Archive for January, 2011

Poke wrestlers win conference opener, Cowgirls continue rolling

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 by brad in Blog, News

The Cowboy wrestlers are continuing their dominance on the mat in a big way. The Cowboys opened their Western Wrestling Conference opener against Utah Valley State in Orem, Utah. The Cowboys got the dual started with a win from Jimmy Belleville, the continued winning with a decision from currently undefeated #6 Shane Onufer. The Pokes suffered a loss from Patrick Martinez, but got back on track with a pin from Joe LeBlanc. LeBlanc now has six pins on the year and is currently ranked #5 by Intermat. Both Michael Martinez and Tyler Cox suffered losses to ranked opponents, but  ended the dual with a win from Cole Dallaserra. The Pokes are 7-4 on the dual season, 1-0 in conference. They will next face the xDSU schools next weekend as they take on South Dakota State Friday night, and North Dakota State on Sunday afternoon.

The Wyoming Cowgirls continued their winning ways this past week by notching two wins. The Cowgirls on Wednesday night faced the Seattle Redhawks in Laramie in a non-conference matchup. The Cowgirls dominated from the get-go and beat the Redhawks 70-51. Three Cowgirls finished in double digit scoring, including Hilary Carlson who dumped in 20 points, Aubrey Vandiver who added 15, and Chaundra Sewell who added 11. The Cowgirls followed up that performance with a 42 point win over Air Force on Saturday where the Cowgirls had 9 of 10 players get into the scoring. Carlson had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks, followed by Jade Kennedy who had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Chaundra Sewell adding 13 points. The Cowgirls shot 60% from the field and 70% from the charity stripe. This week the Cowgirls will be at UNLV and at home vs. San Diego State.

The Cowboy basketball team continued to struggle. This week they fell to Air Force 72-51 in Colorado Springs. The Pokes are dealing with injuries. Afam Moujeke has been lost for the season, as he was not able to completely recover from knee surgery this past offseason. The Cowboys were led in scoring by Amath M’Baye who had 13 points, and Paco Cruz added another 10. The Cowboys were 4 of 23 from 3 point land. The Cowboys will next take on UNLV at home, then at San Diego State this weekend.

The Pokes football team picked up their 23rd recruit today as they got a verbal from Kevin Robertson, a 6’4″ WR from Houston, Texas. The Pokes are closing in on the end of the recruiting season. Keep an eye on the forum with the latest on the recruits coming in.

Go Pokes!

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Austyn Carta-Samuels leaving Wyoming

Monday, January 10th, 2011 by brad in Blog, News

Just announced news from the UW Athletic dept and head coach Dave Christensen, sophomore quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels will be leaving the University of Wyoming for personal reasons. The reasons for ACS transferring are not known at this time, but he appears that the former MWC Freshman of the Year will be heading to a JUCO school. ACS informed coach Dave Christensen of his decision Monday, the day 2nd semester classes started at UW. ACS was the face of the UW program under Christensen and was confirmed early in the winter that ACS would be back for the Pokes in ’11. This move comes at the heels of the Cowboys losing starting safety Shamiel Gary, starting kicker Ian Watts, and wide receiver David Tooley last week.

The Cowboys will rely on a group of four quarterbacks going into next season, none of played a regular season game for the Cowboys. There are two redshirt QBs, Sam Stratton and Emory Miller Jr, and two verbal commits for the Pokes this year, Brett Smith, who has already enrolled at UW and is currently on campus, and Adam Pittser. The Pokes will begin the year with two FCS teams, which should help the new QBs transition into the role of starting quarterback.

Dave Christensen released a statement saying, “While it is disappointing to our team and Wyoming fans that Austyn has made this decision, if you are in this business long enough as a coach you face situations where young men choose to transfer.  We wish Austyn the best in his future.”  The news story broke when Eric Schmoldt from the Casper Star Tribune was on a phone call with ACS, who confirmed his plans to leave, then an email from ACS was sent to Schmoldt and Wyoming Tribune Eagle writer Robert Gagliardi informing them of his decision to leave UW. The MTN.TV collected this snippet from ACS “”I’m very appreciative of my time here in Laramie. Everyone has been very supportive since I got here, and it’s a decision I need to make for myself. Its not me thinking I’m better than the team or the school I committed to. Things have changed that I’d rather not talk about, I’m looking forward to my football future.”

ACS leaves UW with a 9-12 record as a starter, and threw 3655 yards and 19 touchdown passes, as well as 758 yards rushing and 6 rushing touchdowns.

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Good Weekend for Cowboy Athletics

Sunday, January 9th, 2011 by brad in Blog, News

Cowboy athletics saw a great deal of success this weekend as the teams competed in their various sporting events. To start things off the Cowgirl basketball team continued their dominance on the hard wood as they defeated Colorado State in  the Border War by a staggering margin, 83-43 in the AA. They then went on the road to New Mexico and won vs. the Lobos in a tough environment 63-53. The Cowgirls improved their record to 11-3 on the season, 2-0 in MWC play. The Cowgirls were once again led by senior Hilary Carlson, who scored her third double-double vs. CSU. She was followed by Chandra Sewell and Aubrey Vandiver. Versus the Lobos the Cowgirls were led in scoring by Aubrey Vandiver, followed by Sewell and Carlson. The Cowgirls will next face TCU on Wednesday in the AA.

The Cowboy wrestling team traveled East to compete the in the prestigious Virginia Duals in Hampton, VA. The Cowboys started the dual tournament by facing Bucknell and scored a narrow win over the Bison 19-16. The Pokes then faced 8th ranked Lehigh and did not fare as well. The Mountain Hawks handed the Pokes a 25-9 defeat, including a loss to previously unbeaten Joe LeBlanc. The Pokes bounced back on Saturday morning to take down the Old Dominion Monarchs 20-16, led by the strong middleweights of the Cowboys. Another dual followed that up with the Pokes defeating the Buffalo Bulls 23-12 in dominating fashion. Michael Martinez picked up a win at his native 125 pounds. In the 5th place match the Pokes faced off with the Virginia Cavaliers and beat in dominating fashion, 24-11 with a pin from Shane Onufer. Onufer finished the weekend 5-0, and Jimmy Belleville finished 3-0 on Saturday to help the Pokes. The Pokes improved their dual record to 4-3 on the season.

The Cowboy basketball team had an up and down week where they came out and lost a 13 point lead against the Colorado State Rams on Tuesday and ended up losing by 13. The Pokes got off to a quick start in Fort Collins but couldn’t keep the lead against the sharpshooting Rams. The Cowboys rebounded on Saturday to steal a win from the New Mexico Lobos when Paco Cruz tipped in a ball with .04 seconds left to win the game for the Cowboys. The Cowboys won their first MWC game of the season 67-66. The Cowboys will next play at TCU on Wednesday.

In Cowboy football news the Pokes saw some shake-ups this week as they announced that David Tooley, Shamiel Gary, and Ian Watts would not return to the team next season. The Cowboys also announced that Mike Fanoga has taken a job within the athletic department and Matt Rahl will be taking his place on the coaching staff. Rahl previously was the Directory of Recruiting for the Cowboys and will now coach the outside linebackers.

Go Pokes!

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