Volume 28, Issue 10, October 27, 2005
Back-to-back RMAC champs
Women beat Regis 4-1 en route to third conference title in four years
By Jeremy Johnson
jjohn308@mscd.edu
For the third time since Metro head coach Danny Sanchez took over four years ago, the No. 1-seeded women's soccer team captured the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship by defeating No. 3-ranked Regis, 4-1. more >>>
Cross country defies regional expectations
By Lennon McCarthy
lmccart5@mscd.edu
The upstart Metro men and women's cross country teams ran in the NCAA North Central Regional meet Nov. 5 in Fort Hays, Kan., finishing ninth and 19th respectively.
The 315 points scored by the men's team tied the Roadrunners with Wayne State for ninth place. The performance was more than head coach Peter Julian expected. more >>>
Metro surges into RMAC postseason
By Jennifer Hankins
jhankin4@mscd.edu
The odds are usually against a team away from home, but not for Metro women's volleyball. The women kept their scoring high and their opponents' points low during last week's game against Colorado Christian and took advantage of a home game against Chadron State. more >>>
Broncos doing fine...for now
Cory Casciato
casciato@mscd.edu
The Broncos are just days away from starting the second half of their season. Apart from the cover-your-eyes awful game that opened the season, the team has looked as good as any time in recent years. Deprived of Broncos football this past weekend, I spent the time like any good Broncomaniac: evaluating the season so far and arguing about the Broncos' playoff prospects. more >>>
Men's soccer season ends in Durango
By Jeremy Johnson
jjohn308@mscd.edu
The Metro men's soccer team suffered its toughest loss of the season on Friday, falling to Colorado School of Mines in a 3-2 shootout.
The shootout came after a 2-2 double overtime tie and eliminated the Roadrunners from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship. more >>>
How the women's soccer club built a team from nothing
By Matt Gunn
gunnma@mscd.edu
Building a program from scratch is one of the challenges facing students who participate in club sports. One group took the challenge this fall and formed Auraria's first women's club soccer team.
The team submitted its registration too late to receive funding from the Metro Intercollegiate Athletics, but they continued anyway, and pulled together enough money to get through the fall season. more >>
Rough water for swimmers
Tri-meet challenges team's endurance
By Sharon Alley
alleys@mscd.edu
Outnumbered and overpowered, the Metro women's swim team finished third in a three-way meet Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Auraria Event Center. Omaha took first with 137 points to Mines 52 with Metro trailing at 43. more >>>
Metro hockey club swept by Colorado State Rams
By Shaun Cook
scook43@mscd.edu
Metro club hockey was 4-2 coming into its two-game set with Colorado State University over the weekend. The CSU men, currently third in the region, struck hard and fast to earn the 8-2 win Friday, Nov. 4, on their way to a two-game sweep of the 'Runners. more >>>