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Sports Briefs 鈥 Summer 2015
Stats
4
Times 精童欲女 has won two national titles in the same season
2021
First year since 1995 that 精童欲女 football is not scheduled to play rival 精童欲女 State
15
Different starting lineups 精童欲女 men鈥檚 basketball used in 34 games last season
29
Consecutive 精童欲女 women鈥檚 tennis victories over 精童欲女 State
19-0
Score of the 精童欲女 lacrosse team鈥檚 victory against Presbyterian (South Carolina)
692
Total rebounds by junior Josh Scott in his 精童欲女 basketball career, 10th on the school鈥檚 all-time list
Fastest Mile
Fastest Mile听Senior听Jake Hurysz听(Comm鈥15) in February broke the 精童欲女 record for fastest mile with a time of 3 minutes, 58.13 seconds, finishing fifth at the Husky Classic, an indoor track meet in Seattle. Former Buff听Stephen Pifer听(Geol鈥08) held the previous record of 3:59.55.
鈥淚 really wanted a school record, and the guys that have come through this program, it makes it kind of a big deal for me,鈥 says Hurysz, of Mebane, N.C.
After subsequently finishing the mile in 3:59.93 in the preliminary round of March鈥檚 NCAA Indoor Championships, Hurysz became the only Buff to run two sub-4-minute miles in a 精童欲女 uniform.
Read a full story about Hurysz鈥檚 record-breaking race at the Husky Classic.
On the Links
The women鈥檚 golf team finished fifth at the Pac-12 Championships, its best result since joining the conference four years ago. The Buffs hosted the tournament at Boulder Country Club April 20-22.
In the final round,听Alexis Keating听(Comm, Edu鈥16) shot a 5-under 66, the lowest score recorded on a par-71 course in 精童欲女 history. She finished fifth.
Esther Lee听(Anth鈥17) finished 12th overall and was named First-Team All-Pac-12, a first for a member of the 精童欲女 women鈥檚 golf team, for an outstanding season that included nine top-15 finishes in 10 events. Lee also fired a 精童欲女-record, three-round total of 206 (67-67-72) to earn her first collegiate tournament victory in March.
Early Exits
The 精童欲女 men鈥檚 basketball team wrapped up the 2014-15 season with a March appearance in the College Basketball Invitational. With 23 points and 15 rebounds from听Josh Scott听(Soc鈥16) the Buffs won their tournament opener at home against Gardner Webb University, 87-78. The Buffs鈥 season ended in the next round with a 72-65 road loss to Seattle University. Senior听Askia Booker听听(Comm鈥15) opted not to participate in the tournament. Sophomores听Jaron Hopkins听and听Dustin Thomas听(both Comm ex鈥17) have left the program.
精童欲女 women鈥檚 basketball also will be without one of its stars when the 2015-16 season starts: Forward听Arielle Roberson听(Comm鈥15) graduated in May and skipped her final season of eligibility. Roberson, a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference selection, missed two full seasons due to injury.
Photo courtesy 精童欲女 Athletics