Fastest Mile
Fastest Mile聽Senior聽Jake Hurysz聽(Comm鈥�15) in February broke the CU 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聽Stephen Pifer聽(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 CU 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,聽Alexis Keating聽(Comm, Edu鈥�16) shot a 5-under 66, the lowest score recorded on a par-71 course in CU history. She finished fifth.
Esther Lee聽(Anth鈥�17) finished 12th overall and was named First-Team All-Pac-12, a first for a member of the CU women鈥檚 golf team, for an outstanding season that included nine top-15 finishes in 10 events. Lee also fired a CU-record, three-round total of 206 (67-67-72) to earn her first collegiate tournament victory in March.
Early Exits
The Colorado 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聽Josh Scott聽(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聽Askia Booker聽聽(Comm鈥�15) opted not to participate in the tournament. Sophomores聽Jaron Hopkins听补苍诲听Dustin Thomas聽(both Comm ex鈥�17) have left the program.
CU women鈥檚 basketball also will be without one of its stars when the 2015-16 season starts: Forward聽Arielle Roberson聽(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.
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