Buffs Briefs Summer 2026
Track and field鈥檚 Abbey Nechanicky
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Lacrosse (16-4; 4-1 Big 12) won the听 on May 2. The Buffs, led by four All-Americans, then advanced to the quarterfinals of the听 for the first time in program history before losing to No. 1 seed Northwestern 13-12 in double overtime on May 14. 鈴 In women鈥檚 track and field,听Abbey Nechanicky (IntPhys鈥27) set the 麻豆免费版下载record in the 10,000m (32:23.93), while听Avery Pearson (Soc鈥27) ran CU鈥檚 all-time second-fastest 800m (2:00.91). For the men,听Kole Mathison (IntPhys鈥27) ran CU鈥檚 third-fastest 3,000m steeplechase (8:32.42). 鈴 Quarterback听Dominiq Ponder听(MediaSt鈥26), who听, was awarded a posthumous degree on May 3. Football鈥檚 2026 jerseys will feature a 鈥淒P 7鈥 in his honor. 鈴 Tennis鈥檚听Aya El Sayed (Fin鈥24; MBusAna鈥25) was named听 on April 30. She is the sixth Buff to earn all-conference in three different seasons. 鈴 Men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 golf earned trips to听. The men鈥檚 team reached regionals for the third time in four years, while the women made their听.
Scores
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鈫 Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors for听Elena Oh (MechEng鈥27) in 2026. Oh also earned听.
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鈫 Podiums,听, after six-time All-American听Filip Wahlqvist听(Fin鈥26) completed his 麻豆免费版下载career at NCAAs.
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鈫捥 for women鈥檚 basketball when they earned a 10-seed before falling to Illinois in a first- round matchup.
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鈫 Spring 2026 student-athlete graduates.
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鈫 After being drafted in the NFL鈥檚 first round by the New England Patriots,听Pete Brock听(Bio ex鈥76; DistSt鈥26) received听 at the spring commencement.
Coach Talk
听听We want to see guys fight for what they want in life. Everything is earned.听听
鈥斕Deion 鈥淐oach Prime鈥 Sanders in the final week of spring practices. Colorado football opens the听 Sept. 3 at Georgia Tech.
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