Athletics
A senior on campus, heading to Pyeongchang, Petra Hyncicova will become the 36th CU ski team member to make it to the Olympics.
Announced Wednesday on ESPN, former CU women's basketball head coach Ceal Barry is one of 10 finalists to be possibly inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
The Pac-12 Conference has named 18 Buffs to the All-Academic Teams, an honor reserved for those with minimum 3.0 GPAs and who are starters or significant contributors to their teams.
Colorado cross-country head coach Mark Wetmore has been named Mountain Region Women's Coach of the Year. Sophomore Joe Klecker also was honored.
The Pac-12 Conference released its 2018 football schedule, with CU set to play two Friday night games as well as resume its rivalry with Nebraska.
Sophomore Joe Klecker took home top honors in the men's 10-kilometer race at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, while the top-ranked women's team recorded their fifth straight region title.
For the third straight year, the women's cross-country team reigned supreme as the Pac-12 champions, taking home the title Friday afternoon, with team member Dani Jones winning the individual championship. The men's team successfully landed second place.
Kaitlyn Benner has been named the Pac-12 women's cross-country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, an accolade for student-athletes who are standouts academically and in their sports.
Only one team will emerge from Saturday's Homecoming game with its second Pac-12 conference win; and if the two teams' last meeting is any indication, it will go down to the wire.
Gov. John Hickenlooper and Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones have signed proclamations declaring this Saturday as Ralphie's 50th Anniversary Day in honor of the famed CU mascot.