Athletics

The athletes will be honored for outstanding 2017 performances: Sarah Brown, lacrosse; Petra Hyncicova, skiing; Dani Jones, cross-country; Kennedy Leonard, basketball; Alexa Smith, volleyball; and Jalen Tompkins, soccer.

Joanne Reid, the 2013 NCAA freestyle champion for the Colorado Buffalo ski team, was recently named to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team in the sport of biathlon.

Former Colorado star and current New England Patriots tackle Nate Solder is now in line to win his third Super Bowl ring, adding to the hardware he picked up in 2014 and 2016.

A senior on campus, heading to Pyeongchang, Petra Hyncicova will become the 36th CU ski team member to make it to the Olympics.

Announced Wednesday on ESPN, former CU women's basketball head coach Ceal Barry is one of 10 finalists to be possibly inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.

The Pac-12 Conference has named 18 Buffs to the All-Academic Teams, an honor reserved for those with minimum 3.0 GPAs and who are starters or significant contributors to their teams.

Colorado cross-country head coach Mark Wetmore has been named Mountain Region Women's Coach of the Year. Sophomore Joe Klecker also was honored.

The Pac-12 Conference released its 2018 football schedule, with CU set to play two Friday night games as well as resume its rivalry with Nebraska.

Sophomore Joe Klecker took home top honors in the men's 10-kilometer race at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, while the top-ranked women's team recorded their fifth straight region title.

For the third straight year, the women's cross-country team reigned supreme as the Pac-12 champions, taking home the title Friday afternoon, with team member Dani Jones winning the individual championship. The men's team successfully landed second place.