Mesa State’s Mike Dominguez, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s basketball player of the year, received another honor Wednesday when he was named to the Daktronics Division II All-America second team.
Dominguez is the first Maverick to earn All-America status since Mesa jumped to Division II. He averaged 21.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
Dominguez also was invited to Friday’s D-II all-star game in Springfield, Mass.
Cornhuskers whip UNC.
Adam Bailey hit a grand slam in a 10-run third inning, and starter Mike Nesseth held visiting Northern Colorado hitless over three innings as Nebraska defeated the Bears 15-2.
Josh Scheffert also homered, drove in three runs and scored three times for the Cornhuskers (11-9), who had 13 hits.
Nesseth (1-2) struck out four before giving way to Dylan Vogt in the fourth inning.
Tony Crudo went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for the Bears (4-12). Nate Steinmetz (0-1) took the loss after giving up eight runs on three hits and five walks in 2 2/3 innings.
Miller, Dann named to U.S. tennis team.
Lew Miller and Willie Dann, both of Denver, will represent the United States at the International Tennis Federation’s Senior World Team Championships in Mexico City starting Monday.
Miller and Dann will be part of a four-man team competing in the 35 to 55 age division, along with Dougal Williams of Portland, Ore., and Kline Sack of New York. Miller and Dann are no strangers on the Colorado tennis scene — or to each other.
They were doubles partners in the Safeway Men’s Open in Englewood last July, losing in the semifinals. Dann lost in the finals of the Colorado State Open and Denver City Open in 2007, both times to Cory Ross.
O’Malley joining the Eagles.
The Colorado Eagles added amateur forward Brett O’Malley to their playoff roster.
O’Malley played the last four seasons for the University of Calgary.
