Basketball

Jeremy Swisher, center, of Austin College didn’t have a chance as CC’s Chris Lesnansky ’15 swats away the ball and teammate Luke Winfield ’16 defends during their early January game. The Tigers defeated the Kangaroos 68-53 at Reid Arena.

Jeremy Swisher, center, of Austin College didn’t have a chance as CC’s Chris Lesnansky ’15 swats away the ball and teammate Luke Winfield ’16 defends during their early January game. The Tigers defeated the Kangaroos 68-53 at Reid Arena.

Three Tigers — guard Ryan Milne ’14 and forward Chris Lesnansky ’15 of the men’s team, along with guard Courtney Tyus ’15 of the women’s squad — received all-SCAC recognition. Milne and Lesnansky, who led Colorado College to an overall record of 17-8, earned first-team accolades while Tyus was voted to the women’s third team. Justin Berardino ’16 and Danielle Davis ’16 were honorable-mention selections.

Women’s Soccer Joins Mountain West

After spending the past two seasons atop Conference USA, the Colorado College women’s soccer team has a new and more challenging mountain to climb. Starting in the fall of 2014, CC will compete as an affiliate member of the Mountain West — against natural geographic rivals Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Utah State, and Wyoming.

The Tigers, hosts of the sport’s first national collegiate championship in 1980, made their 11th appearance overall in the NCAA post-season tournament last fall. With a crowd of more than 1,700 roaring its approval at Stewart Field, they battled Duke University to a 1-1 tie in the first-round regional matchup before falling in a post-overtime shootout.

Colorado College, which will celebrate its 30th season in the NCAA Division I ranks this fall, won its second consecutive C-USA regular-season title with an 8-1-1 mark and claimed its first-ever postseason crown with a 3-0 victory over North Texas in the championship match.

More than 1,700 fans cheered on the CC women’s soccer team during a match against Duke University at Stewart Field.

More than 1,700 fans cheered on the CC women’s soccer team during a match against Duke University at Stewart Field.

Swimming and Diving

Swimmer Olivia Dilorati ’16 and diver Austin Howlett ’15 earned invitations to the 2014 NCAA Division III championships scheduled for March 19-22. The two standouts helped CC to second place in the women’s and men’s team standings at the annual Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference meet in late February, when the Tigers smashed 16 school records, set a pair of new SCAC marks, won 10 events, and posted 147 lifetime bests. Dilorati had a hand in a total of six conference titles and seven school-record performances.

Hockey

After completing a weekend sweep over the University of Denver with a 3-1 victory at the Colorado Springs World Arena on Feb. 22, the CC hockey team celebrated with the coveted Gold Pan for the 12th time in the 21 seasons since the trophy’s inception in 1993-94.

After completing a weekend sweep over the University of Denver with a 3-1 victory at the Colorado Springs World Arena on Feb. 22, the CC hockey team celebrated with the coveted Gold Pan for the 12th time in the 21 seasons since the trophy’s inception in 1993-94.