Fort Lewis’ Gavin Lyons not only lost his share of the lead Tuesday, he fell to a tie for 25th after the second round of the men’s NCAA Division II golf championships in Florence, Ala.
Lyons, a senior from Scottsdale, Ariz., followed his first-round 69 with an 8-over-par 80. Also tied for 25th at 5-over 149 was Fort Lewis’ David Schroeder, a senior from Cheyenne Mountain High School, who shot a 2-over 74 after opening with a 75. Lyons and Schroeder were eight shots off the lead going into today’s third round, which the Skyhawks entered in fifth place as a team. CSU-Pueblo was tied for 12th.
CSU-Pueblo’s Jonathan Park, a freshman from Overland High School, was tied for 18th after his second-round 73 left him at 4-over 148, seven shots behind three co-leaders.
Nebraska-Kearney rules RMAC again.
Nebraska- Kearney won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s all-sports Competition Cup for the 14th time in 16 years. Adams State was the runner-up.
Nebraska-Kearney won RMAC regular-season championships in football, volleyball, women’s tennis, baseball, wrestling and men’s indoor track and field this school year. Adams State won the RMAC’s 45th NCAA team title, capturing the Division II national championship in men’s cross country.
Metro State finished third in the Competition Cup standings. Colorado Mines (fourth) and Mesa State completed the top five.
Denney, Coughlin new partners on ice.
Caydee Denney and John Coughlin, U.S. figure skating champions with previous partners, announced they will compete as a pairs team during the 2011-12 season and will train at The Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs with coach Dalilah Sappenfield.
“We’re excited to start this new chapter in our careers. The partnership felt right from the start and we were immediately comfortable on the ice together,” Denney and Coughlin said in a statement.
Denney relocated to Colorado Springs from her native Wesley Chapel, Fla., after ending her three-year competitive career with Jeremy Barrett. They won gold at the 2010 U.S. national championships and were with Team USA at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Coughlin ended his four-year, on-ice partnership with Caitlin Yankowskas this month. The pair won the 2011 U.S. title.
“I’m thankful that Caydee and John had a successful tryout and that this partnership came together,” said Sappenfield, who coached Coughlin in his most recent partnership with Yankowskas.
Eagles rally on the road.
After falling behind 2-0, the Colorado Eagles scored four unanswered goals in the third period and beat host Bossier-Shreveport 4-2 in Game 3 of the Central Hockey League’s best-of-seven Presidents’ Cup Finals. The Eagles lead the series 2-1.
Kevin Ulanski scored twice for the Eagles, including a power-play goal that broke their 0-for-32 slump with the man advantage. Goalie Andrew Penner stopped 17-of-19 shots for the Eagles. Game 4 (Thursday) and Game 5 (Friday) also are at Bossier-Shreveport.
