April 26, while the Platte County fund drive begins April 12, and runs through April 19.
The Club golf series resumes May 11, at the Riverton Country Club. That will be one of 13 tournaments scheduled through mid-July.
Around the Chutes. . .
The very successful Cowgirl tennis team hosts a pair of conference home events this weekend. On Saturday the Cowgirls will battle TCU at 10 a.m. at the Indoor Tennis Facility. On Saturday New Mexico comes to Laramie. That dual also begins at 10 a.m.
After an extremely successful outing at Ft. Collins, last weekend the Wyoming outdoor track team has a very busy upcoming week. Elements of the team will be in four different locations Thursday through Saturday. Cowboy and Cowgirl track athletes will compete at the Mesa (Ariz.) Classic, the Arizona State Sun Angel (Tempe), the Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) and the Air Force Hept/Dec & Relays (Colorado Springs). The two squads went 3-1 in the dual-format scoring event last weekend defeating Colorado, Northern Colorado and Air Force. Be sure to mark April 14, on your calendar. That's when the track team hosts its lone home event of the spring, the Snowball Open.
The Cowboy golf team is finishing up competition today at the OGIO UCSB Intercollegiate at Santa Barbara, Calif, and will return to action this weekend at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational at Tempe. Both the Cowboys and Cowgirls will be hosting their own tournaments next Monday and Tuesday in Arizona. The men's UW Cowboy Classic is set for Scottsdale, and the Cowgirls will host their Wyoming Cowgirl Classic at Chandler.
A pair of fall sports are competing well during their spring training. The Volleyball team, which will compete in two more spring tournaments during April, had a successful weeked at the Northern Colorado spring tournament. The Cowgirls went 3-0 in pool play to finish first. They will compete in a CSU tournament on April 14, and a UNK tourney on April 21. The soccer team, under new head coach Pete Cuadrado are halfway through their spring season and have produced a 2-1 record. Their training will continue through the month of April at Regis, Brigham Young and at the Colorado Mesa Tournament (Grand Junction. The Cowgirls will close out the spring with the annual alumni game on April 22 at 10 a.m., followed by the annual soccer banquet in the Wildcatter Stadium Club and Suites.
Three wrestlers associated with Wyoming's outstanding program have qualified to compete in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials which will be conducted in Iowa City, Iowa April 21-22. Lettermen Michael Martinez and Joe LeBlanc, and UW assistant coach Chris Pendleton have earned a spot in the event based on their performances at the U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier last Saturday.
As we know, Cowboy Head Wrestling Coach Mark Branch was chosen the Western Wrestling Conference Coach of the Year which was announced in March. Today a couple of Poke wrestlers were honored. Redshirt junior Alfonso Hernandez was the unanimous choice for the WWC Wrestler of the Year. Redshirt freshman Zach Zehner was named the league's Freshman of the Year.
