Tuesday, November 1, 2011

MW FOOTBALL HEADLINES

• Jefferson's status for Army game is up in air.

• Defensive struggles forcing Lobos to adjust on the run.

• Christensen: TCU game is 'huge.'

• Boise State once again making wishes come true.

• Rebels not running for cover in advance of visit from Broncos.

OTHER MW HEADLINES

• Lobo men's hoops set to stage coming-out party at the Pit.

• For UNLV assistant MBB coach, career path was never in doubt.

• Colorado State plans to hit the court running.

• Lobos flourishing in soccer, cross country.

• Cowgirls' Joe Legerski wants returning starter Chaundra Sewell to shoot more.

• San Diego State celebrates Halloween with intrasquad baseball game.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

MW FOOTBALL HEADLINES

• Boise State's Doug Martin: Catch him if you can.

• Injury to offensive lineman gave TCU reason to circle the wagons.

• It's what's up front that could count most for Wyoming in season's second half.

• Aztecs wary of Cowboys' tendency to reach into bag of tricks.

• UNLV's Payne has potential to be thorn in side of CSU.

• Rather than sulk, Falcons' kicker Soderberg puts best foot forward.

• Rebels hoping to take advantage of Rams' recent struggles.

OTHER MW HEADLINES

• Women's soccer tournament host New Mexico takes aim at regular-season crown.

• Joe Legerski anxious to see who will step forward for new-look Cowgirl women's hoops.

• Colorado State's Meghan Heimstra is ready to get back on the basketball court after hip injury.

• Cross country: Wyoming sophomore beginning to hit his stride.

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  Cross Country Lobos rely on local runners

  AFA assistant coach Jenny Simpson wins world 1,500 meter run

Volleyball

  Patience pays off for CSU volleyball player Kelsey Snider

Soccer

  Wassell puts women's soccer in good hands

Women's Golf

 No rest for Wyoming runners

 Wyoming cross country talks about preseason training (video)

Soccer

 UNLV expects to replace, not rebuild in women's soccer

Volleyball

 CSU's Katelyn Steffan learning to play on left side for volleyball team

  Behind the Scenes with UNLV Volleyball (video)

 First-year coach Cindy Fredrick is getting the UNLV volleyball program in shape

 Wyoming Volleyball set to open the season (video)

Miscellaneous

Summer Buzz about the UNLV Rebels

A look around the new-look Mountain West in men's basketball

TCU turns into frequent arms supplier for major leagues

UNLV's Sandrine Nzeukou makes the first cut for Cameroon national women's basketball team

Two other Air Force coaches -- men's basketball coach Jeff Reynolds and track coach Ralph Lindeman -- also had rankings in the high 900s. Reynolds has a three-year average of 955, including a perfect 1,000 for 2006-07. Lindeman has a six-year average -- the APR didn't start until 2003-04 -- of 981 for women's indoor track and 996 for women's outdoor track.

The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation.

The NCAA average score was 944 for football, 940 for men's basketball, 966 for women's basketball, 967 for women's indoor track and 969 for women's outdoor track.

In other APR news around the Mountain West Conference:

• Under coach Dave Rose, the BYU men's basketball program received a perfect score of 1,000 for the third time in four years.
• The four-year APR for San Diego State football (931) is program's best score ever. SDSU had six teams in 2008-09 with scores of 1,000: men's golf, men's tennis, women's cross country, women's soccer and volleyball
• Colorado State coach Brian Bedard's indoor and outdoor women's track teams received a score of 1,000 for 2008-09.
• In 2008-09, the Wyoming's women's basketball program scored 1,000 under coach Joe Legerski for second time since 2005-06.

  Another interesting note to ponder: if there were an eight-team playoff in college football that factored in team APR and BCS standings, it would include current MWC members TCU and Utah, as well as future MWC member Boise State. Other institutions that would meet both standards are Florida, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Miami and Wisconsin.