Athletics

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.

Kaitlyn Benner has been named the Pac-12 women's cross-country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, an accolade for student-athletes who are standouts academically and in their sports.

Only one team will emerge from Saturday's Homecoming game with its second Pac-12 conference win; and if the two teams' last meeting is any indication, it will go down to the wire.

Gov. John Hickenlooper and Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones have signed proclamations declaring this Saturday as Ralphie's 50th Anniversary Day in honor of the famed CU mascot.

The first home basketball game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30. There are 35 scheduled games through Feb. 25 that will impact campus parking and traffic flow.

In the regional polls, which were released Monday, the women's team stayed first in front of New Mexico, while the men's team moved up to third from fourth behind Northern Arizona and BYU.

Needing a kidney transplant, Char Synder was running out of time. Then came the 2016 football season, when the Snyders found that the answer to their problem had been sitting in front of them.

CU Athletic Director Rick George has implemented the department's first three-year strategic plan aimed at making Colorado "nationally recognized as a premier athletics program."

It's not difficult to figure out what the Buffaloes must do Saturday against the Huskies. After all, the two teams played just nine months ago in the Pac-12 championship game, a game Washington won.

Cheer on your Buffs when they face the CSU Rams in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at 6 p.m. at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Go Buffs!