Former University of Colorado football player Ty Gregorak, 31, was arrested earlier this week after police accused him of stealing a gun and wallet from a bouncer at a strip club in Boulder.
Gregorak, who currently is linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at UNLV, was thrown out of the Nitro Club on the Pearl Street Mall last weekend after having too much to drink, according to police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley. Gregorak then entered the bouncer’s car, which was parked nearby, and took the man’s wallet and a handgun, Huntley said.
Police said the bouncer was awakened at his home Saturday by a man he recognized from the previous night. The man apologized and said he wanted to return his belongings. The bouncer wrote down the license plate of the man’s rental car, and police traced it to Gregorak.
Gregorak, who played linebacker for the Buffs in the late 1990s, turned himself in to Boulder police Tuesday and was booked. He is free on a $2,500 bond.
Gregorak faces charges of first-degree trespassing and prohibited weapons possession.
Top in-state recruit Austin commits to Stanford.
Brendon Austin, an offensive lineman from Chaparral High School in Parker whom lists as Colorado’s top football recruit for 2011, committed to play at Stanford, and reported.
The 6-foot-6, 265-pound Austin turned down offers from many other schools, including Colorado, Colorado State, Notre Dame and UCLA, according to . Austin was one of three juniors on the 2009 Denver Post All-Colorado team, along with Mullen running back Adonis Ameen-Moore and Thompson Valley running back Dorian Brown. rates Austin a four-star prospect.
CSU golfer Peterson leads MWC tourney.
Colorado State’s Ryan Peterson enjoyed the best round of his collegiate career Friday at the Mountain West Conference championships at the Catalina Course of Tucson National, shooting a 6-under-par 65 that was highlighted by six straight birdies to start the back nine.
Peterson just missed the all-time low in a MWC championship — a 64 held by former Ram Martin Laird. Peterson helped CSU build a four-stroke lead in the team standings with an 11-under 557.
Peterson’s two-round total of 7-under 135 leads the tournament entering the final day of competition today.
Air Force is sixth with a 596, while Wyoming is eighth at 602.
Metro’s Robinson athlete of month.
Metro State’s Christie Robinson was honored as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference student-athlete of the month for April.
Robinson led Metro State’s softball team to a 17-1 record. She posted a 9-0 record in nine starts and had a 0.13 ERA in 52 innings, holding opponents to a .180 batting average and limiting them to just four walks. She recorded five shutouts. In her past 11 starts, Robinson has a 0.11 ERA, allowing one run in 66 innings.
