It's Camp Time. . .
With the Memorial Day weekend coming up, summer camps can't be far behind. Tom Johnson and his swimming staff open the camp season on June 1-3 with their first "start and turn camp". Swimming's first regular camp begins Sunday, June 3, and continues through June 8.
Dave Christensen's summer football camp series begins Tuesday, June 5, in Laramie. Christensen is taking his camp around the state this year with dates in six Wyoming cities, including Laramie. The other five stops will be Cheyenne, Sheridan, Gillette, Casper and Rock Springs.
The first tennis camp of the summer begins Monday, June 4 with the Tennis Junior Camp Session I, at the Indoor Tennis facility.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
The Golf Series takes a week off for the Memorial Day holiday, but resumes on Friday, June 1, at the Cheyenne Country Club. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. The following day, June 2 the tour heads to Sheridan for the tourney at The Powder Horn, which begins at 9 a.m. Last Saturday the tour had a very successful stop in Gillette. Over $16,000 was raised for scholarships at the Bell Nob Golf Course event. The Club wishes to thank all of its Campbell County sponsors.
By the way, this year's vehicle for the annual Cowboy Joe Club raffle is a brand new 2012 Chevy Silverado courtesy of Laramie GM Auto Center and Infinity Power and Controls. The truck will belong to the winner! Raffle tickets are on sale for $20 each or three for $50 and seven for $100. Tickets are available at all of the golf tournaments or through the Cowboy Joe Club. The winner will be announced at the Homecoming game with the Air Force Academy on Oct. 13.
Our congratulations to Fremont County on its highly-successful fund drive. Volunteers signed 24 new members during the campaign. A special thanks goes out to Garth Yeates who obtained 20 of the 24 new members. Thanks also to volunteers Loren Smith, George Johnstone, Mike Popeck, Spenser Sanders, Ken and Virginia King, Ricci Larsen and Mark Stone. Outstanding work by all.
By now all Cowboy Joe Club members should have received in the mail their request for Texas tickets for the season opener on Sept. 1 at Austin, TX. If you have not received the request please contact the CJC office at 307-766-6242.
New Addition to UWSP. . .
University of Wyoming Sports Properties has a new staff member. Mike Phillip, a native of Riverton, has been working at Laramie GM Auto Center since 2008. A UW graduate, Phillip joins Jared Newland and Josh Ostermann in the UWSP office which is a property of Learfield Sports, the multimedia rights holder and sports marketing arm for the Intercollegiate Athletics Department.
Remember football season tickets are on sale for the 2012 season. Good seats are available at $195 each. Family Plan (2 Adult and 2 Youth Tickets) season tickets also are on sale for $500 which is a savings of $280. Treat everyone to a great family experience. Contact the ticket office by phone, or visit here to order.
Around the Chutes. . .
A great honor has come to a former Wyoming football coach. It was announced today that William H. "Lone Star" Dietz was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. There are seven inductees this year, including three coaches. Dietz, who is being inducted posthumously, coached the Cowboys from 1924 through 1926. A very colorful individual who wore authentic Native American garb, Dietz inspired Boston Braves owner George Preston Marshall, whom Dietz was coaching for at the time, to rename the football team the Redskins. Marshall moved the franchise to Washington in 1937, and the organization retains the nickname to this day. Dietz played tackle at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, PA. He actually coached in a Rose Bowl. An accomplished artist, he contributed sketches for the Walt Disney motion picture Bambi.
Only one spring sport continues as Memorial Day approaches and that is Cowboy and Cowgirl track which has 14 student-athletes competing at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Austin, TX. Hosted by the University of Texas, the three-day event runs through Saturday, and will determine who earns a spot at the NCAA Championship. The top 12 finishers in each event will advance to the event at Des Moines, IA on June 6-9.
Cowboys who have earned bids include sophomore Garrett Zans (3,000-meter steeplechase); senior Taylor Kelting (5,000-meter run); senior Greg Miller (10,000-meter run); senior Nick Ekel (10,000-meter run); junior Lenyn Leonce (long jump); senior Jeremiah James (triple jump); junior Joe Plante (discus); freshman Paul Thomas (discus) and junior Henry Ferreira (javelin throw).
Qualifiers for the Cowgirls are sophomore Candace Wollert (800-meter run); sophomore Erin Kirby (400-meter hurdles); junior Mollie Dahl (shot put); freshman Shreese Daniels (shot put), and senior Ashley Hutchinson (hammer throw).
With the Memorial Day weekend coming up, summer camps can't be far behind. Tom Johnson and his swimming staff open the camp season on June 1-3 with their first "start and turn camp". Swimming's first regular camp begins Sunday, June 3, and continues through June 8.
Dave Christensen's summer football camp series begins Tuesday, June 5, in Laramie. Christensen is taking his camp around the state this year with dates in six Wyoming cities, including Laramie. The other five stops will be Cheyenne, Sheridan, Gillette, Casper and Rock Springs.
The first tennis camp of the summer begins Monday, June 4 with the Tennis Junior Camp Session I, at the Indoor Tennis facility.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
The Golf Series takes a week off for the Memorial Day holiday, but resumes on Friday, June 1, at the Cheyenne Country Club. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. The following day, June 2 the tour heads to Sheridan for the tourney at The Powder Horn, which begins at 9 a.m. Last Saturday the tour had a very successful stop in Gillette. Over $16,000 was raised for scholarships at the Bell Nob Golf Course event. The Club wishes to thank all of its Campbell County sponsors.
By the way, this year's vehicle for the annual Cowboy Joe Club raffle is a brand new 2012 Chevy Silverado courtesy of Laramie GM Auto Center and Infinity Power and Controls. The truck will belong to the winner! Raffle tickets are on sale for $20 each or three for $50 and seven for $100. Tickets are available at all of the golf tournaments or through the Cowboy Joe Club. The winner will be announced at the Homecoming game with the Air Force Academy on Oct. 13.
Our congratulations to Fremont County on its highly-successful fund drive. Volunteers signed 24 new members during the campaign. A special thanks goes out to Garth Yeates who obtained 20 of the 24 new members. Thanks also to volunteers Loren Smith, George Johnstone, Mike Popeck, Spenser Sanders, Ken and Virginia King, Ricci Larsen and Mark Stone. Outstanding work by all.
By now all Cowboy Joe Club members should have received in the mail their request for Texas tickets for the season opener on Sept. 1 at Austin, TX. If you have not received the request please contact the CJC office at 307-766-6242.
New Addition to UWSP. . .
University of Wyoming Sports Properties has a new staff member. Mike Phillip, a native of Riverton, has been working at Laramie GM Auto Center since 2008. A UW graduate, Phillip joins Jared Newland and Josh Ostermann in the UWSP office which is a property of Learfield Sports, the multimedia rights holder and sports marketing arm for the Intercollegiate Athletics Department.
Remember football season tickets are on sale for the 2012 season. Good seats are available at $195 each. Family Plan (2 Adult and 2 Youth Tickets) season tickets also are on sale for $500 which is a savings of $280. Treat everyone to a great family experience. Contact the ticket office by phone, or visit here to order.
Around the Chutes. . .
A great honor has come to a former Wyoming football coach. It was announced today that William H. "Lone Star" Dietz was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. There are seven inductees this year, including three coaches. Dietz, who is being inducted posthumously, coached the Cowboys from 1924 through 1926. A very colorful individual who wore authentic Native American garb, Dietz inspired Boston Braves owner George Preston Marshall, whom Dietz was coaching for at the time, to rename the football team the Redskins. Marshall moved the franchise to Washington in 1937, and the organization retains the nickname to this day. Dietz played tackle at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, PA. He actually coached in a Rose Bowl. An accomplished artist, he contributed sketches for the Walt Disney motion picture Bambi.
Only one spring sport continues as Memorial Day approaches and that is Cowboy and Cowgirl track which has 14 student-athletes competing at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Austin, TX. Hosted by the University of Texas, the three-day event runs through Saturday, and will determine who earns a spot at the NCAA Championship. The top 12 finishers in each event will advance to the event at Des Moines, IA on June 6-9.
Cowboys who have earned bids include sophomore Garrett Zans (3,000-meter steeplechase); senior Taylor Kelting (5,000-meter run); senior Greg Miller (10,000-meter run); senior Nick Ekel (10,000-meter run); junior Lenyn Leonce (long jump); senior Jeremiah James (triple jump); junior Joe Plante (discus); freshman Paul Thomas (discus) and junior Henry Ferreira (javelin throw).
Qualifiers for the Cowgirls are sophomore Candace Wollert (800-meter run); sophomore Erin Kirby (400-meter hurdles); junior Mollie Dahl (shot put); freshman Shreese Daniels (shot put), and senior Ashley Hutchinson (hammer throw).
