BOULDER — Colorado plans to hire the first women’s lacrosse coach in school history in time to introduce that person to fans and alumni at the April 14 spring football game at Folsom Field, athletic director Mike Bohn said Tuesday.
The program will begin play in the spring of 2014 and will compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, along with four other Pac-12 schools, the University of Denver and others. The Pac-12 doesn’t sponsor the sport.
Bohn said the job description has been finalized and posted and a search committee has been formed.
“We will go out and recruit and pursue a lacrosse coach who fits the institution’s mission of being competitive in our new sport,” Bohn said.
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Bohn said the process already has started and that some of the people and organizations at the top of the list include officials from the two professional lacrosse franchises in Denver, Hall of Fame lacrosse player and former Colorado Mammoth coach Gary Gait, officials and coaches at DU and former members of CU’s club team who remain active in the sport at some level.
Bohn said numerous coaches already have applied or contacted him to express interest and gather more information on the school’s plans for the program. Kyle Ringo,
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Orediggers still No. 4. The Colorado Mines men’s basketball team remained No. 4 in this week’s National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II top 25 poll, while the Metro State men dropped seven spots to No. 18.
The Orediggers (20-2, 16-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) defeated the Roadrunners (19-5, 14-5) for the second time this season Feb. 6.
The Metro State women’s team moved up one spot to No. 7 in the USA Today/ESPN Women’s Basketball Coaches Division II poll. The Roadrunners (21-2, 17-2) won both games over the weekend.
Fort Lewis (19-3, 16-2) fell from No. 6 to No. 10.
Golf hall to induct Potter, Babb. Boulder native Gary Potter and the late Tom Babb will be the 2012 selections into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame at the Induction Dinner at Cherry Hills Country Club on Sunday, June 10.
Since 1973, Potter has been a member at the Denver Country Club, where he was a three-time club champion and served as president. Babb was a longtime head professional at Inverness Golf Club.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
