Former University of Denver team captain Shelby Kealy is returning to the Pioneers as assistant women’s basketball coach, coach Pam Tanner announced Thursday. Kealy has been an assistant at Lafayette (Pa.) College.
DU, CC top recruits invited to national camp
The University of Denver and Colorado College hockey teams had their top recruit invited to the U.S. national under-18 team tryout camp in August at Lake Placid, N.Y. Rhett Rakhshani, who will join DU in September, and incoming CC freshman Bill Sweatt are among 45 candidates to play for the U.S. in the 2007 World Junior Championship that starts Dec. 26 in Sweden.
– Mike Chambers
Marines to cheer on runners at half marathon
The inaugural Rocky Mountain Half Marathon got generally good reviews last year but runners said a steep hill on mile 7 caught them by surprise.
The hill near Invesco Field at 20th Avenue and Bryant Street won’t be any easier to run this year, but it might be easier to take. It has been designated Marines Hill, and about 20 Marines will be there to encourage runners in Sunday’s race. The half marathon will begin at 7:30 a.m. A women’s only 8-kilometer race will begin at 7:45 a.m. The races start and finish at Riverfront Park, at 15th Street and Little Raven Street near the Platte River.
– John Meyer
Former Colorado preps to play soccer for U.S.
Two former Colorado high school standouts, Sara Wagenfuhr of Green Mountain High School and Florida State and Jordan Angeli of Pine Creek High School and Santa Clara, were among 20 players selected for the under-20 team that will play in the world championships in Russia in August.
