DU Women’s Triathlon ended its 2024 campaign on a strange two-day National Championship and women’s soccer (11-6-2) fell in the Summit League Tournament semifinals to South Dakota State. This concludes both teams’ fall season. Continue reading Two Sports See Their Seasons End, Another Looks to Make History
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Men’s Soccer Wins Regular Season Title, Women’s Soccer Closing Strong, Basketball Begins
Head Coach Jamie Franks led Denver Men’s Soccer (11-2-1, 6-1-0) to yet another Summit League Conference regular season title, their 10th in the Summit League. The Pioneers clinched the top spot in Tulsa Saturday when they defeated Oral Roberts 1-0. Redshirt junior Ian Smith scored the game-winning goal 17 minutes into the second half with a helper from Ronan Wynne. Denver still has one regular season match remaining on Saturday against Omaha. The Summit League Tournament will be held at Pioneer Field a week later with the Pioneers as the top seed. Continue reading Men’s Soccer Wins Regular Season Title, Women’s Soccer Closing Strong, Basketball Begins
Men’s Soccer Drops Two Games, Women’s Teams Sweep at Home
It was not a complete surprise when DU men’s soccer (7-2-4, 2-1) traveled to #3 Pitt and fell 1-0 to the Panthers, spoiling DU’s undefeated record. Saturday’s loss at UMKC, however, was inexplicable. Women’s soccer and volleyball, meanwhile enjoyed home game sweeps and win respectively. Continue reading Men’s Soccer Drops Two Games, Women’s Teams Sweep at Home
DU Women’s Teams Complete Bumpy Weekend
The DU men’s soccer team is in the midst of a rare 10-day break and enjoyed a well-deserved weekend of rest. However, three women’s teams were in action. Continue reading DU Women’s Teams Complete Bumpy Weekend
DU Athletics Fields Another #1 Ranked Team
Denver Hockey ascended to the top of college hockey polls on April 13th, 2024 after winning the program’s NCAA record 10th title. Now, following a 4-1 win over Yale in its home opener, DU men’s soccer (4-0-3) has ascended to the top of college soccer. The Top Drawer Soccer Poll placed DU in the top spot while the United Soccer Coaches Poll had the Pioneers at #2, trailing West Virginia out of the Sun Belt. Continue reading DU Athletics Fields Another #1 Ranked Team
Run, Swim, and Meet DU’s Elite Triathlon Team
While DU Women’s Triathlon is world-class, you don’t have to be.
DU is one of those rare places where you can meet Division I coaches and athletes one-on-one and get to personally know them. The DU Women’s Triathlon team has scheduled a casual event to engage the local community. It’s called an Aquathon with a swim and run component for fun the morning of Saturday, September 22nd from 9-11 at DU. Continue reading Run, Swim, and Meet DU’s Elite Triathlon Team
Overachieving Fall Sports Come to a Close
An over-performing, cobbled-together volleyball team finished with a share of the regular season Summit League Title with three other teams. They traveled to Vermillion, S.D. for the Summit League Tournament, won the first round, advanced to the semifinal and fell Monday to the Omaha Mavericks in five sets (21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15, 14-16). The Pioneers battled back from a two-game deficit and lost in extra points. The team started 1-7 in non-conference play with a new coach and the loss of key players. Continue reading Overachieving Fall Sports Come to a Close
Q&A with Denver’s Triathlon National Champion Maira Carreau
NCAA National Champion Triathlete Maira Carreau sat down to share her story with LetsGoDU. The star freshman from La Prairie, Quebec, Canada is a world-class triathlete and has big plans for herself and DU Triathlon, an emerging NCAA DI sport. Continue reading Q&A with Denver’s Triathlon National Champion Maira Carreau
Denver’s Carreau Wins National Championship
Denver’s newest DI sport, Triathlon, did not win the team NCAA Triathlon championship at Tempe, Arizona. The DU team finished fourth. However, a freshman, Maira Carreau, had a historic performance for the University of Denver, earning the top spot on the podium Saturday and an individual national championship for DU. Carreau has three more years of eligibility remaining and if head coach Barbara Perkins recruits and develops a few more stars, Denver will be in the hunt for their first women’s team title to add to DU’s 33 national team championships. Triathlon may be on track to add another national championship team title to the rafters of Magness Arena. Continue reading Denver’s Carreau Wins National Championship
Denver Athletics face Biggest Week of the Fall
This is a huge week as DU teams battle for a national championship (Triathlon), a conference tournament championship (men’s soccer), a battle for a conference regular season championship (Volleyball) and the start of hoops (men’s and women’s).
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