Denver Athletics History Timeline

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1867

Saturday, Oct. 27 - First athletic event. Colorado Seminary loses to Arapahoe Baseball Club 69-30.

1885

DU plays its first intercollegiate football game, losing to Colorado College 12-0.

1901

Leland hired as first football coach.

1902

Ben Griffith takes over as football coach.

1904

Ian. 16, 1904 - DU defeats the Denver Athletic Club in the school's first men's basketball game.
Ora Smith Fowler named football coach.

1906

John Koehler becomes football coach.

1907

John Koehler becomes first men's basketball coach.

1908

DU captures first conference football championship.

1910

Charles Wingender named men's basketball coach.
Men's tennis becomes a varsity sport.

1911

Tom Berry named football coach.
Clem Crowley takes over as men's basketball coach.

1912

DU defeats Colorado College in baseball; ties Colorado School of Mines for state title.
Men's varsity track and field team begins participating with regularity.
Clem Crowley named football coach.

1913

DU basketball joins Colorado-Wyoming Collegiate League.
Hiram Wilson becomes men's basketball coach.
Charles Wingender named football coach.

1914

Henry Buckingham takes over as football coach.

1915

DU captures first outright state baseball championship.
Charles Wingender returns for a second stint as men's basketball coach.
Pioneers win first Colorado-Wyoming Collegiate League title in basketball.
John Pike becomes football coach.

1917

Football team wins second conference title with a perfect 9-0 record.
John Fike named men's basketball coach.
Men's tennis team wins its first Rocky Mountain Conference title.

1919

Charles Wingender comes back to coach basketball team for a third time.
George Koonsman named football coach.

1920

George Koonsman becomes men's basketball coach.
Fred Murphy accepts football coaching job.

1921

George Thompson named men's basketball coach.
.Wrestling becomes a varsity sport.
.Wrestlers compile an undefeated record in their first year of competition under coach Granville Johnson.

1922

Ralph Woods embarks on two-year stint as men's basketball coach.

1923

Elmer McOevitt takes over as football coach.

1924

Aubrey DeVine takes over as men's basketball coach.
DU fields first men's golf team.

1925

Fred Dawson becomes football coach.

1926

(First name not known) Middlebrook becomes men's basketball coach.
Pioneers defeat Regis 15-1; win first Rocky Mountain regional baseball title.
Oct. -Football team defeats Colorado School of Mines 27- 7 in official dedication game at DU Stadium.

1927

Burt Potter named men's basketball coach.
Men's golf team wins first Rocky Mountain Conference title.
Men's track and field team squeaks past Colorado by one point to win Colorado Relays.

1929

Jeff Cravath begins three-year stint as football coach.
Wrestlers capture conference championship.

1930

Stuart Clark becomes men's basketball coach.
Sept. 20-Pioneers rout Regis 40-0 in first night football game at DU Stadium.
Several DU women participate in Play Day in Greeley, forming a team that competed against other women in different athletic events.

1931

Men's golf team wins the second of two straight Rocky Mountain Conference championships.
Two Pioneer baseball players - Roy Byers and Charles Lively - honored as the school's first All-Americans in any sport.

1932

Clyde "Cac" Hubbard assumes control of men's basketball program.
Percy Locey named head football coach.

1936

Bill Saunders becomes football coach.
Denver football team posts 7-6 Thanksgiving Day victory over Byron "Whizzer" White and Colorado in front of a DU Stadium crowd of 27, 777.
Guard Alex Drobnitch first DU football player named first-team All-American.

1937

Jack Hauser honored as DU's first men's basketball All-American.
DU basketball becomes part of the Mountain States Conference (name later changed to the Skyline Conference.)

1939

Clyde "Cac" Hubbard named football coach.

1940

Ellison Ketchum takes over as men's basketball coach.

1943

Art Quinlan becomes men's basketball coach.
Mark Duncan takes reins of football program.

1944

Cliff Rock named men's basketball coach.
Adam Esslinger and Clyde "Cac" Hubbard serve as football co-coaches.
Granville Johnson retires as wrestling coach.

1945

Ken Loeffler takes over as men's basketball coach.
Clyde "Cac" Hubbard takes over football coaching duties.
DU football team makes its first postseason appearance, losing to New Mexico 34-14 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso.

1946

Ellison Ketchum takes reins of men's basketball program.
Barbara Kidder captures collegiate individual ski championship, the first national champion in DU history.
Golfer Charles "Babe" Lind wins medalist honors at NCAA golf tournament.
Hardin-Simmons hands football team 20-0 loss in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

1947

DU posts 16-4 record and earns a berth in the NCAA baseball tournament; Pioneers fall to eventual national Champion California in the first round.
Football team defeats Colorado 26-20 before 28,063 at DU Stadium in the final meeting between the two teams.
Men's swimming team participates in its in- augural season.

1948

John Baker begins five-year run as football coach.
Men's skiing becomes a varsity sport under head coach Willy Schaeffler.

1949

Men's swimming and diving team holds first home swimming meet at DU Fieldhouse Pool.
Men's track and field team captures Skyline Conference championship.
Hoyt Brawner begins 13-year stint as men's basketball coach.
Vince Boryla named first-team basketball AII- American.
Men's golf team wins last of four straight Rocky Mountain Conference titles.
Construction of DU Arena completed.
December 19-DU plays first intercollegiate hockey game under the direction of Vern Turner, losing to Saskatchewan 17 -0.

1950

February 17 - Men's basketball team defeats Wyoming 45-33 in front of 7,236 fans in DU Arena, the largest basketball crowd in school history.
February 18 - Hockey team defeats Wyoming 10-6 for first win in DU Arena.
Men's gymnastics officially recognized as a varsity sport.
Paul McClung takes the reins of baseball program.
Track star and future Olympic gold medalist Jerome Riffle wins broad jump at Kansas Relays, Drake Relays and West Coast Relays.

1951

Hoyt Brawner named head baseball coach.
Neil Celley takes over as hockey coach.
Football team loses to Hawaii 28-27 in the Pineapple Bowl in Honolulu.

1952

Eddie Miller becomes first hockey player to win All-America honors.
Two-time Skyline Conference champion Will Howard places second in the 130-pound class at the NCAA tournament.
Men's tennis team captures Skyline Conference title.

1953

Bob Blackman named football coach.

1954

Tom Murphy becomes baseball coach.
DU football team wins lone Skyline Conference championship with a 9-1 record.
Thorn Murphy named men's swimming coach.
Don Brown named DU's first men's swimming AII-American.
DU men's ski team wins first of 14 NCAA titles.
Three DU skiers - John L'Orange (slalom), Marvin Crawford (individual cross country and skimeister) and Willis Olson Gumping) - win NCAA individual titles.

1955

Bill Heiss takes over as baseball coach Men's golf team wins its last Rocky Mountain Conference championship.
John Roning named football coach.
Pioneers repeat at NCAA men's skiing champions.
Skier Willis Olson wins NCAA ski-jumping individual championship.

1956

Murray Armstrong begins 2l-year run as hockey coach.
Football player Ernest Pitts first-team All-American selection.
Men's ski team wins third straight NCAA championship.
Skier Willis Olson wins his third straight NCAA title in ski jumping while John Cress wins the NCAA skimeister individual title.
Skiers John Cress, Renning Arstal and Peder pytte named AI1-Americans.

1957

DU wins Skyline Conference Eastern Division baseball championship, loses NCAA District 7 title to Colorado State.
Pioneers men's ski team captures fourth straight NCAA title.
Skiers Al Vincelette (jumping) and Harald Riiber (nordic) take NCAA individual titles.
Three skiers -Henning Arstal, Al Vincelette and Harald Riiber -named to the All-American team.

1958

DU wins share of Western Intercollegiate Hockey League championship.
Pioneers defeat North Dakota 6-2 for first NCAA hockey title.
Ed Zemrau named first-team hockey All-American.
Doug DeWitt takes over as men's gymnastics coach.
DU wins last of three straight Colorado Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament titles.
Men's swimming 43 dual-meet win streak snapped by Long Beach Community College.
Two skiers - Clarence Servold (nordic, indi- vidual cross country) and Oddvar Ronnestad (jumping) - win NCAA individual championships.
Skiers Clarence Servold, Oddvar Ronnestad and Harald Riiber named to the All-American squad.

1959

Men's basketball team accepts a bid to the National Invitational Tournament; Pioneers suffer 90-81 first-round loss to New York University.
Clarence Servold (individual cross country) and Ted Farwell (nordic) win NCAA individual skiing titles.
Five skiers - Al Vincelette, Oddvar Ronnestad, Clarence Servold, Mauritz Sonberg and Ted Farwell- receive AII-American honors.

1960

Pioneers win WCHA regular-season title.
DU defeats Colorado College 6-1, captures WCHA playoff crown.
DU upends Michigan Tech 5-3 for second NCAA hockey championship.
Murray Armstrong wins WCHA Coach of the Year and Spencer Penrose Award honoring NCAA Division I coach of the year.
Three hockey players - Bill Masterton, George Konik and Marty Howe - named first-team All-Americans.
Skiers Mauritz Sonberg and Asbjom Nordheim named to AII-American squad.
Rusty Fairly named baseball coach.
DU defeats Colorado State 21-12 in the final football game in school history.

1961

Jan. 9 - Chancellor Chester Alter announces that Board of Trustees have voted unanimously to discontinue football program.
Jan. 21 - Men' s gymnastics team begins streak of 34 consecutive dual meet wins.
Denver wins second straight WCHA regular season championship.
DU wins second straight WCHA playoff title by Defeating Michigan Tech.
Pioneers win second straight NCAA championship by handing St. Lawrence a 12-21oss.
Five hockey players - Bill Masterton, Jerry Walker, Grant Munro, George Kirkwood and Marty Howe - receive first-team AII-American honors.
Swimmer Jack Kelso wins the NCAA Division I title in the 200 IM.
Men's ski team wins first NCAA title since 1957 and fifth overall.
Skier Christoffer Selbeck wins NCAA ski- jumping individual title.
Skiers John Koltzow, Asbjorn Nordheim, Jim Shea, Christoffer Selbeck and Charles Ferries named to AII-American team.
Men's soccer becomes a varsity sport.
Edgar Laipenieks named first men's soccer coach.

1962

Troy Bledsoe replaces Hoyt Brawner as men's basketball coach.
Men's gymnastics team finishes ninth in NCAA team standings-
Men's ski team repeats as NCAA champions.
Skiers Mike Barr (downhill) and Oyvind Floystad (jumping) win NCAA individual titles.
Christoffer Selbeck and Mike Barr named to All-America ski team.
Jack Rose becomes baseball coach.
Willy Schaeffler takes over as coach of the men's soccer team.

1963

Denver captures WCHA regular season title.
DU wins WCHA playoff title with 5-4 overtime win vs. North Dakota.
North Dakota upends Pioneers 6-5 in NCAA hockey championship game.
Bill Staub honored as a hockey first-team All-American.
Pioneers men's ski team wins third straight NCAA crown.
Aarne Valkama wins NCAA nordic skiing individual crown.
Three skiers - Aarne Valkama, Oyvind Floystad and Charles Ferries - capture All-American honors.
Men's soccer team begins streak of 27 straight wins.

1964

Pioneers win WCHA regular season crown.
DU wins WCHA playoff title by defeating Michigan 6-2.
Pioneers finish as NCAA hockey runner-up for the second straight year, losing to Michigan Tech 6-3 in the title game.
Men's gymnastics team finishes seventh at the NCAA championships.
John Quintana first DU men's gymnast to receive All-America honors.
Men's ski team makes it four straight NCAA titles.
Skier Erik Jansen wins NCAA individual titles in the nordic and jumping categories.
Skiers Aarne Valkama, Harald Bjerke and Erik Jansen gamer All-American honors.

1965

First baseman Jerry Causey garners first-team NCAA Division I All-American honors.
Pioneers lose NCAA District 7 baseball title to Colorado State.
Hockey player Wayne Smith tabbed as a first- team All-American.
Ski team captures fifth consecutive NCAA title.
Rick Chaffee (slalom and alpine) and Erik Jansen (jumping) take NCAA individual skiing titles.
Skiing All-Americans are Erik Jansen, Rick Chaffee and Jon TeIje Overland.

1966

DU sneaks past North Dakota 5-4 in overtime to capture WCHA playoff championship.
Pioneers place third in the NCAA hockey tournament by defeating Boston University 4-3.
Wayne Smith honored as hockey first-team All-American for second straight year.
Men's ski team wins NCAAchampionship for the sixth straight time.
Jon Terje Overland wins NCAA skiing individual title in downhill.
Skiers Oivind Skauerun, Randall Garretson, Dennis McCoy and Jon Terje Overland receive All-American honors.

1967

Men's soccer team's win streak snapped at 27 by Michigan State before 4,018 fans at DU stadium.
Basketball star Harry Hollines named to All-American team.
Jim Wiste named to hockey All-American team.
Men's ski team wins seventh straight NCAA crown.
Jon Terje Overland (alpine), Rick Chaffee (slalom) and Dennis McCoy (downhill) win NCAA individual skiing titles.
Five skiers - Randall Garretson, Rick Chaffee, Dennis McCoy, Jon Terje Overland and Georg Krog - are named All-Americans.
DU drops wrestling as a varsity sport.

1968

Denver Boone, a Walt Disney Studios creation, is unveiled as the new DU mascot.
Pioneers men's tennis team posts 11-1-1 record; wins Colorado State Collegiate Tennis tournament.
DU falls to Weber State in NCAA District 7 baseball finals.
Stan Albeck takes over as men's basketball coach.
Harry Hollines named to All-American basketball team for the second straight year.
Denver wins WCHA regular season championship.
DU defeats Minnesota 4-0 to win WCHA play-off title.
Pioneers beat North Dakota 4-0; capture fourth NCAA hockey crown.
Murray Arrnstrong named WCHA Coach of the Year.
Jim Wiste and Keith Magnuson named to hockey All-American first team.
Dennis McCoy wins NCAA individual ski titles in the slalom and alpine categories.
DU skiers Dennis McCoy and Georg Krog are named All-Americans.

1969

DU wins WCHA playoff championship with 3-1 win over Colorado College.
DU wins its fifth NCAA hockey title with a 4- 3 win against Cornell.
Pioneers Keith Magnuson and George Morrison are first-team All-American hockey honorees.
DU men's gymnastics team finishes seventh at the NCAA championships.
DU men's ski team wins 12th NCAA title.
DU skiers Paul Rachetto (slalom and alpine), Odd Hammernes (jumping) and Georg Krog (nordic) capture NCAA individual titles.
DU skiers named to the All-American team are Jeffy Blann, Paul Rachetto, Georg Krog and Odd Hammernes.

1970

George Morrison named hockey first-team All-American.
Men's ski team once again wins NCAA title.
Otto Tschudi (downhill) and Ole Ivar Hansen (individual cross country) win NCAA individual ski championships.
Ole Ivar Hansen and Otto Tschudi named to the All-American ski team.
Pioneers advance to finals of NCAA district baseball tournament, where they lose to Arizona.
Jim Karabetsos becomes men's basketball coach.
Peder Pytte takes over as men's soccer coach.
Men's soccer team advances to NCAA quarterfinals. The Pioneers defeat San Jose State 2-1 in the second round before falling to UCLA 3-1.

1971

Cliff Gauthier named men's gymnastics coach.
Peder Pytte named men's skiing coach.
Dave Bustion named men's basketball All- American.
Pioneers dump Minnesota-Duluth 9-3, claim WCHA playoff crown.
Denver places third at NCAA hockey tournament.
Two hockey players - Mike Christie and Vic Venasky - named to All-American first team.
Men's ski team wins its 14th NCAA crown.
Skier Otto Tschudi wins an unprecedented three NCAA individual championships (slalom, alpine and downhill) while Ole Ivar Hansen wins his second straight individual crown (individual cross country).
Five skiers - Ole Ivar Hansen, Otto Tschudi, Eric Poulsen, Pat Costello and Odd Hammernes - receive All-American honors.
DU discontinues golf as a varsity sport.
DU drops men's tennis as a varsity sport.

1972

Al Harden takes over as men's basketball coach.
DU takes WCHA regular season champion- ship.
DU wins WCHA playoff championship with a 9-3 defeat of Michigan State.
Pioneers place fourth at NCAA hockey tournament.
Hockey player Tom Peluso named a first-team All-American.
Skiers Otto Tschudi (downhill) and Odd Hammernes (jumping) win NCAA individual titles.
Ski team All-Americans for the year are Otto Tschudi, Terje Gulbrandsen, Gary Nagle and Odd Hammernes.
Jim Bain named men's swimming coach.

1973

Denver wins WCHA regular season title.
Denver blanks Michigan Tech 4-0 to win WCHA playoff championship.
DU places second at NCAA hockey tourna- ment.
Hockey players Ron Grahame and Rob Palmer garner first-team All-American honors.
DU reaches the finals of the NCAA district baseball tourney, where they're ousted by Arizona State.
Peik Christensen (slalom and alpine) wins two NCAA individual ski titles.
Men's gymnastics discontinued as a varsity sport.
John Byrden takes over as men's soccer coach.

1974

DU sanctions first women's varsity programs - basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, skiing and tennis. Teams compete as members of the AIAW.
First women's coaches - Heidi Weishaupt (basketball), Kathy Stacey (gymnastics), "Poo" Putsch (field hockey), Roge Holman (skiing) and Carlene Peterson (tennis)
Peik Christiansen wins an NCAA individual ski title in the alpine category
Peik Christiansen and Morten Aas named to the All-American ski team.

1975

Pitcher Dan Schatzeder, who would win a World Series ring with the 1987 Minnesota Twins, sets a school single-season record for strikeouts (118).
Peik Christiansen wins an NCAA individual ski title in the slalom category.
Peik Christiansen named to All-American ski team.
Barbara Breeding named women's basketball coach.

1976

Men's soccer program switches from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II/NAIA affiliation.
Pioneers men's swimming program moves to NCAA Division II/NAIA affiliation.
Women's tennis team wins Colorado Tennis Conference title.
Roge Holman named ski coach.

1977

Murray Armstrong retires as hockey coach after 462 wins and five national championships; Marshall Johnston named new head coach.
Baseball program moves to NCAA Division II/NAIA status.
Bill Weimar becomes men's basketball coach.
Seven swimmers - Brad Busse, Jeff Davies, Mark Evans, Irwin Futemick, Clifton Louis, James Lyle and Frederic Plotkin - receive NAIA All-American honors.
Women's gymnastics team wins AIAW Region 7 championship.

1978

DU wins WCHA regular season title.
Marshall Johnston named WCHA Coach of the Year.
Ernie Glanville and Doug Berry named to first-team All-American hockey squad.
Jim Bain named NAJA Swimming Coach of the Year.
Men's soccer team wins Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League title.
Ben Jobe takes over as men's basketball coach.
Bernie Barras named women's basketball coach.
Max Vercruyssen assumes role as women's gymnastics coach.
Sue Pringle becomes women's field hockey coach.
Women's gymnastics team places fourth at AIAW nationals.
Women's tennis team wins second Colorado Tennis Conference championship.

1979

Men's basketball program shifts to NCAA Division II/NAIA status.
Basketball player Matt Teahan sets a school record with 61 points vs. Nebraska Wesleyan.
DU initiates varsity women's swimming program; Marcia Middel named head coach.
Men's soccer players Bob Wagenhoffer and Peter Howard become the school's first soccer All-Americans.
Women's field hockey team wins AIAW Region 7 title.
Women's gymnastics team places second at AlAW nationals.
Women's tennis team hosts AIAW Small College nationals and finishes 11th in nation.

1980

Floyd Theard named men's basketball coach.
February 12 - DU men's basketball team records first of 79 straight home victories.
Linda Raunig graduates as the leading scorer and rebounder in DU women's basketball history.
Dan Garcia takes over as women's gymnastics coach.
Jody Martin becomes women's field hockey coach.
DU reinstates men's tennis as a varsity sport.
Men's soccer players Mustapha Zidane and Keith Cooper receive All-American honors.
Sim Thomas named ski coach.
April Gerard becomes first women's skier to receive All-American honors.
Women's gymnastics team finishes second at AlAW nationals.

1981

Ralph Backstrom takes over as hockey coach.
Jim Reinig named ski coach.
Men's swimmers Paul Eckenroad (200 butterfly) and Goran Jem (200 breaststroke) capture NAIA individual titles.
Swimmer Carol Doyas captures AlAW title in the 100 butterfly.
Women's gymnastics team places second at AIAW nationals.
Women's field hockey team takes fourth place at AIAW nationals.

1982

Five DU men's swimmers - Paul Stanford (200 and 400 individual medley), Tom Ullrich (100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay), Alan Voisard (400 freestyle relay), Mike Richmond (400 freestyle relay) and Mark Collings (400 freestyle relay) - win NAJA championships.
Women's gymnastics team wins AIAW Division II national title.
Gymnast Karen Beer captures AIAW all-around national championship.

1983

DU adds women's soccer and volleyball; Dave Farrar named first women's soccer coach while Ed Allbright becomes first volleyball coach.
Women's field hockey dropped as a varsity sport.
Men's soccer team advances to NA1A championships. The Pioneers bow out in the tourney's second round.
Men's swimmer Dale Barschak (200 butterfly) wins NAJA title.
Barb Standteiner named to the All-American ski team.
Men's and women's skiing programs disbanded.
Women's gymnastics team wins AIAW Division II national title.
Gymnast Karen Beer captures AIAW all-around national championship.
Athletics programs join Continental Divide Conference.

1984

Bruce Casagrande takes over as women's basketball coach.
Men's basketball team posts 28-4 record, advances to NAJA National Tournament.
Gymnast Karen Beer named Colorado Sports-woman of the Year.
Steve Swanson named women's tennis coach.
Women's tennis team wins Continental Divide Conference championship.
Swimmers Greg Remmert (200 freestyle and Alain Steenbeeke (400 individual medley) win NAJA championships.
Men's lacrosse program regains varsity status.

1985

Renee Bailey-Phoenix named women's basketball coach.
January 8 - DU men's basketball team loses to Northern Colorado, snapping 79-game home win streak.
Dick Peth takes over as men's basketball coach replacing Floyd Theard, who died from a heart attack in the off-season.
DU swimmers Neil Anderson (100 & 200 freestyle and Yoram Kochavy (200 & 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly) capture NAIA titles.
Jim Bain named NAIA Swimming Coach of the Year.

1986

DU wins WCHA regular season title.
Denver defeats Minnesota to capture WCHA playoff title.
Pioneers place fourth at NCAA hockey tournament.
Ralph Backstrom named WCHA Coach of the Year and Spencer Penrose Award-
Dallas Gaume scores a single-season record 99 points for the hockey team and closes his career with a record 266 points. He is named a first-team AII-American for his efforts.
Swimmers Neil Anderson (100 & 200 freestyle) and Yoram Kochavy (200 individual medley) win NAlA individual titles.
Leanne Palrnissano takes over as women's tennis coach.
Men's tennis team advances to NAIA national tournament.
Women's basketball player Anayansi Rickets named to District VII AII-American team.
Dean Kitchen named women's soccer coach.
Chuck Ellis takes over as women's volleyball coach.
Jim Bain named women's swimming and diving coach.

1987

Men's tennis team advances to NAIA National Tournament.
Women's tennis team wins Continental Divide Conference title.
Women's tennis players Allison Hope and Caryn Honig named to NCAA Division II All-American team.

1988

DU swimmers Noel Droomer (100 & 200 backstroke) and Jesus Crende (500 and 1650 freestyle) each win two NAJA titles.
Women's tennis team wins second straight Continental Divide Conference championship.

1989

Catcher Jim Elliot, DU's career home runs leader, is named to the NAIA All-American first team.
Men's tennis team advances to NAIA National Tournament.
Jerrie McGahan named women's volleyball coach.
Noel Droomer (100 and 200 backstroke) wins two NAJA individual swimming titles for the second straight year.
Albert Adetoye takes over as men's soccer coach.
Pioneer men's soccer team posts a school-best 19-1-1 record.
Tracey Sheehan takes over as women's basketball coach.

1990

Frank Serratore named head hockey coach.
Swimmer Brian Thompson wins an NAJA crown in the 200 backstroke.
Jerry Cook takes over as women's tennis coach.
Women's tennis team wins Continental Divide Conference title.
DU joins Colorado Athletic Conference.

1991

Dave Clements becomes men's soccer coach.
Women's tennis player Leslie McCulloh named Division II All-American and Colorado NCAA Woman of the Year.

1992

Men's basketball team advances to NCAA Division II Tournament.
DU reinstates men's and women's skiing as varsity sports; Kurt Smitz named head coach.
Michael Bradac becomes DU's first NCAA Division II swimming All-American.
Men's tennis team wins second straight Colorado Athletic Conference title.
Women's lacrosse team participates in its first season of varsity competition.
Lacrosse player Todd Dickson sets a single- season record for goals (57).
Men's soccer team finishes the season with a 14-3-1 record and an NCAA Division II rank of 19th.
Women's tennis team wins Colorado Athletic Conference title.
Women's volleyball player Lorna Lyles named to AVCA all-region first-team.
Jeff Hooker takes over as women's soccer coach.
Women's soccer team wins Colorado Athletic Conference championship.
Diana Cole becomes volleyball coach on an interim basis.

1993

Women's volleyball player Lorna Lyles named to AVCA all-region first team.
Skiers Atle Hovi and Erlend Loedemel capture All-American honors.
Women's basketball team wins Colorado Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 14-0 league mark.
Women's basketball team qualifies for the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time ever.
Todd Dickson graduates as the leading scorer (199 points) and goal scorer (144 goals) in DU men's lacrosse history.
Women's soccer team wins Colorado Athletic Conference title.
Annette Wagner becomes first DU women's soccer player to score 100 career points.
Women's tennis player Angela Mycock named ITA Division II Midwest Region Rookie of the Year.

1994

February 24-Men's basketball team defeats Metro State 83-78; Dick Peth becomes winningest basketball coach in DU history with l64th career victory.
Denver men's basketball team qualifies for NCAA Division II Tournament.
Six swimmers - Michael Bradac, Mark Ramlish, Chace Passanante, Barry Rein, Eric Brushaber - receive Division II All-American honors.
Erik Roland wins an NCAA giant slalom title.
Skiers Atle Hovi, Bernie Lafleur, Annie Manshaus, Erik Roland and Narcisa Sehovic receive All-American honors.
Steve Willoughby named women's tennis coach.
Deanna Blood named women's lacrosse coach.
George Gwozdecky named head hockey coach.
Women's soccer team wins third straight CAC title.
Women's soccer player Deshaunne Running named to NCAA Division II All-American team.

1995

Pam Tanner takes over as women's basketball coach.
DU advances to NCAA hockey tournament for the first time since 1986.
Hockey coach George Gwozdecky named WCHA Coach of the Year.
Hockey team defeats then-No. 1 ranked Colorado College 3-2 to win its fourth straight Denver Cup title. The game attracts the largest crowd ever to witness a college hockey game in Colorado - 16,061 at McNichols Sports Arena.
Swimmers Michael Bradac, Barry Hein and Matt Harveson take home NCAA Division II AII-American honors.
Women's swimming team takes Intermountain Swimming League title.
Narcisa Sehovic wins the NCAA slalom championship.
Skiers Atle Hovi, Bernie Lafleur, Erik Roland and Narcisa Sehovic garner All-American citations.
Women's basketball team wins Colorado Athletic Conference title and makes second trip to NCAA Tournament.
Women's tennis team wins CAC title.
Women's tennis player Jane Farquhar earns NCAA Division II AII-American honors.
Chad Ashton named men's soccer coach.
Women's soccer team wins CAC title.
Women's soccer player Deshaunne Running named to Division II All-American team.

1996

Rob Oertel takes over as women's tennis coach.
Men's basketball team makes its third NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in five years.
Women's basketball player Kelly Cobb named NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Colorado.
Women's swimming team takes Intermountain Swimming League crown.
Ryan Bradley wins two NCAA Division II individual swimming championships (100 butterfly and 200 backstroke.)
Six swimmers - Barry Rein, Ryan Bradley, Mariano Delle Donne, Eddie Lary, Tyler Morgan and Matt Plezia - win Division II All-American honors.
Skier Geir Skari wins the NCAA individual championship in the classical category.
Skiers Lisbeth Johnson (classical and freestyle) and Roberta Pergher (slalom) take NCAA individual championships.
Skiers taking home All-American honors are Kristina Andersson, Lisbeth Johnsen, Vidar Lofshus, Roberta Pergher, Erik Roland, Narcisa Sehovic and Geir Skari.

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