Some of the most successful golfers produced by the University of Colorado men’s program were recruited from within the state — Hale Irwin, Dale Douglass, Steve Jones, Jonathan Kaye — and current CU coach Roy Edwards hopes that magic will be replicated.
This week, Edwards rounded up the signatures of four in-state high school seniors during the early signing period: John Ahern of D’Evelyn, Tyler Engel of Regis Jesuit, David Oraee of Greeley and Drew Trujillo of Montrose.
Oraee (Class 5A) and Ahern (4A) won individual state championships in October. Trujillo finished runner-up in the 4A meet as a junior and was 10th this fall. Engel helped Regis claim the 2010 5A team championship.
Edwards likes to recruit individuals who have played sports other than golf. Oraee and Ahern play varsity basketball. Engel’s background includes baseball and tennis. Until last year, Trujillo had concentrated more on baseball (as a catcher) than on golf. Tom Kensler, The Denver Post
DU soccer loses heartbreaker.
University of Denver goalkeeper Joe Willis made 10 saves, but the Pioneers’ offense didn’t give him much help, and the goal Willis allowed stood as the game-winner as Cal-Santa Barbara defeated DU 1-0 in two overtimes in an NCAA Tournament first-round game in California.
Waid Ibrahim scored the winner off an assist from Danny Barrera in the 104th minute. Gauchos keeper Luis Silva faced four shots from DU, only one on goal.
Roadrunners post upset, advance.
Four Metro State players reached double figures in kills as the Roadrunners, ranked No. 13, upset No. 3 Wayne (Neb.) State in a quarterfinal at the NCAA Division II Central Region volleyball tournament in Marshall, Minn.
Bri Morley had 19 kills for Metro, the No. 6 seed, and Emily Greenhalgh (16), Julie Causseaux (14) and Lisa Jones (11) also reached double figures. Defensively, Ngoc Phan scooped up 17 digs.
Third-seeded Wayne was the highest-ranked opponent Metro defeated since an upset of No. 3 Nebraska- Kearney in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship last November.
Metro State will face No. 1-ranked and No. 2-seed Concordia-St. Paul in a semifinal tonight.
• Colorado Mines, the No. 8-seed, took the No. 1 seed and region host Southwest Minnesota to five sets, but the Mustangs prevailed 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12, 15-9) in the quarterfinal.
Elizabeth Serra-Hsu had a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. Jackie Stabell had 15 kills, and Melanie Wannamaker added 13. Hannah Margheim had 21 digs.
No. 4-seed Nebraska-Kearney won its quarterfinal, 3-1 (25-22, 13-25, 25-17, 25-18) over No. 5-seed Minnesota-Duluth. The Lopers play SW Minnesota in the other semifinal.
• Danielle Minch had 15 kills and Jacque Davisson nine as the No. 15-ranked Colorado State volleyball team won its installment of the Border War, beating host Wyoming 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-13).
The win clinched a share of the Mountain West Conference title for the Rams (24-3, 13-1 MWC). The Cowgirls fell to 22-8, 7-7.
DU falls to Florida International.
The University of Denver volleyball team fell to Florida International 25-6, 25-14, 25-9 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tenn., to end its season at 14-18.
Pioneers sign four basketball players.
University of Denver women’s basketball coach Erik Johnson signed four players to scholarship offers: Jordan Johnston, a 5-foot-10 point guard from Waterloo (Iowa) High School, where she also played volleyball and golf; Aundrea Gamble, a 5-8 guard and three-sport (volleyball, track) athlete from McKinney (Texas) H.S.; Morgan Van Riper-Rose, a 5-10 shooting guard from Eden Prairie (Minn.) H.S.; and Theresa Wirth, a forward from Seton Catholic Prep in Mesa, Ariz.
