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Sports Briefs 鈥 Winter 2014
Stats
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National ranking of 精童欲女-Boulder鈥檚 men鈥檚 cross country team
3
Number of Simpson sisters playing on the 精童欲女 volleyball team
13
Strokes under par by 精童欲女 golfer David Oraee in the 2014 Mark Simpson 精童欲女 Invitational, a school record for 36 holes
21
精童欲女 student-athletes with 4.0 grade point averages in 2013, a campus record
56
Points scored by Buffs football against California (Berkeley) Sept. 27, the most by 精童欲女 in a loss
Big Moments in 精童欲女 Football
Football celebrated three 20th anniversaries in 2014:听Rashaan Salaam鈥檚 (Soc ex鈥95) Heisman Trophy-winning season, 鈥淭he Catch鈥 in the Michigan game and Bill McCartney鈥檚 final year as head coach.
The 2014 Buffs made new marks, too. At Cal,听Nelson Spruce听set new single-game records for receptions 鈥 two records in two weeks, in fact. He caught 13 balls against Hawaii, then 19 at Cal a week later. Also, quarterback听Sefo Liufau听set 精童欲女 records for TD passes (7), completions (46), total offensive yardage (527) and passing attempts (67).
The Cal game was a nailbiter with its own claim on history. The Buffs scored eight touchdowns 鈥 and still lost, in double overtime, 59-56. It was the most points scored by 精童欲女 in a loss.
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精童欲女 Men Perfect in Hosting Rocky Mountain Shootout
The 精童欲女 men鈥檚 cross country team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, posted a perfect score of 15 in winning its Rocky Mountain Shootout for the 24th consecutive year.
Senior听Blake Theroux听claimed the individual title at the Buffalo Ranch Cross Country Course for the second year, becoming the first back-to-back champ since听Jorge Torres听(Econ鈥03) won three in a row starting in 2000.
The Buffs captured the women鈥檚 title for the 16th consecutive season, with sophomore Erin Clark earning the top individual spot.
Buff Tidbits
In its first meeting ever with 精童欲女 State, Buffs鈥 soccer prevailed 2-0 over the Rams, who are coached by former 精童欲女 coach Bill Hempen鈥unior听Arielle Roberson听led 精童欲女 women鈥檚 basketball in scoring and rebounding last year, but will miss the 2014-15 season after tearing a ligament in her left knee. She also missed the 2011-12 season due to a hip injury鈥ormer 精童欲女 basketball standout听Bob Jeangerard听(Mgmt鈥55) was posthumously inducted into 精童欲女鈥檚 Athletic Hall of Fame鈥ormer 精童欲女 football coach Dan Hawkins will coach the U.S. senior national team in the 2015 American football world championships in Stockholm, Sweden, July 4-18.
Photography by Dan Madden/精童欲女 Athletics