| Written by Tom Hesse |
| Friday, 21 November 2008 11:12 |
The Cowboy wrestlers will head to another open tournament this weekend, this time in the Cornhusker state of Omaha, Neb.
This will be the third Open tournament the Cowboys have competed in this year, after having started the season with the Daniel Cormier Open and coming off the Cowboy open last weekend.
The lone dual of the season was against Stanford University where the Cowboys won 34-10.
In last weekend’s open, the Cowboys had 10 wrestlers place in the top three of their respective brackets, while Shane Onufer in the 174-pound weight class took home wrestler of the week from the Western Wrestling Conference.
Wyoming won two titles at the meet and gathered three-second place finishes. Onufer won the 174-pound class and Lee Helbig won the amateur division at 184-pounds. The Cowboys sent three other wrestlers to the finals, and all three finished second losing to nationally ranked wrestlers.
At this upcoming tournament in Omaha, the Cowboys well see an even higher level of competition.
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| Written by Skyler Corcoran |
| Friday, 21 November 2008 11:08 |
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The Wyoming Women’s Rugby Football Union could be twin sisters to last year’s women’s basketball team. The WWRFU has nearly duplicated what the Cowgirl basketball team did last season; the Cowgirl rugby team accomplished numerous honors during the fall schedule of their 2008-09 campaign.
As a team, Wyoming went 3-1 in league matches and ended the fall season ranked No. 4 in the country. The club attained many individual honors as well. Seven of the players were recognized by the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union for their exemplary play and leadership. Lindsey Haggerty also garnered an additional praise. As a co-captain for the team, Haggerty was recognized by USA Rugby as an All-American for the 2007-08 season.
While being nationally ranked and achieving personal goals was a team accomplishment, head coach Mike Kusiek said he still has his team focused on their overall goal: to become national champions.
“I’m going to tell you that it feels great,” Kusiek said when asked what it feels like to be ranked No. 4 in the nation. “But the ranking that matters is the one at the end of our season. All year we have been planning to finish as national champions, and we feel that is within our reach. So many times, for every sport, the rankings take too much attention away from what is still at hand. We have a full spring schedule to play and three rounds of the playoffs to get through, then we can really get into how we are ranked.”
The key to Wyoming’s success has been commitment. Whether it’s the unexpected rapid development of new players or the extreme passion and heart of veterans, the club is clearly excelling and earning the respect of other unions.
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| Written by Tom Hesse |
| Friday, 21 November 2008 11:01 |
They were the duo that defined Cowboy basketball and composed one of the most dynamic backcourts in the Mountain West Conference. They combined for 29.3 points per game last year. Now 12.1 points per game has left.
Brandon Ewing and Brad Jones were identical with Cowboy basketball. They came through the system together; they battled together, practiced together and learned from, each other. Each had an impact on each others game.
“[Playing with Jones] was good. Brad was a great player. He was All-Conference one year. It was fun, it was great times, but its time to move on and get ready for my senior year and to get ready to win,” Ewing said.
Brad’s influence on the team was undeniable; his presence was a strong factor in the Cowboys’ chemistry in the previous seasons.
“Brad did a lot of things for the team off the court that a lot of people don’t know about,” Ewing admitted. “He was as great on the court as he was off of it. He influenced not just me but a lot of young guys coming through the system.”
The team chemistry has strengthened in Ewing’s eyes despite the loss of Jones.
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| Written by Tyler Richards |
| Friday, 21 November 2008 10:51 |
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For the Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team, American English is slowly becoming a second language.
Why? Recruiting players from overseas is becoming more and more common for the Cowgirl coaches and a big part of how they have built their recent resume.
In the last two years, the Wyoming Cowgirl basketball program has accumulated a 51-16 record, won the Women’s National Invitational Tournament championship, been ranked in the AP and ESPN national polls and competed in the NCAA tournament.
This list of accomplishments from what was just a few years ago an unnoticed program can only be credited to talented players and coaches. But just how does the University of Wyoming attract so many players and what gives it an edge over other NCAA Division-I Colleges? And how does the recruiting process work?
According to UW Assistant Women’s Basketball/Recruiting Coach Kristin Becker, tradition is a major selling point to incoming athletes.
“First thing, I think coach [Joe] Legerski, and what he has done here, and the support of the athletic department is a big selling point,” Becker said. “The small town college atmosphere is big. If there is a Wyoming game, it’s the game in town; there are not a lot of other things to distract people. The support of the community, the fans, and the University is just great.”
While the small town feeling may seem appealing to student-athletes from small towns, athletes from large cities and foreign countries may have a different opinion. But the coaching staff leading the Cowgirls to the WNIT championship and playing in the NCAA has appealed to all athletes.
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| Written by Kendall Hickman |
| Friday, 21 November 2008 10:48 |
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The players, the coaches, the officials and the ball: These are all important elements of a university basketball team. But another significant component before the team takes the hardwood is just a piece of paper. A team’s schedule is a valuable weapon.
With it, coaches and players alike can scout their upcoming opponents, learn where they are weaker and exploit that disadvantage.
For the women’s basketball team at the University of Wyoming, scheduling games in the preseason can be a difficult task, head coach Joe Legerski said.
“One of the biggest challenges is trying to put together a schedule,” Legerski said. “We find that fewer and fewer people want to come play in Laramie.”
While not mentioning any specific teams, Legerski elaborated on some possible reasons why opponents don’t care to travel to Laramie to take on the Cowgirls.
“One of the issues that has come up is that we’ve become better,” Legerski said.
Indeed, the Cowgirls have become a force to be reckoned with. Defeating Wisconsin in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in 2007 put Wyoming on the lists of basketball fans countrywide. More recently, the Cowgirls made an appearance at the prestigious NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
Legerski also attributes Laramie’s location to the lack of willingness teams have to travel.
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