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VOLUME: 9 • ISSUE: 2

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meeT MIKE MACINTYRE

Q&a: MARK WETMORE

NICOLE EDELMAN

Letter from the

Athletic Director

VOLUME: 9 • ISSUE: 2 EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BUFF CLUB Natalie A. Pigliacampo MANAGING EDITOR Doug Ottewill, Haas Rock Publications

niversity of Colorado Athletics has a rich history, and over the years, we have produced countless standout studentathletes. every two years, our Alumni C Club salutes a new group of former student-athletes and individuals who were instrumental in building CU’s strong traditions by inducting these individuals into the CU hall of fame. each distinguished member of the 2012 hall of fame class exemplified what it truly means to be a Colorado Buffalo – competitive, loyal, proud and exemplary leadership.

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session under the guidance of the Navy SeALs. the SeALs specialize in physical and mental toughness, attributes that head coach tad Boyle wants to see reflected in his young team this season both on the court and in the classroom. During two grueling days in the fall, the men’s basketball team learned the value of expecting nothing less than perfection in everything they do. the Navy SeALs exercise is a great example of the types of initiatives CU Athletics is engaging in to build competiveness, transform and galvanize all of our athletic programs. each issue of The Stampede features exemplary donor and fan support in

EACH DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE 2012 HALL OF FAME CLASS ExEMPLIFIED WHAT IT TRULy MEANS TO BE A COLORADO BUFFALO Mike Bohn

As we celebrate our past, we also look to the future with the hiring of mike macIntyre as our 25th head football coach. Coach macIntyre comes to us from San Jose State University, where he turned around a program, both on the field and in the classroom, to unprecedented success. Coach macIntyre’s philosophy is built upon his 4 f’s: foundation, family, future and football. these beliefs are grounded in teaching life lessons through the football experience and genuine commitment to the growth of the young men he coaches as people. he believes if you emphasize these elements on a daily basis, it influences the results on the football field and will lead to wins on the scoreboard.

recognition of how philanthropy is integral to our mission of sustainable excellence. Individuals like Steve mcCarthy provide tremendous leadership, generousity and guidance as we work collectively towards our goals. As a longtime supporter of CU Athletics, Steve’s passion is admirable and his loyalty is unwavering. We are truly honored that he is a vital part of our Buffs support base.

our men’s basketball team had the exciting opportunity to do an offseason training

mike Bohn CU Athletic Director

thank you for your continued loyal support of the Buff Club and Colorado Athletics. You continue to make a big difference in our efforts to build a sustainable program we can all be proud of.

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COMPLIANCE ACRONyMS The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the University of Colorado (CU) have many acronyms that are used frequently, but often misunderstood by the public. I’d like to spell out and define some of these important acronyms to help Buffs fans better understand our department and rules to which we must adhere. PSA Prospective Student-Athlete. Also known as a recruit. PSAs are ANY students who have started classes for the ninth grade, regardless of athletics participation. Student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school and junior colleges are also considered PSAs. SA Student-Athlete. SAs are CU’s current student-athletes and the reason we love college athletics! SAs bring joy to the athletic department through their hard work, competition and success both on and off the athletic fields. FAR Faculty Athletics Representative. Each NCAA Division I institution has an FAR on campus to serve as the liaison between athletics and academics. CU’s FAR, Dr. David Clough, plays a very active role in our athletic department while also fulfilling his duties as a faculty member on campus. Dr. Clough is also currently the president of the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) and represents CU in matters of national importance. SAR Student-Athlete Reinstatement. This is the process CU must go through should a violation occur and a SA be declared ineligible. Through this process, CU presents the facts of the violations to the NCAA and penalties are assessed before the SA can be reinstated. Penalties can include donating the value of the impermissible activity/benefit to a local charity, being withheld from competition or even losing all remaining NCAA eligibility. SAF/SAOF Special Assistance Fund/Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund. These two funds are provided by the NCAA to institutions to help assist student-athletes who may be in financial need or fall into a hardship. SAF is available to student-athletes who show financial need. This fund can be used by student-athletes to help purchase necessary clothing, toiletries and also help fund a trip home for the holidays. SAOF is available to our SAs who may come upon a hardship while on campus. CU has funded flights home for a family member’s funeral, replacement of stolen items and life-skills events for our SAs with this fund. Any SA looking to utilize these funds must receive prior approval before doing so.

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IAWP/IAWRP Individual Associated With a Prospect/Individual Associated With a Recruited Prospect. These terms are key in men’s basketball legislation. IAWP and IAWRPs are those associated with prospects such as high school coaches, AAU coaches, teachers, ADs and many other titles that fall into these categories. In recruiting men’s basketball prospects, interaction with and hiring of IAWP/ IAWRP is limited. Throughout the nation, IAWP/IAWPRs were being used by college coaches while benefitting from their influence with PSAs in their college decision-making. I hope these definitions help widen your knowledge of NCAA rules and acronyms. If you happen to see another acronym that you do not understand, please feel free to contact me. Go Buffs! Jill Gainey Associate Director of Compliance, Rules Education jillian.gainey@colorado.edu 303.492.6155

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The men’s cross country team put some new hardware inside the walls of Dal Ward – their second straight Pac-12 conference title. Photo by Chip Bromfield

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Senior Amy Barczuk (shown here against Colorado College) concluded her star-studded CU career as a member of the All-Pac-12 second team as well as the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team. Photo by Chip Bromfield

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throuGh the eYes oF his PlAYers New football coach Mike MacIntyre wins over players – and then wins

he first day on the job for head coaches often becomes a de facto thanksgiving holiday. When the new face of the new employer’s program takes the microphone, he or she gives thanks to the family, friends and mentors who made the step up possible.

mike macIntyre passed the press conference chat with the “grown-ups” with flying colors. he came off as genuine, enthusiastic about taking over the Colorado football program and somewhere off the charts to be in Boulder. first, there was an obligatory visit to a nontraditional “kiddie table,” otherwise known as the first team meeting. the Buffaloes football players emerged at least reasonably encouraged that Christmas was on the horizon in the form of a wideopen offense and a defense built to feast on quarterbacks. Players spoke of his passion for the job and the need to get their academics in order. “he said, we’re going to sling it,” said quarterback Shane Dillon, who sat out the fall of his freshman season with shoulder rehabilitation. “the guys want to buy in to what he is saying,” said defensive back Josh moten, a junior next fall. But there’s even better news ahead for the returning Buffs. they won’t meet a different alter ego who steps out of the introductory pleasantries. “he’s the same guy every day,” said San Jose State quarterback David fales, the team mVP who led the Spartans to a 10-2 record before the military Bowl. “You’re not going to get a different Coach mac. he’s the same person every day. It’s another reason why he’s so successful here and he’s going to be successful there.”

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the fales description went past the practice field and even the classroom.

the California junior college network and its deep pool of talent resources.

“You get that he’s genuine and he does care,” fales said. “he’s a very busy person and has a lot on his plate all the time, but when you walk into the hallway, he asks how you are doing and sees how your family is.”

A year ago, fales – a prototype quarterback at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds – signed on with the Spartans after a 4,635-yard, 37-touchdown career at monterey Peninsula College. fales originally signed with Nevada, where the pistol offense was developed by veteran coach Chris Ault.

Players do not want to miss class – ever. “If you’re not in class, there is going to be a consequence in practice the next day,” fales said. “It’s not enough to just show up.” the San Jose mercury News, days before macIntyre accepted the CU job, wrote he

the problem in reno was fales found himself behind a QB tearing up the school record book – Colin kaepernick, better known as the “overnight success” as a second-year pro with the San francisco 49ers.

IF yOU’RE NOT IN CLASS, THERE IS GOING TO BE A CONSEqUENCE IN PRACTICE THE NExT DAy. IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO jUST SHOW UP. David Fales

has three basic tenets: Dress properly, sit in front of the class, be five minutes early. fales said there are regular academic class patrols to check that student-athletes aren’t just spending the time looking at the cell phones or computers. macIntyre went right to work debunking the myth of the difficulty in securing academically qualified help from junior college ranks. he is well-connected with

fales was named team mVP at SJSU, his 72 percent completion percentage set a school record and he established a slew of other single-season marks at a school with a tradition of high-octane passing offenses. he only signed in December 2011 and had the benefit of spring ball, the ideal situation for any junior college transfer. there was one turning point in the personal transformation.

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HE HAD FAITH IN ME AND HELPED BUILD My CONFIDENCE. David Fales

“one thing from his side, he had faith in me and helped build my confidence,” fales said. “he sat me down and said, ‘I have all the faith in you and you are an extension of me (on the field.)’ When the head coach sits you down and says that to you, you relax and build that confidence that you can go out and perform. You know your head coach is behind you.”

macIntyre is as proud of digging San Jose State out of an academic hole, as with the program’s meteoric climb on the field. he inherited NCAA scholarship sanctions for poor academic performance under predecessors. he also boasted about San Jose State vaulting from a No. 120 ranking in 2010 to No. 24 at the end of the regular season.

Indeed, macIntyre made it clear from the outset that confidence is a vital first step.

the motto “No excuses. No regrets” will move with him to Boulder. the message was on the grey t-shirt he wore to practice on his first pre-fall drill in San Jose.

“If you don’t believe you can win, you’re not going to win,” CU’s new coach said upon introduction to his Boulder audience.

macIntyre’s complete makeover at San Jose State is already well known. Perhaps

IF yOU DON’T BELIEVE yOU CAN WIN, yOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN.

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the 1-12 part of his first season in 2010 is somewhat misunderstood. the Bay Area commuter school, with a history of underfunding compared to Pac-12 neighbors Cal and Stanford, supported the budget by overscheduling. head-to-head against Nick Saban, anyone? how about a trip to Wisconsin? Utah when it was a top 25 team? how about thenWAC rival Boise State? the predictable tally from those first three foes was a collective 131-20. through the gloom, someone close to the San Jose State athletic administration liked what he saw. former Spartans coach (and one-time Denver Broncos boss) John ralston was quoted as saying of macIntyre: “I like this guy. We’re going to be okay.” the next year, the Spartans came into fort Collins and rallied for a 38-31 win against CSU. macIntyre couldn’t say enough good things about his players. It was one of four wins achieved in the final minute of the fourth quarter.

WHEN yOU COACH FOR BILL PARCELLS, yOU LEARN A LOT OF FOOTBALL. I MISSED MENTORING yOUNG MEN. Mike MacIntyre

Last season, San Jose State steamrolled the rams, 40-20, with a new quarterback (fales) at the controls. But who is 47-year-old George michael macIntyre? his biggest role model is his father, George, the 1982 National Coach of the Year at Vanderbilt. he claimed to get a Ph.D. in football in the NfL, but his passion is in the college ranks. “When you coach for Bill Parcells (macIntyre was with the Dallas Cowboys from 200306), you learn a lot of football. I missed mentoring young men,” macIntyre said. Another key mentor is current Duke and former mississippi coach David Cutcliffe. At mississippi, macIntyre helped Cutcliffe land eli manning. At Duke last spring, Cutcliffe clandestinely hosted Peyton manning in a very successful effort to reconstruct the Broncos quarterback’s mechanics following 2011 neck surgery.

of all the applause following CU’s hire of macIntyre, none spoke louder than eli manning with the ultimate compliment: “he will not be outworked.” macIntyre was Cutcliffe’s defensive coordinator at Duke prior to taking on the San Jose State makeover. If macIntyre achieved a West Coast miracle with San Jose State’s 10-2 regular season, Cutcliffe performed at least an equal feat at a school more synonymous with the final four than the football bowl cycle. And now for the exciting part: the pistol offense. the Spartans averaged 35.25 points and won 12 of their last 14 going back to 2011. Let fales explain: “the pistol is just a formation. You can do a lot of different things in the pistol formation. At Nevada, they do a lot of things – triple option, read option, get in the shotgun, get the running back. It’s a good combination for us. You put in a system that exploits all our players’ best assets. It’s definitely been fun.”

macIntyre presented it as: “Basically, we are in the gun; that allows us to be able to run downhill runs, inside zone, outside zone, gap and power. We’re also able to get the ball out of our hands quick, able to throw the ball to our receivers for all of the bubble screens, quick screens, so a spread principle. I want to be able to have a run play-action conflict on the defense.” he also wants to follow the Boise State lead in running different position groups on and off the field, almost like hockey front lines. It keeps players fresh and the involvement keeps them happy. fales graduates in the spring and will take some grad courses in his senior year. there’s plenty of disappointment among the Spartans, but little surprise that macIntyre was grabbed up by another school. “he’s going to do great job,” fales predicted. “We’re really happy for him.”

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hoMeGrown Nicole Edelman leads her favorite volleyball team – the Buffs

he future of Colorado volleyball is in the capable hands of a precocious leader, a freshman who inherited the captain’s role before she attended her first class.

Nicole edelman, the rookie setter who grew up as a Buffs fan in the Coors events Center stands, is determined to steer CU into future contention in arguably the nation’s toughest conference, top to bottom. the striking six-foot local product is even more determined to wrest her teammates along for the ride.

“that want-to-work-constantly-untilwe-get-it-right is a diligence you don’t necessarily see in someone her age. It is special,” said third-year coach Liz kritza. “everyone wants to win. She’s actually willing to work for it.” edelman’s first presence at Colorado volleyball games long predated either kritza or official recruiting trips. “She’s special because she grew up watching volleyball here; she’s from a volleyball family,” said kritza of Nicole’s dad, Nestor, a former professional volleyball player with a global résumé. She’s a third generation Coloradoan on her mother’s side. “they have these very poignant images of her father bringing Nicole to matches and standing in the stands with his little girl on his shoulders watching,” said kritza. the star-quality team “quarterback” had a few other early impacts in her Buffs career. She verbally committed to sign with the program before she began her junior year at fairview high School. her leadership was marked early, trying to get others from various USA training camps to join her in Boulder. Playing on USA summer teams, she was able to spread the word about CU to fellow elite players. “If there was ever a girl in town here visiting, I would always be on campus,” 18

edelman said. “talking to them and recruiting them and trying to piece together the coaches’ visions. I’ve known (freshmen teammates) Chelsea (keoho) and Alexis (Austin) for two or three years now. “they are such great people. I was like, ‘Come, come here please’ and they both committed, too.” Austin said edelman’s insistence was a big factor in her college selection. Well, that and of 13 visits she made to different schools, she said, “the only one I was comfortable with was here.” then, before attending her first class on campus, edelman was named team captain after senior kerra Schroeder destroyed her ACL in the second match of the year. She was the mainstay outside hitter, who kritza described as taking 70 swings a night. that’s correct. An incoming freshman was asked to take leadership duties ahead of players with two or three seasons already vested in the program. Schroeder maintained a captain’s designation on crutches from the bench. Senior backup setter/defensive specialist michelle miller also added the title. “they looked up to her pretty well,” said Austin who shared Pac-12 All-freshman honorable mention notice with edelman. “Some of us had conflicts. We got over it. It was a learning experience probably for the older players to have a younger leader.” With a freshmen setter and on-the-floor, full-time captain, and two other freshmen in Austin and defensive specialist keoho, it was a season to start the turnaround. CU was 14-18 overall, 4-16 in the Pac-12, both improvements over the treacherous 6-24, 1-21 league debut in 2011. this was only the second year in the state-of-the-art practice facility addition at the CeC. Previously, the volleyball team was headquartered in the antiquated Carlson Gym. Now, kritza’s office has one of the best views from the new building. the edelman-Austin-keoho recruiting

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class was just getting settled and there was the last-minute setback with Schroeder’s season-ending knee surgery. “this season was such a learning season for everyone,” kritza said. “one of the biggest things Nicole had to struggle with is she wanted to be successful immediately. She wanted it now. She didn’t want to be lumped as, ‘You’re a freshman, it’s only going to get better.’” edelman wanted to make CU better from the time the recruiting process began, which is well before the senior year in this sport. edelman’s leadership contributions started between the time she committed to sign with CU and when she actually enrolled alongside a class that made a statement about reviving the future for volleyball in Boulder. the freshman, despite missing her senior year at fairview with a back injury, was one of the top-25 players in the recruiting class. Austin was another top-25 recruit on the eSPN list. “Good players wanted to play with other good players,” kritza said. “Nicole’s got this balance of being aggressive and young and hungry.” the CU coach credits edelman with the ability to see where progress is going, yet “her inherent aggressive personality makes it hard for her to be patient. She is able to balance and temper with the foresight of how a program builds. to me, that’s someone who is completely vesting in the program.” for the coach, there is such a complex list of variables that go into making a toptier Pac-12 setter. the essentials are there in edelman. It’s only a matter of gaining experience and maturity. “She has developed tremendously, most importantly as a leader,” kritza said. “She has so many different challenging situation not just managing an offense in this league. It’s managing personalities. It’s understanding, how do you handle success? how do you handle failure? how do you get

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SHE’S A VERy IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS AS A LEADER. I DON’T KNOW MANy PROGRAMS THAT HAVE A PLAyER THAT yOUNG THAT CAN TAKE A CAPTAIN’S ROLE. CU Volleyball Coach Liz Kritza

your team to stay focused on all the right things when the result isn’t quite there yet? “It takes tremendous insight, tremendous intelligence, tremendous leadership and I think she’s developed quite a bit in that area. She’s the first to admit, though, that’s it’s not enough.” kritza saw edelman’s commitment to improve in the final postgame locker room. She described it as a “diligence not necessarily seen in someone her age.” the Pac-12 transition has been significant for the program. Yes the Big 12, usually led by Nebraska, had a national prestige in the sport. especially with Nebraska out of the Big 12, kritza said: “the Pac-12 is much tougher than the Big 12 from top to bottom. there is not as much separation between the top and the bottom. We went from a very difficult conference to a clearly elite conference. to win the Pac-12 championship is often harder than winning the national championship. “to play two matches a week at that level is what makes teams and players develop, but it’s difficult and a great challenge.”

“With that being said, she’s still a freshman,” said kritza. “there’s a lot of learning that she has to do. She has the drive, the desire the competitive and feistiness that it takes to lead.” She has the nucleus in place to boost the program. then, the next challenge will be to keep it going. “When you get your program to that point, the culture is passed down,” said kritza. edelman had her pick of scholarships from national powers, but CU was above them all along. In the final consideration, she said: “I love this place too much. I couldn’t leave.” edelman would always come back to her

youngest memories in the building. “I used to come to every home game I could,” she said. “It’s a really unique experience watching while growing up and then playing on the court. they are completely different stages of my life.” Now, she’s on the court and hopes there are young girls in the stands learning her passion for CU volleyball. “I’m always the last person to leave,” edelman said. “I talk to fans who have been fans for 10 years. I talk to little kids and it’s their first volleyball match. I think it’s a really cool experience to talk and say thank you to all the people who come out and support us.”

I USED TO COME TO EVERy HOME GAME I COULD. Nicole Edelman

to wit, six of the current members have been to volleyball’s final four. five of the top 16 seeds in the 2012 NCAA tournament were filled by Pac-12 teams. “Nicole is a highly competitive athlete and person,” said kritza, “I can’t imagine she wanted to compete in a conference that’s lower.” As if the coaches needed any more recruiting ammo, this is the first year of the televised Pac-12 Network. the cable newcomer has a huge commitment to the league’s olympic sports menu. televised volleyball is not only addicting, it added to the new league’s product inventory with 82 live matches in the 2012 season. “It helps recruiting,” said kritza. “We have three times the numbers as the Big ten Network and I think it’s done on purpose. It makes a statement the network is supporting its top sports. At any point, you have five teams ranked in the top seven in the country.” the overriding vision is developing CU into a top-three Pac-12 contender. “Clearly, we’re in a rebuilding phase, but she’s a very important piece of this as a leader,” the coach said of edelman. “I don’t know many programs that have a player that young that can take a captain’s role.” kritza maintains a firm grip on the reality of edelman’s youth. 21

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Steve McCarthy circles the globe donning the black and gold

herever he may roam, CU-Boulder alum Steve mcCarthy (Arts and Sciences, 1980) always returns home to Colorado.

“I love this place, this school. every time I’m on campus for meetings or events, I feel like the luckiest guy alive to have been able to go here,” mcCarthy exclaims.

mcCarthy doesn’t stray too far from the universality and power of sports and the olympic Games in his conversations, specifically the torch relay. this iconic event is another one of his passions.

Biking, skiing and running captured his interests during those CU days.

the 1996 olympic Games in Atlanta started mcCarthy and Além’s participation with the Games.

“the greatest part of the legacy of 34 years ago is that it still feels the same today,” he reflects. “All the motivation you need to get outside and go is right out your door – the flatirons – the most iconic and inspiring view I can imagine in the world.”

“It was the first full turnkey operation our company managed where we delivered the olympic torch relay,” he explains. Since then, Além has either consulted on, developed or coordinated, and executed the torch relays for every olympic Games, including the total production of the firstever around-the-world relay for the Athens 2004 Games and the first Youth olympic Games relays in Singapore and Innsbruck.

Boulder’s lifestyle, with its focus on staying fit and healthy, are components of the discussion mcCarthy and his partners want to have around the world. In their sports practice, they’re using the organization of these events to develop and accelerate re-branding strategies for cities and countries while promoting awareness and activation of health, education and participation in sports – especially for women. their current interest is Dubai, in the United Arab emirates (UAe), where their company, Além International management, is collaborating with local partners to apply lessons learned from other events such as the olympic Games to encourage a culture of wellness and fitness. “Although I support football, maybe there’s a direct investment with a global impact through volleyball and other sports, as well. We could be a little part of something bigger – a women’s sports initiative with a local/global message,” mcCarthy notes. this message translates into the Além International Scholarship endowment fund to support CU’s volleyball program. 22

“We would love to support an exchange program in sports between CU and UAe,” continues mcCarthy. “While we’re at it, why not have a challenge race on the indoor ski hill at mall of the emirates in Dubai? We could bring ralphie!”

these relays captured mcCarthy’s interest in acquiring the torches used during every relay since the inaugural event in Berlin in 1936. his private collection of more than 30 torches includes his favorites from Atlanta 1996 (signed by muhammad Ali) and the “austere” London 1948 torch.

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“Any torch that carries the olympic flame and all that it represents in the world is still magic to me,” he reflects. two other collectibles are very special to mcCarthy. he treasures the 1938 letter from CU president George Norlin offering his grandfather, Dr. karl t. Neubuerger, a neuropathology teaching position for $2,400 a year at the CU medical School, then located in Boulder. “my second favorite letter is a congratulatory one from President Norlin to my grandfather – a year later – telling him he was elevated to Associate Professor with an annual increase of $400,” mcCarthy says with a smile, remembering his grandfather who became head of Neuropathology at Denver’s General rose hospital; his grandmother became a doctor with Denver Public Schools. With his mother, brother and sister attending CU over the years, it’s no wonder mcCarthy too joined the Buffalo Nation. While an international affairs major at Boulder, he became especially interested in the Conference on World Affairs (CWA). “that inspiration started when I attended the conference with my parents when I was a kid,” he recalls. “I volunteered as a driver in 1975 and now, 30-plus years later, I come back and

THE GREATEST PART OF THE LEGACy OF 34 yEARS AGO IS THAT IT STILL FEELS THE SAME TODAy. Steve McCarthy

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few years. Add to that list the nationwide launch of the microsoft Surface in November, along with various automotive projects, and you have a full plate.

As a gridiron season ticket holder since 1974, Steve is convinced that there’s still no better place to watch football – win, lose or draw – than folsom field.

Next up internationally for mcCarthy and company: the 2014 Winter olympic Games in Sochi, russia. the 2016 Summer Games will soon follow in rio de Janeiro.

“It’s still the best view in the world,” he exclaims.

In spite of the international demands of his company, mcCarthy happily serves on the School of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council. he is also one of the sponsors of the Buffalo Bicycle Classic, which generates A&S scholarships.

he’s all about spreading the word worldwide about CU’s accomplishments and culture. “Any given day walking around campus, what’s happening here is extraordinary,” he says. “that’s true academically, artistically and in sports.”

WHy NOT HAVE A CHALLENGE RACE ON THE INDOOR SKI HILL AT MALL OF THE EMIRATES IN DUBAI? WE COULD BRING RALPHIE! Steve McCarthy

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SPECIAL THEy’RE THE ELITE. THEy HIDE IN THE SHADOWS. they will spend weeks, even months studying their enemies before they make their move in swift, calculated fashion. they are deployed on only the most sensitive of missions and carry them out with precision. they have been America’s elite military force since 1961, and now their training methods look to serve the University of Colorado men’s basketball team for the 2012-13 season. they are the Navy SeALs. Since the inception of the SeALs in the early 1960s, the organization has gained a reputation as hardened, elite warriors. their training regimen is unmatched and has developed some of the world’s most lethal weapons at the disposal of the United States government.

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ThE CU BASKETBALL tEAM LOOKED tO ThE NAVY SEALS FOR OFFSEASON TRAINING By Dan Mohrmann

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a two-day session that involved work in the swimming pool to work on Potts field. As collegiate athletes, the Buffs were used to going through workouts with someone barking in their ear, but the experience of having a former SeAL shouting at them and berating them for almost 16 minutes provided an experience that they are not likely to forget any time soon. “It made us mentally tougher as a team,” junior Andre roberson said. “We had to fight through adversity and come together,

which is something we’re going to have to do on the court this year.” Leading the Buffs on the workout were Coleman ruiz, a 12-year officer in the SeALs, and Sol Sollerer, a 22-year veteran with the British commandos. Before the Buffs started on their workout, they were given background information on the two military men, and were also given a clear outline of the values the Program hopes to instill into those who are put through it. After the introductions and rundown, the team

was then subject to various exercises, where the commanders demanded nothing short of perfection. It’s not uncommon for athletic teams to restart drills if done poorly, but ruiz and Sollerer’s meticulous plan was something unlike the Buffs had ever seen. they demanded a “perfect 16” minutes of calisthenics from the Buffs, a challenge that took the team over an hour to complete. “Perfection was key with these guys,” freshman Josh Scott said. “With these exercises, if you messed up once, even if it was the smallest thing, you had to start all over. that’s huge when building mental toughness. It turns the focus on doing things

IT MADE US MENTALLy TOUGHER AS A TEAM.

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right, rather than just getting through it. It was one of the hardest things we had to mentally overcome.”

In a way, it’s fitting that Boyle sought out the SeALs to help train his team. In the same way the commandos lie in wait for that perfect time to strike, the Buffs showed a similar mindset last season. After being snubbed for an NCAA tournament berth in 2011, Boyle’s team was somewhat covert in 2012. they did not build a strong enough résumé to enter the postseason automatically, but they waited until the time was right to make their move. they navigated through the shadows of Pac-12 play unnoticed before making their move in the conference tournament, taking out one opponent at a time until they were victorious. “We’re still kind of a covert, under-the-radar team, but I think people are starting to

understand that we are a real threat in this conference,” Scott said. “We’re going to get everyone’s best shot and that’s where this training is really going to pay off.” the one fallback for the Buffs was the timing of going through the Program. Ideally this is something Boyle would have his team do in September, but he hadn’t talked to turgeon about it until later. the team went through the workout in october, essentially the eve of basketball season. the added bonus for the instructors came when the players took part in the outdoors workouts while it was raining and snowing.

In the midst of the workout, it dawned on freshman guard Xavier Johnson that the first time in his life he had even seen snow was in the middle of the most demanding workout he had ever been a part of. By the time the Buffs finished and got back to the Coors event Center after the first leg

of the workout, it was nearly 9:00 p.m. the wake-up call for the morning session was scheduled for 4:30 the following morning. that next day, the team reported to a local athletic club, where they took part in some aquatics training. Players were instructed to tread water while wearing a sweatshirt and once the sweatshirt was soaked, they were to pass it along to another player. While the Buffs excelled during the outdoor workouts, they struggled in the pool when they were taken out of their comfort zone. their trainers noted how nervous they were going into this exercise and it showed as they began to tire. By the end of the process, the players understood just how essential a team mindset is – not just on the basketball court, but in carrying out any physical task. When the team was able to function together, they accomplished the goals

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wearing a soaking sweatshirt, the Buffs are more unified as a team now than they were a year ago. As the season grinds on and the players are being told that each upcoming game will decide whether or not they are an NCAA tournament team, it will be the Program that helps them come together down the stretch. Like the warriors who trained them this offseason, the Buffs will once again be a methodical force looking to achieve decisive victory. “I think this is going to help us in the long run this season,” roberson said. “We aren’t rated very high in the Pac-12 and I think this will help get out there and prove everyone wrong.”

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I’ VE BEEN LUCKy TO LAND IN I’VE THIS CHAIR AND HAVE MANy OF THOSE (SIGNATURE) MOMENTS. IN My TIME HERE, THERE’S ALMOST NEVER BEEN A yEAR WHEN THERE WASN’T ONE. Mark Wetmore

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ne of the great treasures of the Colorado athletic department is track and cross country coach Mark Wetmore, who recently repeated the Pac-12 Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year honors. He has produced team and individual national cross country champs, three National Coach of the Year awards, and a regular stream of Olympic qualifiers. A fascinating individual, the cerebral coach could be equally at home at any academic faculty party or running confab. He can also be brutally candid about the issues of the day. We sat down with Wetmore after the men finished third at cross country nationals for the second straight year and the women claimed 24th, led by 18th place Shalaya Kipp, coming off the London Olympics. When you look at your year-in, year-out success, every program here at CU is trying to emulate you. What are the reasons behind your success? Honestly and objectively, I think we would have to say that the most successful aspects of the cross country and track programs are the middle and long distances. That is because those individuals need less, or want less-fancy facilities and locker rooms and offices and trinkets. We are no more likely to recruit a national-caliber short hurdler

than we are a wide receiver with 75-year-old facilities (venerable Balch Fieldhouse). What lessons have you learned through all the great athletes that you have had and all you’ve been through here, whether workouts or the evolution of shoes? Things change slowly here. One has to accept what’s available and be realistic about the likelihood of big changes. My advice to new coaches is look at what’s here when you get here and plan your success plan around that. Shortly after I became head coach, I was asked to be on a committee to design a palatial indoor field house. That’s my point. We had meetings and plans, and had an architectural model built. That was 15 years ago. What has been the Pac-12 impact on the program? It’s one cross country meet a year, but it’s nice to have a trophy for it. (The Buffs men’s team is two for two in championships and the women won in 2011). There is an identity to it, which conference you are in. On one hand, it’s worse. Where we had our biggest impact in the Big Eight and Big 12 were the middle and long distances. As strong a conference as that is, traditionally the Pac-12 is stronger. With Oregon, Stanford, Washington and the Kenyans at Arizona, points in those events at the conference (track) championships are harder to get than they were before. On the other hand, they are all interesting towns to go to. I have amicable relationships with all of the other coaches. In general, it’s a friendlier, less ruthless conference, where people are complaining less about who got which lane. I’m happy to have made the change, but it might change the team

score. We’ve done well in the Pac-12 in cross country so far, but indicative of the strength of the conference is our women got fifth this year. I believe four of them were in the top nine of the NCAA. It’s a killer conference. You have a very firm stance about recruiting homegrown talent, whether in-state or out-of-state, as opposed to (international) runners. Many other programs in the Pac-12 take international athletes. Imagine if your daughter ran 5:05 for the 1,600 meters (in high school) that you had paid taxes toward higher education for 18 years and she was told, ‘You cannot go to the state university of your state because we’ve hired a 4:59 runner from Iceland.’ It has nothing to do with the nationality. It has to do with families who have contributed to the system. Then, the funds go to the family of someone who doesn’t contribute to the system. I often say to people I’ll recruit internationally from any country that has a reciprocal system of offering athletic scholarships to American students to attend their university. People say what countries are those? My answer is zero. When you look at your talent pool, it varies from year to year. No matter what, you’ve always got a solid team. But why aren’t you getting every Dathan Ritzenhein? It’s a rare year I can give one big scholarship to one big star. The NCAA allows 18 scholarships for women and 12.6 for men, but that’s spread over four to five years for track and field. There are no scholarships for cross country. If you want a cross country team, it has to be built out of track-and-field

scholarships. Each school decides how to spend the money. If you are from (a perennial NCAA outdoor track power) you probably don’t want to spend the money on cross country. And yet there are a handful of schools that only spend their scholarships on cross country. There’s a continuum from the LSUs to the unknown universities to try to win a cross country championship. Here at CU, another reason why we’re pretty successful distance running is we’re among the schools that spend a little more on distance running. Now, some goes to 800-meter runners and they probably can’t help us in cross country. You have said you equate cross country with Woodstock, outdoor track with Carnegie Hall and indoor track with Las Vegas. What’s with the Las Vegas part? Indoor track is fast. It’s intimate. It’s glitzy. It’s noisy. Balch (Fieldhouse) isn’t a good indication. At the Olympic Trials when you had (Emma Coburn and Shalaya Kipp) first and third and they embraced, was that the signature moment in your career? It’s right up there in the picture (he points to the photo on an office shelf ). I was there. I think when it’s all said and done and I’m in a chair with a blanket over my knees in the old coaches’ home, it will be one of the moments with which I bore the other old folks. But I’ve been lucky to land in this chair and have many of those moments. I’m not into memorabilia. I’m more likely to have pictures in my office to cover holes in the wall than to commemorate any particular moment. In my time here, there’s almost never been a year when there wasn’t one. The 1994 or the 2003 signature moment. Every year has brought me some wonderful moment. What does that picture (of Coburn and Kipp) do for your recruiting, or is it not like football or basketball? It’s different. Women distance recruits are looking for many uniquely individual goals. So there are people who chose the school by the color of the uniform; there are people who choose the school because they saw the football team on TV. There are people who choose the school because Emma and Shalaya are Olympians, but fewer than you would imagine. I take it you might have raised the subject on the recruiting trail? Absolutely. What we sell, as they say, in our recruiting work is first, the culture of the team. Second, the commitment of the staff. Third, the versatility of the University of Colorado, then Boulder and the state of Colorado. First is always the culture of the team. Emma and Shalaya, that’s a snapshot. 37

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Talking to Mary Decker Slaney at the (CU Athletic) Hall of Fame induction, she said no one ever thought of the altitude back (in the late 1970s). That’s one reason for the distance niche here. It’s one thing you don’t have to budget for. Your thoughts on altitude? While I’m not convinced elevation is overall a benefit physiologically, I am convinced it is a little bit of a benefit in recruiting. The real benefit of Boulder’s geography in my mind is the availability of varied and unpaved training surfaces. I would trade Boulder here for Boulder at sea level. While there is a gain in oxygen-carrying capacity living up here, there is a loss of neuromuscular ability because you are going slower all the time. If Emma Coburn had an identical twin sister who went to Rutgers (Wetmore’s alma mater) at dead sea level and if they had the same training surfaces and the same schedule, really it would be better to be at sea level going faster. Many people try moving to elevation. Every week, there’s a new international star who moves to Boulder who stays three or four weeks or stays six months and leaves. There are certain weather complications and so forth. Really, the benefit of Boulder is we can run a different 20-mile run six weeks in a row. We can go out the door of Balch and be on a beautiful, entertaining, distracting path in five minutes. There are plenty of schools that run the same loop weekend after weekend. We have deer walking on campus, foxes walking on campus and coyotes watching us run by. Nothing is wrong with pleasant surroundings when you are doing something as inherently unpleasant as running 20 miles. How do you manage your staff assignments? What does Heather Burroughs do? What does Billy Nelson do? (Every school manages the six allowed – including head coach – track and field coaching positions differently.) Here all six coaches do some coaching. Within the middle- and long-distance aspects of the program, Heather and I are basically co-coaches of the men’s and women’s distance runners. Billy is largely the recruiting coordinator, but at 3:00 p.m., he often helps us with the conduct of the workout. It’s a common misconception that I coach the men and Heather coaches the women, or I’m the boss and just hand her a clipboard and tell her to get it done. She and I really do cooperate with all of our coaching duties. Not a day goes by that she doesn’t make the enterprise better. As I always said, my motivations are entirely selfish. For us to be the best we can be, we need her little corrections and inputs. People talk about how Kentucky men’s basketball can lose all their freshmen to the NBA and they are still expected to compete for the NCAA title the next year with freshmen. Do you feel like you are the Kentucky of cross country? No. We didn’t feel expected to contend other than our own expectations. It was an anomaly we ended up with a completely different team from 2011 to 2012. Next year, of the seven who ran on the men’s side, five return. On the women’s side, between four and five return, and both alternates. We’re good next year.

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ith apologies to the strategically placed signs in visiting basketball locker rooms warning of the dire consequences of extenuating effort at altitude – as well as the popular “Sea Level is for Sissies” Bolder Boulder T-shirt – there’s a little-known secret about Colorado’s national reign as a distance running power. It’s not all about the altitude. It is about the training opportunities on Boulder’s trails, recruiting a corps of runners over and above the standard demands of dedication, and a cerebral coach with an acerbic wit. “I remember in high school, Mark Wetmore was this running god to me,” said Shalaya Kipp, the defending NCAA steeplechase champion, Olympic participant and three-time cross country All-American. “I remember in high school, talking to him on the phone and telling my parents, ‘Quiet, it’s Coach Wetmore calling me.”” Part of the Wetmore mystique is the book “Running with the Buffaloes,” an inside look at the 1998 cross country season focusing on ex-Buffs All-American Adam Goucher’s NCAA title. The book carries cult-like status among serious high school distance runners. “I chose here mainly because of the reputation Coach Wetmore has with the distance running world,” said Jake Hurysz, a North Carolina transfer who wanted a stronger team environment.

CU’s distance runners dot the record books for a reason by Natalie Meisler

MARK WETMORE WAS THIS RUNNING GOD TO ME. Shalaya Kipp

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Wetmore, who recently just added his second Pac-12 Cross Country Coach of the Year accolade to a lengthy résumé that includes 17 individual NCAA titles distributed over cross country and track and five cross country team titles, employs a mid-distance and distance base on the track to develop a perennial NCAA cross country presence. Consider five women’s NCAA track bests, ranging from the 1,500-meter run to the 5K, are held by CU runners. The honor roll added three first-team Academic All-Pac-12 cross country names, including med-school-bound senior Nikki Look (applied mathematics) and junior Rachel Viger (chemical engineering) with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. The program has its own boosters, having been “adopted” by Paul and Brenda Lilly of nearby Superior. Long-time football/ basketball season ticket holders, the retired couple wanted to direct resources to an area of greatest need. Paul Lilly, who had a running background and is a volunteer distance coach for Monarch High School, said “I looked for an opportunity to pursue my passion on the running side.” Brenda Lilly said, “Mark and (associate coach Heather Burroughs) take a chunk of coal and turn it into a diamond. They help runners meet and exceed their potential.” She also focused on the development of exBuff Jenny (Barringer) Simpson into a worldclass runner and how Barringer became a role model for the couple’s two daughters. Wetmore more than appreciates the support. “Never a month goes by without them sending us an email or checking in,” said the coach. There isn’t a more “bang for the buck” investment than cross country/indoor and outdoor track, where one head coach runs what counts as six separate programs over the men’s and women’s disciplines.

MARK AND (ASSOCIATE COACH HEATHER BURROUGHS) TAKE A CHUNK OF COAL AND TURN IT INTO A DIAMOND. THEy HELP RUNNERS MEET AND ExCEED THEIR POTENTIAL. Brenda Lilly

Fieldhouse is 75 years old, but the selling points are the trails and vistas outside the building.

“Maybe it’s not the altitude, but the scenery and the mountains, knowing you’re not going to be on the same bike path every day,” said

MAyBE IT’S NOT THE ALTITUDE, BUT THE SCENERy AND THE MOUNTAINS, KNOWING yOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE ON THE SAME BIKE PATH EVERy DAy; THAT’S A PRETTy BIG DRAW. Shalaya Kipp

Wetmore has no quibbles with his budget, other than wishing for scholarship resources for the university in general. In typically blunt fashion, he said, “Some might think that’s a lot of money to run in circles in your underwear.” The program has occupied the same cramped, stained-ceiling office for decades. Balch 45

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“I prefer wearing my Colorado stuff,” she said. And no, she’s not an Olympic billboard when recruits drop in. “Sometimes, they don’t know who we are at first and then they visit and become a little star struck,” Kipp said. “It’s fun. It kind of helps boost the program a little bit.”

Kipp. “That’s a pretty big draw. We have five or six Sunday long-run venues.” Some of those Sunday excursions entail a hop by car into the hills and then a full workout at some serious elevation. Although All-American Blake Theroux, who grew up running in Virginia, said, “Elevation didn’t have anything to do with my decision; it was reputation,” he doesn’t ignore the benefits of altitude training. “You train at elevation and on Sundays sometimes we go to 9K-plus. It’s good to know you can run hard and at a certain pace at 9,000 feet. You have confidence at sea level against guys who don’t run in the Rocky Mountains.” And there’s no forgetting the runners themselves as CU’s biggest recruiting assets. Kipp returned from London with more USA Olympic souvenirs than she can fit in her one-bedroom apartment. She gave some to friends and relatives. She doesn’t flaunt the rest when she takes to the local trails. 46

Trials champ, returns for her final season of track eligibility. She redshirted last spring to prepare for London. Often, the redshirts train alongside their eligible teammates. Somehow, Wetmore keeps it straight and never favors one season over another. People have said to me, “What do you like the most, cross country, indoors or outdoors?” I have said in the past cross country is like Woodstock, outdoors is like Carnegie Hall, indoor track is like Vegas. Each has their charms, I guess. You couldn’t select among them any more than your children.” Okay, he admits there isn’t much Vegas to Balch, but there is the view once you get outside. The star-struck reaction of current recruits is relative.

One of the great external mysteries in any track/cross country program relates to the intricacies of redshirting. A cross country runner could redshirt in the fall and compete on the track in the spring, becoming a junior in one season and a senior in the other. Coburn and Kipp alternate redshirts, so as not to have two NCAA steeplechase champs at one time.

While the Buffs were in Louisville, Kent., for the NCAA cross country championships, one of the original CU distance stars, Mary Decker Slaney, returned to Boulder for the school’s Hall of Fame induction.

Kipp will probably take a redshirt this spring while Coburn, the USA Olympic

“Wow,” Kipp said. “I get chills. That’s pretty cool.”

Kipp’s eyes lit up when told Slaney was in the stands applauding her and Coburn at the Olympic Trials.

IT’S GOOD TO KNOW yOU CAN RUN HARD AND AT A CERTAIN PACE AT 9,000 FEET. yOU HAVE CONFIDENCE AT SEA LEVEL AGAINST GUyS WHO DON’T RUN IN THE ROCKy MOUNTAINS. Blake theroux

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HOME AT LAST CU’s Hall – and its newest class – has a place to call home by Natalie Meisler

ntil this year, Colorado’s Athletic Hall of Fame resembled the roots of the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame counterpart. Inductees were all dressed up for years with no place to go until a tourist attraction rose from the ground in Cleveland. For the first time since the 1998 creation of the CU Hall with lone charter member Byron “Whizzer” White, the induction of the 2012 class was held on the permanent site. A wall is in place with the official photos of the inductees. There was ample room for the honorees,

their personal guests, CU officials and fans in the Coors Events Center practice facility addition. The cost of finding a suitable venue had pushed CU to add new classes only every other year. As the institution catches up on its rich history of candidates from a multitude of sports, large classes have been the rule. There were a dozen inductees in mid-November from pre-World War II basketball All-Americans Jack Harvey and Pete McCloud to mid-’90s respective Heisman and Butkus Trophy winners Rashaan Salaam and Matt Russell. “The push now is to do something every year on the Hall of Fame,” said CU assistant athletic director of development Scott McMichael. “That would obviously shrink the number of inductees.”

The CEC annex, with its locker room, office and weight room expansions in addition to two practice courts, was designed to double as a social reception facility. The entrance off the volleyball offices has become a high traffic area. Going to an annual format with smaller induction classes “makes it more meaningful and special to some of the inductees,” McMichael said. As the first time many inductees, guests and other fans saw the inside of the facility, the “wow” factor soared off the charts. And speaking of wow factor, meet the CU Hall of Fame’s newest class.

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sk Larry Zimmer to name a favorite Colorado football game and two fan favorites – “the Catch” to end the miracle in michigan and the national championship – don’t top the list.

“my favorite was the very first game,” said the new inductee in the University of Colorado Athletic hall of fame. that would be the 1971 season opener in steamy Bayou country, when eddie Crowder’s super sophs stunned ninth-ranked LSU 31-21.

“Part of the reason is that’s where I grew up watching football,” Zimmer said prior to the induction ceremony. “When I was nine years old, I started watching football in that stadium.” Zimmer, 77 and in his 39th year as voice of the Buffaloes, began his rich career with CU in 1971. he missed three seasons when the contract temporarily left his koA home for another station. that was before two fellow inductees, rashaan Salaam and matt russell, were born. “there are some inductees I watched play when I was a young sportscaster, like Boyd Dowler,” came a quick retort. So of course, michael Westbrook’s catch of kordell Stewart’s hail mary pass to win in michigan’s Big house in 1994 and the national championship in the orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1991, rate as other favorites. But certainly there had to be so many memories within the confines of folsom field. Well, yes, but the game itself – a 41-20 regular-season-ending conquest of Iowa State – wasn’t of lasting consequence. Instead, he pointed to Salaam, the heisman trophy winner. that was the game the brute force running back eclipsed a 2,000-yard season, all but wrapping up the heisman. Zimmer recalled Salaam only needed a few yards and kept hope the historic moment didn’t come on a one-yard gain. Salaam obliged with a long scoring gain.

Zimmer has received many state and national awards throughout his remarkable career, but the missouri journalism school alum found it special to be the first non-athlete/ coach/administrator to be inducted into CU’s hall of fame. “It’s a great honor,” he said. “this is more a body of work, more than 39 years. to be recognized by them, and shoulder to shoulder with these great athletes, is pretty special.”

his love for his work, and the athletic department, is evident with the emotional tinge in his voice when he bids farewell on air to graduating seniors. he is a rare inductee, at any hall of fame level, who is still active in the role that earned the honor. So how many more seasons will he be in the radio booth for the Buffs? “As long as God is willing. CU and the people I work for want me to do it as long as I want to do it.” 51

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n a night devoted to nostalgia and glory days, Colorado football and baseball legend frank Bernardi started his speech with this candid confession:

“this is a helluva time to have a senior moment.”

or, maybe he can still blame the time he blocked an extra point with his face. the feat salvaged a 19-19 tie with missouri. he showed up for practice the following monday with a broken nose. this is the 60th anniversary of his first letter at CU. And since 1962, he has been a driving force in the Alumni C Club. his gridiron career was highlight by a 6.33-yard per carry rushing average. he needed only five carries in a 46-0 win over then Colorado A&m in 1954 to gain 152 yards and two scores. It was one of three 100-yard games. he was an All-American and All-Big Seven wingback for the Buffs. During his induction, he honored the memory of his coach, Dal Ward, who swayed the Chicago area high school star from signing with Arizona. Bernardi also was a power- hitting outfielder for the baseball team. Despite being undersized at 5-8 and 175 pounds, Bernardi went on to become a fourth-round NfL draft pick in 1955 and finished his career in the Denver Broncos 1960 inaugural season.

BoYD Dowler

oyd Dowler was Colorado’s original “Slash” decades before quarterback kordell Stewart would create the QB-slash-Wr identity in the National football League.

“he played everything,” said fellow CU Athletic hall of fame inductee Larry Zimmer.

Anything was possible in the single wing adopted by legendary CU coach Dal Ward in Dowler’s freshman year. As a junior in 1957, Dowler led CU’s conference pass receiving but was officially a quarterback. he also played receiver, came in for punting duties, and went the other way as a defensive end with 10 career interceptions. then came the NfL. en route to the Green Bay Packers hall of fame, the third-round draft pick was a catalyst for the 1960s Packers dynasty under icon Vince Lombardi. Along with rashaan Salaam, Dowler is one of two members of CU’s latest hall of fame class to have won NfL rookie of the Year honors. Dowler more than earned his place on CU’s All-Century team. And perhaps the most amazing part of the Dowler saga: he came to CU on a dual-scholarship (no longer permitted under NCAA rules) in track and football. he was an exceptional hurdler. Dowler followed up 12 seasons on active rosters with a coaching and scouting career in the NfL. he didn’t fully retire until three years ago.

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n a warm November night when Colorado fans assembled to celebrate the greatest Buffs in their long, proud history, no CU Athletic hall of fame inductee carried more star appeal than rashaan Salaam.

At age 38, 18 years after inscribing his name in heisman trophy legend with a 2,055-yard rushing, 24-touchdown season, Salaam remains a striking presence. he still flashes the same grin as his official heisman portrait.

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leave a year of eligibility on the table when he went straight to the NfL first round after collecting his junior year hardware haul. Besides CU’s only heisman, he picked up the Doak Walker Award for the nation’s top running back. A fellow hall of fame class inductee, long-time radio announcer Larry Zimmer, ranked the call of the run when Salaam broke 2,000 yards as one of his favorite memories in folsom field. “What else could I have done?” Salaam said of the aftermath of that magical 11-1 1994 season, when the Buffs beat michigan on a miracle catch and Salaam blasted through Big eight defenses and then jetted away from them. Now it’s called “physicality.”

then, it was Salaam, who burst on the scene as a junior after splitting time as a sophomore and only 27 carries as a freshman. But he was humble, giving autographs to all, comparing necktie knotting notes with a fan, calling that fan “mr.”, and admiring the two-year-old Coors events Center annex. “Wow,” he said of the new practice courts decked out with banners of current volleyball and basketball players. “this is very special,” Salaam said during the pre-induction reception. “It’s a culmination of my life and shows the school really appreciates what I’ve done.”

And he appreciates all CU did for him. few would quibble with him leaving as a junior with the heisman in hand. his decision was backed up when he won UPI NfC rookie of the Year honors with the Chicago Bears. It was probably his best NfL season before injuries and off-the-field issues eroded his career. “I should have come back here after my rookie year and gotten into a speed and conditioning program,” he said. “Without structure, it was bound to be something bad. I was young. I was immature. I needed a structured environment. the pros at that time didn’t provide that.” Now, he looks at all the NfL mandatory offseason workouts and realizes how he would have benefitted. “then, we were thrown to the wolves. I had a lot of bad habits. When you get to the pros, you’re exposed because everyone is talented.” he wouldn’t have timed his CU career, however, for any other era. Although born and raised in California (and still lives in San Diego), there’s no envy of current Buffs playing in the Pac-12. “Back then in the Big eight, it was one of the baddest conferences in the land,” Salaam said. “We had oklahoma. We had Nebraska. I’m an old-school guy. I enjoyed playing in the Big eight. It was a tougher league.” Unlike most players who go on to win heismans, Salaam had to sell himself to college coaches by sending out tapes. he was a big prospect (Parade AllAmerica) from a big city (San Diego) who played at a tiny school with an eight-man program. CU was interested. “everything he promised, he delivered,” Salaam said of his coach, Bill mcCartney. he is back as La Jolla Country Day coaching running backs. “I love football so much I think being a coach is my calling,” he said. Atop his to-do list is returning to Boulder in the near future to complete his degree. “this is where it all started at and I have to finish my degree. I have to come back, one day before I’m 80.” 55

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HALL OF FAME Joe GArten

hen one offensive lineman wins an award, it’s often considered a reflection of the entire line – if not the whole offense.

Just as he did when he was collecting All-American honors as a junior and senior in 1989-90, offensive guard Joe Garten spread the credit around when he was named to the Colorado Athletic hall of fame. All he did was explode holes for one of the most productive and devastating running attacks in the country. Garten was in Boulder two years ago when the entire 1990 team celebrated its 20-year reunion. “It’s really special and it’s a huge honor,” Garten said of his hall of fame induction. “It’s always good coming back to Boulder. I’m just credited with the success I’m seeing tonight because of all my teammates. We practiced so hard.” many players from that team have said the games were the easiest part of the week after the grueling practices. “there wasn’t a guy I faced on another team that had the abilities our defense did. We just had a really unique group of guys,” Garten said. “We were able to get better and better in practice, and play against the best players in the country.”

AlAn culPePPer

testament to Colorado’s status as a national distance running power came when two of the school’s premier track/cross country alums – and not coincidentally olympians – were named to CU’s Athletic hall of fame.

Alan Culpepper’s career as a Buff began 20 years ago, competing in all three disciplines (cross country, indoor and outdoor track). he still holds the CU 1,500-meter run record at 3:39.77. his NCAA championship came at the 5,000-meter distance. Another 2012 hall of fame inductee, mary Decker Slaney, joined the program at the ground level in 1976. It was well underway, guided by much-loved former coach Jerry Quiller (who passed away earlier this year) when Culpepper signed up as a five-time texas state champ out of el Paso. When he finished at CU, he qualified for the 2000 and 2004 olympics. he also met his wife, Shayne Willie, another CU letter winner. She, too, qualified for the olympics. Culpepper made the natural transition to the marathon, with a career highlight of a fourth-place finish in Boston in 2004 (the highest finish by an American in 20 years). he stopped racing in 2008. the couple and their four children remain active in the Boulder area running community.

HALL OF FAME steVe Jones

ViDAr nilsGArD

In a chat with the CU sports information office, Jones recounted the tough schedule Simpson assembled for his players.

his first year of competition resulted in his first NCAA ski jumping title. It was also the first time in his life he travelled outside the Scandinavian countries.

e has a common name, but an uncommon combination of talent and toughness. U.S. open winner Steve Jones, arguably Colorado’s second best known golfer after hale Irwin, became the first recruit to play for mark Simpson during his 1977 freshman season. he remains CU’s only fourtime All-Conference golfer, touting four top-10 conference championship finishes.

ithout Vidar Nilsgard’s pioneering presence on the Colorado ski team between 1971-74, NCAA dominance might have escaped the Buffs legacy.

the Norwegian ski jumper boosted the Buffs to four straight NCAA ski titles during his career. even more significantly, Nilsgard opened a pipeline of Scandinavian recruits for the program.

“It was great to always play the best; you could find out just how good you were or what you needed to do to compete with the best,” Jones said. his Buffaloes career culminated in 1981 with second-team All-American honors.

Prior to the induction, he told CU’s sports information office, “It took me about two months to ‘settle in.’ Being on the ski team helped a lot of course.”

Jones went straight to the PGA. he persevered, while results were slow to arrive, until a breakthrough top-10 finish at the 1985 texas open. his first PGA tour win came three years later.

It wasn’t as if he had a lot of time to get homesick. Nilsgard majored in engineering and his 3.73 GPA earned him an NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

his career was nearly derailed by a motorcycle accident in 1991, which cost him three years on the professional circuit. he returned in 1995 and recorded his career highlight in the U.S. open the following year.

Before returning to Norway, his daughter was born in Boulder as a U.S. citizen. he later competed in Norway and worked internationally with Winter olympics organization and site construction.

the ex-Buff established the Steve Jones Golf Academy in Phoenix and his own weekly radio show. A tournament in florida prevented him from attending the hall of fame induction ceremony.

CU vice chancellor Stein Sture, a classmate of Nilsgard’s, accepted for the honoree, who was unable to make the trip. Sture said, “Ski jumping is a curious sport, gravity defying as skiers seem to float on the air; it looks dangerous, but very few people actually get hurt.”

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HALL OF FAME JAcK hArVeY

he only posthumous addition to Colorado’s 2012 Athletic hall of fame honor roll was Jack harvey, one of the school’s greatest preWorld War II athletes.

Nearly everyone with an ounce of Buffs blood has heard of hall charter member and Supreme Court Justice Byron White. harvey was White’s contemporary at CU.

leAson McclouD

he 2012 Colorado Athletic hall of fame class caught up with its basketball roots and honored both pre-World War II era All-Americans, Jack harvey (1937-40) and Leason “Pete” mcCloud (1939-42).

mcCloud had original plans to play for legendary Phog Allen at kansas. When his father died, there was no tuition money to allow him to walk on.

to this day, harvey remains CU’s only two-time men’s basketball CU coach frosty Cox, who grew up in mcCloud’s hometown of All-American. he started collecting honors early in his career. As a sophomore, he was All-mountain States Conference when the Buffs shared Newton, kan., offered a scholarship. Cox and mcCloud both had the same high school coach. the league title. As a historical footnote, Utah is the only school from that league that remains a CU conference opponent. the center helped CU stake a reputation as one of the finest programs west of the mississippi, with a 31-8 record across a two-year span. the NIt – which heartily welcomed the Buffs many times since (most recently 2011) – was more established than the fledgling NCAA tournament, which debuted in 1939. harvey led Colorado to the 1940 NIt title. As a senior, he established a school record with 27 points against Denver. Post-collegiate AAU ball ruled the day and harvey played two years before entering the military as a pilot. he later settled in fort Collins, where he became mayor and president of the Chamber of Commerce. harvey’s daughter, Gail, accepted the award on his behalf.

kansas’ loss. CU’s gain. he drove home that point when Colorado advanced in the 1942 NCAA tournament at kansas’ expense. While regional contemporary kenny Sailors at Wyoming is often identified as the father of the modern jump shot, mcCloud also stakes a claim. In an era when the game was played on the floor, not above the rim, mcCloud defied the norm of the two-handed set shot for an elevated one-handed launch. the late frank haraway described the shot in the Denver Post. “mcCloud’s one-handed shot was the most phenomenal in these parts in some time and absolutely unstoppable when he was having a good night – which was practically every night he played.” mcCloud, currently residing in a kansas nursing home, could not make it to Boulder for the mid-November induction ceremonies.

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MArY DecKer slAneY

ary Decker Slaney blended into the crowd at oregon’s iconic hayward field for the USA olympic track and field trials last summer. In the middle of Duck Country, the one-time six-event world record holder welled with pride at the sight of current Buffs emma Coburn and Shalaya kipp celebrating their 1-3 olympic-bound finish in the steeplechase. “oh, yes,” Decker Slaney said when recalling the moment during the reception at CU’s Athletic hall of fame induction. A few weeks after the induction, kipp’s day was made when she heard the story. Before Colorado’s dominance in the distance events, there was Decker Slaney. In addition to her 1978 national cross-country championship, she won a national indoor title in the 1,000 meters, and took three individual Big eight indoor crowns and participated in the 4x400 relay. Although she never ran an outdoor season, she said: “I loved my time here and I loved the people that I knew here, my teammates.” her few semesters in Boulder still served as a history lesson for hall of fame induction attendees. the trip prompted questions from family and her eugene, ore., neighbors about her CU roots. “People say, ‘What did you do?’ I say, ‘I ran the equivalent to the NCAAs in cross-country for women.’ they say, ‘What do you mean? What?’ Girls now don’t know there was an AIAW.” title IX was already the law of the land in the late 1970s, but implementation was a little sketchy. Before equal footing in the NCAA, there was the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. the AIAW meet was held in Denver. the NCAA was still a boys club. running for a college team was the last thing on Decker Slaney’s mind when she visited friends in Boulder in 1976 after graduating form high school in California.

“I talk to girls, young girls do not realize what it was like to be a high school runner and never run for the high school because it wasn’t a strong enough program. You can have three high school meets for the year or run internationally. that’s what I did.” Decker Slaney was a track prodigy similar to regis Jesuit high School’s missy franklin in swimming when she first came to Boulder in the summer of 1976. friends were housesitting for frank Shorter while the marathoner was at the montreal olympics. She happened to meet local running guru rich Castro, then coach of CU’s nascent women’s track and cross-country program. “he asked, ‘Where are you going to school?’” Good question.

her collegiate career lasted only three semesters. She competed in the thriving New Zealand/ Australian professional circuit and settled in eugene, another track mecca. She was the first woman in a men’s running club and first female with a Nike contract. She had come to Boulder strictly on the basis of friendships. She left discovering the benefits of training at altitude, years before Boulder became an endurance sport-training magnet. “I remember doing workouts and thinking these workouts are so much harder than they should be,” said Decker Slaney. “then when I’d do something in L.A. or go somewhere and do a workout and I was running quarters (of a mile) five seconds faster.

Decker Slaney, with the feathery distance running build from the knees up, was already showing early breakdowns from the knees down. Club, not college track programs, ruled the sport. She hadn’t taken her SAts.

“It wasn’t one of these things where I consciously said, ‘I have to be in Boulder for the altitude.’ Now that’s what everybody does.”

Nonetheless, Castro offered her a full ride, on the spot.

She ran one of the first Boulder Bolder memorial Day events.

“rich said, ‘Well, we’ll take a chance.’ I said, ‘What?’” recalled Decker Slaney.

Injuries and more than 30 surgeries took their toll and ended her competitive career. Now, she enjoys a newly popular elliptical bicycle apparatus for her cardio fix.

She made connections to focus in on her generically termed chronic “shin splint” injury that was actually a calf muscle ailment. “I came to Colorado by chance. Boulder provided the answer to my problems. I got well,” she said.

She settled in eugene, but remains a Buff at heart. Said Decker Slaney with a smile: “I’m not a Duck.” 61

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MAtt russell “I think Cabral probably made me AllCabral,” russell said of the man who coached so many great CU linebackers. “the loyalty I have for him comes from the loyalty he had for us as players. he took great care of us. he taught us how to win. he taught us how to play.” russell, like so many out-of-state recruits, fell in love with Boulder the first time he crested the hill on the Boulder turnpike. Now, he’s fortunate enough to raise his family in the Denver area. he rubs shoulders with the Peyton mannings of the world in his job as Denver Broncos director of player personnel. Yet, entering CU’s hall of fame is another perspective. “It’s very special. I feel very humbled to be around so many great athletes,” russell said at the reception. there was no surprise to his success. he and fellow inductee rashaan Salaam were among the banner 1992 signing class, perhaps second only to 1987’s for star power. russell was the No. 3 ranked linebacker in the country out of Belleville, Ill. he lived up to the hype. By the time he exited the Dal Ward Center, russell was a two-time, first-team AllConference selection and a first-team All-American. he was the second all-time tackler in school history and his 282 unassisted tackles remains the record to this day. he started 40 games for the Buffs.

att russell was a throwback, the epitome of a Butkus Award winner – a nail-spitting linebacker from the heart of the midwest who played the game bloody in the mud.

he was also a fun-loving kid during his 1992-96 Colorado career. As such, he has

a greater honor than the Butkus that goes annually to the nation’s premier linebacker. russell was an All-Cabral team linebacker, the list of the meanest, toughest blow-‘emup backers ever to wear the black and gold. his former position coach, Brian Cabral, once told Sports Illustrated, “they don’t always have the football when he goes after them.” In the same article, russell bragged about bending back a running back’s fingers to take the ball away.

russell attracted the ultimate A-lister (albeit with no CU ties) to the induction ceremony – his current boss and Denver Broncos executive vice president of football operations John elway. russell is in his fourth year with the club and first year in his current position. he worked his way up through the NfL scouting ranks since 2000 when brutal knee injuries destroyed his playing career. “there were regrets, but I understand that’s how the game goes,” he said. “I lived out a dream to play pro football. I wish it would have lasted longer.” But he’s found one of the few places in the NfL out of harm’s way. “It’s safer in the front office,” he said.

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BuFFAlo Bill …A BUFF TO ThE CORE

this is always one of my favorite issues, because I love the nostalgia involved in any type of sports hall of fame. the University of Colorado has such a rich athletic tradition, the content in this issue pours off the page. I love looking back at the greatest Buffs. And in case you missed it, I’ll be lucky enough to feature hall of fame content every year going forward. In the past, the cost of putting on a hall of fame ceremony was prohibitive, but now that CU has an on-campus home for its hall, honoring the best of the best will become an annual affair.

If you’ve somehow landed on this page without reading this issue’s Q&A, go back – now. In all my years of being a Buffs fan, I don’t believe I’ve read an interview as insightful as the one Natalie meisler just did with CU cross country coach mark Wetmore. Some folks think Wetmore is a different kind of cat – and he is – but it’s “different” in the very best sense of the word. this guy is an innovator, a straight shooter and a competitor. And the best part is that he cares deeply about his student-athletes and the school he works for. Like I said, go back and read it ASAP. 64

Call me crazy, but doesn’t it feel like old times with regard to the Buffs women’s hoops program? Not only are the gals winning, but Linda Lappe also brings an air of professionalism with her to the sidelines. Come to think of it, she reminds me a lot of Ceal Barry. Not so coincidentally, Barry coached Lappe, and it’s obvious that a lot of that tradition and know-how rubbed off. Back in the day, Barry and her teams were always in the hunt come March, and I suspect that a similar trend is in the works for Lappe’s teams – now and in the future. Dare I suggest the good ol’ days are back again.

And speaking of excellence, tad Boyle really has things cookin’ in Boulder. Seriously, folks, this is one of the best men’s basketball teams in the country. Spencer Dinwiddie is one of the top young guards in America, and Andre Roberson, well, he’s just a double-double machine. But here’s the thing. If you thought CU was good already, wait until Boyle’s bunch approaches march. there are some good teams – very good teams – in the conference, but I firmly believe that the Buffs will rise to the occasion. they’re developing a quiet confidence that will yield some unexpected road wins, and I don’t believe they’ll lose another game at home all year. Arizona is widely regarded as the best team in the conference, but don’t be surprised if the Buffs hand them a loss in Boulder. Check back with me in march.

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