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Allysa Warling ’19 was named the women’s outdoor track and field Newcomer of the Year for the 2016 season after exclusive voting by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference head coaches.
 
The Loveland, Colorado, native won the 5K title and finished second to teammate Katie Sandfort ’17 
in the 10K in April at the 2016 SCAC Championships.…

Three members of the Colorado College swimming and diving teams were rewarded for their commitment to academic and athletic excellence by earning a place on CoSIDA’s Academic All-District At-Large Teams. Pictured above from left, Olivia Dilorati ’16 and Erin Holmes ’16 from the women’s team and Crane Sarris ’17 from the men’s team were eligible…

Colorado College’s first-ever victory in the NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship was
certainly worth the wait. Eric Neumeyer ’16 scored 28 seconds into overtime to give the Tigers an 11-10 victory over Whittier College in the program’s first-ever postseason game played at Washburn Field. Neumeyer took a skip pass from midfielder Tyler Borko ’19, spun…

The Colorado College women’s lacrosse team made a triumphant return to the NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship and served notice it will be a force to be reckoned with in 2017. In their first postseason appearance since 2007, the Tigers dominated in the first half to defeat Rhodes College, 18-2, in the second round…

Katherine Menendez, who has distinguished herself as an assistant coach at both the NCAA Division I and III levels, was named head coach of the Colorado College women’s basketball team on May 24 as announced by Director of Athletics Ken Ralph. Menendez spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Division I Colgate…

Dilorati Finishes Third in 100 Fly at NCAA Championships Olivia Dilorati ’16 became the third female swimmer in school history to earn All-America honors with a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at  the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pilorati was also named the 2015-16 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)…

It took only a walk down the street for the CC women’s soccer team to realize they weren’t in Colorado Springs anymore. South Korea provided a culture shock. It began with the food. “There were all sorts of markets outside and vendors were showing us live squid and octopus,” said Kaeli Vandersluis ’15. “A teammate…

Volleyball Sweeps Conference Honors The CC volleyball team swept all four of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s top individual honors after com-pleting the most successful regular-season in program history. Courtney Birkett ’16 was named Player of the Year, Sophie Merrifield ’16 was selected Backrow Player
of the Year, and Myca Steffey-Bean ’19 was tabbed Freshman of…

CC-DU to Take Coors Field in ‘Battle on Blake’ The 302nd meeting between in-state rivals Colorado College and the University of Denver will certainly be unlike any other in the 65-year history of the series. The schools announced they will play an outdoor hockey game at Coors Field in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.…

The most enduring coaching tenure in the history of Colorado College Athletics has come to an end. Horst Richardson, who recently completed his 49th season as head coach of the men’s soccer team and 50th overall with the program, announced his retirement in early December. “Half of a century is probably enough,” Richardson said. “Much…