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These are nervous days in and around the University of Wyoming football program. The Cowboys did a remarkable job – aided, in part, by a forgiving schedule down the stretch – to climb out of a 2-6 hole. They won their final four games and finished the regular season at 6-6. In a normal year, that would be enough to earn the Cowboys a bowl invitation somewhere. But this season has been anything but normal for UW. So of course there are 81 bowl-eligible teams for 78 spots after this past wee...
LARAMIE – Even if Colorado State wide receiver Preston Williams hadn’t stepped out of bounds before catching a touchdown pass on the final play of the Rams’ Nov. 17 loss to Utah State, today’s matchup with the Aggies and Boise State would have still been for first place in the Mountain West Mountain Division. It just wouldn’t have quite as much juice. The No. 21-ranked Broncos (9-2 overall, 6-1 MW Mountain) host the No. 14 Aggies (10-1, 7-1 MW Mountain) at 8:15 tonight in Boise, Idaho. Not only does the winner earn a spot in next Saturday’s MW...
LARAMIE – The 2018 season for the University of Wyoming volleyball team hasn't gone as hoped or expected. Still, the Cowgirls (18-10 overall, 10-6 Mountain West) go into the final weekend of the regular season with a shot at 20 wins and the hope of earning a spot in the National Invitation Volleyball Championship postseason tournament. With an RPI ranking of No. 98, Cowgirls coach Chad Callihan hopes at least one win at home over New Mexico (6:30 tonight) or UNLV (7 p.m. Saturday) will be enough...
LARAMIE – When Jake Hendricks didn't know a soul when he arrived for his freshman year at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. That's life at the junior college level, where there is constant roster turnover. So Hendricks wasn't concerned when learned he'd be part of an eight-player signing class at the University of Wyoming. "I'm a little bit used to that, learning how other people are in a hurry and how they play," the 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard said. "That's helped me get to k...
LARAMIE – Most high school athletes wouldn't describe the college recruiting process as "super fun." But then most high school athletes aren't put together like Encampment's Paige Powell. Armed with a maturity beyond her years and the help of family and coaches, the 6-foot Powell embraced her recruiting path and, at the end, came to a conclusion she'd known for a while – the University of Wyoming was the place for her. Powell, who will be a senior this fall, committed to the Cowgirls on Mon...
LARAMIE – The 2017-18 sports season began for the University of Wyoming women's soccer team by dropping a 2-1 decision at Baylor on Aug. 20 and ended with Ja'la Henderson earning her second honorable mention in the All-American honors at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on June 9. In between, UW's 15 varsity athletic programs provided moments, games and performances that Cowboy and Cowgirl fans will cherish for a long, long time. The season produced one conference champion – the men's swi...
LARAMIE – Kelsey Lensegrav comes from a rodeo family. Father Ken was the all-around and bareback riding champion at the 1988 College Nationals Final Rodeo. Sister, Katie, twice competed at the CNFR at Blacks Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. And Kelsey has her sights set on being the next Lensegrav to make a mark in rodeo. The University of Wyoming freshman will compete in barrel racing for the Cowgirls at this week's CNFR, which starts today in Casper. The Interior, South Dakot...
University of Wyoming junior Bryce Ailshie is ready for a breakout performance. So is his coach. Both have a good feeling it could come this weekend. Ailshie and the rest of the UW track and field teams will be in Fresno, California, today through Saturday for the Mountain West Championships. The meet starts today with the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon. The main portion of the schedule begins Friday and ends Saturday. Ailshie's consistency in the 800-meter run helped him place fifth in...
LARAMIE – Teams often learn more about themselves in a loss rather than a win. Weaknesses are exposed and teams are left with the knowledge that they might not be as good as they thought they were. The University of Wyoming women's basketball team learned a lot about itself this past weekend then. UW (4-2 overall) dropped back-to-back games in the UCF Thanksgiving Classic, losing 55-40 to Northern Iowa and 65-59 to IUPUI. In both losses, the Cowgirls trailed early and had to spend the m...
The sound coming from Monday's University of Wyoming football press conference by coach Craig Bohl was about as positive as could be expected. Bohl said the Cowboys are hopeful that junior quarterback Josh Allen will play this Saturday's home game against Fresno State after injuring his right arm at Air Force. As it turns out, it's an AC joint, injury, one that's not great for a quarterback, but not a season ender, either. That's good news for UW for the rest of this season and for Allen, who's...
A recent ESPN.com story ranked the mood level of the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision fan bases on a wide range of factors, including winning, rivalry dominance, coaching stability, recruiting, Twitter buzz and more. The overall mood choices included thrilled, content, cautiously optimistic, skeptical or depressed. For the University of Wyoming, the answer came back skeptical. That feels pretty accurate, and with good reason. During the last two decades, there hasn't been a lot of reason to be...
McBride makes most of opportunity Cowgirls redshirt freshman was a bright spot for team last weekend By Scott Nulph WyoSports LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming volleyball team may have found out a little about itself in somewhat of a lost weekend. The Cowgirls went 1-2 in the Rumble in the Rockies, including Saturday losses to Abilene-Christian and Portland. Yet in the disappointment of dropping two games the team felt it should have won, UW redshirt freshman middle blocker Jackie McBride p...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming soccer program is getting tired of a couple of things. Getting injured and getting knocked out of the Mountain West Championship on the first day are at the top of that list. The Cowgirls are hoping luck will be on their side with the first one and believe they have the talent to rectify the second. Wyoming begins the regular season at 5 p.m. today at Baylor. “The mentality is we’re all going for it this year,” Cowgirls senior goaltender Georgia Rowntre...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming soccer coach Pete Cuadrado wanted to challenge his veteran team during its only exhibition match. He found that challenge in a former rival. The Cowgirls play South Dakota State at 5 p.m. today in Hastings, Nebraska. The game comes 10 days prior to UW opening the regular season at Baylor on Aug. 20. "South Dakota State is a very good program, and obviously I'm very familiar with them from back in my Summit League days," said Cuadrado, who faced SDSU numerous t...
So, how has the first half of 2017 been for you? If you're Josh Allen, it's been pretty, pretty, pretty good ("Curb Your Enthusiasm" fans will get that). Allen's 2017 started with a serious flirtation with the NFL draft. He even said yes at one point, but later had a change of heart and returned to the University of Wyoming for one more ride. Then on the day the draft ended, Allen was proclaimed a possible No. 1 overall pick for next year by several draft gurus, including ESPN's Todd McShay....
LARAMIE – Hillary Carlson and Randi Richardson formed a quick bond in the fall of 2007. Carlson, a standout high school player at Cheyenne Central, and Richardson, a transfer from the University of San Francisco, came together with the University of Wyoming women's basketball program that fall and were part of one of the most successful runs in Cowgirls basketball history. The two combined to help lead UW to a 61-35 record over their final three seasons with two trips deep into the Women's N...
LARAMIE – George Howard has been the University of Wyoming rodeo coach for the past 34 years. And he knew by looking at who qualified for Saturday's short go of the College National Finals Rodeo that his Cowgirls had a chance to do something special at the Casper Events Center. And they did. Cowgirls senior Amelia Anderson recorded a time of 6.5 seconds in the short go of goat tying to place second in the go and second nationally, and junior Kailee Webb placed third in the short go of barrel r...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming junior barrel racer Kailee Webb has seen her share of misfortune during the past year to last a lifetime in the sport. It all started for the Isabel, South Dakota, native at this time last year when she suffered a serious knee injury during the opening round of the College National Finals Rodeo when she hit a barrier entering the arena during a run. Then during the course of the fall and spring Webb had to retire two horses, one from colic and one with a fractured skull. “Last fall was really rough for me men...
I want to dive into summer. Really, I do. There's no question the best time of the year weather-wise in these parts starts in June and runs as long as Mother Nature will allow. Sometimes that's well into September and even October, but sometimes it ends in August. Here's hoping for the longer version of that equation this year. But here's the problem I'm having with diving into summer. The University of Wyoming football program keeps interrupting. Each time I'm ready to put the Cowboys and one...
LARAMIE – If you have NFL players, it’s only reasonable to assume you’ll have NFL scouts at your pro day workouts. The University of Wyoming had plenty of both Thursday in Laramie. Thirteen Cowboys with professional aspirations worked out for 29 NFL scouts at the Indoor Practice Facility. UW had players ranging from likely NFL draft picks Brian Hill and Chase Roullier to players looking for a free-agent deal go through the normal tests (40-yard dash, standing high jump, bench press, etc.) while also doing individual workouts for their posit...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming junior Liv Roberts wasn't about to let the Cowgirls lose three consecutive games. And she had a lot of help in making sure the UW's first losing streak of the season was a short one. Roberts and the Cowgirls' offense torched the San Diego State defense from inside and out for an 80-67 victory before a crowd of 2,250 fans at the Arena-Auditorium. UW (16-5 overall, 8-2 Mountain West) remains one game behind Colorado State for first place in the league. San Diego S...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming women's basketball team is all about helping this season. And the Cowgirls' offense is receiving some unexpected help from the other side of the court. UW (10-3 overall, 2-0 Mountain West) enters this week ranked second in the conference and No. 22 nationally in points allowed at 54.1 per game. The obvious result of that number is the opposition is scoring less. But UW's improved defensive play appears to be helping with the offense as well. The Cowgirls, d...
LARAMIE – When a basketball team is playing with as much defensive confidence as the University of Wyoming women's team, even when things break down occasionally there's little panic. The Cowgirls dominated UNLV on Saturday in their Mountain West home opener 79-57 at Arena-Auditorium, building a double-digit lead in the first quarter and leading by 20 at halftime. Yet twice in the second half – at the beginning of the third and fourth quarters – UNLV made serious runs against UW, pulling withi...
LARAMIE – University of Wyoming women's basketball coach Joe Legerski worried prior to his team's two-game road trip to end the nonconference schedule that his players may be thinking more about leaving for Christmas than finishing up the schedule. He doesn't have to worry any more. The Cowgirls took control of No. 15-ranked Colorado in the third quarter and held on for an 82-75 victory Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. Liv Roberts scored 21 points and had career highs in both rebounds (11) and st...
The last time the University of Wyoming football program had as much positive energy surrounding it as it does today, "Independence Day" – the first one – was the top movie, the Macarena was something we hadn't started making fun of yet, and the 1996 Cowboys were in the midst of a 10-1 season. Joe Tiller was the coach of that team before heading for Purdue when it was over. Tiller, despite the acrimonious ending in Laramie, had such a soft spot for the Cowboy State that he settled in the nor...