2008-09 UCCS Men's Track & Field Releases
| July 20, 2009 | Statement by chancellor, athletic director on death of UCCS' David Mueller | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak and Athletic Director Steve Kirkham issued the following statement today, July 20, in response to the death of UCCS student-athlete David Mueller. | |
| May 12, 2009 | UCCS alum Tum featured in Wichita Eagle | ||
| May 5, 2009 | UCCS Men Set New Mark with 54 Points at RMAC Championships, Women Collect 27 | Dami Oladiran continued his remarkable rapid rise in sprinter circles by taking fourth place in the 100-meter dash finals Tuesday at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. | |
| May 4, 2009 | Freshman Duo Takes Second and Sixth in Decathlon at RMAC Track Championships | ALAMOSA - Entering the homestretch of the final event of the men's decathlon - the 1,500-meter run - a hint of a smile crossed Brian Hopkins' face. | |
| April 26, 2009 | UCCS 4X100 Team Sets New School Record with a Little Help from Friends | FORT COLLINS - Sometimes we have to get by with a little help from our friends. | |
| April 18, 2009 | Mountain Lions Compete at KU Relays | LAWRENCE, Kan. - The 10 Mountain Lions competing at the 82nd annual Kansas Relays Thursday were able to leave with several P.R.'s and season bests as every runner finished in the top 30 of every field in their respective events. | |
| April 11, 2009 | Mountain Lions Face All Divisions at University of Colorado Invitational | BOULDER - Deep fields and tough competition from every division made for good performances all around as the Mountain Lions returned to Boulder for the second time in the outdoor season for the University of Colorado Invitational. | |
| April 3, 2009 | Mountain Lions Beat the Snow, Compete at Spank Blasing Meet in Pueblo | PUEBLO - The CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves broke in their new track while hosting their debut invitational at Friday's Spank Blasing Invitational. As seems typical of early outdoor track season, 25 mile per hour winds prevailed, making an already somewhat difficult day more difficult for the Mountain Lions. | |
| March 27, 2009 | CSU-Pueblo Invite postponed | Saturday's CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves Invite was postponed due to what CSU-Pueblo officials called the worst blizzard in 18 years. | |
| March 13, 2009 | Gomez becomes first UCCS field athlete to earn all-American status | HOUSTON, Texas - High jumper Steven Gomez became the first Mountain Lion to achieve All-American status in any field event at the NCAA Indoor National Championship on Friday. | |
| February 28, 2009 | UCCS Closes to Within Point of Clinching Steel & Silver Series at RMAC Meet | CHADRON, Neb. - The second day of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference indoor track championships drew to a close Saturday evening with the Mountain Lions in sixth place on the men's side and seventh place on the women's side. | |
| February 26, 2009 | UCCS' Gomez earns second RMAC field athlete of the week award this season | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs high jumper Steven Gomez was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. | |
| February 20, 2009 | Gomez Punches Ticket to Nationals at CSM Twilight Invitational | GOLDEN, CO - The Mines Twilight Invitational would have been more appropriately named the Mines Midnight Invitational. | |
| January 28, 2009 | UCCS high jumper Gomez named RMAC field athlete of the week | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs high jumper Steven Gomez was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's field athlete of the week, the conference announced Wednesday. | |
| January 24, 2009 | Freshmen Steal the Show as UCCSCompetes at CU-Potts Invitational | The younger members of the UCCS track team were the ones to steal the show at the CU-hosted Pott's Invitational. | |
| January 23, 2009 | Hopkins in second place after first dayof competition at CU Potts Invitational | When it comes to tackling something you've never done before, it's all about taking the right approach. | |
| January 16, 2009 | Track & Field Team Shakes Off Some Rust,Gets Wins at Air Force All-Comers Meet | US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - There's nothing like a few winning performances to ring in the new year, and the start of the indoor track season. At Friday's Air Force All-Comers meet, the Mountain Lions opened up their season with a bang en route to some personal-best marks and a few victories. | |
| December 10, 2008 | First UCCS multiple all-American inspires current Mountain Lions | Arguably the greatest athlete to compete for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs returned Monday to inspire the current generation of Mountain Lions.Trent Briney, the first multiple all-American at UCCS and an alternate on the 2004 U.S. Olympic team, spoke to the school's track & field teams about his success at, and more importantly after, his college career. |























